Turning 0$ into WSOP trip

April update

1. Make 8 poker trips
MPN Austria, January 26-30 - 0€
Kings of Tallinn, February 21-26 - 0€
MPN Malta, April 27-30 - 100€ - just a small mincash in a side event

2. Top5 tournament player on Microgaming
Still far away from the goal. The graph is going upwards but by a very little speed. Now I put much more efforts in studying tournaments, so we will see how this month goes.

3. Reach Blackmember at PokerStrategy
450k LifeTime points. Another 50k needed until the end of the Year. Will be close

4. Everlasting study of poker
Missed some studies last month and results followed the lazy work. Need improvement here

5. Fully equip new home for an ordinary life
Things going slower than expected, although it is still progressing. Haven't setup my workplace properly yet but hopefully next month it will look closer to Phil Galfond's palace

6. To maintain strong relationship with others
Had some good time with my friends in April. In the end I invited one of my non-poker friends to go to Malta event with me, which was really an action packed week

7. Increase weight to 85 kg from 82 kg
It is growing! 83 kg and it is not because of beer 85 is on the way!

8. To hold a healthy body through proper nutrition
Like every month this year, this section is all thumbs up Healthy food and routine exercise all for a good feeling ♠_cool:

9. Finish in Top5 with Top Kickers in Lithuanian VI division
Only one match played, but we got a nice victory in away match against one of the league favorites!

Still tough to estimate our own skill level, but after this month we will have a clear picture. I would be very glad to remain in Top3 place ♠_rolleyes:

10. Read 12 books
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
Think Rich to get Rich by T. Harv Eker
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais
Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman
The 100 A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart - in progress

To conclude, I can't give myself a high score for April. Although it was still profitable and had some good time, I feel I could have done a bit more. May is on the way and with SCOOP on the schedule, I feel something nice might happen

Sorry to hear about the trip & the hands. Any more success already in the scoop?
I want to have the slide as well in my home! Problem: only one floor...

Originally posted by SvenBe
Sorry to hear about the trip & the hands. Any more success already in the scoop?

Nah, only small mincashes

But on the other hand..

Finally I can visit UK not only by changing airplanes A bit pity that football season in on break in July, but entering Old Traford is must anyway

24 hours later

Breakeven period officially ended

Well done Sir Congrats

now it looks all so easy...

What casino in Manchester will you be visiting? I live there!

Originally posted by Bigdobbob93
What casino in Manchester will you be visiting? I live there!

Grosvenor casino. You will play that event?

Which grovsnor there are a few of them ?

Originally posted by Bigdobbob93
Which grovsnor there are a few of them ?

Grosvenor Casino Bury New Road, Manchester. You potentially saved me from getting lost

That was a good week my friends

Real Madrid finally won a Spanish League

My club took a comfortable win in our division

And one more nice result in a big tournament

Lost HU but I was at deficit 1:4 when we started. And against a strong aggro opponent it is tough to overcome the deficit

On the wrong side, all my efforts in PokerStars scoop were not gifted. Didn't cash in any of them and my weekly results are not so impressive as it could be
2017 Bankroll Challenge
Week 11
Hands 13 430
Profit 1 222
Current bankroll 11 212 €
Previous bankroll 9 990€
Starting bankroll 5 386 €
Target bankroll 50 000 €

Still it is always nice to finish week in a 4 figure profit. May long it last

As for this week, I plan to continue on MTT sessions mostly. PokerStars doesn't seem to fit my style in for some reasons (or better skilled players to be honest :f_biggrin:), so I will play mainly on MicroGaming. I believe I'm close to entering leaderboards at this site as current No. 30 player has 10k in profits this year, so I will give it a go

Good luck all this week

Good news

Arsenal won FA cup!

Bad news..

That probably means he is staying for couple more years

Football aside, poker went quite Ok. Had a wedding party by one of my best friends and that followed by not playing enough. Still managed to grab some €€€.

2017 Bankroll Challenge
Week 21
Hands 4 496
Profit 309
Current bankroll 11 521 €
Previous bankroll 11 212€
Starting bankroll 5 386 €
Target bankroll 50 000 €

And finally PokerStrategy decided to update Psychology section with a new video about being a pro.
https://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/42474/
Hopefully more comes soon

Summer has arrived ant it is time for May update! As always I will look through my 10 yearly goals, starting from Poker trips.

1. Make 8 poker trips
MPN Austria, January 26-30 - 0€
Kings of Tallinn, February 21-26 - 0€
MPN Malta, April 27-30 - 100€ - just a small mincash in a side event
MPN Manchester, July 20-23 - in progress

Yes, package to Manchester is won, and it is around 6 weeks until the trip. I have a good feeling about this and my intuition rarely deceives

2. Top5 tournament player on Microgaming
I had a good online month and now I'm close to catching guys on Top list. No1 has 27k in winnings, No5 has 15k , No30 has 10,3k in winnings, I have close to 10k. Hopefully June is in green colors for me and I will enter the leaderboards. Finally I have shaped my schedule and now I have more time for grinding tournaments. And more volume usually means more €€€.

