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Timmaywin
Joined: 23.02.2010

You sound like someone who is playing with scared money and want's to make up their loses, like gamblers do.

It makes no sense to play an entire different style on NL2 compared to NL10.

Stop playing with scared money. Take a break when you notice that you want to win too eagerly. Focus on your play instead of short-term results.

Good luck at the tables :f_drink:


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Originally posted by Timmaywin
You sound like someone who is playing with scared money and want's to make up their loses, like gamblers do.

It makes no sense to play an entire different style on NL2 compared to NL10.

Stop playing with scared money. Take a break when you notice that you want to win too eagerly. Focus on your play instead of short-term results.

Good luck at the tables :f_drink:

My mistake is that I can't stand lowest games online. I should be there with my bankroll but I always go to stakes where I have 10-20 bins and lose. Thats why scared money.


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

I got 50% rakeback for blasts in 888 from universal affiliates. I started to grind those as well and hopefully get a nice rakeback at the end of the month.


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

It's time to update the blog again. I have played every day, but the first 2 months were losing. 3 last months I have won. I have played cash games mostly in party poker.

I tried Spin and go's in Winmax for fun as I had like 10 bucks in my account. I managed to win 200 euros and now I am playing those regularly. I switched from Winamax to ipoker as I have 30% rakeback there. Swings are huge, but I have enough roll to play 5 eur games. I study in Bbz poker for Preflop and post-flop + for GTO. If I don't get a huge downswing I play spins regularly from now on. Sometimes cash games. Pokerstars has been absolute terrible as I can't win there so I excluded from playing.

Here are the graphs from a small sample in Winamax. I lost 12 bins in the end and switched to the ipoker.

The graph doesn't say anything as it's too small a sample, but I am confident that I win in the long run. I had a couple of 10x multipliers that I won as well.

Graph from Finnish site veikkaus playing nl5 cash:


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Time to update. Poker hasn't gone very well lately. Last month I was about break even, but I can't build the bankroll. I always go to heads up and lose my bankroll. I managed to win bad beat jackpot from GG 550 USD and went to nl25 and nl50 Heads up to lose it all back. My psyche is not stable to play. I just can't play small as if I win, I go to higher stakes with 10-20 bins and lose it all.

I lost with the bad beat in HU, But didn't have a roll to play that game. Now I am playing cash in Finish Site veikkaus and 888. I have switched from site to site to get a better run, but the run remains the same in all sites. The best run has been in Veikkaus. Now in 888 trying to build the bankroll. Next month I get more money so I invest more in the bankroll for a total bankroll of around 350 USD. Now I won't go heads up to lose it all. If I have to stay in nl5, then I stay there.

I have studied GTO with GTO+ and postflop+. It really improves my game. I think I have like 90% correct GTO decisions which I am happy about. I aim to study with the GTO bot for an hour per day from now on. Just can't get lazy with it. Also like to study PF with the preflop+ or BBZ preflop study tool.

I am still confident that someday I can become a full-time pro. Just need to fix mental issues and have good bankroll management.

BR: 350 USD (when I get more money in 2 days)
Games: NL 5 and NL10 cash and sometimes tourneys with ABI of max. 5 USD.
PS: I banned pokerstars as the run was just insanely bad. It have been like that for the past 15 years. Just can't win there.


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abomb1
Joined: 04.05.2009

The mental aspect of the game is often the hardest part. I still have trouble chasing my losses, and not shoving when I get steamed. Keep up the good work, and work taking breaks when you need them.


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Originally posted by abomb1
The mental aspect of the game is often the hardest part. I still have trouble chasing my losses, and not shoving when I get steamed. Keep up the good work, and work taking breaks when you need them.

Thanks! It's nice to hear that I am not alone.


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Ok, it's time to update the blog! I have played some tourneys, cash games, and heads-up sit-n-go's. I binged 2 tournaments for 500 USD and won like 200 from Heads up sit and go Turbos. Right now I try to grind husngs on partypoker. There are some bad players and GTO makes wonders against them. My bankroll is still only around 300 because I bought some stuff and had to withdraw.

I joined the bankroll challenge again. My goal is to go from 300 USD to 2k. Hopefully, I don't go bust this time. I play with aggressive bankroll management but move down from stakes if I get a bad run. I play 10 USD games with sit-and-go's and cash games and 5 USD for tournaments.

Thats all for now!


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

I had to buy a new computer as my laptop crashed. I had to withdraw all of my money as well. I have been playing HUSNG hypers and some spins now—next month some mtt's, spins and husng hypers, not much cash game.

I will buy GTO wizard pro for HUSNG as well. Need to practise a bit as Im not sure about all ranges and need to tweak post-flop game as well.

This month:

Few spins and most of it are HUSNG hypers 2 USD and some 5 USD games


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Originally posted by taavi1337
Thanks. Even if you crush NL2 for 50bb/100, how long can you manage to do that? 2 hours a day for 30 days? I am interested in your overall gameplan and endurance.

Sorry I missed that. I don't play cash that much anymore but I would play nl 5 and nl 10 with 30 bin bankroll and grind it up if I would play cash. I have very aggressive bankroll for spins and husng. I play 8-12 hours every day.


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vriza
Joined: 06.08.2008

My greatest win was at partypoker. Win 290 dollars for second place. There was some small profit thre but most of time i just loose all mony. I want to become better at this game by learning from u proos


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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

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Affltr
Joined: 05.07.2017

Originally posted by vriza
My greatest win was at partypoker. Win 290 dollars for second place. There was some small profit thre but most of time i just loose all mony. I want to become better at this game by learning from u proos

You can improve by buying GTO wizard, Icmizer or pairrd. Watch videos from youtube and watch twitch.tv poker streams. Good luck!


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Arghya77
Joined: 19.12.2024

My journey to become a poker pro starts now! I'm diving into the world of strategy, psychology, and high-stakes gameplay. Every hand, every decision is a step toward mastering the game. I know the road will be tough, but I’m ready to put in the time, study, and work to make it to the top. Let’s see where this adventure takes me—let’s go all-in!


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Arghya77
My journey to become a poker pro starts now! I'm diving into the world of strategy, psychology, and high-stakes gameplay. Every hand, every decision is a step toward mastering the game. I know the road will be tough, but I’m ready to put in the time, study, and work to make it to the top. Let’s see where this adventure takes me—let’s go all-in!

Hi Arghya77,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com :welcome:

be sure to check out the bankroll challenge! See: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3255945#post3255945

Best of luck :gl:,
VS


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