Polish road to 16$/h!

Hello:)

honeymoon

That was long time, when I last time write the post blog. The main reason for that, is that I have been on my honeymoon in Italy, where I spend great 10 days.
I will allow myself to write some words about my holiday, because they were so great. I spend 3 days in Nicea on the azure coast and landscape was so amazing, I felt like like a kid in some fable that water, that mountains were really amazing:)

Then I move out and I went to Liguria in Italy and then I spend 7 days, and I have to be honest with you, I come back there for 100%, because I fell in love with this place.

I show you some great photos from there, but first I have to upload many of them to my PC, then I upload here some of them.

GOALS

Like you know I had a lot of time to think about my goals, my future and when you spend every evening with a glass of wine, a lot of ideas just coming to your head.

So I decided to change something in my life, and I decided to create some new goals, and some of them will be really tough for my, but with other hands I also know that those tough goals change the most in my life.

One of the most ambitious goal will be alcohol abstinence, but I know also that this goal will change my life a lot.

Of course I have few smaller goals like meditation every day, making new dishes, romantic dinner with my wife, I have also many goals related to work, English etc.

POKER

I will be play about 1000-1500 hands per day, and I will be doing summary in every Sunday. That should be much easier, because always when I didn't make summary, in previous day in Saturday I drunk a lots of alcohol a then in Sunday I was tired.Now I will change this!

Hello
POKER

Before my holiday I made a cash out, so I started once again from 5$ and I will try to made about 100$ each month.Today I struggle a little bit, because I don't like play with 50bb, so I have to be patient and if I will have about 20$ in my bankroll, my game should be much better than now:)

I decided to allocate money on italki (this is site when I can speak with native speaker for money), which is great for me, because I know that speaking with native English is a great opportunities for improve my English, so that give me much more motivation for grinding more

GOALS

I'm happy about my progress with my goals, I sacrifice much more time for learning the English, I take everyday cold shower which is one of my little goal, meditate is also pretty good, and is 3 days without alcohol so it's great ♦

WORLDCUP

unfortunately my national team which is Poland lose 2 games and they were forced to come back home together with Germany:(

From beginning I cross my fingers for Poland, France, Portugal and Croatia where play my best player currently Luka Modric.

On the battlefield stay France and Croatia and to be honest my heart is 50/50 so I will be happy when the match just will be awesome. I hope that we will see extra time, and on the end we will see penalty kicks:)

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POKER

What can I say, I just struggle with my bankroll and all the time I'm drifting between 1$ and 5$. I exacly know it's that situation repeats and repeats, but I'm stubborn like a donkey, so I will try increase my bankroll without any deposit. I also know that I just waste my time, because much quicker would be deposit about 20$ and my game would became much easier, but like I said I will try increase my bankroll without any additional money, so I have to be patient and I look foreward for next session.

Tomorrow I will make some summary, but that will not be fascinating, because I played only 5000 hands, and that amount is really low, but if I have 5 follars in my bankroll I play 4 tables and on each table I have 1 dollars, and when my bankroll struggle with some problems, then I have to move dawn to 1 table, this is why my amoun of hands it's that terrible:)

GOALS

Today is fifth day without alcohol and I feel really great, if I don't drink alcohol the rest of my goals go pretty well, so the alcohol is the key to better life

WORLDCUP

Today Belgium play against England and that should be great spectacle. I think that Belgium should win that match, but I hope so that we will see the penalities, because when the 2 teams play between each other and I doesn't cheer on any of them I always wait for the penalities:)

Hello
POKER

Unfortunately I have to make first deposit for a very long time. I suffered between 1$ and 5$ and today I lost all my money, but it's okey:)

Tomorrow I will start with 10$ and everything should be much better.

If you want to beat NL2 with 2$ in bankroll you need a lot of lucky, and this in not my path.

