Chewits United Kingdom. Mar 20 2009 15:11. Posts 2539
So at the start of March I said, that I wanted to beat NL10 and get Silver star. As of yesterday I completed both these goals.
After pissing around in Jan and lack of play in Feb, I had just over $200 (wasted so much $ on MTTs) at the start of the month.
I am grinding NL25 now (only up 3BI so far). I actually hit $500 last week, and jumped into NL25 a little hastely, loosing 4BIs, and dropping me back down to $400. So I went back to NL10, to prove to myself that I really can beat NL10, and in no time I was back up to $500. Reaching Silverstar was a nice bonus. People said I shouldn't aim for this, and should just play. Well yea, that is what I did. I just grinded al ot of hands, to get me to NL25, and was hoping I could reach Silverstar. in the process.
It feels good to beat goals. So now for new goals. I have played about 8,000 hands now at NL25, and it has been very swingy. I definitely need to work on playing my A game at NL25. I have noticed alot of things that are different from NL25 and NL10. Unlike NL10, where I rarely see min raisers, I have seen a TON of min raisers at NL25. These guys have stats like 50/2/30. Their min raise line is so obvious now. When guys like this min raise in early pos, it usually implies big hand like premium pocket pair. At first, when someone min raised and im holding AK, i was just laughing, and 3 betting up, and then they would come over the top with a huge raise, and im like wtf, calling, flopping my K on board, and they min raise the flop, and i get it in, and they turn over AA. So yea, I have seen this a few times. Ive lost some chips to these plays. So at first I was totally confused. But now I am starting to understand mindsets of some of these donk NL25 regs. There are other little things that are different, but I feeel I am starting to adapt to how NL25 plays. The good thing is, there are still a TON of fish that have not got a clue wtf they are doing.
So for now my goals are to beat NL25. I am keeping the strict no tourneys, as I seem to make more profit playing cash games. I feel tourney play is for another day. Only downside is, I have got alot on in real life coming up. I am moving house next weekend, I am prob going to have no internet for at least a week. Im dreading it lol. But it does give me some time to get lots of shit sorted that I keep putting off, because all I want to do is grind!
My long term goal for this summer, is to reach NL100. I do work in a FT job atm, but every moment I can get where I am in a fit frame of mind, I play as much as possible. This month so far, I have put in just over 24,000 hands (16,000 of them at NL10). Looking to put in alot more table time before I move house and can not get on internet! Ahh gonna suck. Hopefully will get it up and running asap
Some music that I have been listening to alot while grinding;
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ToTehEastSide United States. Mar 20 2009 15:21. Posts 1337
congrats on making ur goals
keep it up
and after hearing that first vid, give Massive Attack a try if u don't know them already
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Chewits United Kingdom. Mar 20 2009 15:45. Posts 2539
hehe yea, I know Massive Attack, of course! Honeyroot is lesser known. Sometimes i like to listen to some hip-hop chilling, other times i like to listen to more chill out stuff like that.
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