Ain't no party like a DKB party
Greetings Everyone,
Plan is simple but hard to achieve 10k€ in the bank+bankroll and ~+2k$ income/monthly from poker.
After unexpected success in my first blog, where I succeed in making 1k$ profit in a month playing 25nl.
Wanted to continue keep myself accountable and have a good place for reflection.
In this blog I will be posting:
-Weekly updates (Result Graph,Sessions,RB,Interesting HH)
-Weekly goals and plans (upfront)
-Monthly updates
-Monthly goals and plans (upfront)
About me, I'm 26 year old male from Latvian and currently working full-time job(15days a month, 12h shifts). For now I'm playing 25nl PartyPoker Regular/Zoom tables and have a rakeback ~25%. In future might look into other options but for now I'm satisfied with 25nl pool of PartyPoker. Will be using aggressive bankroll management 20bi up with 2bi shots.
P.S. Will not end this blog until I achieve my goal, for how ever long it takes.
Thanks for reading.
Any feedback about how I played or thinks I could do better is much appreciated.
Week 34 Recap
Greetings,
Fine Results, very low volume due to being sick and choosing live over online during weekend. 200nl was fun this week but I'm still overly emotional playing it (adrenaline junkie). Still bad at Live cash and having hard time adjusting, even though we played DC regular nlhe or weird Super holdem (3 cards, can use 0-2 of your cards, NLHE rules).
Monday -Good productive day. Gym / blog / study / 2 session / sleep on time.
Tuesday - Also very productive day. Similar to Monday besides blog writing.
Wednesday - Skipped gym to go out to park/city center with GF. Played one session when I came back but could not keep my focus as I felt sick.
Thursday - Woke up sick, studied decent amount and played 0 poker.
Friday - Did not go to gym as I still felt semi-sick. Studied some in the morning and played 3 sessions (3rd ended early as I could not focus)
Saturday - Wasted morning doing noting (feeling less sick), played one session before going to 1/1€ which was fun but I lost 200€. game felt good as we wehre watching Usky vs Fury in the background.
Sunday - Decided to take a day off
For this following week won't plan anything big with poker as going out with GF on Monday, celebrating Xmas at parents house, celebrating Birthday at 27 of December.
Cash: +584,8$
MTT: -55$
Live Cash: -200€
RB: +75$
Total: +404,8$
Cash Graph:
Sessions:
Rakeback:
Some interesting hands:
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Biggest Win/Bluff-Catch:
HH1: Vs Aggro Fish, have many notes and reads vs him, like him being capable of turning pairs into bluffs and being wide preflop/postflop.
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Biggest Loss/Unlucky:
HH2: Vs Reg, not like super happy spot but still think I beat value so called quick.
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Biggest Bluff:
HH3: Vs Aggro-Reg, I think nice river to bluff when fd comes in and I still can value bet set that being said it is 3B OTF but did think this guy is overly aggressive from hands that I saw before this one. Also interesting point, is he donking flushes OTR... Either way I don't remember last time I made it to the river vs reg in 3B flop spot.
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Luckiest:
HH4: vs Fish, he even tanked OTR vs my all-in. When only fish tanks OTR with 2nd nuts you know this is not a good table to be at.
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More Bluff-Catching:
HH5: Vs Loose Aggro Reg, wrong read.
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Last week goals:
1) Gym first thing after Breakfast
-Mon/Tue went and felt good but then I got sick
2) No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
-Done (Besides Saturday live cash 3am to sleep)
3) 10k hands
-Failed, did get sick but could have played more during weekend
4) Plan days ahead
-Done, besides Sunday when I decided to just take day off
5) Study 30min a day at least
-Done, enjoyed watching Uri course
6) 10 push-ups before every session
-Mon/Tue Yes, after that no
Weeks Goals:
1) Gym first thing after Breakfast
2) No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
3) Find time to play
4) Plan days ahead
5) Study 30min a day at least
6) 10 push-ups before every session
Thanks for reading.
Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.
Week 35 Recap
Greetings,
Good Results, happy with volume. Despite all the celebrations decided prior to reach my rakeback goal (600$ rake = 30% RB).
Monday - Blog, day spent w/gf at Parks/Center/Cafe, one evening session.
Tuesday - Christmas at parents house
Wednesday - Gym and 2 sessions
Thursday - Gym getting coached and one sessions
Friday - Drive cat to Vet, 3 sessions, celebrate my Birthday
Saturday - Gym and 2 sessions
Sunday - Study and 3 sessions
For the following week, Monday talking free, 31st celebrating New year and 3rd of January Friday flying to Malta till 8th of January so will combine two weeks in one blog update. Hope to play some live cash at Malta and enjoy the beautifully historical Malta.
