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Btw, here's Episode 2 of Natural Born Poker Player. This second game was my favourite of the three 
Hey guys.
Be prepared for one big update. I'll talk about my "beer trip", I'll post results from my Day 34 of FL Bankroll Challenge, an update for Get Rich or Die Tryin' promo and of course Natural Born Poker Player with my poker IQ ♦
But first things first. Here's my schedule for next week livestream:
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Wednesday, April 22nd - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
- Saturday, April 25th - 11:00 CET (5am ET)
- Monday, April 27th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
Day 34 of Bankroll Challenge
This week my last streaming day was on Friday already, instead of being on Saturday or Sunday. So that means it happened like three days ago already, which obv means I have no idea what happened 
According to the graph we didn't do any good. I kinda remember that I couldn't catch any good hands, but that I also didn't play that well... I was actually close to moving down back to 25c/50c, but fortunately that didn't happen.
Start of Day 34 BR: $246,75
Profit: -$35,69
End of Day 34 BR: $211,06
Day 34 Graph
Part 1 of Day 34 videos
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Natural Born Poker Player
So you want to know what my Poker IQ is? Well... Let me just tell you first, that my girlfriend has a bigger one, even though she doesn't even know what "river" in poker is ♦ But more in the third episode:
Beer trip
Together with some friends we decided to go on a "beer trip". Well, actually... It wasn't really a beer trip, because we also had rums, whiskeys, sparkling wines and lots of other stuff, but the naming really doesn't matter here 
We had three stops on Saturday and all of them were on border between Slovenia and Austria. Oh and btw, we had a van and a driver... We drink responsibly!
First we went to a gastropub for a really nice food and a beer. Lot's of different beers to choose from and they come from all over the world. The nicest thing here is that you can go down to the fridge and just try to find something for you.
My choice of the day was Flying Dog's Raging Bitch, Blegian-Stlye IPA. Very enjoyable and now I want it more. The burger was a classical bacon one with a twist - hops buds! Who knew you could actually eat those in a dish.
The second stop was Bevog Brewery. It's a Slovenian brewer who established his operation in neighbouring Austria. All of us were basically fan of their work already, but this time we also got a tour in the brewery.
Beer does fascinate me and I have a dream that I'll brew my own beer someday too. Nothing big, nothing fancy. Just as a hobby in my own garage. Currently I'm still living in a smaller apartment and brewing is really not an option, so... Someday... BUT! I did try to brew a ginger beer already! It's not the same and it's not really a beer, but it was delicious nonetheless 
And here's their current menu. We obviously tried everything and bough many cases to take home. We needed a trolley
The third and last stop was a small liquor shop.
I say small, but they have so many things to try and owners have such a big hearth! One of them was cooking for us and the other one was puring drinks. We tried sparkling wines, gins, rums, liqueurs, whiskeys and many other things. The food between the drinks was also delicious. No photos, because it went down so quickly 
I must say that I hate whiskeys. All of my friends are really avid whiskey drinkers and I just can't handle them. I can't even make one sip, it burns my throat or I don't know what. I just do not enjoy in them. So the owner recommended rum for me. I didn't even know that "good rums" exits before this trip, so I was hesitant to say the least. If nothing else I knew that this kinda liquor just isn't for me. But man, this was something different. It didn't have that burning effect on me, I could enjoy in it without a problem. And it was delicious! I think almost all of us fell in love with it. Oh, it's Diplomático, if anyone of you knows their rums. Now I need to buy glasses to drink from
Week 11 of Bankroll Challenge
And here we are, at the last step of today's update. I had a look in my HM and I'm losing about 50BB on 50c/1 for now. Nothing special of course, but rakeback is kinda the only thing that is helping me stay at this limit. Need a good session or two, stat! The only frustrating thing here is, that I'm always starting short when I start my session. I never know if I'll have to move down or not today. No wonder people are so nervous playing with such a small bankroll and cursing every bad beat. Now I kinda understand them.
My last session wasn't the best one, but I was really hoping to not lose more than $50, because that would mean I had second losing week in a row. And that mustn't happen! ♦
Week 11
Hands: 2818
Week 10 BR: $192,07
Cash game Profit: -$6,01
Rakeback: $25
Total: $18,99
Week 101 BR: $211,06 (+10%)
Week 11 graph
I'll post overall graph tomorrow.
