Alx's SNG blog -I am back-

it has been some time since last update.this month i mixed 1.5$ ,3.5$ and 7$ turbo and KO.i think it was a good thing that i needed to start over from 1.5$.

first of all i was so ambitious to grind back and i put a lot of volume.i was never able to play 1000 games and now at the half of the mounth i had about 600 games.

second of all i boosted my confidence while grinding back my BR from micro stakes.this is the graph from 01.04.2012 to 22.04.2012.is like 3 weeks.

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it is a good month but i had some problems again and needed to withdraw again.my BR is now at 120$ and right now i am mixing 1.5$ with 3.5$.

the reason why i am doing this summary of the month this early is that i read on the forums about some tips and strategies to make some good habits.is good to start as soon as you can so i am not waiting for the and of the month.i need to set some goals for a month is better to post them in your blog.i think it will motivate me more.

from 23.04.2012 to 22.05.2012 i have to:

play at least 1000 games
watch 6 videos
make 4 sweat sessions
post at least 40 hands in hand evaluation forum

see you later

Yeap really nice graph.Glad to see you are back on track.Keep up the good work

thanks man.i hope you your downswing will end soon and start running good.

No water in the desert...When you run that bad it seems like online poker is rigged...No mood for volume..I run bad both in 7 and 15$ so whats the point?

If you have good BR you can keep playing them.you have to.concentrate more on making the right decision.i saw that in one of my downswing.i was so upset because i was loosing all the hands where i was favorite so i start to don't care about rezults.

Even if i was on the bubble as chip leader and lose all my stack with AA i didn't care because i knew is the the right decison.

I saw your hands in your blog and they are played well so start and have no expectations.if you try and succed one time you will see how good it feels like

I hope this helps you.if you want we can talk more on skype.

hi

i start mixing the 7$ with 3.5$ again.i like to go with an aggresive BR until i have a decent BR for the 7$.still a lot under EV at 7$ and 3.5$ but i am not worried.

about goals i think the 4 sweat sessions goal i will not make it.i have to find a partner or something.

Keep on grinding , good luck

Keep on grinding , good luck

Thanks

Nice blog, keep grinding ... I sent u an friend request to discuss with skype (playing 3.5s turbo and i am going to move 7s soon i hope)

Nice graph you are really dedicated

wish you luck

thanks guys

I sent u an friend request to discuss with skype

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i accepted.send a PM with your skype name

not much going on.i just watch my HEM graph from 1.5$ to 7$ and i am 94 BI under EV.this is my record:)

things started to go well again.i decided that i will post months graph and not respect that goals.i am doing that because right now my biggest leak is that i don't play enough.

i watched a lot of videos i posted hands that i was not sure about so the only unachiveble goal for a month is to play 1000 games.i am trying again this month but i am not so sure.

here is a graph from the whole april

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there is a mix between 1.5$-3.5$-7$ turbo and turbo KO.

I need to change something

After posting in the blog that things are going well all crashed down.started running into bigger hands getting some bad beats and all that stuff.the thing is that I know this is standard but with my BR and my try to grind the 7$ again is not so good.
Here I will post some graphs from 1.5$ ,3.5$ and 7$.is not a big sample but I want your opinion for the next thing I have in mind.

1.5$

3.5$

7$

all games

I while a go I talked to akrammon about betfred(he is playing there).we talked about blind levels how though are the games traffic and so on.so far is the best choice.
Considering this graphs I was thinking about being staked(I saw a forum here but I have never been staked).i read through some threads and I made an idea of how it works.if some one really wants to know if I am good for a stake I will gladly play a session.

I hope that if you read this to leave a feedback and tell your thoughts about this.
Thank you very much
(I hope the long story didn’t bored you)

Hey man!

I'll be glad to give you some more advice about betfred (or any room I have experience with).

I'm sure you will find a stake if you want to (your graphs look very decent), but are you sure you want to? It's -EV on the long run unless you can't afford to have your own money in the game ofc.

Just find me on skype again and we'll discuss that too

cheer up mate, this is all normal in poker. If it wasnt, there would be no fish to get the money from

If we hypothetically tell that these are all 7$ your downswing is about 50 bis which is super duper standar.I have the same roi approximately as yours and i had 122 bis downswing.Just grind and as tim said try to drain and gain even the smaller +ev in your game.Even if you add 0.1% in your roi it would be a huge gain.Furthemore when you have 4.7% roi in 1.50$ then i guess you are full of leaks.Try to plug the leaks.Dont get staked it is waste of time unless you play 50$s+ which are making downswing big money wise

Hey man! I'll be glad to give you some more advice about betfred (or any room I have experience with).

I'm sure you will find a stake if you want to (your graphs look very decent), but are you sure you want to? It's -EV on the long run unless you can't afford to have your own money in the game ofc. Just find me on skype again and we'll discuss that too

cheer up mate, this is all normal in poker. If it wasnt, there would be no fish to get the money from

i know is normal in poker but right now i use an agresive BR to climb back to the 7$.

the reasons that i want stake is that i don't have the founds for the 7$,i think i will play more relaxed when i know i have a good BR and plus i will play more games because when i have a deal with someone i will say the numbers of games and the period of time.i have to complete that task no matter what.i think it will be good for me.

i will try to catch you on skype and talk more

If we hypothetically tell that these are all 7$ your downswing is about 50 bis which is super duper standar.I have the same roi approximately as yours and i had 122 bis downswing.Just grind and as tim said try to drain and gain even the smaller +ev in your game.Even if you add 0.1% in your roi it would be a huge gain.Furthemore when you have 4.7% roi in 1.50$ then i guess you are full of leaks.Try to plug the leaks.Dont get staked it is waste of time unless you play 50$s+ which are making downswing big money wise

hi

we can't say that all are 7$ because they are not.you have to take each buy in.i am under EV at every stake.so is more than 50BI

and about ROI in1.5$ is like 10% and in 3.5$ 10% too(i know is small sample).

i agree with what tim said try to drain and gain even the smaller +ev in your game.Even if you add 0.1% in your roi it would be a huge gain. and i think it would be easier for me if not be concerd about BR.i will be more inclined on improve my game not get a proper BR

thanks for stopping by i hope you understand my point

today i talked with akrammon more and i decided that i will go for a stake.we discuss good points and bad points and i decided that is better to be staked.i will open a stake thread as soon as i have 300 posts(only 210) and i will ask for a stake on betfred for mixing 5.5$ and 11$.we discuss about this too and he said that is ok.anyway if someone wants a proof i will gladly show:)

see you later

is hard to play when you are not motivated.

played like 15 games today at 1.5$ but i was BE.i need 75 more posts.is hard because all hand evaluations are evaluated so far ♦ and i don't want to spam and things like this.i guess i have to wait a while until i will ask for a stake.

if something happens i will keep you updated