I love play when I have minimum 10-20$ in my bankroll, I decided to play with 2$ because, the last time when I make a deposit was I think 5 or 6 years ago:)

GOALS

Saturday without alcohol, and I love this! You wake up at 5:30 a.m, the whole family is still sleeping, so it's great feelings:)

Sunday is a special day for me, because in each Sunday I make summary in here and of course I summarize and plan all my goals which I love doing this.

WORLD CUP

Belgium beat England and despite so I lived in England one year I supported team Belgium, so sorry about that England fans:)

I think the England really surprised everyone, because 4th place for them is really pretty I think.

I remember when England had so many stars in the team and they nothing achieve, and now when the biggest star is Harry Kane and rest of the team is a good but there aren't big star like Schools, Beckham, Ferdinand, Owen, Rooney etc. and the achieve much more.

This show how important in football and I think in each sport is a team.When you have atmosphere, and you supported each other you can achieve anything, so I look forward for the next tournament, and I'm sure that England will be one of the favourites to win some tittle:)

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POKER

I have to wait until my money will be credited to my account, I think that should be around 11 a.m.

The goal for this week is to play 12 000 hands, and I know that I can do that. I made a transfer money, so I will start from 10$ and I want made 100$ as fast as possible. I think that my most hourly winning is when I play 4 table of zoom, so I will be play this format.

GOALS

My most important goals, which is not drinking through 365 days going pretty well, this is why my rest goals also goes pretty well.

I'm sure that I can do that, because this weekend without alcohol was for my so great, and that influence for so many areas in my life starting of my personal life, to hobby, job and finished on making progress on my goals which is really awesome.

World CUP

What can I said I feel sorry for the Croats they were really great at this tournament and they should win this tittle, but with another hands France just show in the final that they are the best national team on the world. France show their class and they deserving to win. I wrote that Croatia should win this tournament, because they show great character, they have very small nation, they play 3 extra time match, and of course players generation like Modric, Mandzukic, Rakitic they may never have such a chance to wis tittle like this.

Despite so congratulation for both team, they both deserve to be in the final, and they show us the great show, so I'm thankful for that:)

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POKER

Today I played 2000 hands which is for me a great results. I made a deposit in amount of 10$, and I think currently I'm on the good path to increase my bankroll and starting play comfortable 4 tables with each of them I will play with 100bb.

I check the bankroll only once per week, and this day is Sunday, so I'm excited to see how my results will look.

The goal for this week is to play 12 000 hands, which is a little demanding for me, but I will try to reach that goal.

GOALS

Without alcohol everything is really simple, I'm doing step by step, task after task, and my life became much better:)

I woke up and I smile to myself, because I exactly now that each day is really great for me.

I'm sure that I will be constantly improve myself, and definitely I will reach my goal 365 days without alcohol, because this goal has the biggest impact on rest of my goals, so definitely is worth!

QUESTION

I have one little questions to you. Have you notice some progress with my English? That will be pleasure for me if you could answer honest on this questions

Originally posted by xkwlx

QUESTION

I have one little questions to you. Have you notice some progress with my English? That will be pleasure for me if you could answer honest on this questions

Nobody wants to hear the truth! You using definitively more senteces connectors which makes the sentences more vivid and to read fluently for the readers. As well you are using more senteces startes which hides the plenty repetition of 'I'. To be a little bit a stickler I would try to use more passive phrases as well. But take everything I write with a grain of salt - no native speaker here. But as myself is constantly trying to improve my skills this caught my eye:

Keep the same tense during the whole sentence: I woke up and I smiled to myself, because I exactly knew that each day will be really great for me. (of course my example has to end with future tense)
or maybe as a more regularly occurrence: Waking up and smiling to myself because I exactly know that each day will be really great for me.

and starting play I would say you only can start once but play continous. So my bet would be on and start playing

Hope it was a little bit helpful. Keep it up poker-, language- and nichewise!

