Originally posted by la55i
This is the first time I cross the 500$ line
Yeah, this is also why i came in to say "good job!"
So now speedy gogogogogo for the next 8 weeks!
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Yup 
My volume has been very small this summer but everything should go back to normal next month
Then I have only 4 weeks to go though 
But I'll do my best to reach that 1k 
Week 46
Hands 1612
Profit +$28,38
Bankroll $532,37
This week was a roller coaster. I played on 4 days. The first day I won 14.81, the second day I lost 14.78, then I won 28.35 and today when I was down 28 I was like wtf:f_ugly: Luckily I ended this day only $16 on the negative side so I made a little profit this week. Then there is some rakeback and bonuses too 
Week 47
Hands 348
Profit +$11.51
Bankroll $543.88
Low volume because of partying. We got our new students this week and we were showing them places and drinking with them the whole week..
5 weeks left and 1k seems like it would be impossible. A bit more realistic and achievable goal would be $700 but we'll see how it goes.. Even that requires higher volume and very good luck
Week 48
Hands 2332
Profit +$3.1
Bankroll $546.98
This week I was bouncing up and down like crazy. I was lucky to make it into profit but luckily there were some fish playing 
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Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
SB: $9.80 (98 bb)
BB: $17.54 (175.4 bb)
Hero (UTG): $13.93 (139.3 bb)
MP: $10 (100 bb)
CO: $10.23 (102.3 bb)
BTN: $10.60 (106 bb)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A♣: 5♣:
Hero raises to $0.30, MP folds, CO calls $0.30, 3 folds
Flop: ($0.75) 9♣: 4♥: 2♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.36, CO raises to $1.30, Hero calls $0.94
Turn: ($3.35) A♥: (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $2.13, Hero calls $2.13
River: ($7.61) 3♣: (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6.50 and is all-in, Hero calls $6.50
Results:
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$20.61 pot ($0.93 rake)
Final Board: 9♣: 4♥: 2♣: A♥: 3♣:
Hero showed A♣: 5♣: and won $19.68 ($9.45 net)
CO showed Q♦: J♦: and lost (-$10.23 net)
Week 49
Hands 1261
Profit -$15.45
Bankroll $531.53
Sad to have a losing week ;/
Luckily I didn't lose that much.
This week has been craaaazy.. I hit a huge downswing 
I have been up and down this whole week.. That first 500 hands were mentally quite challenging but I did my best to recover.. But the first 3 days of this week every time I won a hand I lost the similar amount very fast. It was stupid 
And damn, I dropped below 500$ 
I still have 2 weeks until it has been a full year.. I know 3 weeks ago I said 700$ could be realistic goal but lets decrease that to 600$ 
I think I'm gonna do a bigger update when I complete week 52. I'm gonna analyze my progress and post some graphs and set new goals.
Week 50
Hands 3589
Profit -$33.21
Bankroll $498.32
I thought I would continue my session a bit and get 2$ more but with my luck I would have ended up losing one buy in 
Hi La55i,
Nice blog! Are you playing NL5 shorthanded at the moment?
Are you still calling too much? I've had the same problem. I looked at what I won with calling the river in Holdem Manager and I lost quite a lot with rivercalls. You're getting such good odds and I'm sure they bluff enough to call ... but in reality most players don't at NL5. I fold a lot more now. I started to realize there are so many good opportunities to win money at the lowest limits, and I just started to avoid questionable situations a lot of the time. They are not really worth my attention, I'd rather play more tables and get more hands in.
Good luck with the 3 tables! Just playing more hands will make it easier for you to fold in marginal spots and wait for better opportunities. It's okay to fold the best hand every now and then. I'd rather fold a bit too much then call a bit too much.
Hi Ka0s,
I have been playing NL10 now. I have 20k hands on that limit and my winrate seems to be -1bb/100 at the moment but I guess I'm still doing fine.. I just hit a big downswing last week and the sample size is still too small
I have improved my game a bit and stopped calling so much.. As you can see from my graph above my blue line (showdown winnings) is now higher. That means I don't call stupid hands on the river so much. I still have that problem from time to time but It's a lot better now.
Thanks for your post and good luck to the tables 
This is a rage post..
I sometimes hate this game and I would like to destroy something ♦ PokerStars is so rigged.
