a little late in updating yesterday due to being out most the evening and being a little drunk. i did have a good morning where i was up to about the £395 mark then had a bit of a poor afternnon where i went back down to £393.
i logged on when i got home from the boozer and idcu had a cash game going which i joined, i ended up losing £11 on the table but it was fun and i ran horribly. i need to stay off the computer when under the influence lol
ive started to stumble a bit in my grind for 4k points, im still on course but im finding it a little harder to stay motivated. once the hangover wears off i will hopefully get a good session in
how many hours / day do you play TinTin? And what times? I find Im easily distracted with TV, forum, making a rollie etc. Do you do anything specifically to help you focus? Your BR is similar to mine so was considering a similar idea, but i work full time. Any help from anywould be awesome. Posted by mrpoker919
im playing around 10-12 hours nearly every day and im only doing that because im out of work at the moment and i use playing to occupy myself.
i suffer the same distractions when playing as yourself plus ive got 2 kids that like to fight with each other. sometimes i can keep these distractions to a minimum but if i cant i just log off til things quieten down. theres nothing special i do to maintain focus, im one of these people if i set my mind to something then i just batter on with it. the euros being on tv at the mo isnt doing me many favours poker wise as if im not watching it im keeping tabs of the score on my phone. if i find my self getting overly distracted then i will log off for half an hour or so til things quieten down or i get my head right
not very good at forum comments either tbh. Your obv a very good player, did you learn by playing or are there books/ websites you've used? If you go up levels as your BR grows, you wont need a job. What amount would you need in your BR before you'd consider NL8? Posted by mrpoker919
i dont consider myself to be a good player, just good enough to beat the level im playing at the min. i have played higher on other sites and here and had a little success but ultimately it ended badly.
ive never read a poker book and i dont really look at any other websites, only this forum but i find watching poker on tv a big help. ive been around since sky launched the channel and watched many an hour of the shows and ive gained a lot of info from that. they do try to hammer home the basics in their programmes. i first got a glimpse into the world of poker like many others with the original series of late night poker but it was a number of years before i played my first hand. im not a big reader when it comes to books etc so i guess thats why i never went down that route
if i was to tackle nl8 then i'd be wanting around the £250-£300 mark giving me 30- 40 buyins. i know i have more than this just now but its not about tackling the nxt level when you have a certain amount of money but when you feel comfortable to do so. i have experimented with both nl8 and nl10 in the last few months and i can say it didnt go too well altho my sample size at nl8 is considerably less than nl10. i will attempt the challange of the nxt levels again i just cant say when
played about 2 hours and it didnt help feeling hungover and tired, i lost any motivation i had yesterday really quickly so i quit really quickly, spent last night watching the footy instead.
im struggling for motivation again today so ive plumped for a tourney as a change of scene. the tourney schedule is awful really. too many gimmicks attached to each of them for my liking. i did reg for a bounty hunter but it just emphasised how i hate the format, the other im in as a £1.10 freezeout. freezouts have been killed on here and i could count how many standard freezeouts they were between 2pm n 6pm on 1 hand
i think i may have hammered it too much to staqrt the month and i have felt like this before, think i just need a few days to recover. it will stop me going for 4k points so 3k will be the target which is well within reach
i managed a couple of hours of cash today but i was losing interest quickly so i plumped for a few tourneys as an alternative in the hope i can find the motivation again. i broke even during my cash session and all todays losses cover the tourneys i played.
tourneys never went well, crashed n burned ina couple, got a min cash n a couple of bounties in a £2.30bh and bubbled a £5bh no bounties. the last 2 was the same hands involved AKvQQ, once i held ak the other time i had the queens. lost both typically. i knew as soon as i looked down on ak on the bubble i was a gonner, it was against the chip leader who had been in every pot with junk and is always the way wakes up with a legitamte hand when im allin.
ive got to get back into playing cash n grinding quickly, i blame the beer on thursday for my lazy attitude over the last few days. my balance has took a bit of a hit the last couple of days but im not worried, i was prepared to lose today when i decided to open the tourney lobby. hopefully i can put in some decent volume tomorrow and get back to winning ways
i need a plan, a new plan. im splashing about at the minute with no focus on anything. ive struggled to remain at cash for any length of time these last few days so im for tomoorow off from all poker, well im saying that just now. part of the problem for me is ive too much (for me anyway) cash in my account which makes me look at other options which i know end badly.
