Grind up the stakes nitring style

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Hi guys,

I'm v new here and pretty much don't know anyone here, but this actually seems like an awesome uk poker community with some v good players and some v good upcoming players too.
But ye seeing as I am so new and unknown to all of you, doubt anyone will care but I just fancy making a blog which sees me grinding up the stakes, going from micro grinder to hopefully fulltime pro, and hopefully get to know some awesome people along the way.

So firstly my story in short:-
Started playing a lot of live pokers back 2009 when I was rly fishy, somehow seemed to do ok and was soon rolling in the moneys playing 1/2 live cash and local small tourneys round my area. Did that for a couple of years casually ballin about whilst at uni, never taking it too seriously cos obv i thought I was amazing and could never lose cos I was too good. If I was ever in need of cash I'd go down the casino and spin up a few hundred no probs. Mind you I had my downswings, but rly I just used to win loads....wish I had kept an actual log of how much I had won as I couldn't really put a finger on it from all the money i used to spend back in those days from going out and buying all my uni mates drinks everytime(and never receiving any back cos apparently they were busto students) and regularly spending £100+ on days out with my gf just because. After  uni I was pretty much "playing pro" for a while until the inevitable downswing hit. Major life tilt, poker badbeats and other life circumstances caused me to go busto.

So ye I got a job and got an online staking deal from a couple of my friends...they staked me 1k to play 10nl online..LOL
This is when I found out I really was terrible at the pokers. Breaking even at 10nl for months until I lost my job in late October. In November 12 I just played online and something just clicked...I moved to reg tables from zoom and just started winning. Got a new job late Nov though so had to drop volume again
So I beat 10nl, started mixing 16nl and started crushing that, mixed in 25nl and started doing well there too until the obv move up runbad. Either way I persevered and by early Jan my roll was 3k. I shipped back my friends their stake + profit and went it solo with a 1k roll playing 16nl and 25nl.
Soon enough started shotting 50nl...but obv 50nl is rigged and I lost 18bi in a day...

No worries though since then I've overcome that barrier and this month am seeming to run like baby jesus himself. Atm playing a mix of 25 and 50nl tables cos I cba waitlisintg and hopefully in the next couple of weeks shotting 100nl.

Graphs:
Since I started winning

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This year:

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This month seems to be my biggest one yet as long as I don't downswing sometime soon..:

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BB graph since winning:

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I love graphs

Basically in this thread I just plan to update my progress, post some lol hands cos I get them quite a lot, post some interesting hands where I don't know what to do and hopefully get to know some cool people.

And if this is TLDR and no one cares then thats cool too

Oh also, I play nitring, plz don't tell me to do otherwise...I have my reasons to play it

[AndrewT]

Good stuff.

Post your real graphs though

[shipitonetime]

Hey, pretty nice graphs! Look forward to following ur progress up the limits and hopefully u will be bossing 100nl in no time. GLGLGL.

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Good stuff.

Post your real graphs though

OKok just use the inverse function in photoshop

Hey, pretty nice graphs! Look forward to following ur progress up the limits and hopefully u will be bossing 100nl in no time. GLGLGL.

Tyty, I think 100nl is a decent level to start playing for a living so hopefully will be crushing that soon enough
GL to you too.

[jgcblack]

In. Just behind you stakes wise but im in 6max.. Im interested in how full ring plays as I've been told its ultra nitty..

Hh please!



Best of luck, sir.

John

[BorntoBubble]

Good luck fella also interested to hear about full ring have not played it in like 2 years. I'm to loose for 6 max so full ring I've got no hope!

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Hey guys cheers for the support much appreciated
will have to update myself with tour blogs as well!

So first day over....what's this I hear about blonde blog rungood? Had my first losing day in weeks :/
Soo many bad beats and awful rumours but whatever I guess it happens.

Just finished grinding and left 80 down, coulda been a lot worse.

What stats do you guys run?Ill post some rly sick hand histories tomorrow when I'm back from work and show you how nitty my kind of fullring is

[BorntoBubble]

I play like 27/23/13 I'm not a winning player above 50nl and don't grind for a living! As can probably be seen! Pleno on here will probably be a good guy for you. He will probs try and get you to move to 6 max though

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Ya that's pretty loose. I'm guessing probably similar to what my stats would prob be at 6m. Apart from the 3bet, 13 is pretty big!

