Originally posted by Varune
Still amazed by the hours you put into this challenge per day, Like HOW the fuck you play that much?! ♦ Cuz i think you weren't that much of a grinder before this or were you?And did you change gameplans or something along the way? that redline is going wild. ♦
+1 Solid question
This blog is amazing, found it late but read everything. Im so inspired.
I would like to ask you about your trip thru NL10. I assume your 25k hands are all speed or zoom poker. Your 3bet is low with 4.55 across all positions, what are the alternative you do when facing a raise before you with decent hands? Do u almost always flat and only 3bet hands that your prepared to show pre flop with?
Thanks for amazing blog!
@FFRRAANNKKIIEE
TX fellow countryman! It's 99% 6max but still 1% HU.
@yomama90
TY! No for now I don't coach( I have 1 student because it helps me improving) but even if I would I think I'm not allowed to advertize/mention it here since I'm not a PS coach. And breaking the rules of PS isn't exactly what I want. 
@NutzAreOk
TY!GL!
@ozziwar
I find regular table still easier then speed tables. To me in generally it looks more like speed tables have way less fishes then normal and the field is tougher which is understandable because of the reason you mentioned.
@Varune & b0gd4n3l
Well I was always able to push myself when having a goal. In the end grinding is a muscle. You have to train it.
And since I have more freedom in my strategy/coach being more open the red line is simply going up.
@DaPhunk
TX for the compliments! Will take care about the pics.
@Colonoscopy
Glad you enjoy it! I think they are all Speed on NL10. Well I used the suggested line in the NO 6max BS but generally I was 3B a polarized range. Also my 3B range depends on the position where the OR comes from.
Ola amigos,
First post in the new era. The 100k$ was a tough thing but 250k$ since even harder but I got a nice swingy start. It was swingy as well because of my mixed performances. Have this holes when I start playing a bit too aggressive and my bluffing frequency is way too high but then again I pull myself together and somehow I always find myself back on track.
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 100 099.99$(LAST UPDATE) + 3 739.07$(WINNINGS 4 DAY) = 103 839.06$ / 250 000$
Anyway month seems good for now. Everything is going the right way. Gonna finish my goals when I come back from this 6 day vacation. CYA!
Amazing blog! Very inspirational! I still can't believe that you actually did it 10x!
nice I'll start NL100- NL200 SH myself pretty soon, we can exchange skype's if you want, nice to see a Croat crushing around glgl
Just read through the thread and all I can say is WOW
Kind of thing most of us can only dream about, well done
@Wertoph
TX!
@lelemalee
Glad you enjoy it! Well yeah, I probably also do not realize exactly what I achieved. ♦
@FFRRAANNKKIIEE
Yeah sure!
@Nosssweat
Well dreams are achievable 
@ducupoka
Guess I'm being humble about the 250k$ ♦
Hi everyone,
After a somewhat longer period I guess it's time for an update. Enjoyed my vacation a lot but I consistently couldn't wait to come back in the world of poker. Hmm....am I becoming a workaholic?♦
Anyway the 2 days have generally speaking. A good run one day and a bad one on the next although currently the NL1k tables do not really like me since I got coolered a lot lately. But I can run on all stakes hot and especially not forever.
Also before I get to end of this post does anyone experience HM2 problems lately(after the latest update). Because my HM consistently freezes combined with the HUD, mostly after 10-15 min and it's really a pain in the ass. Or it's maybe time for me to buy a better PC?
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 103 839.06$(LAST UPDATE) + 2 821.96$(WINNINGS 2 DAY) = 106 661.02$ / 250 000$
Next update after the weekend. CYA!
Hey guys,
The 3 working days are behind me and it's time to summarize them. Been running pretty OK-ish and playing pretty solid. The funny part is that I come to realize that I have a new way of letting things come out of me when I'm faced with a bad beat or cooler. I scream(swear) for a moment, punch the table and then just move on like it never happened. Like a new born and it doesn't really seem to affect me. Almost feel like a tennis player.
It's something new or at least I realize it now. Prior that I was just swearing silent but I also felt this negative emotions that rise up way longer. No I get rid of them instantly and just continue like nothing happened. I hope that's really gonna continue this way.
Anyway here are the results:
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 106 661.02$(LAST UPDATE) + 5 995.59$(WINNINGS 3 DAYS) = 112 656.61$ / 250 000$
Month looks good for now. Up 22k$ + expect to get like 7-8k$ RB. Maybe I'm might hit finally the 30k$ but till the end of the month there is a lot of play left and as things can change anytime. GL!
GOD MODE! 
Do you still work with Gordon or are your deal over now after 100k?
You still use the same HUD that are in your signature?
Originally posted by ozziwar
GOD MODE!
Do you still work with Gordon or are your deal over now after 100k?
You still use the same HUD that are in your signature?
I will quickly answer your strat question,
You should not be concerned about the HUD. This is not at all thought through in terms of optimizing every possible scenario and one of our weakest points.
There are 100s of better HUDs out there. Maybe it also makes us strong bc we do not overly focus on it, but i wont say that using less information is an advantage or that you should view this as a benefit.
@ozziwar
Yeah we still work together but the cooperation has developed to another, different level.
Well, god mode is over but it feels good to have such lessons.
Also I guess the HUD in my signature is about 3 years old I think. Currently having a different one and the inspiration with the new was taken from PS coach alderfalder(check out german community videos from him) which helped me to create finally a HUD that I'm extremely happy with(was always tweeking that).
