Was running very good early on then started getting horribly out drawn. Also did a very unnecessary triple barrel bluff that was my worst played hand of the day.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 1,274
PROFIT/LOSS: + $1.58
CURRENT BANKROLL: $56.21
Pretty good results today. Made sure I focused and stuck to good fundamentals and it helped tremendously. Yesterday I was up almost $8 and lost a big chunk towards the end but tonight I made sure I did not spew my winnings. I think I will start to have focus sessions to work on specific parts of my game now. My goal recently was trying to play as naturally as possible to see where my leaks are and I am beginning to see a lot of them.
My position play has improved greatly since I started but my opening ranges need a lot of work. I tend to also get too loose as I play more/my stack gets bigger and this is a problem I really need to nail down. So much more to work on but I look forward to improving my game and being as prepared as possible for the next stake, NL5!
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 927
PROFIT/LOSS: + $6.77
BANKROLL: $62.98
Oops. Forgot to post my weekly summary as well:
WEEK 3 SUMMARY
LAST BANKROLL: $53.25
HANDS PLAYED: 3,633
PROFIT/LOSS: + $9.73
BANKROLL: $62.98
Despite decent results I was really unhappy with my play. Started off with a focus session of practicing 100% aggression on one table and it was going rather well although I was down around 30-50 cents. It really helped me and I think it was a good exercise. Then I decided to open 3 more tables and it was going fine until I had a run on one of my tables full of calling stations that constantly beat me on the river with insane hands. Fortunately I managed to really limit the damage and was able to fold to aggression with mediocre holdings.
Good news is I ordered The Mental Game of Poker and expecting it in my mail tomorrow. I think I will learn a lot from it. 
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 475
PROFIT/LOSS: + $2.34
BANKROLL: $65.32
Got pretty sick since yesterday so could not play or put any time into studying. Fortunately after many hours of rest I mustered up the energy to play clear headed enough. Focused on playing position and still on opening ranges. I really want to get into 3-betting and other areas but I know I should focus on one thing at a time.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 1,328
PROFIT/LOSS: + $7.18
BANKROLL: $72.50
Was looking through my stats this morning and just realized how much I am being DESTROYED by rake at NL2.
My C Won is currently at $48.05 but Rake Attrib is $43.88 
Essentially only making $4.17 (over 12.5K hands) more than the site itself!
I remember years ago when I had decent rakeback deals on other sites but I never played NL2 before and seeing this is just shocking. I have been contemplating for several weeks on moving my bankroll from 888poker to another site for a good rakeback deal but the games are just so soft here. If I move to a reg infested site I know my BB/100 will take a massive hit so really need to find that balance or simply refine my game tenfold before even thinking of switching.
All-in-all, this is truly a sign there isn't much incentive to stay at NL2 for long although it's been pretty fun and the continual progress has been exciting.
Was reading through your blog and just wanted to wish you good luck 
I am going to follow your progress for sure - such nice results ♠_biggrin:
Originally posted by zolaman
Was looking through my stats this morning and just realized how much I am being DESTROYED by rake at NL2.My C Won is currently at $48.05 but Rake Attrib is $43.88
Essentially only making $4.17 (over 12.5K hands) more than the site itself!
Yeah that is pretty harsh, but I think that's just how it is in the micros. Also gonna try to get outta there as fast as possible...
Unfortunately it's still gonna be quite a long way I think 
Originally posted by Rains7
Was reading through your blog and just wanted to wish you good luck
I am going to follow your progress for sure - such nice results ♠_biggrin:Originally posted by zolaman
Was looking through my stats this morning and just realized how much I am being DESTROYED by rake at NL2.My C Won is currently at $48.05 but Rake Attrib is $43.88
Essentially only making $4.17 (over 12.5K hands) more than the site itself!Yeah that is pretty harsh, but I think that's just how it is in the micros. Also gonna try to get outta there as fast as possible...
Unfortunately it's still gonna be quite a long way I thinkThanks so much! Wish you all the best on your adventure too! Unfortunately I cannot assist you in PLO strategies/advice since I am not that great of a player although it is a game I would love to master in the future.
I have quite a bit of grinding left to do as well until I can hit the NL4/NL5 tables. Starting from nothing is a long, long grind and I plan on keeping a very conservative bankroll management structure as I move up.
Got ITM in a daily freeroll today (first time :f_drink:) for $0.20 but wow does it take a lot of time for a chance at a few pennies 
I try to participate in them when I can but the blinds go up so fast that you really need to get lucky a few times early on just to survive. Personally not my thing but at least it's free and gives me a bit of practice at MTTs if I ever get into them.
Was not playing well at all today to be perfectly honest but I am still quite sick and just started recovering. Also had some pretty super bad beats where my sets ran into both a runner runner straight draw and flush draw. Fortunately I had two major fishes at one table and stacked both of them right before midnight to be up for the day 
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 462
PROFIT/LOSS: + $2.87 + $0.20
BANKROLL: $75.57
He Zolaman,
GL with your microstakes challenge - looking for your updates here! As for everyone else, too - hands count from 20.3. onwards for the first 40k hands!