Nobody wants to hear the truth! You using definitively more senteces connectors which makes the sentences more vivid and to read fluently for the readers. As well you are using more senteces startes which hides the plenty repetition of 'I'. To be a little bit a stickler I would try to use more passive phrases as well. But take everything I write with a grain of salt - no native speaker here. But as myself is constantly trying to improve my skills this caught my eye:

Keep the same tense during the whole sentence: I woke up and I smiled to myself, because I exactly knew that each day will be really great for me. (of course my example has to end with future tense)

or maybe as a more regularly occurrence: Waking up and smiling to myself because I exactly know that each day will be really great for me.

and starting play I would say you only can start once but play continous. So my bet would be on and start playing

Hope it was a little bit helpful. Keep it up poker-, language- and nichewise!

I'm really greatfull for that:)

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POKER

Today I had two sessions, and I played very solid I think, The first game was much better than second, but overall I'm satisfied.

My goal for this week was reach 12 000 hands, ane I think that I should achieve that goal, because each day I play about 2000 hands, which is nice:)

GOALS

Everything is on the good path, I just waking up, checking my list to do and I start doing. Task by task.

Injury
One month ago, during my last match I broke out my ligament, and I will be have operation for about 3 months and then I will be have rehabilitation which will last for 6 months.

I have to use this time, because I will be in home about 8 months, so if I want change a job, I have to learn some new stuff, and that motivating me so much:)

Hello

POKER

Today I played 1400 hands, but that was only the first session. The second session I will play about 5 pm. so that should give me 2500 hands, which is nice amount of hands for me.

I changed a little bit my approach to poker, so now when I sit to table and start session, I focused on the game for 100%, so I'm very curious how my results will look after for example 60 000 hands.

GOALS

Everything is on the good path. One of my goal is the speed of reading. Currently I read 200 words per 1 minute, and my goal is to read 1000 per minute.

I bought book guide, the author of this book is Tony Buzan, and everyday I accomplish one task from this book, and we will se how my progress will be look, I hope that after reading the whole book, my reading will be much quckier that is currently.

The second goal is to make 100 push-ups, so I found some special program on the internet, and I try to do what they sey, and we will see how my progress will be look as well:)

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POKER

Today I had one of the best session, I played very solid poker, and I taken a lots of money from weak player, so it's really nice for me.
I played 1200 hands, and I will play another session in the afternoon, so that should give me overall more than 2000 hands.
I told you that I will be make sum up in every Sunday and I have to change this, and I will be make sum up in every Monday.

I think all the time about starting play some tournament in each Sunday, so I will try find some tournament, not to big, just tournament which last about 2-3 hours, so not too big.

GOALS

The weather it's terrible right now in the Poland, but it's fine for me, because like you know I'm in the home all the time, so when the weather it's bad I'm more productivity.

It's 10 days without alcohol and I know that it's nothing, but great things is that I'm not interested alcohol at all, so when I wake up I feel so great, so fresh and I'm ready to do my tasks.

Learning English goes really well, I sacrifice about 2 hours for learning everyday, so it's really nice, and if I will be constantly improving myself, I think my English will be on the great level soon

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POKER

Today I had again great session, so I'm very happy about that. I think currently my bankroll is save, I have about 40$ I think, I don't know how much exactly I have, because I check the bankroll only once time per week, so I'm very curious:)

Like you know I'm the person, who very often change approach to something. In fact that I spend next 6-8 months in home, I'm wondering about take some private lessons, and finally be a winning player at NL10. I think that my English is good, but not enough good for take private lessons from English coaches, so I think I decide to take about 10-20 hours lessons from Polish community.

Some of you ever take some lessons from private couches? what is your opinion about that? I wondering if I take about 20 hours and my approach to learning will be very serious, that I can beat NL5 and be a winning player at NL10.

If any of you ever took a private lessons, please shere with my your opinion about that, I will be grateful for that

GOALS

I'm talking about the same thing over and over, but like you know I want to improve my english, so I have to write something:)

The best goal I ever had is to not drinking alcohol, this one "small" thing have enormous impact on my life!