Well 200 bucks for 0.5/1 is really short. I'd recommend 1000 for long term. It's quite a gambling to pray each day for avoiding common 150-200 BB downs.
Originally posted by kavboj84
Well 200 bucks for 0.5/1 is really short. I'd recommend 1000 for long term. It's quite a gambling to pray each day for avoiding common 150-200 BB downs.
Of course, but we are doing a bankroll challenge that's why we are playing with 200-300BB. Few years ago I was reading some material which said that there is no point in having (for example) 1000 BB for 10c/20c. If you are willing to redeposit $20 at the start if/when going broke and if you are disciplined enough to move down when needed, you can play with smaller bankroll like we do. And yes, we are capable of moving down - the problem here is that people are not, even though they say they are.
But having 200-300BB is not suitable for long term, I agree. We are stopping with this aggro BRM at some point. Our stopping point is at 1/2-2/4, someone can stop at 25c/50c if they want or can go even higher. It would be interesting if I continued with my BR challenge from $1000 point
Originally posted by jmunger
Well, I´m back to 0,02/0,04. It´s not easy...
Poker is not easy on general. That ship has sailed. But with solid preflop strat and thinking postflop you can beat the games.
First, if anyone catches this update in time, my livestream starts in half an hour See ya!
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Wednesday, April 22nd - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
- Saturday, April 25th - 11:00 CET (5am ET)
- Monday, April 27th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
Day 35 of Bankroll Challenge
I had a really big update for Day 34, so Day 35 is gonna be a quick-y. Instead of starting our session with ~$211, I could at additional $18 to my bankroll... I actually cashed in the Million Maker promo. And I cashed in three time!
You finished the tournament in 1638th place. A USD 14.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You finished the tournament in 11168th place. A USD 2.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You finished the tournament in 10188th place. A USD 2.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
So of course I am adding these wins to my rakeback column. From day 1 we got already $68 of rakeback all together.
Start of Day 35 BR: $211,06
Rakeback: $18,00
Profit: $16,89
End of Day 35 BR: $245,95
Day 35 Graph
Part 1 of Day 35 videos
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Everything that I get back from PokerStars I'm counting as a "rakeback". As you can see above I got $18 from the Millionaire promo and I said I'm gonna add that to my bankroll, because I cleared the challenges during the livestream.
As stated above I got $68 from rakeback so far - $5 Mission week promo, $20 Stellar Awards, $25 from FPPs and $18 from Millionaire Maker. And altogether I made ~$400 in rake
Day 36 of Bankroll Challenge
Well I'll be damned... So this is how it feels when you hit just everything, when all your bluffs go through, when you induce bets on river when checking, when you win 140 BB in a session? Yep, 140 Big Bets which resulted in $140 win on current limits. "It was all skill", right? All of a sudden I can start thinking of making a shot at $1/$2 lol. But probably won't do it at 200BB - that would be a tad too aggressive for this limit. You can find some pretty good players at 1/2 already.
Not much more to say really. I peeked at my winrate for the first 30k hands and it's currently sitting at 2,59BB/100. In 30k hands we got from a small $20 deposit and 5c/10c limits to almost $400 bankroll and thinking of moving higher. Crazy sauce. I also hit the 3rd stellar award for $10 and will be adding it under rakeback collumn as usual (see kavboj, SEE?!) 
Start of Day 36 BR: $245,95
Rakeback: $10,00
Profit: $141,01
End of Day 36 BR: $396,96
Day 36 Graph
Part 1 of Day 36 videos
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Overall graph
($297,60 cash game, $78 rakeback, $1,36 tournaments)
Next livestream on Saturday, starting at 11:00 AM, so that means 4 hours of play See ya!
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Saturday, April 25th - 11:00 CET (5am ET)
- Monday, April 27th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
Hi Luka
You played at 12:00h and 15:00h. Do you think there is a difference by playing on different time during the day? I mean comparing the villains?
Originally posted by jmunger
This guy is good.. My last sessions are equal as yours, but upside down....
Just skill, no luck at all
Originally posted by BITERRA
Hi Luka
You played at 12:00h and 15:00h. Do you think there is a difference by playing on different time during the day? I mean comparing the villains?
Hey BITERRA.