P.S. If someone understands German checkout alderfalder since he is alongside Internet probably the best coach on PS IMO from what I've seen. Also some good small stakes coaches(eroticjesus) as well there. No wonder that the Germans crush the poker world.
@tomzyb
TX!
So guys,
It's time for a new update. Basically I finished playing for this month since I reached my No1 monthly goal. Now since the No1 priority has been completed I can concentrate on some of my off table work which has leftovers. Shame on you Hans! 
Anyway I didn't manage to reach the 30k$ mark. As last month in the last sessions things weren't going that great and even if I was at some moment over 30k$(include RB) the last 2 days weren't simply good. TBH with you, I feel I also didn't kinda deserve it because I didn't played very well. I mean I wasn't at my best when there were this key hands that decided probably if I'm going to make the 30k or not. It felt like I didn't show my best side when I really needed to. The bluffing part was especially disastrous since I bluffed against the exact type of regs that you should bluff. Those that C based on their gut instead of logic despite my range crushing his range and he having there bluffcatchers in his range, me being balanced with the taken line and bla, bla, bla. Some people just don't really care since they play poker based on their emotions rather then logic, math etc. Probably discipline is what they sort of lack especially against does that do not have any reads on me/history. So what in theory looks like a +EV bluff B OTR turns really easily in a -EV. And it's not his fault(no matter how much I might wonder), it's my fault that I was so stupid and didn't act/adjusted accordingly.
But yeah, enough of this self criticism and let's take a look at some pics and overall results:
And I got the almost 7k$ RB that I mentioned in the previous post so this is how it looks now:
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 112 656.61$(LAST UPDATE) - 824.51$(WINNINGS 3 DAYS) + 6 987.51$(RakeBack) = 118 819.61$ / 250 000$
Anyway that's it. For this 3 days, now up to August summary.
Basically money wise it was again a great month. I mean I made again 28k$(almost 29k$) post RB and in general things seem to be going great. Also working a lot more on things related and not related to work besides playing that makes me feel like I'm improving in general. I guess as more as I learn about myself the more I realize that without this improving part I guess things wouldn't be that entertaining and enjoyable, at least for me. Anyway I have to leave one last thing before saying goodbye:
CYA next week!
Hi,
After a week of absence from the blogging section I think it's time for a new post. Well in short words I would describe the current grind as EXHAUSTING. I mean I'm ill, barely can sleep and I don't have currently enough discipline in my game. Maybe it's not even discipline, but I don't perform lately very good especially on the NL1k tables were I had again 2 spots were probably having a bit more discipline but have saved me some money. Also some deep NL400 pots overall made this 3 days slightly losing.
So why do you Hans even play? Well, I have this monthly volume goal that I wanna reach but the month is going to be shorter for me since by the end of it I will travel again and so not much time for ''being sick''. Already put 30h over the 3 days. So my sickness + lack of discipline will force me to move down in limits. Also I have other projects this month so as soon as I finish this playing goal I can focus on a lot of other different stuff.
Also one of the things I've been thinking about is moving abroad. Haven't really decided yet but probably going to consult miss TheGreat. Traveling has been one of the reasons why I started playing so soon I will have the chance to actually fulfill my dreams. But will definitely have to come up with better results then this:
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 118 819.61$(LAST UPDATE) - 746.29$(WINNINGS 3 DAYS) = 118 073.32$ / 250 000$
TTYA after the weekend. GL!
Hello Hans,
I'm Filip from Zagreb
First I want to congratulate you on your success, keep going!
Why do you want to move abroad?
You can have a pretty nice life in Croatia with your monthly earnings
@braca93
TX Filip!
I want to move abroad because I want to learn and see other cultures, mentalities, landscapes etc. It's true I could have a very nice life in Croatia but it always was a big dream of mine to travel around the globe with a backpack. More of adventures/challenge type of person. Although probably as it seems without backpack TX to a card game called online poker and the goals I have there :P.
@ilares
TX French crusher!
OK guys,
Looks like I manged to score the worst $ update ever. I mean at some point it had to come since in the last couple of months I was almost printing money. 10 BI down on NL400 + 2,5BBI on NL1k already brought the month in a -7k deficit. Whatever I play I simply see red. The biggest irony is that I even played NL50(hit stop loss but I needed rake) but I also lost there in 1k hands about 10 BI.When things are not running good the stakes actually do not matter. But to not fool myself I have to say that there is portion of bad plays alongside the bad run.
But on the other hand I take things realistically. I mean I made 60k$ in the last 3 months without any bigger downswing which speaks about the impressive run that I had. On the other hand I'm generally always looking to find something positive in the tough moments and so the goal for this is month is to turn things around and fight for another positive month no matter how much $. This motivates me quite a lot. A small green month looks always better then a red one despite myself kind of getting used to this 5 figure months.
Also this getting used to 5 figure months was the reason for my semi-insomnia, at least I believe. I was too obsessed about how I'm possibly not going to make a 5 figure score etc. As always you handle good things very easily but hardly the bad ones.
I've been getting a fairly decent amount of questions about this project and since I would like to make a present to the readers of my blog for completing the challenge and at the same time answer all the questions I'm looking for a solution how to combine this. I have some thoughts on my mind but would appreciate ideas from you guys.
But before I leave you have to leave some bad results:
TOTAL CHALLENGE: 118 819.61$(LAST UPDATE) - 7 629.30$(WINNINGS 2DAYS) = 111 190.31$ / 250 000$
So biggest losing update book. Now it's time to turn it around. GO,GO,GO Hans!!!!!
