Rough 20k Hand day, 247k Hands total, +10k month!

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Joeingram1 United States. Nov 14 2008 11:45. Posts 943

Just want to start off with saying thanks to the people that have been reading my blog so far and that have left me really encouraging comments and sent me messages. Hopefully can inspire some people out there to play more hands and make some more money for themselves.

And yes I do have a life/friends/family/gf but this month I'm just putting them off to the side so I can accomplish this. The gf still comes around often and she is okay with me playing poker and not with her lol. She will be on the webcam this weekend I believe as she is staying over for a few days. www.justin.tv/chicagojoey is the link for my webcam I have been keeping throughtout this prop bet.

Yesterday pretty much sucked for me. Ran super super bad against the fish who hit there miracle 2 pair/trips card everytime we got it all in and at one point was down 1.3k but rallied late to only finish down a few hundred which I actually considered a victory. I don't think it was any coincedence that this happened while I was almost finished up clearing a 4k Fpp bonus lol.

But At the end of the day when I finished up I officially had 10k in my Poker Stars account. I escrowed about 2k-3k for the different prop bets I have so should have gotten there faster but after I finish clearing my 2k Milestone bonus It will officially be a 10k month for me.

Honestly when I first started grinding nl25 back in June I could never have even dreamed I would ever have 10k at one time. I was struggling to make it to 1k and wondering if it was even possible to ever make money playing poker. Well about 7k in cash outs and a ton of hands I have finally gotten to the point I set out to reach and its a surreal feeling. The sick thing is I'll be able to get another 4k fpp bonus by the end of the month, plus, I stand to get back about 8k total if i can win both prop bets. I could ship my first 10k month and my first 20k month lol, just crazy shit.

Heres my total graph so far though 247k hands total, still 13k off pace but I will probably make that up this this weekend when the games are super super super super good, just hope i can run decent.

Okay just a couple of hands to show everyone out there that I am not such a nit and I dont fold sets/overpairs all the time

Obv here I check/call 2 streets for value, The turn and river really miss his range so he usually either has the nuts here or nothing

Submitted by : Joeingram1

PokerStars Game #22014111105: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/11/13 18:15:24 ET
Table 'Sampo IV' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: playaz23 ($79 in chips)
Seat 2: barfrahen1 ($59.90 in chips)
Seat 3: pokers75 ($81.80 in chips)
Seat 4: VegasDietz ($62.85 in chips)
Seat 5: pitoogje ($60.20 in chips)
Seat 6: anakin17 ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero ($118.45 in chips)
Seat 8: Kikiriki77 ($155 in chips)
Seat 9: mariscal111 ($20 in chips)
pokers75: posts small blind $0.50
VegasDietz: posts big blind $1

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
pitoogje: folds
anakin17: folds
Hero : raises $2.90 to $3.90
Kikiriki77: folds
mariscal111: folds
playaz23: folds
barfrahen1: calls $3.90
pokers75: folds
VegasDietz: folds

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $9.30)


Hero : bets $5.10
barfrahen1: calls $5.10

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $19.50)


Hero : checks
barfrahen1: bets $9
Hero : calls $9

River (Pot : $37.50)


Hero : checks
barfrahen1: bets $19
Hero : calls $19

Showdown
barfrahen1: shows (a pair of Nines)
Hero : shows (a pair of Nines - Ace kicker)
Hero collected $72.50 from pot

Summary
Total pot $75.50 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: playaz23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: barfrahen1 (button) showed and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 3: pokers75 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: VegasDietz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: pitoogje folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: anakin17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Hero showed and won ($72.50) with a pair of Nines
Seat 8: Kikiriki77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mariscal111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Somehow this guy doesnt hit with j2 offsuit and I snap him off

Submitted by : Joeingram1

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked .com

dr smegell UTG : $133.90
seadragon68 UTG+1 : $18.50
Perryton UTG+2 : $11.15
Hero MP1 : $122.25
my zak44 MP2 : $100.00
toluschev CO : $79.40
Gvillebill BTN : $111.05
xA _I_{Nx SB : $19.00
godsey34 BB : $33.05

Pre Flop: $1.50 Hero is MP1 with A K
3 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, Gvillebill calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: $9.50 4 4 3 2 players
Hero bets $6, Gvillebill calls $6

Turn: $21.50 T 2 players
Hero bets $13.90, Gvillebill calls $13.90

River: $49.30 4 2 players
Hero checks, Gvillebill bets $25, Hero calls $25

Final Pot: $99.30
Hero shows A K three of a kind, Fours - Ace kicker
Gvillebill shows 2 J three of a kind, Fours
Hero wins $96.30
Rake: $3.00

I dont always fold KK guys, especially not in a 3bet pot. This is what people do when you 3bet them 4 hands in a row, they freak out.

Submitted by : Joeingram1

PokerStars Game #22019813951: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/11/13 22:01:57 ET
Table 'Neckar IV' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: lexwilly ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: pudgeca07 ($114.80 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero ($136.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Smart Bob ($94.85 in chips)
Seat 5: DannyOhBoy ($75 in chips)
Seat 7: Aco80 ($194.80 in chips)
Seat 9: toluschev ($56.50 in chips)
Smart Bob: posts small blind $0.50
DannyOhBoy: posts big blind $1

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
Aco80: folds
toluschev: folds
lexwilly: folds
pudgeca07: raises $3 to $4
Hero : raises $9.90 to $13.90
Smart Bob: folds
DannyOhBoy: folds
pudgeca07: calls $9.90

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $29.30)


pudgeca07: checks
Hero : bets $19.90
pudgeca07: calls $19.90

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $69.10)


pudgeca07: bets $21
Hero : calls $21

River (Pot : $111.10)


pudgeca07: bets $60 and is all-in
Hero : calls $60

Showdown
pudgeca07: shows (a pair of Deuces)
Hero : shows (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
pudgeca07 leaves the table
Hero collected $228.10 from pot

Summary
Total pot $231.10 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: lexwilly folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: pudgeca07 showed and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 3: Hero (button) showed and won ($228.10) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
Seat 4: Smart Bob (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: DannyOhBoy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Aco80 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: toluschev folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I defintly am not a nit, contrary to what the people that read this blog so far probably think lol

Going to go eat some breakfeast and then get out with the grind, hopefully can put in a 30k hand day being that games are going to be sick awesome.

Thanks for reading and keeping up with the blog, leave comments!

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Ond keso Sweden. Nov 14 2008 12:17. Posts 64

Solid stuff! tough 50k hands downswing there though

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bane United States. Nov 14 2008 12:45. Posts 2379

god damn makes me want to playmore hands, GL

i dont think it was like omg super nerd no life u play 2 much its just thats really crazy volume to put in to be a functional human!

Timonga United States. Nov 14 2008 13:27. Posts 1074

Yeah, I think I have a few hands with you at nl25. I pretty much quit poker last May or June though, as after 103K hands, I only won $500 or so, 1ptbb/100. Very disheartening, but after reading this and seeing a couple other LPers that I played nl25 with months ago now at nl100 or nl200, it's really inspiring to start grinding, getting better at poker, and most of all, not monkey tilt all my winnings like I did last time.

Keep up the good work.