SvenBe
Originally posted by SvenBe
He Zolaman,GL with your microstakes challenge - looking for your updates here! As for everyone else, too - hands count from 20.3. onwards for the first 40k hands!
SvenBe
Thanks and appreciate the support!
Cool! That's great news because I can use any extra time!
I was extremely tired tonight due to recovering from sickness so was unable to put any time in today to play. The results below are actually hands that I played after midnight from last night's session which was not much.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 166
PROFIT/LOSS: + $0.57
BANKROLL: $76.14
...and for my weekly summary:
WEEK 4 SUMMARY
LAST BANKROLL: $62.98
HANDS PLAYED: 2,431
PROFIT/LOSS: + $12.96
BANKROLL: $76.14
Originally posted by ArtemAce
Impressive results, dude! Keep grinding
Are you from Ontario?
Thank you very much! Quite possibly on an extended heater but this is only NL2 as well. Hopefully I can keep this up.
I am from Ontario! Born and raised.
I rarely tilt but today I definitely did and spewed a lot of chips. A result of a few painful bad beats but we all know the excuses we throw out when we are playing poorly. I was playing extremely well most of the night but that does not matter if you end up going on tilt and spewing chips when you know the plays you are making are wrong. Totally disappointed with my play and will hope to take it as a lesson.
I did get ITM in the daily freeroll though.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 619
PROFIT/LOSS: - $3.27 + $0.24
BANKROLL: $73.11
Not much to say except I had very little time to play today so I played more tables and went very aggressive which needless to say did not go well. I was definitely still feeling the tilt from yesterday and experienced a few more bad beats. Eventually I did play quite well but did not manage to extract enough from my premium hands.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 700
PROFIT/LOSS: - $4.71
BANKROLL: $68.40
Here is one hand where I coolered a villain:
$0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: $2.06 (VPIP: 11.78, PFR: 7.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 354)
Hero (MP): $2.48
MP+1: $2.11 (VPIP: 10.68, PFR: 3.39, 3Bet Preflop: 0.70, Hands: 388)
SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has A♦ A♥
fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.11, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.09
Flop: ($0.23, 2 players) K♣ A♣ T♥
BB checks, Hero bets $0.17, BB calls $0.17
Turn: ($0.57, 2 players) 6♠
BB checks, Hero bets $0.57, BB calls $0.57
River: ($1.71, 2 players) 8♥
BB checks, Hero bets $1.28, BB calls $1.21 and is all-in
BB shows K♠ K♦ (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 18%, Flop 5%, Turn 2%)
Hero shows A♦ A♥ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 95%, Turn 98%)
Hero wins $3.88
Nice blog. Keep that tilt monster at bay! Nice self awareness, slow and steady wins the race
Originally posted by InHansFootsteps
Nice blog. Keep that tilt monster at bay! Nice self awareness, slow and steady wins the raceThanks man! Appreciate the support! I quite enjoy your blog too and wish you the best!
Today's session is really a continuation of yesterday's into the early morning. Played well and consistent but definitely struggled in many post flop situations. Going to study this long weekend since I won't be able to play much at all.
HANDS PLAYED: 442
PROFIT/LOSS: + $4.63
BANKROLL: $72.99
I believe I was playing extremely well today but ran into a few bad beats. I will start posting hands more often and for today I will post two that basically summarize the beats that had happened to me tonight. There were a handful of others as well.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
HANDS PLAYED: 354
PROFIT/LOSS: + $2.89
BANKROLL: $75.88
$0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP: $1.15 (VPIP: 48.65, PFR: 5.41, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 37)
Hero (CO): $2.00
SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has 9♣ J♣
fold, fold, MP calls $0.02, fold, Hero raises to $0.09, fold, fold, fold, MP calls $0.07
Flop: ($0.21, 2 players) J♥ 9♥ Q♠
MP bets $0.10, Hero raises to $0.40, MP raises to $1.06 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.66
Turn: ($2.33, 2 players) 8♥
River: ($2.33, 2 players) 3♦
MP shows Q♣ 3♣ (Two Pair, Queens and Threes)
(Pre 57%, Flop 27%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows 9♣ J♣ (Two Pair, Jacks and Nines)
(Pre 43%, Flop 73%, Turn 77%)
MP wins $2.19
$0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): $2.54
MP+1: $6.35 (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has 2♣ K♣
fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to $0.06, fold, Hero calls $0.06, fold, BB calls $0.04
Flop: ($0.19, 3 players) J♣ 4♣ 3♣
BB checks, MP+1 bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12, fold
Turn: ($0.43, 2 players) 3♥
MP+1 bets $0.30, Hero raises to $1.07, MP+1 raises to $6.17 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.29 and is all-in
River: ($5.15, 2 players) A♣
Hero shows 2♣ K♣ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 16%, Flop 97%, Turn 91%)
MP+1 shows A♥ A♠ (Full House, Aces full of Threes)
(Pre 84%, Flop 3%, Turn 9%)
MP+1 wins $4.83
Hi zolaman,
super bad luck for you twice :-(
How is it overall going for your bankroll challenge? I was looking forward to see your first update in our challenge thread:
https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=2328963#post2328963
CU,SvenBe