I wanna beat 100nl first before trying to beat 6m

[BorntoBubble]

Ya that's pretty loose. I'm guessing probably similar to what my stats would prob be at 6m. Apart from the 3bet, 13 is pretty big!

I wanna beat 100nl first before trying to beat 6m

My 3 bet is skewed because I used to sit short a lot and 3 bet ship all in!!!!

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Soo some epic HHs from yesterday grim session.

It started off on ridic rungood note:
Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em $0.10 Ante - 4 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112500
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $122.70
SB: $45.13
Hero (BB): $56.07
CO: $190.68

Pre Flop: ($1.15) Hero is BB with
1 fold, BTN raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4.50, BTN calls $3

Flop: ($9.65) (2 players)
Hero bets $5.50, BTN calls $5.50

Turn: ($20.65) (2 players)
Hero bets $11.83, BTN calls $11.83

River: ($44.31) (2 players)
Hero bets $32.10, BTN raises to $64.20, Hero calls $2.04 all in

Final Pot: $112.59
BTN shows (a full house, Nines full of Sevens)
Hero shows (a straight flush, Six to Ten)
Hero wins $111.09
(Rake: $1.50)

I'm giving up here otr if i brick out.

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em $0.10 Ante - 7 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112502
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $128.24
BB: $125.00
UTG: $100.20
UTG+1: $48.96
MP: $126.17
Hero (CO): $122.22
BTN: $143.98

Pre Flop: ($1.45) Hero is CO with  
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 1 fold, BB calls $1

Flop: ($5.45) As (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BTN calls $3, BB folds

Turn: ($11.45) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $5.50, Hero calls $5.50

River: ($22.45) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $15.50, Hero calls $15.50

Final Pot: $53.45
Hero shows   (a pair of Aces)
BTN shows (high card Ace)
Hero wins $51.04
(Rake: $2.41)

Nice call down vs  Brazillian fish


Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112506
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $25.00
UTG: $31.02
UTG+1: $25.00
MP1: $29.32
Hero (MP2): $48.43
CO: $13.04
BTN: $18.53
SB: $50.21

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP2 with
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, SB raises to $2.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) (2 players)
SB bets $3, Hero calls $3

Turn: ($11.25) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5.50, SB calls $5.50

River: ($22.25) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12.75, SB calls $12.75

Final Pot: $47.75
Hero shows (a full house, Sixes full of Fours)
SB mucks
Hero wins $45.75
(Rake: $2.00)

I kinda know this guy from skype, pretty nice thin vbets here

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em $0.10 Ante - 7 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112509
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP: $119.91
Hero (CO): $162.65
BTN: $129.01
SB: $92.89
BB: $125.00
UTG: $126.45
UTG+1: $80.30

Pre Flop: ($1.45) Hero is CO with
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN raises to $5.75, 2 folds, Hero calls $4.25

Flop: ($12.95) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7, Hero raises to $16, BTN calls $9

Turn: ($44.95) (2 players)
Hero bets $22, BTN folds

Final Pot: $44.95
Hero mucks
Hero wins $42.93
(Rake: $2.02)

Lol deep nitring


Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112563
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $12.23
UTG+1: $60.01
UTG+2: $35.90
Hero (MP1): $27.11
MP2: $25.99
CO: $58.37
BTN: $25.00
SB: $25.00
BB: $28.20

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with Ah
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1, MP2 calls $1, CO calls $1, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.75

Flop: ($4.35) (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2, MP2 calls $2, CO calls $2, UTG+1 folds

Turn: ($10.35) (3 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $6, CO folds, Hero raises to $24.11 all in, MP2 folds

Final Pot: $22.35
Hero mucks Ah
Hero wins $21.34
(Rake: $1.01)


I pretty much love my play here


Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 2 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112517
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN/SB: $34.06
Hero (BB): $81.68

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with
BTN/SB raises to $1.25, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.50) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $1.57, Hero raises to $4, BTN/SB calls $2.43

Turn: ($10.50) (2 players)
Hero bets $6.50, BTN/SB calls $6.50

River: ($23.50) (2 players)
Hero bets $69.93 all in, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: $23.50
Hero mucks
Hero wins $23.00
(Rake: $0.50)

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112519
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $50.00
BTN: $27.54
Hero (SB): $97.50
BB: $52.56
UTG: $50.00
UTG+1: $81.71
MP1: $23.87
MP2: $50.85

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with  
5 folds, BTN calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.50) (2 players)
Hero bets $2.15, BTN calls $2.15

Turn: ($8.80) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

River: ($11.80) (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.50, Hero raises to $91.85 all in, BTN folds

Final Pot: $14.80
Hero mucks  
Hero wins $14.13
(Rake: $0.67)

Feel free to rate and berate the spew

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

And now for some losers...