I don't know how it is possible to lose so many premium hands in so small amount of hands. I had to fold my AA when board got so scary OTR and villain shoved, I lost with set vs rivered flush, lost with small flush to one card higher flush, lost with TPTK vs total fish who called a shove OTF with a small pair and ofc hit his second pair OTT.
Here is just one example:
Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
SB: $12.73 (127.3 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $22.60 (226 bb)
Hero (CO): $10 (100 bb)
BTN: $9.94 (99.4 bb) <---- HUGE FISH
Preflop: Hero is CO with 7♠: 7♣:
UTG raises to $0.32, MP folds, Hero calls $0.32, BTN calls $0.32, SB folds, BB calls $0.22
Flop: ($1.33) 7♥: 8♠: Q♥: (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $0.80, Hero raises to $2.23, BTN calls $2.23, BB folds, UTG calls $1.43
Turn: ($8.02) 9♥: (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7.45 and is all-in, BTN calls $7.39 and is all-in, UTG folds
River: ($22.80) T♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results:
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$22.80 pot ($1.03 rake)
Final Board: 7♥: 8♠: Q♥: 9♥: T♦:
UTG mucked and lost (-$2.55 net)
Hero showed 7♠: 7♣: and lost (-$9.94 net)
BTN showed 3♠: J♠: and won $21.77 ($11.83 net)
That guy was total fish and I knew he doesn't have anything strong but he will call my shove.. Well he called it with 9% equity and he hit OTR.
Now I'm gonna take a brake and cool down.. This shit happens from time to time and I'm almost used to it but this variance just was so crazy that I wanted to share it with you guys
Week 51
Hands 2193
Profit +$5.12
Bankroll $503.44
Over 500$ again Now let's crush the last week and make 100$.
One year update!
Okay, so it has been one year of my bankroll challenge and I decided to do a little bit bigger post this time
We could start with some complaining 
My week has been shit. My last month has been even shittier. Actually the shittiest month I have ever had Luckily this month started quite well and I got some of my this week's losses covered but still ended up in negative side. My last session today was stupid, I bounced up and down all the time and even though I felt like I played ok poker I didn't make any money. It happens sometimes, I know. It just would have been so nice to end this week profitably
Here is what my todays play looked like:
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And here are the results for
Week 52
Hands 10381
Profit -$11.82
Bankroll $491.62
As you can see my volume was a lot higher than usually, that is because I played zoom. There is only 11$ losses because I got some rakeback and bonuses. Without those the number would be bigger.. 
About last year
Let's take a look at some old goals:
Till end of 2015, steady winrate at NL2 DONE
The first quarter of 2016, BR to play NL5 & better preflop ranges DONE
Summer of 2016, mental game improvements & beating NL5 DONE
End of 2016, Playing NL10 & balanced study and play HALF DONE (I haven't studied much)
So goal wise it was a successful year even though I don't feel great because I lost so much last month
Here is a graph of my weekly progress:
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And a graph of my beutiful downswings during those 126304 hands:
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That actually looks ugly 
At some point I learned how to fold. You see my blue line go up, that is what I have been trying to do. But now it looks like my green line goes down at the same time. That was not supposed to happen!
So what happens now? I have completed only 50% of my bankroll challenge. I think it is time to set some new goals
Study poker at least once a week (coaching, video, session analysis)
Try to update blog more than once a week
By February 2017, complete bankroll challenge and start taking shots at NL25
Start studying more school stuff so I don't fail my exams
Get body in good shape for summer 2017 
One Year Anniversary - Congratulations
Good job on reaching all your goals for 2016 - hope you do just as well for the next year buddy
Thanks
I indeed hope everything goes as planned. Atm it is not looking so great ♦ Running 500bb under EV in 12k hands on zoom.
Week 53
Hands 11442
Profit -$11.53
Bankroll $480.09
Still running bad but rakeback is saving me
I ran 4 bin under EV this week. I have played 21k hands NL10 zoom and it doesn't look good but running 7 bin under EV in that sample so I guess I don't suck very bad, it is just bad variance
This week has been just terrible and exhausting. I have been hitting so bad boards all the time and I'm running 11 bin under EV too..
If next week doesn't go better I have to go back to NL5 and I don't like it
Week 54
Hands 17526
Profit -$87.92
Bankroll $392.17
Can You explain a little bit Your bankrol management to me? You play NL10 with 392$ isnt that very very ballzy and how many tables You play ?