Originally posted by Timor83
Originally posted by swissmoumout
btw, why don't you post all that on raisydaisy? If i'm the only one updating it, there won't be much interest for the readers =/Is that thing getting updated? It was pretty much dead for 3 months so I figured if I posted there no one would read it.
well I'm getting quite a few comments, so people will definitely read it if we update it 
I'm up about 2.2k$ in January so far after 16k hands, so cashgame-wise things are going good.
Didn't play a lot the last few days because I was a little bit tired and also because I felt I deserved it after I qualified myself for the EPT in Copenhagen, which definitely felt g00t ♦. I'm looking to sell about 75% (more info on that here). I hope to get to at least 50% because otherwise I don't think I will be playing and I'll just take the cash.
If I can sell that much I'm properly rolled for NL400 again for my standards, with a roll of 19k$.
I am getting so fed up with this. I'm officially at a 200k (as good as) break even stretch in cash games:
Even if I would have won my actual Sklansky bucks I'm still at a not very impressive 10$/hr, which is way too low. Took a shot at NL400 again, well guess what, -1.6k (EV about break-even). "No biggie, just grind some more at NL200 until you can try again" I said to myself. And then you get this wonderful streak of NL200-sessions where literally everything goes wrong:
Luckily I still have rakeback and some tourney winnings (mostly due to my EPT package and the % I sold), but still. This is starting to become rather insane. This horrible period affects my state of mind, and I'm having tilt again. I'm ashamed of myself right now as I'm typing this, as tilting is a big no-no for a professional player. But I can't help it. If only I could run normal again. Not even good, just normal. Meh, variance can definitely be a bitch, but for some reason I'm starting to doubt myself. Maybe I'm not good enough after all, who knows. I have no idea whether these kind of long stretches are common for a good, winning player, but I sure hope so.
- Standings for January: +173$ (cash games), +5.1k$ (tourney winnings, not counting the remaining 60% of the EPT package)
- Roll: 14k$.
well maybe they're uncommon. they still have to occasionally happen to some winning players though... sucks that it's you, of course.
Well, I might not have 200k break even but I'm pretty sure I'm getting close and I'm not giving up so u sure as hell shouldn't ♦
I'm not giving up, but I'm definitely learning the negative sides of being a pro the hard way. Oh well, all I need is a 30 stack upswing and my roll is healthy again, I suppose. But it'd better happen sooner than later ♦
Dunno what you should do. Maybe taking a break might not be so bad. But still, don't resign...
grind 100NLfr 16 tables on fulltilt or pokerstars one week 8 hours a day (one hour brake every 2 hours grinding) and you'll have money
Originally posted by ajfonso
grind 100NLfr 16 tables on fulltilt or pokerstars one week 8 hours a day (one hour brake every 2 hours grinding) and you'll have money
actually I see this also as a good idea
I don't see the merits in that when it's clear I'm a winning player at NL200 but it's just variance beating me up...I'll just have to grind through this I guess.
Originally posted by Timor83
I don't see the merits in that when it's clear I'm a winning player at NL200 but it's just variance beating me up...I'll just have to grind through this I guess.
you just need to make at leask 2k hands a day :-)
Maybe time for another update. I was kind of fed up with running bad (closed January with a -1600$ cash game loss, needless to say my EV was about 3k or so), so I decided to take up some good old (low variance :p) full ring again. Things have been going well there as I'm up about 3k after only 10k hands. Didn't play all that much actually this month, I didn't feel like it and since I make a good amount of cash in coaching I can afford it, at least for now.
Tomorrow I'm off to Copenhagen to play my first big event, the EPT (in Copenhagen, duh). I sold about 40% which is good because obviously, no matter how good you are, there's always a bigger chance of busting before the money than not. But there's still about 4k€ invested from "my own bankroll". I rather would've cashed out the entire package, so I could go back to NL400 again with a comfy roll, but it is what it is.
I'm still excited about it and not really nervous at all. I suppose that last thing will maybe kick in on my first day of play (Tuesday or Wednesday, not sure yet), but if it doesn't, all the better. I hope to get into the money and on any given day, who knows what might happen. I took some private coaching from IWEARGOGGLES (those who read2+2 might know him, but for those of you who don't: he took down a lot of major prizes in online and live tournies). I must say he left a very good impression on me. Not only did he help me with my tournament game, but he gave me some insights in how to improve as a coach as well.
If I have the time I'll update from Copenhagen. Wish me luck
Pretty sure this will all work out in the long run.
You will be back at 400NL with a healty roll in no time!
good luck in copenhagen,
Jeroen
Good luck in Copenhagen and i wonder how much IWEARGOGGLES charged for private coaching 
