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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Hello everyone, i have just finished my 6 year old challange i finally got rolled for NL10, and i think i am capable of beating it. I am ready for new challange, getting out of micros.

I am 29 year old, from Sarajevo, Bosnia. I have full time job so i take a poker as a hobby. But as sallary here is realy low, and if get away from micros this might change.

Started here long ago, and i learned enough to beat micros. Withrawing money, and tilting problem kinda stoped my progress, and i stayed at micros for long time, taking a break from poker from time to time.
Recently started following some guys on twich, watching videos, and i think it improved my game.

Decided to deposit 20$ on stars, and play Zoom, then i remembered i have this thred opened so i culd at least document part of my challange and finally finish it getting my bankroll to 400$, and playing NL10. It took me 74days of playing, and 64k of hands.

Here is graph of challange:


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vonki
Joined: 18.03.2008
Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Thanks vonki,

My goal is to get 400$ to 2000$ and to play NL50.

First two days still runing realy good, a lot above EV

Biggest winning hand:

http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/19531450_6CD2AF0342

BR:424$


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chriskwns
Joined: 07.10.2012

Hi, looking good. I'am currently at NL10 zoom too so see You at the tables _thumbsup:


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

First week:

Stil running above EV, i am not satisfied with my play this week, had some loose calls. Won 5$ at promotion.

Bankroll at 410$


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

BR:516$

Running good last three days, mostly playing only till i finish pyramid challange so low on hands.

Running a lot above EV.

Interesting hand,

http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/19638414_7959064613

Thout he had AK or AA there.


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Withrawed 100$ at friday, and went to Montenegro for a weekend. Bankroll at 400$.

Week 2:


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Week 3:

Won 5$ from promotion, Bankroll 410$

Still running above Ev, i cant lose all in.

Not satisfied with my play this week.

One of hand i played badly:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 138.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 214.7 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 145.2 BB (VPIP: 24.07, PFR: 20.37, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)
MP: 146.7 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 80.6 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 45)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♣ K♣

fold, MP calls 1 BB, CO raises to 4 BB, fold, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, MP calls 3 BB

Flop: (13 BB, 3 players) A♠ 3♠ 5♠
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets 9.3 BB, Hero calls 9.3 BB, MP calls 9.3 BB

Turn: (40.9 BB, 3 players) 3♦
Hero bets 27.3 BB, MP calls 27.3 BB, fold

River: (95.5 BB, 2 players) 5♣
Hero bets 59.4 BB and is all-in, MP calls 59.4 BB

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Hero shows A♣ K♣ (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 69%, Flop 79%, Turn 5%)
MP shows T♦ 3♥ (Full House, Threes full of Fives)
(Pre 31%, Flop 21%, Turn 95%)
MP wins 204.7 BB


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Two hands from today,

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 108.3 BB
SB: 94.7 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
UTG: 156.3 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP: 242.9 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
CO: 108.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♦ T♥

UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 10 BB

Flop: (30.5 BB, 2 players) 8♦ 7♠ 9♦
MP checks, Hero bets 16 BB, MP calls 16 BB

Turn: (62.5 BB, 2 players) T♣
MP checks, Hero checks

River: (62.5 BB, 2 players) J♦
MP bets 44.4 BB, fold

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MP wins 59.7 BB

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 129 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 31)
SB: 93.3 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
BB: 81.3 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
UTG: 412.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
MP: 100.1 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♠ 7♣

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Flop: (12.5 BB, 2 players) A♥ T♠ 9♥
BB checks, Hero bets 6.5 BB, BB calls 6.5 BB

Turn: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 7♥
BB checks, Hero bets 17 BB, BB calls 17 BB

River: (59.5 BB, 2 players) J♣
BB bets 51.8 BB and is all-in, fold

Spoiler

BB wins 56.8 BB


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vonki
Joined: 18.03.2008

Could you explain the TT squeeze vs utg + mp? Just out of curiousity :)


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Just dont want to play it vs two, its too strong to just setmine imo.


