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2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 33
Weekly profit 1286€
Previous profit 11 666€
Current profit 12 952€
Goal profit 50 000€
It wasn't the best start of the week, but two wins in one day sealed the deal 
And actually I was going for a hattrick, but my red T♥:T♦: didn't hold against A♠:4♠: for a chiplead pot at the Final Table, The Zodiac Ox 
So now I can again increase the Buy-in range of the tournaments, allowing me to play 40$ games, with maybe some shots at 50$ level. The risk is that my style is very aggro, and probably too aggro, especialy nearing the bubble or Final Table phase, so I can hurt my bankroll if aggression doesn't work. But if it works.. Then I can expect some nice victories again 
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 34
Weekly profit 3171€
Previous profit 12 952€
Current profit 16 123€
Goal profit 50 000€
Well, that was my best week of the year And according to Sharkscope, my ability jumped to rating of 82.
Best victory came on Thursday as I shipped a 22$ tournament. Fun fact, that was my 2nd win of the same tournament in 8 days, and once I finished 3rd in between. Definitely my favorite tournament for now 
However, it wasn't the biggest score of the week. On Sunday night I got deep into the biggest tournament at GG, Global Millions (Probably same as Sunday Million on PokerStars). Finishing 52 from almost 20k entrants is not bad
It could have been even better but my A♣:J♦: didn't hold pre against K♣:J♣: on the last hand 
King on the Turn was not a card I wanted to see..
With this kind of luck, I wonder maybe I should enter some of the Bracelet WSOP events. Fish on a heater definitely has a chance
Originally posted by AgapieGheorghe
Nice results !
Haha, I wouldn't mind that
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 35
Weekly profit 48€
Previous profit 16 123€
Current profit 16 171€
Goal profit 50 000€
A quiet week with no huge scores or big downswings. The Buyin stake increased which means the opposition is getting tougher so once again I have to adapt to those crushers At the moment my graph at sharkscope looks like this.
So no 10k euros mark yet
Hello my friends The hot summer days are over and usually it is the time when poker games get back from holidays as well. In pandemic times I'm not sure how much of holidays we got, but for sure, the games traffic should be on the raise. Now let's see how my year was so far and what can it offer in the close future 
1. 5 Big Live events
Not much of satellites into Live events from PokerStars or Natural8, so my 1st Live festival comes in my own country - The Fisherman Challenge. It starts in 2 weeks for another 2 weeks action. Main Event 250€ with multiple day 1 options and some side events ranging from 125€ to 1250€. It's been a while since I touched physically cards so I can't wait for this festival to start
2. Play 10k games of Spins at 100$ level and reach 45 ChipEV
As I switched myself to tournaments, this goal will stay as it is. Half a point
3. Reach Final Table in Sunday Million
This is the equivalent of Sunday Million at GG Masters. Still far away from Final Table, but at least my first cash here
4. Update Trophy board or ship Major MTT online event
Well, I've got 2 Zodiacs from 12 already I was very close to getting the Rat, but unfortunately my hands didn't hold at the Final Table.
I was chipleading with 5 players left and when I got pocket Queens. The guy in 2nd place got pocket Jacks and we went Allin preflop. Jack on the Turn was a gin card for him unfortunately. I still managed to get into HeadsUp, take again the chiplead, get in good preflop Allin, but same story with a bad beat appeared
The last hand was something of a flip, but probably like a 95% for him that day
5. Study poker 360 hours
January - 24 hours
February - 25 hours
March - 29 hours
April - 24 hours
May - 21 hours
June - 9 hours
July - 44 hours
August - 41 hours
After 35 weeks, the hours number is 217 in total. With this pace the goal looks like very beatable. I just have to make sure my motivation doesn't disappear in the final days 
6. Buy land, equip solar system and build sauna
Nothing to be updated here. Just like Lithuania's National Football stadium, it just can't move from a starting point
7. Reach 20k XPoints on French Duolingo and climb to B1 level from A2
Probably it will be my first completed goal, hopefully in the early December. Also I've reached the 1st checkpoint, something similar like getting into 2nd year in school
8. Get promoted with Top Kickers into League III
In last 5 matches we got 4 victories and 1 draw, what allowed us to move up in the table. Today we have the most important match with 1st place holders and if we can somehow grab a win, we will have all the chances not only to win a promotion but also win the league as well The teams are very close in positions, so every point is super valuable
9. Read 12 books
"Many Sons Have Fallen Dead" by Adolfas Ramanauskas Vanagas
"The secret life of Salvador Dali", by himself
"The Football Manager Guide to Football Management" by Iain Macintosh
"The unmumsy mum" by Sarah Turner
"The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War" by Jaroslav Hašek
"Poker satellite strategy" by Dara O'Kearney with Barry Carter
Still on the same books as before. The problem (actually not a problem) is that Švejk's book is almost 1000 pages long so it takes time to read it all. And as you know already, time is not the thing that I have too much
10. Live a happy and meaningful life
I want to travel! Says my daughter and I couldn't agree more 
All the best to all in the Autumn!
