CHALLENGE REPORT
My challenge is finished! I turned $100 into $10.000 in under 3 months, including only table winnings, jackpots and leaderboard $$$. No rakeback included.
Maybe it would be suitable to throw some knowledge in here, I was never good at it but well, let's try. Let's start with summarizing how it all happened:
NL5 Rrush, GG Poker:
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NL10 Rush, GG Poker:
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NL25 Rush, GG Poker:
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NL50 Reg, GG Poker:
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NL100 Zoom, PokerStars:
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I played some nl50 Rush too later on with leftover money on GG when I was already playing on Stars, I didn't post those results as I found that irrelevant, those were mostly for coaching purposes an few sessions on my "off days" and are not included in challenge anyway, but just for the sake of having complete information... here are my NL50 Rush, GG Poker results from last months period:
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Firstly I would like to say that, despite having nice graphs (in my not so humble opinion xD) and as a final result everything looking smooth and nice, if you look more closely, I was having 10 BIs swings on daily basis even on lowest limits out there. Keep in mind that I kind of "know what to do", so in those times, despite running bad, I jut kept on playing the right game. That being said I completely understand when less experienced players run bad, they start to do lots of random shit, which will make make everything even worse. It is important to have trust in your game even in those shitty times and maybe double up on studying.
Secondly, I must say that luck played role too. I mean those flipout tournaments at GG, I scored few BIS in the beginning, that saved bunch of time, I mean if you take home $35 at nl10 for basically nothing, it helps Those few $$$ add up and save lots of pain. I also did hit jackpot back at baby stakes, which saved me bunch of time. I don't remember exactly, I think I was already rolled for higher stakes at that point, but again, being able to dig deeper into roll without worries definitely helped.
Next thing is effort. I mean I came back to our beautiful gave after 3 years break, sure. But prior to that I competed in 5/10 and 10/20 games on regular basis and have over 12 years of experience under my belt as a professional. So yep, I am not new (as most of you probably guessed anyway).
Talking about effort, in those 3 months, despite having lots of experience, I still dedicated to poker 10-14 hours a day. I took off days sure, but when I performed, I really gave it my all both on tables and off tables. It is not about just sitting down and magically winning. It is all those study sessions, looking for spots and then finding them at the tables that do pay off.
I would also like to state that, despite people saying that games became way tougher, at those baby stakes, it is still possible to have significant edge over the field. I mean I do think I was running hot recently, I feel I have an edge over the pool, but don't think its 11bb edge as my latest sample states. I mean when you run hot, you know you do, same as when you run bad 
Dream is still alive guys, you just have to want it bad enough!
As a final note I would like to encourage you guys to start thinking little bit outside of the box. I know it sounds like cliché, but in these days it is true more than ever. People have solvers, people use solvers all the time. I am not saying solvers are bad, it's just that, it makes people dull in my modest opinion. Back in the days, when there were no solvers, we had to figure out for ourselves how to win. There was no magic pill... People did suck sure, but so did we. You had to connect little dots, look for every clue you could. This is the piece people are missing nowadays. They just can't fucking think! Zero creativity, they play a hand, go look into solver and that's it.
You can achieve nice winrates just by picking on sizing tells, timing tells and by forcing people into spots they have to use their fucking brains. unconventional lines... Just the stuff they don't see on daily basis.
That being said, first chapter is behind me I am gonna keep on playing, probably will keep blog alive, I mean it is nice to be in touch with community, maybe help out those who are struggling at lower games (if you are not afraid to ask...). Next step for me is to play 100k hands at nl100 Zoom, I am halfway through, then I am gonna move up. Some guys at this limit are already pretty good so... I wanna see how far can I go this time.
P.S.: For those of you sending me DMs about GG vs Stars... Let me answer once for good - I would say neither 
But here is my perspective - GG has softer games, Stars are tougher, by far. BUT GG is fucking expensive in terms of rake, so it evens it out. Let me put it this way - if you wanna grind 16h a day and challenge leaderboards, then be my guest, play GG. Otherwise it is just waste of energy really. Unless you are plying for competition reasons of course. If you want to move up fast, pick up smaller networks, those have softer games, are cheaper and you can actually progress, rather than breaking even at those major networks, that is just my opinion...
Anyway, this post is already fucking massive so, see ya around guys, GL at the tables 
and remember, DREAM IS FUCKING ALIVE!!!, you just have to take it