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Played 2k hands today, up 1$ :)

Lot of swings today, from -30$ to +15$

And this hand at the end

didnt want to 4bet, he seems tight wanted to keep blufs in his range

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 120.6 BB
SB: 105.3 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
BB: 94.1 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
UTG: 120.5 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 111.2 BB (VPIP: 20.51, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 41)
CO: 121.2 BB (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ A♥

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.3 BB, SB raises to 7.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 5.2 BB

Flop: (16 BB, 2 players) K♦ A♦ 6♥
SB bets 7.5 BB, Hero calls 7.5 BB

Turn: (31 BB, 2 players) 8♥
SB bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB

River: (71 BB, 2 players) 8♣
SB bets 70.3 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 70.3 BB

Spoiler

SB shows 9♠ 8♠ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 40%, Flop 4%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows K♣ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 60%, Flop 96%, Turn 95%)
SB wins 202.1 BB


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vonki
Joined: 18.03.2008

Originally posted by Pnnkaznk
Just dont want to play it vs two, its too strong to just setmine imo.

I don't think I would agree. A lot of players fold a lot vs squeezes so you're essentially isolating yourself vs a pretty strong range when you squeeze like that. UTG usually isn't that wide to begin with, that TT is an automatic value3b or valuesqueeze.


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

I have seen players calling very lose vs 3bet, but yes most of them fold a lot to 3bet. If i am playing only against UTG i wuld just call, i agree that his range is strong there, but that MP player is probobly calling wide range, pocket pairs suited conectors. So vs two players, i think theres chance of them calling me with weaker range. But its marginal, i might call it too, but i prefer 3beting IP . I wulld probobly only call with 22-99 there.


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vonki
Joined: 18.03.2008

Usually, people fold even more to squeezes than 3bets though... I have them both seperately in my HUD for this very reason... Sometimes you find players with 50% fold to 3b that have 70% fold to squeeze... :)


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Running so bad this month, my oponents keeps having top of their range, and i dont play my A game. But i dont think i play bad eighder. I have some leaks, i need to fix, i CBET too much, looks like some of oponents started to adopt and call lot of steals on blinds and Check/raise some flops.

BR: 380$

Some hands from thins morning session.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 43.9 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
BB: 124.2 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 8.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
UTG: 64.2 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 9)
MP: 69.1 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
CO: 105.4 BB (VPIP: 25.45, PFR: 21.82, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 59)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ A♣

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 6 BB

Flop: (19.5 BB, 2 players) A♥ 3♠ 5♣
UTG bets 19 BB, Hero calls 19 BB

Turn: (57.5 BB, 2 players) 2♠
UTG bets 36.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 36.2 BB

River: (129.9 BB, 2 players) 4♦

Spoiler

UTG shows 6♦ A♠ (Straight, Six High)
(Pre 6%, Flop 3%, Turn 9%)
Hero shows A♦ A♣ (Straight, Five High)
(Pre 94%, Flop 97%, Turn 91%)
UTG wins 124.1 BB

Not sure if river shove is too much +EV,

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 99.5 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
SB: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (BB): 133 BB
UTG: 104.7 BB (VPIP: 27.08, PFR: 22.92, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 52)
MP: 68 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
CO: 115.3 BB (VPIP: 13.64, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 24)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♠ J♠

fold, MP raises to 2.6 BB, CO calls 2.6 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.6 BB

Flop: (8.3 BB, 3 players) K♥ 8♣ 6♠
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks

Turn: (8.3 BB, 3 players) T♠
Hero bets 5.5 BB, fold, CO calls 5.5 BB

River: (19.3 BB, 2 players) 7♠
Hero bets 15.6 BB, CO raises to 35 BB, Hero raises to 124.9 BB and is all-in, CO calls 72.2 BB and is all-in

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Hero shows Q♠ J♠ (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 42%, Flop 26%, Turn 27%)
CO shows 4♠ A♠ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 58%, Flop 74%, Turn 73%)
CO wins 223.2 BB

Weird hand, wuld he check set on turn, Ax of hearth!?

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102.7 BB (VPIP: 21.50, PFR: 20.56, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 108)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 17)
Hero (BB): 103.3 BB
UTG: 73.7 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 120.1 BB (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 26.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 30)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♥ K♥

fold, MP raises to 2.5 BB, CO calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 3 players) 4♥ 9♥ 8♠
Hero checks, MP bets 5.7 BB, fold, Hero calls 5.7 BB

Turn: (19.4 BB, 2 players) K♣
Hero checks, MP checks

River: (19.4 BB, 2 players) 8♥
Hero bets 12.9 BB, MP raises to 111.9 BB and is all-in, fold

Spoiler

MP wins 43.2 BB


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chriskwns
Joined: 07.10.2012

AA - suckout
QJ - bet/call river
KJ - yea it's akward, but from my experience I would have folded here Kx flush, imo his line looks simply like a FD that he decided to x back OTT, every set and 98 would bet this turn. I ran into Ax flush tooooooo many times to call that river :f_tongue:


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Week 4:

Bankroll 380$

First negative week, i'll drop down to NL5 for few days. I'll try to spend more time learning, i have downloaded lot of videos about game theory, and few live play videos.