3. Reach Blackmember at PokerStrategy
Gained more than 2k StrategyPoints in May, but failed to reach Platinum status. Anyway it was the best month in points and I hope in June I will finally reach Platinum.

4. Everlasting study of poker
Spent many hours in theory and results skyrocket immediately. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I don't believe in that As for this month, my plan is to watch all new MTT, Psychology and some cash videos on PokerStrategy. Plus find some material elsewhere, like Doug Polk streaming. Of course his thinking level is much more advanced but still I can catch some moves to include in my own arsenal.

5. Fully equip new home for an ordinary life
Another reason why my results improved might be that I feel more comfortable in my house. Still far away from the finish line, but every week we are getting closer. My "office" room is getting shapes and outside in terrace a new item has arrived.

6. To maintain strong relationship with others
The previous posted picture might do exactly that I'd like to reserve Friday evenings for being with friends, and tomorrow is the first try. Never been an expert in grilling food, but I'm quite excited about that. Btw, my birthday is getting closer this month, the round 30 number. Probably some drinks coming

7. Increase weight to 85 kg from 82 kg
Didn't installed scales in new apartments yet, but visually I can see that I gained weight Started to drink some supplements which gives me more energy as well. Plus I have set up some tools in my garage for weight lifting and similar activities. That helps for muscles as well ♠_cool:

8. To hold a healthy body through proper nutrition
No McDonalds VIP card ♠_biggrin: Happy with my daily eatings and no sing of falling from it. Not sure if grilled food is considered as a healthy food, but I doubt we will use it more than twice a week anyway.

9. Finish in Top5 with Top Kickers in Lithuanian VI division
5 games have passed and we are standing just in position it was expected.

2 games won, 2 lost and 1 draw. However, in all the games my team looked better than opponents but we just can't turn our advantage into 3 points somehow. Just like playing against a ♠_ugly: who constantly gets 2 outer on the river The good news is that we can fight with those teams and I truly believe we can grab medals this season as well. Our defence looks reliable and we just need to exploit our chances better.

10. Read 12 books
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
Think Rich to get Rich by T. Harv Eker
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais
Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman
The 100 A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki - just started first pages and it looks attractive from the start. Hopefully I can receive some advice from it as well

In general I'm happy with the previous month and I'm sure June is going to be the same. Or even better

Pity, but no profit this week

2017 Bankroll Challenge
Week 22
Hands 6 585
Lost 203
Current bankroll 11 318 €
Previous bankroll 11 521€
Starting bankroll 5 386 €
Target bankroll 50 000 €

I've got some satellite tickets which are not included in challenge, + some Rakeback points what should mean about breakeven week.

This is my MTT graph starting from last year.

Not far away my 1000th game , so it would be nice to celebrate it with a nice victory

Good day grinders

Week starts with a nice win

Poker related, thinks also went quite Ok

2017 Bankroll Challenge
Week 23
Hands 8 083
Profit 325
Current bankroll 11 643 €
Previous bankroll 11 318€
Starting bankroll 5 386 €
Target bankroll 50 000 €

Not a big profit, but still always pleasant to get into green than into red

For this week I plan to play 3 evening MTT sessions, 1 Live local event and spent 10 hours on Spins. Plus 7 hours on MTT, Spin and Psy Videos and 3 hours more on Poker articles, forums and news in general. I saw that PokerStars is reducing the price in half for Sunday Million, so I hope to take part in it as well. I struggle tio find energy for grinding on Sundays, so anyone wants to make a symbolic last longer bet on this? Would take all bets up to 10€

As the best Regs moved to Las Vegas now, plenty of tournaments have big overlays. Microgaming is running a nice turbo festival, which does exactly that.

With a bit of luck managed to ship the #11 event, which is the biggest so far in this schedule. This win allowed me to finally enter MicroGaming Top Regs List

Currently at place 23 and the yearly goal of Reaching Top5 is not so impossible anymore

Well done Sir Congrats

gratz also from my side.
It is nice to see what kind of variety you have in your games and you manage to win everywhere because you choose wisely the +EV spots: live games, satellites, overlays, tournament series....

Thanks Rompas and SvenBe. Unfortunately my yearly goal to become Top5 Microgaming Reg has vanished as my current site yesterday was banned by the government. Had to switch to PokerStrategy's recommended StanJames, and from 1st day..

Regs don't know my new name, but I know theirs. It gives me a little advantage but not sure of how long

Btw, satellite ticket for Sunday Million was also bagged into the account

It would be a nice gift for my birthday to reach the Final Table there

Busted the Sunday million with KK against 54s in a 4bet pot. Top set was not good against rivered flush

But other tournaments went good and the results of the week are:

2017 Bankroll Challenge
Week 24
Hands 6523
Profit 565
Current bankroll 12 208 €
Previous bankroll 11 643€
Starting bankroll 5 386 €
Target bankroll 50 000 €

My team won as well, and guess who made 3 assists?

However, I was quite exhausted after the game and I wanted to skip my grinding session. Pity but I was not allowed to unregister from Sunday Million as the satellite winner, so had to prepare for the regular grind. As mentioned earlier, that million tournament didn't go well, no luck in other tournaments and had to call it a day with some loss. I guess I will have another try this Sunday