im gonna withdraw back down to nearer the £100 in the knowledge i wont fritter it away on tourneys etc. ive reg for a couple to end tonight with and hopefully i will be fresh to tackle the cash tables again.
i have had other committments during this last week and will continue for the nxt as well which havent helped me playing wise but im happy in the knowledge im still well up
i need a plan, a new plan. im splashing about at the minute with no focus on anything. ive struggled to remain at cash for any length of time these last few days so im for tomoorow off from all poker, well im saying that just now. part of the problem for me is ive too much (for me anyway) cash in my account which makes me look at other options which i know end badly. im gonna withdraw back down to nearer the £100 in the knowledge i wont fritter it away on tourneys etc. ive reg for a couple to end tonight with and hopefully i will be fresh to tackle the cash tables again. i have had other committments during this last week and will continue for the nxt as well which havent helped me playing wise but im happy in the knowledge im still well up Posted by TINTIN
Good idea m8. As you are only playing NL4 (supposedly) no need to keep any more than a ton in there. Removing the excess should refocus you. Gl m8.
I've been having the odd +10BI days but nothing as steady as you. Profit wise i'd have to say you're probably the man on this site at NL4. Although i did represent a flush and bluff you off once, you're so hard to play against because i know if i miss i'm gonna be facing at least a 3/4 pot bet which is usually at least 40p. Excellent progress and this diary has given me something to hopefully try and work towards myself.
In Response to Re: Beating the Unbeatable - A Quest : Good idea m8. As you are only playing NL4 (supposedly) no need to keep any more than a ton in there. Removing the excess should refocus you. Gl m8. Posted by pomfrittes
i havent looked at any other cash level, its only been tourneys and it only been from saturday onwards. i will work things out how much ive actually lost on the short cash sessiions ive played since then. i get a bit of a mental block when i reach a certain amount and most of my best results come when i have less in my account
I've been having the odd +10BI days but nothing as steady as you. Profit wise i'd have to say you're probably the man on this site at NL4. Although i did represent a flush and bluff you off once, you're so hard to play against because i know if i miss i'm gonna be facing at least a 3/4 pot bet which is usually at least 40p. Excellent progress and this diary has given me something to hopefully try and work towards myself. Posted by Pipunch
cheers mate, as regards to bluffing me, it happens. sometimes you got lay down a hand.
i withdrew £200 becuase i was getting careless with it splashing it about elsewhere, cash wasnt doing it for me and i was turned by tourney and a a couple of bets on the footie. up to friday the results were all cash but i will list the other totals here
this gives me a loss of £14.96 from other sources other than cash. so from saturday where i had £382.08 im down £8.08 on the cash tables. 382.08-14.96-200-159.04=£8.08
im still showing £274 profit from nl4 for the month so far against 2255 c4p.
i hope these figures make sense and i will get back to grinding nl4
TT, assuming you complete your nl4 c4p total this month, get exactly what you aimed for (not sure if it was 3k or 4k....).............
If you put the identical volume in @ nl8/10 or a combo of the 2, in terms of time & tasbles, how big a difference would that make to your points? What would your total be?
Not sure if you can work that out but it'd be interesting to know.
TT, assuming you complete your nl4 c4p total this month, get exactly what you aimed for (not sure if it was 3k or 4k....)............. If you put the identical volume in @ nl8/10 or a combo of the 2, in terms of time & tasbles, how big a difference would that make to your points? What would your total be? Not sure if you can work that out but it'd be interesting to know. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
i was going for 4k but i will easily pass 3k now probably end up around 3.5k mark at present rate.
if i put same volume in at nl8 i'd be around the 7k mark=£154. nl10 i could get priority so 10k= £260 for 1 month basis upto £280 if done in consecutive months. mixture of the 2 would be around the 8k mark for about £200
Ah it doesn't make as big a difference as I thought it might. Sky are so tight lol.
Was gonna suggest maybe looking for someone to part stake you, like go 50/50 on nl10, so effectively you're staking the same money, but your C4P would be miles bigger. Thought it might help you get over whatever mental barriers you have when you move up.