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Still running/playing bad.

Todays biggest hands:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 131)
SB: 50 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BB: 50 BB
UTG: 105.2 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
MP: 102.6 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ Q♣

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, SB raises to 50 BB and is all-in, fold, UTG calls 48 BB, Hero raises to 100 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 50 BB

Flop: (251 BB, 3 players) K♠ 5♦ Q♠

Turn: (251 BB, 3 players) 3♥

River: (251 BB, 3 players) 4♥

Spoiler

UTG shows J♠ J♦ (One Pair, Jacks)

Main Pot [151 BB]: (Pre 16%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [100 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows Q♦ Q♣ (Three of a Kind, Queens)

Main Pot [151 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 85%, Turn 95%)
Side Pot#1 [100 BB]: (Pre 81%, Flop 93%, Turn 100%)

SB shows A♣ A♥ (One Pair, Aces)

Main Pot [151 BB]: (Pre 67%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 240.6 BB

Hand 2:

Not great flop, we are beating JJ TT, lot of sets in his range, not sure about my play

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 185 BB (VPIP: 10.34, PFR: 6.90, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 106.8 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
UTG: 121.4 BB (VPIP: 43.48, PFR: 26.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
MP: 128.6 BB (VPIP: 26.97, PFR: 19.10, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 92)
CO: 52.8 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♣ Q♠

UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 12 BB

Flop: (34 BB, 2 players) 9♠ 6♦ 7♥
Hero bets 22.8 BB, MP raises to 113.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 62.2 BB and is all-in

Turn: (204 BB, 2 players) 6♥

River: (204 BB, 2 players) 2♥

Spoiler

Hero shows Q♣ Q♠ (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 81%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)
MP shows 7♦ 7♠ (Full House, Sevens full of Sixes)
(Pre 19%, Flop 89%, Turn 95%)
MP wins 195.6 BB

Hand 3:

I think i cant fold this.

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 98.6 BB (VPIP: -, PFR: -, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
SB: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 3)
BB: 323.2 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 109.6 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 165.6 BB (VPIP: 12.90, PFR: 8.60, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 97)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♥ K♠

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) K♦ 9♠ T♥
Hero bets 4.8 BB, BTN calls 4.8 BB

Turn: (17 BB, 2 players) 4♠
Hero bets 13.6 BB, BTN calls 13.6 BB

River: (44.2 BB, 2 players) 6♠
Hero checks, BTN bets 42 BB, Hero raises to 78.6 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 35.2 BB and is all-in

Spoiler

Hero shows K♥ K♠ (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 81%, Flop 92%, Turn 82%)
BTN shows T♠ 7♠ (Flush, Ten High)
(Pre 19%, Flop 8%, Turn 18%)
BTN wins 190.4 BB

Hand 4 : I expected lot of flushes, sets in their ranges.

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 98.6 BB (VPIP: 41.67, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
SB: 104.4 BB (VPIP: 29.51, PFR: 26.23, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 61)
Hero (BB): 338.8 BB
UTG: 174.6 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 17)
MP: 116.4 BB (VPIP: 29.17, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
CO: 199.8 BB (VPIP: 47.06, PFR: 35.29, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♣ J♣

UTG raises to 3.2 BB, MP calls 3.2 BB, fold, BTN calls 3.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.2 BB

Flop: (13.2 BB, 4 players) 5♣ 3♣ A♦
Hero checks, UTG bets 9 BB, MP calls 9 BB, BTN calls 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

Turn: (49.2 BB, 4 players) 7♣
Hero checks, UTG bets 24.4 BB, fold, BTN calls 24.4 BB, Hero raises to 326.6 BB and is all-in, fold, BTN calls 62 BB and is all-in

River: (246.4 BB, 2 players) 7♠

Spoiler

Hero shows K♣ J♣ (Flush, King High)
(Pre 42%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
BTN shows 6♣ A♣ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 58%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
BTN wins 236.2 BB


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Pnnkaznk
Joined: 13.11.2009

Week 5:

Mostly NL5,

BR: 400$

Graph since i started new challange, not looking pretty


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