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em $0.10 Ante - 5 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112523
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BB: $151.00
UTG: $104.10
CO: $135.85
Hero (BTN): $150.21
SB: $91.24

Pre Flop: ($1.25) Hero is BTN with Ah
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, SB raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $11, SB raises to $25, Hero raises to $150.11 all in, SB calls $66.14 all in

Flop: ($183.28) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($183.28) (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($183.28) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $183.28
Hero shows Ah (a pair of Eights)
SB shows (two pair, Queens and Eights)
SB wins $180.78
(Rake: $2.50)

^One of the biggest online pots I've lost and it was against the Brazillian fish guy I called down with top pair

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 3 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112558
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $52.25
BTN: $54.24
SB: $146.49

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with
1 fold, SB raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($3.00) (2 players)
SB bets $2.29, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $3.71

Turn: ($15.00) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8.50, SB calls $8.50

River: ($32.00) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $36.25 all in, SB calls $36.25

Final Pot: $104.50
Hero shows (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
SB shows (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
SB wins $103.00
(Rake: $1.50)


Someone told me this guy only gets to showdown with the nuts...oops ;s

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Hold'em - 6 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112525
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $14.75
MP: $25.16
CO: $29.42
Hero (BTN): $26.54
SB: $19.55
BB: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.62, SB calls $0.52, BB raises to $2.48, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, BB raises to $18.62, Hero raises to $26.54 all in, BB calls $6.38 all in

Flop: ($50.62) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($50.62) (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($50.62) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.62
Hero shows (two pair, Kings and Tens)
BB shows (a flush, King high)
BB wins $48.62
(Rake: $2.00)

nh

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112559
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (SB): $25.00
BB: $25.35
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $12.37
UTG+2: $22.89
MP1: $18.19
MP2: $10.85
CO: $26.35
BTN: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 raises to $0.75, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.65, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.50) FLOP  [  ]  (3 players)
Hero bets $1.79, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 raises to $3.58, Hero raises to $24.25 all in, UTG+2 calls $18.56 all in

Turn: ($46.78) (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($46.78) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $46.78
Hero shows (two pair, Kings and Queens)
UTG+2 shows (two pair, Aces and Threes)
UTG+2 wins $45.28
(Rake: $1.50)



70/20 whale on euro table

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112528
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP1: $12.23
MP2: $50.00
CO: $61.44
BTN: $153.48
SB: $20.25
BB: $76.93
Hero (UTG): $59.68
UTG+1: $60.85

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with   Ah
Hero raises to $1.50, 6 folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.32, BB calls $2.32

Turn: ($7.89) (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BB calls $6

River: ($19.89) (2 players)
BB bets $12.50, Hero calls $12.50

Final Pot: $44.89
BB shows (a straight, Deuce to Six)
Hero mucks   Ah
BB wins $42.87
(Rake: $2.02)

what :S


Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112529
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (UTG): $34.68
UTG+1: $27.26
MP1: $25.00
MP2: $21.53
CO: $34.63
BTN: $10.50
SB: $25.35
BB: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with
Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.75, 4 folds

Flop: ($1.85) (2 players)
Hero bets $1.32, MP2 calls $1.32

Turn: ($4.49) (2 players)
Hero bets $2.57, MP2 calls $2.57

River: ($9.63) (2 players)
Hero bets $6.90, MP2 raises to $16.89 all in, Hero calls $9.99

Final Pot: $43.41
Hero shows (a pair of Kings)
MP2 shows (a straight, Nine to King)
MP2 wins $41.91
(Rake: $1.50)

Same 70/20 whale who runs like jesus vs me

[pleno1]

Oh wauw

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

So today I had 1.5 hrs sleep cos I wanted to grind out my hole as much as I could last night and played till 7am...ended up $80 down as I mentioned. Pretty tilting to have my first losing day in weeks sigh.

