Month 8 Week 1 Completion

100nl Stats

7,038 Hands Played
Profit/Loss -$72.35
BB/100 -0.51(Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 21%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.99
Showdowns Won 44%
Rakeback $176(Estimated)
Reload Bonus $150(Lodged $1200 to take advantage of 50% reload bonus)
GJP xmas Rakerace took 4th place for $750

Total Proft/Loss +$1003.65



So another poor week saved only by some nice bonuses but i guess a profits a profit. I really think my games improved more over the last few weeks than at any other period since ive started, something's just clicked lately and i feel like im thinking on a whole new level on what situations are profitable and what other people are thinking about which should help me narrow ranges and broaden mine but the facts dont lie and im a losing player so ive decided ill get some coaching to see if im really running bad or playing bad and picking up any bad habits.

What my new way of thinking has made me realise though, is that even going back to the time when i was running good i had alot of leaks, some big and some small but there was quite a few and i feel ive plugged quite a few by now and i realise that sometimes leaks arent so obvious and the only way they become obvious is to post lots of hands and constantly to keep thinking about poker theory. I think there is certain times when something just dosent make sense but at a later stage it just may click and then leaks become obvious, if we switch off and stop posting hands and discussing theory then we miss these leaks.

For example if i have alot of trouble calculating accurate ranges then all my decisions and equity calculations would be inaccurate alot of the time. It wouldnt feel like a leak, i would calculate that i made the correct decision based on my equity vs hes range and would presume i had done the right thing. Only when im capable of understanding ranges accurately can i fully make use of equity calculations and plug that leak, so as i continue to increase my poker knowledge and experience i improve other parts of my game.

Month 7 Week 4 Completion

Well That concludes another terrible month, i guess over this sample it proves im not a winning 100nl player and im not even close. I guess ill give it a few more weeks and see if things improve and if not ill try some coaching, i feel that i have the theoretical knowledge to beat this level but it seems i just cant put it into practice. Saying that i felt my overall play was solid this week but i just wasnt getting the cards but maybe thats just not facing reality.

I did however improve on discipline and i had to call an end to sessions early twice if not 3 times so i didnt get that many hands played but in reviewing the session they were just coolers, set over set, FH outdrawing my flushes, flush over flush etc but i have noticed that when im around the $300 or so mark down i can sometimes lose a buyin and pass over the threshold i had set to stop playing of $350 so ill reduce my threshold to $300 or 3buyins from now on before i decide to stop for the day. Anyway heres the results:

100nl Stats

7,055 Hands Played
Profit/Loss -$1,282.97
BB/100 -9.09(Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 21%
PFR 15%
Post Flop Aggro 2.82
Showdowns Won 47%
Rakeback $176(Estimated)
Reload Bonus $150(Lodged $1200 to take advantage of 50% reload bonus)
Also played 3 sng 1 of the nights when i passed my loss threshold, i came 1st in one $50 sng, 2nd in another and 3rd in a $30 sng, but because they were 6 seaters i only cashed in the 1st 2 as 3rd place dosent get paid and made a total profit of $170

Total Proft/Loss -$786.97












Month 7 Stats 100nl

43,939 Hands Played
Profit/Loss -$1,326.40
BB/100 -1.51(Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 21%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.3
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $1,262(Estimated)
Green Joker Poker Bonus: $94
Reload Bonus $150
Also played 3 sng 1 of the nights when i passed my loss threshold, i came 1st in one $50 sng, 2nd in another and 3rd in a $30 sng, but because they were 6 seaters i only cashed in the 1st 2 as 3rd place dosent get paid and made a total profit of $170

Total Proft/Loss +$349.60

Month 7 Week 3 Completion

Ok i decided to have a longer week so i can make my withdrawals on Monday instead of Friday so ill have money in the bank before the weekend rather than having it when the weekend is over because when i lodge on Thursday its usually Monday or Tuesday before the bank transfer is done so there is 10 days of play this week

Well another sob story and im fucking sick of it to be honest, my discipline is just horrible, i was flying along and then i had a terrible day when i could'nt win a hand and so i decided to start playing spewy obviously and just dug a bigger hole for myself, i played way too long aswell and after the 1 day session and 3k hands i was 8 buyins down. That was followed by another bad run but i kept my discipline that day.

