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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hello, I started with $12 I've played about 5k hands now I'm on $15, I'm playing on my phone


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Seems reasonable. Do you play ring games or other poker format?

Cheers,
SDK1987


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

I don't what ring games means, but I play NL$2 6max


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

I lost my bankroll, I kept making big pot mistakes followed by some unlucky hands, let's face I I'm a losing player, it took about 10k hands to lose £10 I wonder what that looks like on bb/100.

OK so I just checked it out and I lost 6bb/100, I have a lot of work to do if I wanna become a winning player.

I love loose aggressive can't wait until Tuesday so I can reload my bankroll with another £10


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

OK so I had a $1 tournament ticket, I fucked up and called somebody all in and lost a huge pot that was my full stack.

Don't call all ins without knowing he's a fucking donky.

Also I need to practice my hand reading more I'm very weak in this area. I'll study until Tuesday hand reading and try again.

At least I won 50p for knocking somebody out


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

OK so I reloaded 10 pound, I've been playing poker and I went down to 2 dollars and now I've climbed my way back up to 8 dollars


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Wow a positive session, I'm up to 17 dollars with a win rate of 10bb/100 3k sample. I'm playing 6 tables roughly 70 hands per hour per table that's 420 hands an hour that's 80c an hour nice I'm happy with that hopefully I can keep it up


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taavi1337
Joined: 29.05.2009

awesome progress thunderelf!


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Originally posted by taavi1337
awesome progress thunderelf!

Thank you, I'll follow your blog too.

I just had a nice session despite losing AA vs KJo all in preflop, ended the session with 20.62 dollars. ive won 500bb over a 4,400 sample thats 10bb/100 hands


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FeetEnjoyer
Joined: 22.01.2025

GL with your blog and poker. Try to post some hands too, maybe it will also help you out with some harder spots.


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Originally posted by FeetEnjoyer
GL with your blog and poker. Try to post some hands too, maybe it will also help you out with some harder spots.

Thanks, I'm buying holder manager next month when I get paid, so I will be able to post some hands.

I've played 5500 hands roughly, winning 9 dollars that's about 8bb/100, I thought I hit a straight earlier after I doubled up from a 45s vs AJ on a 23JA7 board, and reraised bet bet into pocket KK, noone seems to fold big pairs or top pair top kicker at NL 2


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

OK so I decided to sit with my entire £15 bankroll and lost the lot, I was still up 100bb over 6500 hands, I should be able to reload again today and restart


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Third attempt
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $8

Wow what a session, I had a k Hugh flush vs Ace high flush, a set vs higher set, witch led me to tilting with a top pair K kicker calling a reraise all in river shove.

I guess these hands don't matter eventually they will happen the opposite way round, it's crazy it still tilts me


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Third attempt 500 hands
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $13.48

I had a nice run of cards the last few days after that unlucky streak last week, 15bb/100 hands


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Third attempt 2000 hands
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $11.25

Wow what a run I've had lots of big pairs busted Khigh flushes into A high flushes I went down to 2 dollars, seemed to have spinned round a bit, hit some 4 of a kinds and stacked off with them.

I'm getting used to variance we can really go up and down with it I really don't like losing it tilts me and I make big pot mistakes, I'm getting better with it though as I've been focusing and studying a bit about variance


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hands 3700
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $15.04
Winrate 4.3bb per 100 hands

I can't cope with badluck and mistakes, there have been 2 hands where I got them all in KK vs AJ all in on a rainbow flop J27 turn was an ace

2nd hand was AA vs ATs all in on a rainbow flop 4h 8d Jc Qh Kh, it cracked me I think this tilts me into making big stack mistakes I just had AA and called a turn reraise shove after reraising the flop myself on a 2 4 T 8 board he had a T8.

I used to always be able to fold vs reraises I'm struggling at the moment at least I'm still winning but I've made about 15 big stack mistakes I should be on about 25 dollars


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hands 3900
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $15.74
Winrate 5bb per 100 hands

10c an hour I guess if that was higher limit that would be great.

Everytime I get AA KK QQ AK I put to the front of my mind be careful and hand read properly when I get reraised.

There were 2 hands that I made 2 good folds and avoided making 2 big stack mistakes

The first hand I ha KK I 3 bet and bet almost the pot on a Th8h2d and get reraised all in, I folded

The 2nd hand I hold KdKh the board is 2dTd3c 6d 3d I bet almost full pot on the river for 30cence and get reraised all in I folded.

It feels like I'm on a downswing I keep missing flop after flop, I feel bored of poker, but would like to make it ad a pro


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hands 4000
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $16.54
Winrate 5.9bb per 100

OK so I've made 2 more big mistakes I didn't put to the front of my head this time because I was holding tptk and a set, I need to make sure I put hand reading and make the correct decision to what I out the opponent on

Hand 1 I hold 44 flop is 4 2 T turn is a 3 I bet bet and get reraised all in all in my thought process is *I'm pissed off he has A5 I call* I didn't even consider 56, it should be *I've been reraised here he has A5 iron 56 a straight witch beats my 3 of a kind so I'm folding and saving the money*

Hand 2 I have AQ flop is QhTh6d the player donk shoves for about 60bb I call. He has QT. My thought process is, *he's a fish he has nothing I'm calling* it should be *This all in is most likely to be 2 pair or a set, maybe tptk so I'm splitting the pot at best, I'm folding and finding a better spot*

I challenge myself to not make any big pot mistakes for 1000 hands


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hands 4200
Starting bankroll roll 11.80
bankroll 12,40
Win rate 0.7bb per 100

Mann I had KK into AA vs a decent player, maybe I should fold them to a 5bet when there regs.

I failed my challenge after 100 hands player limps I check with 6s2s flop is 6h4d2c I bet and get reraised, here I should be folding this I know that, we end up going all in and he shows 64s my thought process is, he's a reg he limps and reraises he has an over pair, also I was thinking I dunno what he has but I think I'm beat.

It should be he has reraised me representing sets and a straight, or top 2 pair let's fold and find a better spot

Challenge play 1000 hands without making bigstack mistakes


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ThunderElf
Joined: 24.02.2024

Hands 4650
Starting bankroll $11.80
Bankroll $20.29
Winrate 9bb per 100 hands

Wow I'm playing really well, making lots of folds to reraises easily, I folded 3 of kind Jack's to a min reraise on a flush board, and fold of the match was

I have AK and 3 bet flop is AT6 3 players I call 2cence bet half pot on a 2 turn and the player donk shoves all in for about $1.75c on a Q river the pot was about 50c I fold, I put him on AQ

I can't wait until I get holdenmanager again, I love looking at the graphs

Challenges play 1000 hands without making a bigstack mistake 450/1000


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