I think I will add some goal connected with poker. I like poker, and I spend about 2 hours everyday, so that will be nice, if my winning per hour would be a little higher than is currently. That would be amazing if I could reach hourly rate about 6$:)

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POKER

Today I played 1500 hands so far, but my aim is to play another 1500-2000 hands later, because the Sunday is the best day to grinding I think, so I have to use that opportunity:) My morning session was good, but my results were not very good, I lost 3 times my KK vs AA and I had many little spot where lucky wasn't with me:) I also know that is the poker, so when I lost AA, KK etc. I just smile to myself, and I trying my A-game.

I still thinking about taking some private lessons. I'm wondering that I can beat NL5 and became the winning player at NL10. That of course would be awesome.

Can you recommend me some good coach from English community?

GOALS

13 days without alcohol, and I feel really great. Today I woke up at 5:30 a.m and when my whole family woke up, I made a lots of stuff like 1600 hands in poker, and 1 hour learning English, so I like this os much!:)

One of my little goals is to don't eat sweets 6 days per week, so I have dispensations of sweetness from Monday to Saturday, but in the Sunday I can eat everything, this is why Sunday is my best day of week:D

I will do sum up tomorrow, so I paste here some graphs of course and my currently winnings:)

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POKER

Like you see above, this week for me was really bad. You probably think, that I just waste my time, and I have to agree with you, but I want to change this.

I decided to change my approach to poker, and from today I started improve my skills. The goal for this week is to watch videos from NL zoom, and maybe I will start working with my private coach if I find someone good.

My results were pretty nice, because before my last session, where I lost about 20$ my winnings was around 13bb/100, but the yesterday's session was really terrible for my. I made a lots of stupid mistakes, and I lost some unlucky spots, so I finish my week so bad.

I'm not giving up, but from today I work harder and harder.

GOALS

Today I have also sum up all my goals, and everything is on the good path. This week will be really tough for me, because I have a lots of task to do, but nobody say that will be easy:)

Most of time I will spend at learning English and play Poker, but also I have to spend some time improving my fast reading, and also I want to spend a lot of great time with my wife:)

Next week will be much better that this!

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POKER

I decided to play 2000 hands everyday, so that should give about 14 000 hands per week. I change a little bit my game and now I try play more aggressive, than usual. I have to watch some videos, and then my results should be better. satisfying for me is to achieve 8bb at NL5 or 5bb at NL10 that will be great summit for me.

The plan is that I just watch few videos around the poker zoom, and make about 80 000 hands, and then buy 10 hours private lesson from some coach.

GOALS

Everything is on the good path, although I slept only 5 hours, because I had some kind of insomnia yesterday:)

I dedicate a lots of hours on the learning English, because this goal is most important for me:)

I think that I became a teetotaler really, life without alcohol for me it's much better. I'm much more productive, I have much more energy and I my mood it's great, so I really recommend that change!

Hi Op,

you have a nice blog and you seem motivated to improve your poker and your english skills.
Improving in english i can`t help you a lot, because I´m from germany and my english is full of mistakes as well.

Improving poker skills might be possible.
I guess you have got to change you blog a bit to get some direkt tipps...

Write about the topic where you want to improve and ask as detailed as possible...

Even it looks like you have got a mental leak.
You are thinking to result oriented you have got to focus on your play.
Make the right decissin and less mistakes than yout villain and you will improve and et better
=> money will be coming to you as a result of playing correctly
don`t focus on money or winrates, you have no chance to influence that by yourself
focus in things which you can influence (f.e. play yo A-Game)

Watching videos will not improve your game...
you have got to make notes and watch the videos more than one time...

Make a list of your leaks, where to you loose the most money...
and work just on the leak which cost you the most money
Concentrate on one thing!

Do you have got complete ranges for your preflop play?
Do you have got a gameplan?

Analyse and post as much hands as you can...
Train your range thinking work with equilab...

Hopefully this was helpful to you.

Good luck at the tables

Slainte
Talisker

Thank you for your advice. You have absolutely right, so I decided to change my approach to poker.

Today i want spend a little more time on learning English that usual, because I bought some English course, so I dedicate some extra hours for that.