Cash: +1317$
MTT: 0
Live Cash: 0
RB: +180$
Total: +1507$
Cash Graph:
Sessions:
Rakeback:
Some interesting hands:
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Biggest Win:
HH1: Vs Reg, got it in with 51%.
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Biggest Loss:
HH2: Vs Reg, One of the rare guys that runs it once.
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Luckiest:
HH3: Vs Aggro Fish, felt as he does not have many flushes because he isolated other fish but was wrong.
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Unluckiest:
HH4: Vs Fish, Happens.
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Biggest Bluff:
HH5: Vs Reg, if he calls offsuit KK then rather not make moves like this vs this guy. Vs pot bet might not be the best idea anyways.
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Nice run-out:
HH6: Vs Fish, imo fish sizes there hands more honest and for that reason I think I have the best hand almost always and at the same time I want to play for stacks, great river.
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Biggest Fold:
HH7: Vs Reg, somewhat passive Reg, not sure about river sizing. Preflop could Fold, Open/Fold, Open/Call.
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Funny Hand:
HH8: Vs Whale, I call this play desperation bluff.
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Last weeks goals:
1) Gym first thing after Breakfast
- 50/50 went 4 times
2) No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
- Failed
3) Find time to play
- Done
4) Plan days ahead
-Done
5) Study 30min a day at least
-Done
6) 10 push-ups before every session
-Failed (last day done)
P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm
Thanks for reading.
Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.
Week 36 & 37 Recap
Greetings,
Nice vacation, few good grind days.
Had a lot of fun in Malta, sightseeing Malta and near by islands. Played also some live cash and small live mtt in Malta. Played in Dragonara Casino, imho games where decent/okeyish ran very cold and being new to format (live cash) my confidence is not yet the greatest. To sum up, played 3 days Day one, 1/3€ -500€ Day two, 50€ rebuy (110€ total) won it vs 13 opponents for +350€ profit Day three, 1/3€ -300€. Flight was ~3h so managed to read 2 crusher blogs, one on my way to Malta and one on my way to Latvia.
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Before trip to Malta had very fun new year session where I had an opponent 3B/calling ATC which resulted in me going all-in for value KJs A5s QTs etc etc.
After trip main goal was to get back into balanced life/grind rhythm, which I struggled a bit. Slowly but surely getting back to it.
For the following week, Monday/Thursday talking free, remaining days want to play 3 session on avg. Finish Uri course, good sleep and diet and gym daily.
Cash: +890.7$
MTT: +350 €
Live Cash: -800€
RB: +115$
Total: +555,7$ (yes I combined € & $)
Cash Graph:
Sessions:
Rakeback:
Some interesting hands:
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1/3€ Live HH1:
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(9 handed 400€ efc) UTG limps, UTG + 1 limps I looks down at 7♦7♥ (table loose call happy) decided overlimp > iso ... whole table limps to SB SB isos 25€ UTG and UTG +1 calls, I call behind me one call ... 5 way (130€ pot) I had 390€ behind
K♠ 7♠ 5♥
SB bets 50€, UTG calls, UTG +1 folds Decided to ship all-in (raise small looks strong imo and opponents are call happy)
Fold, SB snaps (still feeling okey because he looks like a type that never folds AA KK) UTG tank folds
run it twice
J♠
T♠
...
4♥
3♠
Lose to A♠K♠ (he also hits royal flush on first run lol)
like 1k pot I think
1/3€ Live HH2:
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(6 handed 400€ efc) Limp, CO isos 12€, BTN raises 35€, I look at Q♣Q♥ .... raise 90€
HJ & CO Folds, BTN calls (he covers, looks like reg but ordered vodka lol, also in for max buyin)
~200€ in pot (300€ behind)
T♦8♦5♣ ( I dont have diomond)
Decide to XR all-in because think/feel his gonna stab a lot, No need to XR he just jams vs my check (before asking me AK?) I Kinda snap
He shows 6♦4♦
Run it twice
2♣
A♦
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Q♦
9♦
Biggest Win (online):
HH3: Vs unknow Fish, scary spot. What I have seen and now pay close attention to is "Fish breaking under pressure" which is opposite of ''The Baluga Theorem". This might not be the best example but I have seen Fish XR all-in with TPMK (normal fish that have played kind of tight)
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Biggest Loss:
HH4: Vs that one guy from 31.12. that was gambling hard, I'm happy to gamble vs this guy. Funny that for the most part we play 3 handed (me, Reg, Brave guy)
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Biggest Punt:
HH5: Vs Unknow Fish, Need to start respecting XC-Donk more. Too greedy and got punished.
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Last weeks goals:
1) Gym Daily
2) No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
3) Get back into rhythm
4) Plan days ahead
5) Study 30min a day at least
6) 10 push-ups before every session
P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm
Thanks for reading.
Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.