Today went a bit better, only grinded out a few hundred hands as I'm f tired from whole day at work but still running a bit shitty. Getting some ridic hands in pre/otf or ott huge and obv losing.

But today was TT day and helped my to end up over £100 up which is always nice.

Casually bink an almost 450bb pot:

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em $0.05 Ante - 5 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112685
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

QQ_NaTaLy_QQ (CO): $25.00
Glover12 (BTN): $80.54
andres13244 (SB): $64.67
Hero (BB): $45.54
MijatM (UTG): $76.90

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is BB with
MijatM raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Glover12 calls $0.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, MijatM calls $2.25, Glover12 calls $2.25

Flop: ($9.35) As (3 players)
Hero bets $4.25, MijatM calls $4.25, Glover12 calls $4.25

Turn: ($22.10) (3 players)
Hero bets $13.75, MijatM calls $13.75, Glover12 calls $13.75

River: ($63.35) (3 players)
Hero bets $24.49 all in, MijatM calls $24.49, Glover12 folds

Final Pot: $112.33
Hero shows (three of a kind, Tens)
MijatM shows (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $110.33
(Rake: $2.00)

Get it in vs 22?
Getting TT in pre wtf?!?!
Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112686
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Asterisk87 (SB): $50.00
goldbird (BB): $61.00
Joe Mayo_99 (UTG): $64.90
Wenb0 (UTG+1): $54.69
Hero (MP): $51.04
Grollas (CO): $50.00
TRHTANK1 (BTN): $20.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 3 folds, goldbird raises to $5.50, Hero raises to $14, goldbird raises to $61 all in, Hero calls $37.04 all in

Flop: ($102.33) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($102.33) (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($102.33) (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $102.33
goldbird shows (a pair of Deuces)
Hero shows (a pair of Tens)
Hero wins $99.83
(Rake: $2.50)

Not sure if i should be getting this in here but its agaisnt 2 fish..against regs I'd fold
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em $0.05 Ante - 9 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112689
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

marmota77 (BTN): $24.55
Leslav (SB): $56.15
sanative (BB): $38.42
jaffacakes74 (UTG): $14.85
andres13244 (UTG+1): $61.93
lessharm (UTG+2): $44.80
soplak (MP1): $29.94
Hero (MP2): $25.60
AAK27 (CO): $20.58

Pre Flop: ($0.80) Hero is MP2 with
jaffacakes74 calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $1, AAK27 calls $1, 3 folds, jaffacakes74 calls $0.75

Flop: ($3.80) (3 players)
jaffacakes74 checks, Hero bets $2.50, AAK27 raises to $5.25, jaffacakes74 calls $5.25, Hero raises to $24.55 all in, AAK27 calls $14.28 all in, jaffacakes74 calls $8.55 all in

Turn: ($56.66) (3 players - 3 are all in)

River: ($56.66) (3 players - 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $56.66
jaffacakes74 shows (a pair of Eights)
Hero shows (a pair of Tens)
AAK27 shows (a pair of Sevens)
Hero wins $11.46
Hero wins $43.20
(Rake: $2.00)


Aaaand an 85vpip whale:
Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2112691
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CanadianBane (BB): $25.13
TRHTANK1 (UTG): $34.76
Disel87 (UTG+1): $23.01
Hero (MP1): $50.00
D†est7oye†R (MP2): $26.36
srda333 (CO): $57.47
Hayer ana (BTN): $49.75
MIGHTYH0RSE (SB): $52.52

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP1 with
1 fold, Disel87 raises to $1, Hero raises to $3.50, 4 folds, CanadianBane calls $3, Disel87 calls $2.50

Flop: ($10.75) (3 players)
CanadianBane checks, Disel87 checks, Hero bets $4, CanadianBane calls $4, Disel87 folds

Turn: ($18.75) (2 players)
CanadianBane checks, Hero checks

River: ($18.75) (2 players)
CanadianBane bets $17.63 all in, Hero calls $17.63

Final Pot: $54.01
CanadianBane shows (two pair, Threes and Deuces)
Hero shows (a pair of Tens)
CanadianBane wins $51.58
(Rake: $2.43)

[ShipItHollaBallaaa]

Oh wauw

For someone who seems like they usually have a decent amount to say, this isn't very much