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opening balance: £373.08
closing balance: £382.02
todays +/-: £8.94
c4p 2143
a little late in updating yesterday due to being out most the evening and being a little drunk. i did have a good morning where i was up to about the £395 mark then had a bit of a poor afternnon where i went back down to £393.
i logged on when i got home from the boozer and idcu had a cash game going which i joined, i ended up losing £11 on the table but it was fun and i ran horribly. i need to stay off the computer when under the influence lol
ive started to stumble a bit in my grind for 4k points, im still on course but im finding it a little harder to stay motivated. once the hangover wears off i will hopefully get a good session in
i suffer the same distractions when playing as yourself plus ive got 2 kids that like to fight with each other. sometimes i can keep these distractions to a minimum but if i cant i just log off til things quieten down. theres nothing special i do to maintain focus, im one of these people if i set my mind to something then i just batter on with it. the euros being on tv at the mo isnt doing me many favours poker wise as if im not watching it im keeping tabs of the score on my phone. if i find my self getting overly distracted then i will log off for half an hour or so til things quieten down or i get my head right
ive never read a poker book and i dont really look at any other websites, only this forum but i find watching poker on tv a big help. ive been around since sky launched the channel and watched many an hour of the shows and ive gained a lot of info from that. they do try to hammer home the basics in their programmes. i first got a glimpse into the world of poker like many others with the original series of late night poker but it was a number of years before i played my first hand. im not a big reader when it comes to books etc so i guess thats why i never went down that route
if i was to tackle nl8 then i'd be wanting around the £250-£300 mark giving me 30- 40 buyins. i know i have more than this just now but its not about tackling the nxt level when you have a certain amount of money but when you feel comfortable to do so. i have experimented with both nl8 and nl10 in the last few months and i can say it didnt go too well altho my sample size at nl8 is considerably less than nl10. i will attempt the challange of the nxt levels again i just cant say when
opening balance: £382.08
closing balance: £360.13
todays +/-: -£21.95
c4p 2185
played about 2 hours and it didnt help feeling hungover and tired, i lost any motivation i had yesterday really quickly so i quit really quickly, spent last night watching the footy instead.
i must do better today
i think i may have hammered it too much to staqrt the month and i have felt like this before, think i just need a few days to recover. it will stop me going for 4k points so 3k will be the target which is well within reach
opening balance: £360.13
closing balance: £342.90
todays+/-: -£17.23
c4p 2270
i managed a couple of hours of cash today but i was losing interest quickly so i plumped for a few tourneys as an alternative in the hope i can find the motivation again. i broke even during my cash session and all todays losses cover the tourneys i played.
tourneys never went well, crashed n burned ina couple, got a min cash n a couple of bounties in a £2.30bh and bubbled a £5bh no bounties. the last 2 was the same hands involved AKvQQ, once i held ak the other time i had the queens. lost both typically. i knew as soon as i looked down on ak on the bubble i was a gonner, it was against the chip leader who had been in every pot with junk and is always the way wakes up with a legitamte hand when im allin.
ive got to get back into playing cash n grinding quickly, i blame the beer on thursday for my lazy attitude over the last few days. my balance has took a bit of a hit the last couple of days but im not worried, i was prepared to lose today when i decided to open the tourney lobby. hopefully i can put in some decent volume tomorrow and get back to winning ways
im gonna withdraw back down to nearer the £100 in the knowledge i wont fritter it away on tourneys etc. ive reg for a couple to end tonight with and hopefully i will be fresh to tackle the cash tables again.
i have had other committments during this last week and will continue for the nxt as well which havent helped me playing wise but im happy in the knowledge im still well up
opening balance: £342.90
closing balance :£159.04
todays+/-: +£16.14
c4p 2343
i withdrew £200 becuase i was getting careless with it splashing it about elsewhere, cash wasnt doing it for me and i was turned by tourney and a a couple of bets on the footie. up to friday the results were all cash but i will list the other totals here
tourney entry money £79.90
tourney cashes £87.94
c4p from tourneys 88
footy bets £23
this gives me a loss of £14.96 from other sources other than cash. so from saturday where i had £382.08 im down £8.08 on the cash tables. 382.08-14.96-200-159.04=£8.08
im still showing £274 profit from nl4 for the month so far against 2255 c4p.
i hope these figures make sense and i will get back to grinding nl4
if i put same volume in at nl8 i'd be around the 7k mark=£154. nl10 i could get priority so 10k= £260 for 1 month basis upto £280 if done in consecutive months. mixture of the 2 would be around the 8k mark for about £200
plus the volume you play is just massive even for a break even month