Originally posted by purplefizz
Originally posted by Gabinr1
Anyways, this will be my last review in $$$, also the last time my BR will be public. From now on I will post graphs in bigblinds.u join the pros so early? dont stop sharing so soon. i plan to wait until its at least 4-5k...
It's a good time to do that. On 1st of July (in a few hours) I make a year from when I deposited my $50 ♠_cool:
I will write a big nice post of celebration later 
Originally posted by Gabinr1
Anyway, here is where it all begins! I'm depositing 50$ on pokerstars tonight! And here you will see my evolution. (1 July 2009)
Originally posted by Gabinr1
OK... Starting Capital (bankroll) 50$
Let the games begin!
Today I make a year from when I first deposited my $50 and started my poker career. Did I know i would make it this far? There's no doubt, and I will push forward till I accomplish all my LongTerm Goals! I will WIN BIG, it's in my nature!
Ok, enough with the modesty now 
I want to share with you my 1 year journey to where I am in this moment, what I've learned along the way and what I plan for the future.
A year goes by so fast!
I started very committed, deposited my own $50, with big goals. I can say that I begun with almost nothing but a small BR and just goals... didn't know much strategy, didn't know how important BRM is, I just knew what I wanted... all that was left was to learn how to get it...
To make a long story short...I did
THE END!
Just kidding, you're not getting off so easy 
So I started learning (reading articles, watching videos, posting hands and sometimes public coaching), participating in discussions, updating my blog for feedback.
Actually I decided to respect a 30 BI BRM because of the feedback I got at the beginning... I didn't want to use much BRM, but around 4 users told me, in one way or another, that I should be careful and respect BRM... I thought to myself "If so many players tell me BRM it's important and also it's clear and big stated in so many articles, then it must be important!"
At the beginning I only followed 1 blog, of a player who played a few stakes above mine and who was posting frequently in my blog, giving feedback and what not ♦ His name is JuiceQuadre, I think most of the forum knows him. His blog motivated me and I hope & think mine him. It was synergy, he encouraged me and gave feedback in here and I also did the same on his blog.
Even though it doesn't seem much, encouragements in tough times really helps a lot!
Of course, that's just isolated, there were many people that gave me feedback and helped me along the way, and with this post I want to THANK YOU ALL again! And I also followed a lot more blogs, but after a while I just focused on mine only and rarely read others.
Almost forgot, there was (and is) one more blog that I followed from the first day... the poker bros blog, dandycal and caltabiano. These guys are great... I would love to have a poker bro also. Well... not everybody has a suckout in life so let's live it at that 
First 1/2 of the year...
I climbed up limits like superman. Started by playing NL5, that's 10 BI BSS, that time there was no NL2.
First I played on PokerStars, I reached a bankroll of $439 in 3 months... then PokerStares implemented their new bonus system (3 deposits cumulative, bonus 100% up to $600). I was there for only 2 and a half months and the maximum bonus when I signed up was $50, so I wanted in on the new bonus and be eligible for another $550 bonus with 2 deposits, at least for the half month that is left... they refused me and so I left their platform (I told them in the e-mail I would do that, because they would represent no more interest if I don't get it)
Next, and an important one was Cake. Here I had had my biggest first downswing (I had some on PokerStars too, but little ones).
On NL10, almost when to go up to NL25... I just started losing like crazy... my BR was just going down and down... I couldn't catch anything, players where paying my bluffs, always having better hands than me, not paying when I had something and so on.
This was a big moment for me, which gave me like a magical potion that I just drunk and than I was invincible and still am. In 2/3 of the downswing I JUST DECIDED TO NOT HAVE EMOTIONS IN THE GAME ANYMORE AND IF IT ENDS UP ALRIGHT IN THE END, I WILL NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF EMOTION EVER OR FEAR OF LOSS WHEN IN DOWNSWING BECAUSE I WILL KNOW IT'S JUST TEMPORARY!
And guess what, in short time after my decision, I just started to win like crazy, hitting everything, getting payed with my best hands. That there, after, was the moment of a realization and a big CLICK in my self believe system.
From that point, I just had (and have) an incredible self confidence and I could lose large amounts of my BR without thinking to much about it (unless it was my fault and not just variance)
Also, in the downswing I found big leaks in my game, that I patched, which I would not have found otherwise.
I played on Cake 3 months, till my BR reached the sum of $1840 and was up to NL50. I finished releasing all the bonus and was a bit tired to have to play all the time at night, because of the weak traffic.
So I moved my BR to FullTilt. (Where I could play at any hour and still find a lot of tables)
In short, in the first 6 months, I took my BR from 50 to ~1800.
[I really want to keep this post as short as possible, but I can't stop writing, It's like I'm possessed ]
Second 1/2 of the year...
I stagnated at NL50, because I have made a lot of withdrawals. But, nevertheless, I'm happy with what I did... I tasted the fruits of my labor.
Only around $1700 were in my account after the BR transfer from Cake to FullTilt, $100 was lost in the exchange (from USD to RON and RON to USD). I started pretty well I took my BR up to ~$2150 in the first week and a half.
Then, all the hell broke loose!
300 down, didn't bother me much, I was used to such swings
500 down, now... it bacame a bit funny, it happens, I can only continue to play better
700 down, now it's annoying, why doesn't it stop?
1000 down, it's unbelievable! I'm confused and demoralized... It's the biggest amount I lost ever... $100 more to lose and I'm back to NL25
(within the downswing I released parts of the bonus, around 250 - I moved down at 1250 BR)
ALL THIS IN A WEAK.
And... yes, I also lost the last $100 that kept me at NL50 and just had to move down a limit.
