(Challenge) Finding the way to reach 1K

spidersense · 2015-12-04T17:07:04Z

Hello! Im a greek 22 years old guy that moved to germany before 1.5 years. All i did the last year was to learn the language and now i study something here which is f@cked up because my german are not so good yet. Anywayz a year before i started poker just to try it and i never stopped since. The last year i played almost everyday at least 4 hours or more. I always deposited 10 euros or maybe 20 but never more and i tried most of the sites and all formats. In this whole year i'm +100 euros. I studied some theory but i dont really think about math when i play poker. My decisions come mostly from my experience from all the hands i played. Of cource i want to change that but lately i don't have so much time as before. So the plan is to do 2 simple easy things every day: 1) To play at least 10 husngs everyday (for the first time i will stick to one format and try to build a bankroll. Husngs is my favorite format) *turbos and only one table 2) To study everyday for at least 20 minutes something about poker (it doesn't matter to me right now what this will be every day) I will play at 888 where i started yesterday with what was left in my account 3.2$. I will follow this bankrolol management: a)where i am right now i don't really care i will start with 1s and i will go back to 0.4s if i go under 2$. b)for the 3s i want a minimum of 10BI so i will start play them when i will have 45$ to be able to play 6 games of 3s before moving down c)every level +5BI so i will start the 5s when i have 100 d)10s when i will have 250 (i hope you get the idea) e)20s when i will have 500 and will stop at that level and move up only if i have a very big bankroll and at this point ill start to withdraw some of the earnings. *possible winnings from freerolls will be added to the husng bankroll Ok sounds impossible and maybe it will take a lot of time but i don't care. Now i don't have any poker programs although i know they are usefull. The only thing i'll do will be to track my results by entering them manually with pokerscore. If i make some money i will invest them for poker tracker and other stuff. I started this blog because i think that this is a very good way to motivate myself and stick to the plan. Even if noone is going to read this, this is ok too. I will try to write here everyday the results of the day and every sunday i will post a graph from pokerscore only with my husngs results. OK time to start good luck at the tables!!

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06.06.2016, 20:24 0

Thanks for an interesting read! Was nice to see all your come back's from nothing and being able to cash out some money for yourself! :f_thumbsup:

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spidersense

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06.06.2016, 22:34 0

Thanks for reading it! I hope my next comeback will be my last one :f_p: All i do is experimenting and learning. I will figure it out eventually :f_smile:

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spidersense

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15.06.2016, 20:18 0

Ok today i discovered i had a 3$ ticket for sit n go hero at partypoker (actualy 2 but one was expired). I played the hero for the first time (i really like this format for me its better than spin n gos twister etc).
So i finished first place and won the bounty too so 12$. After that i played 7 more games with 1$ and i won every single one of them :f_o: haha. I guess i'm lucky but i'll continue play them. A minimum of 10 games per day sounds good as i don't have a lot of time. My bankroll now at party poker is $27 :f_thumbsup: 27 buy ins :coolface:
update: same night around 40 games bankroll: $49

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spidersense

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24.06.2016, 18:52 0

I deposited 10 euros on pokerstars. It's the last time that i deposit there i swear! I have a feeling that i can destroy nl2 haha. Laugh if u want but i coudn't even do that before. 4 tables 9 man with 30' sessions and 10 min breaks.

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spidersense

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19.07.2016, 12:18 +1

I improved my game soo much at zoom. I currently play only one table and i cant play nl2 anymore. I dont know the blinds are just too small to play my best. I play at nl5 with a small stack and 4 time in a row i went up to 10$ from 2.5$. I don't fancy play, i have a standard abc game with all the things i learned so far and it really works at nl5. The videos from vonki really helped me, i use color coding and i take notes when something is worth it. I played some events on micromillions i was doing good at a bounty tournament but i got tired and made 2 mistakes that destroyed my big stack, tournments need stamina man.

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19.07.2016, 16:21 0

The blinds are too small :-)
I like to have this problem forever... most people are scared by the blinds being too big.
Reverse scared money effect...

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spidersense

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20.07.2016, 16:16 0

Well unfortunately in the 1 year and a half i play poker i made a bankroll from nothing many times. With a proper BM i would be fine but i was always impatient (i still think i am a bankroll management fish) so of course i played higher stakes than micros losing eventually but at least i don't think that i'm scared of bigger games anymore i don't tilt because of it. On the other hand when i play nl2 it just feels so sloow but i guess i should start from there. I don't know if it's true but i think nl5 is easier to beat than nl2? Probably i just play worse in nl2 but i don't know does anybody agree that nl5 is easier than nl2 or is it just my idea?

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spidersense

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20.07.2016, 22:26 +1

Well i take it back nl2 is even easier. At last i think i can now comfortably beat both. I will swallow my pride and i will play only nl2. Goals: To play only nl2 and dont spend much money on tournaments and build a bankroll for nl5 (at least $125) + $60 to buy pokertracker because yes i dont use a hud and i think i am missing out.
I'm 4-tabling again at nl2.

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