Nice blog sir!!
Have seen you arround on rush and stars. Didnt realise you where that good ♦
As you go up in the stakes do you change youre game? I went back to NL25 from NL100 rush and valueownd myself by blufs that didnt work etc.
More plays on higher stakes and more ABC on the lower?
Keep on going, wanna see you climbing the stairs some more 
Ty! 
Well on higher limits I can make more moves because the thought process other players go through is more logical, and therefore more predictable in alot of spots. But on lower limits I've had alot of spots where I'd valuebet with the worst hand, because I thought there was no way this player has me beat here.
Lower limits are just way more passive. People on higher limits are used to valuebetting thinly. I think in general you should just be conscious of the fact that people on lower limits are less aggressive and that the aggression increases with every limit you move up, and change your game accordingly.
But ofcourse this is in general, alot of the play is player dependent.
Darkzzz
Hey Darkzzz, just finished reading your blog realy enjoyed it, GL with the move up to NL200.
BigAl,
Challenge Update nr.7
Hi! 
I've completed NL100 and will move up to NL200! ♠_biggrin:
Here is my NL100 graph:
Had a little bit of a bad run since last update, you can see that where my redline suddenly dropped like 1K and blueline flattened. In the end I went up again and overall im very happy about how I did on NL100. ♠_cool:
Winrates
NL25 Winrate: 1.18bb/100
NL25 AIEV adjusted winrate: 3.79bb/100
NL25 hands: 75045
NL50 Winrate: 4.62bb/100
NL50 AIEV adjusted winrate: 4.77bb/100
NL50 hands: 68418
NL100 Winrate: 4.62bb/100
NL100 AIEV adjusted winrate: 5.16bb/100
NL100 hands: 70304
NL200 Winrate:
NL200 AIEV adjusted winrate:
NL200 hands:
Stats
NL25
VPIP%: 16.2
PFR%: 14.0
3bet%: 3.2
NL50
VPIP%: 14.5
PFR%: 12.3
3bet%: 3.5
NL100
VPIP%: 15.7
PFR%: 12.8
3bet%: 3.8
NL200
VPIP%:
PFR%:
3bet%:
Thank god for fish 
Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
$0.5/$1 No-Limit Hold'em (9 handed)
Known players:
[tg]CO$101.50:///////;BU (Hero)$112.40:///////;SB$248.70:///////;BB$137.85:///////;UTG1$52.25:///////;UTG2$211.15:///////;MP1$113.50:///////;MP2$109.50:///////;MP3$100.00:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is BU with K:s, J:s.
6 folds, Hero raises to $3.00, SB folds, BB raises to $9.00, Hero calls $6.00.
Flop: ($18.5) 7:c, K:d, 8:c (2 players)
BB bets $8.80, Hero calls $8.80.
Turn: ($36.1) 2:c (2 players)
BB bets $34.35, Hero raises to $94.60, BB calls $60.25.
River: ($225.3) 6:h (2 players)
Final Pot: $225.3.
Results follow:
Hero shows a pair of kings(K:s J:s).
BB shows high card ace(A:h Q:d).
Hero wins with a pair of kings(K:s J:s).
THis guy was just donating. Could never make this turn all in against a sane person. LOL thank you sir.
Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
$0.5/$1 No-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)
Known players:
[tg]SB$148.95:///////;BB$38.00:///////;UTG2$100.00:///////;MP1$101.00:///////;MP2$201.30:///////;MP3$71.80:///////;CO$199.20:///////;BU (Hero)$102.05:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is BU with K:c, T:h.
4 folds, CO raises to $5.00, Hero calls $5.00, SB folds, BB calls $4.00.
Flop: ($15.5) T:s, 8:d, 7:h (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets $15.00, Hero raises to $33.00, BB folds, CO calls $18.00.
Turn: ($81.5) 4:c (2 players)
CO bets $161.20(All-In), Hero calls $64.05(All-In).
River: ($306.75) K:s (2 players)
Final Pot: $306.75.
Results follow:
Hero shows two pairs, kings and tens(K:c T:h).
CO shows a pair of eights(8:s A:c).
Hero wins with two pairs, kings and tens(K:c T:h).
This guy was so horrible I fistpumped when I hit top pair second kicker LOL 
The stairway
Now we will see how I do on NL200 :f_o:!
Darkzzz
Originally posted by BrokesoBroke
You cheated the stairway to high stakes!You're supposed to withdraw money!!!!