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 36
Weekly loss -764 €
Previous profit 16 171€
Current profit 15 407€
Goal profit 50 000€
After a long winning streak, I came to a losing one. No harsh feelings as it should have happened at some time. Couple of deep runs, however just a few final tables and not much luck in those. Usually I'm very happy when I get dealt Aces twice in a row, but not so happy when they are cracked both times preflop To the same opponent 
In a Final Table of Zodiac Horse
Hopefully all the good luck strikes back this week
But... but you forgot to update us on how it went vs the first in the league?
Kind of far away in points though anyway,right? Only the first one gets promoted?
Here you are Another 2 wins (Against the league leaders as well) and now we are in the Top3. The regulations is that 3 teams get promoted, so we are just right there 5 matches left and next week its a crucial game against Position No 2
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 36
Weekly profit 548€
Previous profit 16 171€
Current profit 16 719€
Goal profit 50 000€
Good day grinders! Another small step towards to goals
Looks like a breakeven period with some small income from bonuses. And the biggest prize of a week was this:
As for this week, I won't be playing much online as finally I'm going to play some Live events in my country. Already made buy-ins for 2 different tournaments so fingers crossed for some luck
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 37
Weekly profit 57€
Previous profit 16 719€
Current profit 16 776€
Goal profit 50 000€
Not much of a step forward, but at least a step forward however, it's now like 200 games breakeven period, exactly the month
So am I playing badly or running badly? Usually it's the mix of both, but this time I want to show some hands from one tournament, a 52$ Bounty tournament. If you watch some poker shows (In this instance PokerCode Streamhouse), you will notice my opponent was one of those heroes
So 1st hand, a shove from AQ pre, SB reshoves AK and I have an easy call with K♦:K♣: At least I get a bounty from a Big stack
Hand 2. Opening Kings from early position and again easy call after SB rejams his 99. 9♣: on the River
Hand 3 is a tricky one. UTG had only 0,5BB and that always creates some crazy dynamics. So he puts it all UTG with 6♦:5♥: and I prepare a trap with my T♥:T♣: Then SB shoves 8BB with A♦:2♥: and our friend ships 35BB with K♦:T♦:. What a nice spot for me to grab 3 bounties as all are dominated! Unless..
And last hand exactly on the bubble.. 
This time it is our friend who traps me by limping UTG with A♥:J♥: A nice hand but behind my A♦:Q♦: which I shove for 17BB. Snap call and snap out of the tournament as the board sends J♣:
There are some jokes that PokerStars are distributing more good hands to their ambassadors, seems like the same is on GG
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 38
Weekly loss 524 €
Previous profit 16 776€
Current profit 16 252€
Goal profit 50 000€
So it might look that it was a bad week 
However, I was very happy with it, because of..
Before Sunday grind I took a look into PokerStrategy News section and I saw that PokerStars finally organize an event in Europe. So why not give it a try? 1st bullet and a package to EPT Prague National event is already in the pocket Festival begins in the middle of December, and for me Prague is the most beautiful city before Christmas. Hopefully no Covid related cancelations as those Live stops is really a thing I miss a lot
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 39
Weekly loss 1267 €
Previous profit 16 252€
Current profit 14 985€
Goal profit 50 000€
Yeah, not the best week as I melted my bankroll a little. PokerStars has a new Reward system, so I thought I give it a try again at the Spins. How did it go?
As you can see, there was a huge difference between expected winnings (around 1800$) and actual loses of -1300$. 28 Buyins on variance, not much luck I guess However, I was very happy with my own play - at thirst I thought I will struggle to keep a good ChipEV after such a long break but 58 chips in 420 is actually one of the best results this year If I can keep same figure this week, hopefully both expected and actual graphs will be positive
Hi mate,
With the new PokerStars reward program, did you know, what is the maximum rakeback that we could earn, with all bonuses , chest , etc., for example if we play around 1500-2000 at 100s spins per month ? Gl at the tables -)
Hi paf, thanks for a message
You get 25% rakeback by chests (tournament tickets, spin&go tickets, direct cash or Starcoins), plus possible 40% if you play 1800 spins at 100$ level in a month.
For example I've already played 1000 spins but I definitely need to put another 800 games in 13 days, otherwise I won't get anything from precious 3600$ cash.
If you include some promotions and leaderboards, I believe you can get up to 100% in rakeback This number is very appealing to Regs, and in those 2 weeks I've seen plenty or regulars. In fact, it was very hard to find a recreational player in my games, mostly playing against 2 very strong opponents. Only on Sunday evening the games were soft, but otherwise be prepared for tough battles. How tough? I will post my graph for this period just below
In two weeks I've been in the biggest downswing in my life -6400$ although the graph shows that I should have been slightly in profits.. So my bonus hunting doesn't go well and I will need to get much luck to turn that blue line into positive one.
And now my bankroll updates look like this:
2022 Challenge
Weekly review, part 40
Weekly loss 3983 €
Previous profit 14 985€
Current profit 11 002€
Goal profit 50 000€
Year still in profits, but last week tendencies don't look encouraging
VS