First 2 weeks of $200nl

Not really many hands for 2 weeks, but I was playing no more than 4 tables, and often 3 tables so I could really concentrate, so about 20 hours of play, which is ok considering I was quite busy / ill recently.

12.5 ptbb/100 is better than I could have ever asked for for my first 7000 hands.

I have always wanted to beat $200nl but my ultimate goal has always been $400nl because to me this is where you make serious amounts of money. A few months back I felt like I was often making plays against what I thought was right, making calls I know I shouldn't. I think having this good run has really brought peace to my head and allowed me to improve and also fold those hands I know are beat.

The goal between me and my staker was to make $10,000, and to be 35% of the way already is awesome.

Whats happening !

I dunno what it is, I know I am running good, so probably partly because of this but I think my post flop skills have really clicked recently.

I made a call with ace high today which is always satisfying The board was something like QT6QT and he played his hand in a manner where he couldn't have a queen and he wouldn't bet pot on the river with a ten or JJ, he had K high. Another hand a aggro fish slightly overbet the river after check calling the flop as PFR, I checked back the turn, board was 363hh 9h8, and I called with A8, he also had K high.

Another hand today I floated flop and turn with ace high and then bet river when he checked to me, haha im crazy...

Today I seemed to avoid big hands and set ups just alot of small pots and went well, almost + 2 buy ins for today, over three 40 minute sessions or so.

Bluff !

I started today down about $600-$700 but nothing too bad, I was lucky enough to win a $600+ pot with a set vs overpair (QQ) vs q-high flush draw. I recently made some big call downs for stacks, the craziest being with A8 on 448Kx where most the money went in on the river when flush got there, he had A7o ^^. But today I made a big bluff, which you can watch from the link.

KQ Bluff

I ended the day +$371

Reached $2500

I had my birthday recently, felt hungover then the following day had family over then had an interview and I have been feeling ill for the last 3 days.

I managed to find a small amount of time to play, and add $550 to total.

$1K day!

I spent the day with my friend as I find the daytime on wednesday the worst possible time to play. I played no more than an hour later on and had my first $1000 day at $200nl.

Here is my last 3 days in total

2nd day at $200nl

I woke up ate half a pizza.. and got to the tables. I had an interesting hand, I raised QJ UTG and had 2 callers. Flop: Qh4h4c, I bet and button calls and we have effective stacks of 100bb. Turn is 5c and I bet, alot of draws and worse hands can still call. River is ace of spades and I check to see what he does. Although the draws missed, there are Axs hands that had a flush draw and would now have top pair. The pot is ~$140 and he shoves ~$160 and I am getting ready to fold, I start to think what he could have and I quickly disregard Axs hands now as they would almost certainely not overbet the river. It seems he has AQ and even then would he overbet? Perhaps 45 and then alot of missed draws could play this way. I make the call due to the fact alot of the hands that have me beat like A7,A8 etc and KQ would not bet the river like this and he shows 33 !

I made a good bluff last night, tripple barreling for the first time and getting $90 of his stack when he folded river to my king high. I played quite late today and was a bit annoyed when I did some spewy bluffs, it can be hard as there are alot of people playing back from what im used to at $100nl. I see alot of floats and I had someone call flop with AQ (ace high) and raise 2.3x on the turn with ace high and then shove the river. I had KT, bet the flop with (king high), turned top pair (pair of tens), bet again called the small raise and rivered a king and check called the river shove. Unlucky for him, in general I am coping well although its pretty annoying when a fish opens and I call on the button and like what seems like everytime i get squeezed and I often get shoved on if I 4-bet bluff. I know people are just absoultely nuts as I have had AK vs A9 and QQ vs AQ both all in pre flop for 100bb. In general im not 3-betting and squeezing as much as some regulars but I think they have issues lol. Approximately +$450 for the day.

A change in the wind !

Recently I am feeling good, perhaps genuinely feeling good for the first time in about 3 years. The news on microgaming site is that I made $590 and then lost it all, but cashed out just over $300 of bonuses, so not too bad.

I recently met a girl, it was a quick encounter when she came to my front door to sell frozen meat, I gave her my number and she text me... a couple weeks passed and then last saturday I went clubbing with her, just us. She is just amazing and I had the best night of my life that night.

On the poker side of things, I thought I now had the right mindset to play. I felt calm inside, I feel like there is no rush and felt so good etc. I decided to take up my friend on his offer to stake me. I got straight to work playing $200nl 6-max, 4 tables max and lost 3 out of 3 flips, I felt calm, I know it isn't my money but I feel like I can take beats alot better now! I was soon down $800 but playing well!! (imo)

I carried on playing all day until my head hurt and finished the day up $444. A good day, seems such a lot but its only 2 buy ins haha! wow.. This is my chance !!!! Thanks Andy! (my staker and friend)

1987 hands!

Soon as I sat down I was getting raised everywhere, I was losing money by betting flop so I cut it down a touch but I was just running into hands everywhere...

I tried my best to fold when I was beat, I knew I was making the 2nd best hand or I was being rivered and getting raised on the river and I know its a bet fold but got a bit annoying to bet/fold constantly. These guys were most likely not exploiting my high cbet as it was happening from various people across all 5 tables.

Here's my biggest fold of the day and I showed a few people and they all agree I beat virtually nothing that takes this line. I think im looking at AJ/A9/flush/JJ so I folded.

- JohnnyG sitting in seat 1 with $50.00
- NoRhino sitting in seat 2 with $57.28 [Dealer]
- GET_IT_READY sitting in seat 3 with $103.05
- Raziel sitting in seat 4 with $49.50
- elbutrex sitting in seat 5 with $74.81 [Sitting out]
- Dunken69 sitting in seat 6 with $28.27

GET_IT_READY posted the small blind - $0.25
Raziel posted the big blind - $0.50
** Dealing card to NoRhino: A of c, Q of s
Dunken69 folded
JohnnyG raised - $1.50
NoRhino called - $1.50
GET_IT_READY folded
Raziel folded
** Dealing the flop: A of s, A of h, 9 of s
JohnnyG bet - $2.00
NoRhino raised - $8.00
JohnnyG called - $8.00
** Dealing the turn: 4 of d
JohnnyG checked
NoRhino bet - $12.00
JohnnyG called - $12.00
** Dealing the river: J of s
JohnnyG went all-in - $28.50
NoRhino folded
JohnnyG mucks:
JohnnyG wins $70.07 from the main pot

I played on euro tables at the end as they had more action, so taking into account i won euros instead of dollars you can add $16 to this + $20 bonus = -$36 for the day.

1,648 hands

+$341 at $50nl, running well in general and $40 above EV, all played yesterday.

Playing 1/4 of my hands

I played on pacific again and made $335 at $100nl then discovered a new site!

I discovered the network MicroGaming and I am finding it really soft and didn't realise it was MicroGaming at first. I have cleared $175 in bonuses in just 13 hours of play, giving roughly 57% rakeback so far, additionally made 6 buy ins at $50nl. Its a good start and really loving the style of the site!

And actually running well, here's the first 5000 hands! more to come! :)