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POKER

Today I played 500 hands. I changed a format from zoom to normal tables, co currently I play 4 normal tables and we will see.

I remember the last time when I played 4 normal table I had great results, so we will see.

I think that the table selection was my biggest advantages, so I decided to come back to that.

I will be play 1000 hands per day, so I know that amount of hands is not spectacular, but I think that my results should be much better than currently.

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POKER

Today I played 600 hands, and another 600 hands I will play later. My results are currently really bad, but nonetheless I keep going, because I exactly know that I can making about 16bb/100 on NL2. I will be continue my play on 6 normal tables, this amount of tables it's optimal for me. I have to have at least one fish one the table, of course it's awesome if I have two or more. What I like in play on the normal tables is that, you can play with really bad player, and if your table selection is good, you can achieve really good results.

GOALS

Yesterday I had a visit to the doctor and I will have operation in January, so I have to come back to my job for 3 weeks, because after operation I spend 3 months in the home.

The weekend is ahead of us, but I don,t have any problems with alcohol, co I'm sure, than this week will be great too.

I hope that today I get my book "Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone" and if it happens, I will spend all week on the reading!

Originally posted by xkwlx
The weekend is ahead of us, but I don,t have any problems with alcohol, co I'm sure, than this week will be great too.

Sorry but my snarky tongue-in-cheek comment has to be. I do not believe you! No alcohol does make you so unhappy that you even dropped the apostrophe...

Is there a reasoning behind the 16bb/100? Just higher than the 13bb/100 you had on zoom or is it so that you will win around a stack in a 600 hand session?

And when it's going bad - take three minutes before a session and have a look at some ranges in one position which you then will focus on. To keep confidence that you do make the right choices and to avoid to internalize bad habits just because received bad feedback. Myself take advantage of the HMQL tab (holdem manager), you apparently don't even have open, to quickly check after the session. I'm so fond of that!

Good luck!

Keep on grinding! Your motivation is contagious

Sorry but my snarky tongue-in-cheek comment has to be. I do not believe you! No alcohol does make you so unhappy that you even dropped the apostrophe...

My English still is not perfect yet, so despite I know each word, I don't understood a meaning this sentence, but I will try to relate to what you wrote after all.

I think I never said that alcohol makes me unhappy, just when I drink alcohol I'm less productivity, and next day is really bad for me.

When I not getting up early in the morning then I'm so unproductive.

This is why I decided to not drinking alcohol through 365 days, and I know that I can do that.

If I misunderstood you, I'm sorry, but like I said my English still isn't very awesome.

Is there a reasoning behind the 16bb/100? Just higher than the 13bb/100 you had on zoom or is it so that you will win around a stack in a 600 hand session?

Firstly, My winning on NL2 zoom are really bad, I think my winrate it's about 7bb and I don't feel confident playing zoom.

When I played 6 normal tables my winnings were much better, and I feel much more comfortable there.

When I play 6 normal table I can reach more than 2$ per hour.

I think, that my style is nor aggressive, and this is a problem on the zoom, because I think when you play zoom you have to be much more aggressively, you have to make some barrels, sometimes you have to make some bluff etc.this is why I can't beat NL5.

I'm good when I play against weak player and on the NL2 I feel really great, because I can folding strong hands vs aggressive play from other players(aggressive play equals very strong hands on NL2 usual), I think I'm good in valuebetting so that are my strengths.

Myself take advantage of the HMQL tab (holdem manager), you apparently don't even have open, to quickly check after the session. I'm so fond of that!

Can you explain me exactly, how to use HMQL, to be honest I see this first time and I never use that:)

Overall, thank you so much for your opinion, I really appreciate this:)

POKER

Today, I played 600 hands at 6 tables, and my goal for today is 1600 hands. Todays session was so good for my, so I hope the next session will be great as well.

The confidence must to come back to me, because sometimes I feel like a fool, who forgotten how to play the poker. If I know that I'm the winning player, my results became much better:)