I know, I know 
Will do that from now on, haven't done it so far because I'm confident I can win up to NL200. Now I need to withdraw regularly to atleast prepare myself financially to the swings I will have on NL400 in the future(I hear the skill gap between NL200 and NL400 is reaaaaaaally big).
Having a decent amount of money on my bank account should help with that.
Just nice to know that in the future if I get like a 10-15BI downswing on NL400, that it's not the end of the world
just wanted to stop by and say: impressive sir. rly impressive.
not the fact that u beat nl50 or nl100. impressive how you did it. u had a plan. u didnt talk about your plan for weeks and cried around. u had your plan, u followed it. beind focused and dedicated. u sir, are a true pro. i have no idea who u are, what u do and why u do it but i strongly think u are a very smart guy.
u didnt take the day that was rly bad for many of us when ftp crushed as a reason to cry around like many others and hate life. u dealed with it like a pro and moved forward. it doesnt matter how hard we get hit, its only about moving forward. i like. respect!
i like your spirit. gl with your poker journey in the future!
Challenge Update nr.8
Hi!
I have played about 12K hands on NL200, went on a 15BI downswing which was half my Pokerstars BR 
I took a break for about a week and focused on other things like my music.
Now I feel ready to start grinding serious again.
I probably should have quit sooner but my ego wouldn't let me:P
Now I've accepted that sometimes you just run unbelievably bad and especially with 30BI BRM you have to just move down when you lose 5BI like it says and don't let ego get in the way. It's always been hard for me to admit that I failed at something I work hard at, and ofcourse with poker it's worse because you really don't know how much of it was running bad and how much of it was playing bad.
Here is the graph( it shows only 6K hands because I had to restore my computer and lost the other 6K hands, which were like -$1500):
Anyway now I have 30 BI for NL100 and I will just go from there.
At least for the rest of this month I will play 5K hands/day 12/16 tabling NL100 ♦
Winrates
NL25 Winrate: 1.18bb/100
NL25 AIEV adjusted winrate: 3.79bb/100
NL25 hands: 75045
NL50 Winrate: 4.62bb/100
NL50 AIEV adjusted winrate: 4.77bb/100
NL50 hands: 68418
NL100 Winrate: 4.62bb/100
NL100 AIEV adjusted winrate: 5.16bb/100
NL100 hands: 70304
NL200 Winrate: -12.15bb(-12.32bb with lost hands)
NL200 AIEV adjusted winrate: -8.99bb(-8.67bb with lost hands)
NL200 hands: 6065+6K lost hands
Stats
NL25
VPIP%: 16.2
PFR%: 14.0
3bet%: 3.2
NL50
VPIP%: 14.5
PFR%: 12.3
3bet%: 3.5
NL100
VPIP%: 15.7
PFR%: 12.8
3bet%: 3.8
NL200
VPIP%: 14.9
PFR%: 11.9
3bet%: 2.3
The stairway
Wish me luck!
Darkzzz
Originally posted by gxtwo
can you explain the 'cashout' part of your graph?
Or you could google it:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32/beginners-questions/seeking-specific-bankroll-guide-picture-stairs-510954/
Originally posted by gxtwo
can you explain the 'cashout' part of your graph?For example if I play at NL200, I can move up to NL400 when my bankroll reaches 12K. But before I move up I have to cashout 25 buyins of the next level, which is NL400. 25x400 = 10K.
So how I could do this for example is by cashing out 2K every time I win 3.2K. So if I repeat this process 5 times I would have cashed out 10K and also have the 12K bankroll necessary to move up to NL400(5x1200=6K).
Darkzzz
Nice work. Just a quick question:
how are you going about table selection, just randomly, or you keep looking for better ones in the course of your sessions?
Originally posted by FlorinCatana
Nice work. Just a quick question:how are you going about table selection, just randomly, or you keep looking for better ones in the course of your sessions?
I try to get on the tables with ppl I've marked as fish, and after that I just get on any random table with a decently high %/flop and avg pot.
If I'm 9 or 12 tabling I will replace worse tables but when I'm 16 tabling I just don't even bother since there's always some good ones in there somewhere. I'm not that fast of a player so I will time out and stuff if I try
Darkzzz
Good Luck on your way back up!
Just follow that stairway and you will be okay. 30BI is rough but if you follow it closely you should be okay!
Keep it up man. UP UP AND AWAY!
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