I don't think there's any big difference really. The only thing is that the later you play, more tables are available and thus making your table selection a bit easier this way.
Day 37 of Bankroll Challenge
Another amazing day in the livestream. 100 Big Bets still has a special place in FL Hold'em player's hearths. It represents kind of a milestone. If you won 100BB in a day, you know you had a great day. On the other hand, if you lost 100BB... Well, it was painful.
So naturally I was thrilled to see that I surpassed 100BB profit in a session for the second time in a row And if we were thinking of doing a shot at $1/$2 before, we are definitely making one now!
Start of Day 37 BR: $396,96
Profit: $101,70
End of Day 37 BR: $498,66
Day 37 Graph
Part 1 of Day 37 videos
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I'll post overall graph tomorrow in weekly update
Here's plan for the next two livestreams.
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Monday, April 27th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
- Wednesday, April 29th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
Week 12 of Bankroll Challenge
First let me say sorry to the guys who were waiting today for my livestream. I fell sick yesterday, so just stayed in the bed this morning. I'm good enough to play, but didn't feel good enough to talk 3 hours while playing. Should be fine on Wednesday, will also give out 5 tickets to Team Pro Online Freeroll. So yes, giveaway!
So here's week 12 update of Get Rich or Die Tryin' promo. We started this week with $211 bankroll and additional $18 from Millionaire week promo and now, three sessions later, 10 hours of play, 2791 hands later we are at almost $500 
Amazing week to say the least. Next session we are definitely doing a shot at $1/$2! Maybe not playing three tables, was thinking of only doing 2. And was thinking of doing a ~$50 shot, so 25BB. It's not much, but it's something.
Week 12
Hands: 2791
Week 11 BR: $211,06
Cash game Profit: $259,60
Rakeback: $28
Total: $287,60
Week 12 BR: $498,66 (+136%)
Week 12 graph
Overall graph
($399,30 cash game, $78 rakeback, $1,36 tournaments)
Like I said, my next livestream will be on Wednesday with a giveaway. Not sure about Saturday, but will definitely let you know.
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Wednesday, April 29th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET) + GIVEAWAY
- Saturday, May 2nd - TBD
- Monday, May 4th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)
Hi Luka
Maybe I missed it, but on day 8 you promised to explain your HUD here in the forum. I am especially interested in the colour of the (VPIP) numbers.
Thank
Originally posted by BITERRA
Hi Luka
Maybe I missed it, but on day 8 you promised to explain your HUD here in the forum. I am especially interested in the colour of the (VPIP) numbers.Thank
I probably promised lots of things during the livestream that I didn't end up doing later
This is my HUD:
VPIP, PFR, AGG factor, AGG %, # Hands
Steal attempt, Fold SB to Steal, Fold BB to Steal, 3bet
Cbet flop, fold to Cbet flop, Cbet turn, fold to Cbet turn, Cbet river, fold to Cbet river
WTS, W$SD, winrate in big blinds/100, nickname
Colors in VPIP are pretty simple. Red means good, yellow means meh and green means yaay.
So I have something like 0->26 yellow, 26->35 red, 35->41 yellow, +41 green
Not sure if that's 100% correct, but something like that. Hope that helps.
Btw, today I was just browsing random tables when I saw this:
Of course I jumped into the seat right away ♦ Unfortunately he didn't stay long and I guess he just went to NL cap table instead
Day 38 of Bankroll Challenge
And now here's an update to Day 38 of our FL Bankroll Challenge. Pretty fun session with three things to mention.
1st. We did a giveaway for Team Pro Online Freeroll Tickets with help of Limit cat (as seen in video posted above).
2nd. We are Gold Star now playing micros, so we earn 2x FPPs :f_biggrin:.
3rd. We made a shot at $1/$2.
I didn't want to play too many tables with only 25BB shot, so I mostly played on two. And it went well! We survived. Our bankroll is getting stronger day by day. Man... If I continue this way, this challenge is going to be so unrealistic ♦
Start of Day 38 BR: $498,66
Profit: $90,39
End of Day 38 BR: $589,05
Day 38 Graph
Part 1 of Day 38 videos
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Here's plan for the next two livestreams.
http://www.twitch.tv/coreysteel111
- Saturday, May 2nd - 11:00 CET (5:00am ET)
- Monday, May 4th - 11:30 CET (5:30am ET)