I was down, in the mud, but my confidence didn't left me a bit... I was annoyed, down on the ground, but ready to fight back! Ready to take it all! Like I never was before! I lost a big amount of my BR, but that didn't discourage me at all, it just motivated me beyond limit.
I was ready for a new start.
This downswing made me find BIG exploitable leaks in my game, because I was not losing just because of bad luck... no sir... it was bad play.
After moving to NL25, RushPoker first appeared...
Well let's just say that in the first week after the downswing I SKY ROCKETED! I was back to NL50 in the next day, and after that I even had a day in which I won $500.
This brought a big CLICK too!
I realised downswings are great for 2 things, building up supreme confidence and finding/repairing big leaks.
Downswings are really important. They seem nasty, buy they help us reach the next levels in our evolution as (the best) poker players.
After that, my BR just went up, up and up. I started to get used to the Rush swings (the ones that touches my skin a bit are the sessions in which you lose 6BI in the first 300 hands, then you BE in the next 1k hands, than lose it all again in the next 300 hands, then win to BE again, then lose 5BI fast... it's simply mindfucking!)
[I have so much to write about... but I promised I would keep it as short as possible... lol, maybe I should write a book, instead of a post]
NL50 it's the limit under which roof I stayed long enough, half a year now. I made withdrawals of ~$5K total over this 6 months.
Even though I stayed at NL50, I improved my game greatly. It's like I said above, I tasted the fruits of my labor and that was the best choice in my opinion... to get a feeling for what I'm working, having a concrete understanding of what I gain.
But now...
It's time to move up!
I plan to move to NL100 as fast as I my BR reaches $3000+ Then keep climbing and building my game.
Because of my big goals I have to learn to play a big S+ game (S+>S>A>B>C ♦ ), to play at my best all times, to have godlike emotional and mental control and stamina.
I will get all this! It's required of me to get focus 100%, to be totally committed to improve and to win. Nothing can stop you in your way to greatness
You can be your best friend or your worst enemy, you're the only one standing between you and your goals!
Now, I'm gonna end the post with quoting my long term goals and the reason I keep the blog!
I write this blog to see my evolution in time. And to get feedback that will help me to become a excellent poker player and get my game on.
You will see here plays that I made, graphs with my evolution (in money) and more. My improvement and my bankrolls evolution.
I'm really confident that I'll make it big time!
With determination, passion, discipline and the right support you can do anything.
Long Term Goals: (lifetime) [updated on 16 November 2009]
become a Black Member on PokerStrategy
come to, at least, one Black Member Only Party
play in Las Vegas (LAS VEGAS BABY! LAS VEGAS!)
become a Professional Poker Player
win 1 million $, at least, from Poker
participate in WSOP
I can and I will make it happen! Life is a great adventure or nothing!
Till next time, I LOVE YOU ALL! ♠_thumbsup:
Cheers and Good Luck!
Great post sir 
I want to congratulate you for your success this far and keep up the good work. See you @ nl100 in no time ♦
Originally posted by cataah
Originally posted by Eminescu500
Great post sir
I want to congratulate you for your success this far and keep up the good work. See you @ nl100 in no time ♦
Thanks! See there then
Originally posted by Southofheaven
Congratulations man!
Thanks man! Cheers!
I'm gonna start this year in big fashion! I want to have a big start... I'm gonna play 12,5K hands/day for 14 days straight, starting tonight.
♠_cool:
First day.
How about the non-showdown winnings... pretty nice ♠_biggrin:
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still playing rush I assume?
Don't know but I dont think the goal with playing 12k hands for x days is all that good... you should focus on making max X mistakes from now and until eternity instead 
12k hands in 1 day? Sicko.... Surely rush poker? Theres no way you can sustainably win at 100nl playing that much... Take my advice please.
Originally posted by vonki
still playing rush I assume?Don't know but I dont think the goal with playing 12k hands for x days is all that good... you should focus on making max X mistakes from now and until eternity instead
Well, I'm not gonna do the 12,5K/day forever, it's just my goal for the next 13 days left. I want to grind it big
Originally posted by Swire
12k hands in 1 day? Sicko.... Surely rush poker? Theres no way you can sustainably win at 100nl playing that much... Take my advice please.Well... you can always try ♦
Cheers and Good Luck!
New Short Term Goals Added
Short Term Goals <7>: [July 2010]
♦ move up to NL100
♦ get the $250 for the Rush Week promotion
Second day.
12,5K hands it's indeed to much for daily. I'm not participating in any promotion that requires such a volume, so I'm gonna reduce the number of hands. I will continue with 10K hands per day.
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Originally posted by dylboi011
nice thread, also ty for your hand evaluations ♦and gl with your next goals
My pleasure. Thanks!
I just got $300 on my account and I don't know from where...
First I was happy... but now I'm a bit in doubt. After reading what happened to Joenaes I'm a bit afraid that it's not a deposit made by someone else to make an withdrawal.
I checked my past transactions and
the transaction code of the $300 starts with "PAYAC..." and I looked down, I have one more that starts with "PAY" and it's entitled "Cash" but only for $25.
That calms me, because if it were to be a hijack there would not be 2 deposits, but one and a big withdrawal.
Must be some kind of promotion or bonus that I'm not aware of.
If you know anything about this, please inform me
LOL
Just checked my e-mail:
Full Tilt Poker has made you a payment. The funds are now available in your account.
Thank you for playing at Full Tilt Poker
♠_biggrin:
So there's nothing to worry about. Hehe
PS: I have enough for NL100, 31 BI... I'm MOVING UP NOW! Hope I do good