Anyway after all is said and done it wasnt too bad of a week and to help in my discipline im committing myself to quiting for the day whenever i lose 3.5bi, no exceptions as this has happened too many times and although sometimes if i continue to play when im suffering bad beats ill go on a good run and recover but more often than not i go on semi tilt, making bad calls and bad decsions so this is the best way i think. If i could control my discipline better i could do as everyone else does and take a walk, do something else for an hour etc but i just cant trust myself and i let it get to my play so ill just call it quits wheter im playing for 10 min or 4 hours once i hit the 3.5bi downswing ill just finish playing poker and do something else for the day. But other than that day i played very well overall.




The day before my infamous downswing i had an interesting night playing poker, a regular NIT called nimsay1 made an uncharacteristic mistake when he 3bet me, then cbet the AK flop, i had AK and i pushed and he called with QJ and only the gutshot to help him. Just took a note and figured he taught i was bluffing but unusual to see him showdown QJ as he usually dosent 3bet light.

So a while later in the day he started 3betting alot, i was at hes table and figured he was tilting and this was followed by reckless 3betting and pushing almost any flop, he got lucky a few times and then i got AA, i misclicked and min 4bet hes 3bet, he pushed another villain called with AQ because he probably knew he was tilting too and i called with my AA, Then Nimsay showed down hes KQo and hit 4 to a flush to take the big pot. Shortly after i called hes now customary 3bet with 55 and flop came down 234 and as usual he pushed and i called and hes 99 held up.

But it was only to get better, he then started open pushing every single hand on the 12 tables he had running and i mean every hand, wheter someone had raised or 3bet or not he just pushed. I had 5 all ins with him AJ and AT both held up without even pairing, then 66 and 77 both also held up as did my AA. Just before he left i got dealt QQ and i limped expecting the get pushed on and he checked it down and left, not to pleased but i made my money as did half of the ipoker customers.

It was after midnight and usually quiet but as word quickly spread of a maniac open pushing every hand the action to get to the table was so fierce there was between 9 and 12 people waiting to get onto all of hes tables. On the 2 table i was on myself and another semi regular Nanka had over $1500 between us on the 2 tables and one table we were both 5bi deep but unfortunately when nimsay left he did too as i have some good notes on him and would have liked to get into a few big pots with him. So as Nimsay left all the tables were discussing how much everyone won as all the TAG's who had been waiting patiently to get a pop at Nimsay came and left in disappointment as it became apparant himself and most of hes bankroll had departed. All that was left was several deep stack tables of TAG's and i called it a night. Little did i know the following day i would have my own nightmare to deal with.

So i will be updating every Sunday or Monday anymore.

100nl Stats

18,093 Hands Played
Profit/Loss +$695.99
BB/100 +1.92(Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 21%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.45
Showdowns Won 52%
Rakeback $524(Estimated)
Green Joker Points Bonus +$34

Total Proft/Loss +$1253.99

Month 7 Week 2 Completion

100nl Stats

8,588 Hands Played
Profit/Loss -$187.61
BB/100 -1.09(Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 22%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.14
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $262(Estimated)
Green Joker Points Bonus +$60

Total Proft/Loss +$134.39

Another poor week but i will say i played very well and the cards just arent running for me at the moment but it will come in time. One day after a 2.5k sample i counted 13 bad beat pots over $50 and alot of them full stacks, i still managed to finish less than a buyin down over that sample and for peace fo mind i posted these 13 pots for review to see if people taught they were bad beats or poor play and the response that i got was that although one or two could have been played slightly different like betting turn instead of checking turn there were nearly all bad beats or bad situations, there was one alright where i made a $50 river call which i should have got away from but it confirms for me that i am running bad but still playing well. Only a 4.5 buyin upswing on the last day salvaged this though so maybe ive turned the corner. Not much to report other than that other than im still working hard on my game, much harder than ive done before.