From Poker Donk To Winning Monk

[P0kerM0nk]

So I've taken off my bankroll just leaving €150 in it for the occational sports bet who knows lol.

Playing poker in the web browser is so bloody tilting, can only play 4 tables max, can't tile tables so can only see one at a time, can't check replayer if you play the max 4 tables either. Hard to follow hands as action is always jumping from table to table.

@Stubbe-Unibet if there is any way you can refund my bonus points I spent on the €500 playthrough bonus that would be great and you can cancel the playthrough bonus to do so, thanks.

 

[P0kerM0nk]

So I have had my bonus refunded so tyvm and still not able to log on the client on desktop, trying to work on it together with Unibet but so far no joy.

Have added the stats from 50NL from January to the rest from last years sample from end of November and +€1,839.69 / 46,462 hands = 7.92 bb/100

PartyPoker, think I was down to £150 something after the 100NL bankroll tilt but had some rakeback coming back so was about £250 after that, since then worked it back up to £500 and haven't played on there since. So basically my PartyPoker adventure was no win no loss as that's how much I put on when I started 😅

Since not being able to play properly on Unibet as can't really put lots of volume on a mobile, ipad or in browser I signed up to GGpoker, a new sign up bonus of $600 (released per $1 lol) + another bonus worth up to $350 for doing all kind of missions, final bonus is $150 but you need to complete all 30 missions so very unlikely but we will see, atm I'm on 10/10.

Lots of people online playing all kind of stuff, I'm amazed how many people still play 9max, sounds so dull to me but hey ho. Just been playing 25NL Rush&Cash and normal tables, not got far so far, up because of 50% rakeback promo but probably break even if you exclude all bonuses etc. Rush&Cash looks very nitty again having tried it a few times, I can't seem to wrap my head around that variant or something, regs in general seem so nitty in every zoom variant on any site I've tried. Guess people just fold and go to the next hand much quicker so play less mediocre hands in general, I don't know. Also not sure what to think about the extra rake on there but there are quiet a few cashback promo's etc so f knows. Once I completed my deposit bonus we can revaluate. Games are definitely beatable if you ignore rake.

Still working on Carrot Corners courses, I'm so fecking slow in doing these, slacking my arse. Hope I get them done by the summer 🤭

[Rushbie]

Still after ubbreak stats elsewhere seems to be running positive, eh? 😀👍

Stay strong, bro 💪

 

[P0kerM0nk]

@Rushbie Yeah I guess it's going ok but still room for improvement. Think it's nice that even when it's not going the way I want I still end up breakeven or with a small loss. I think there was a episode on carrot corners twitch where they were just saying that poker is just about surviving till you hit an upswing and then embrace the upswing and take full advantage of it. Poker is tough even if you are a full time pro crusher (which I am not) and that's maybe hard to realise for people like us who don't really put in enough volume and or don't improve enough to make it to the top. Continuous suffering is actually normal 😭 😂

[GR1ZZL3R]

Great keeping the winnings going while you've been having problems, hope they sort it for you soon.

Meanwhile, "Rush" "Zoom" whatever, I agree, I see the regs as being nittier but the recs still making rec moves. Being able to colour code or make notes on them seems to make it much easier, a simple red orange green system works for me. Red raises utg I fold, orange raises from mp I think about it, green shoves 20 bb from the button I call (mostly.) It seems to work without a lot of thinking time. 🤔

And stop slacking. 🥴

 

[P0kerM0nk]

Still can't get on Unibet but I guess I can still update in here once in a while.

GGpoker going well now taking full advantage of the 50% cashback promo they had running when I joined end of January. Started playing 50NL when I hit 1k.

Initial deposit of $635 (£500 - all in dollars as site is in dollars) my bankroll is now at $2.3k.

Lots from cashback and promos, so far:

$233 Deposit bonus so far (max $600)
$583 Weekly cashbacks (6 weeks in now)
$94 ThanksGG (bad beat/good hand promo)
$50 Chinese NY Promo
$57 Daily Leaderboards

Leaving us with about $650 real poker profit, more or less.

There is a honeymoon period promo for newcomers where you have to complete a certain quest every day for 30 days to then win $150 end prize. Pretty much impossible to complete, I ended up with 22/30 done and picked up a few extra bonuses but also lost some money on the tables trying to complete some ofthese, so hard to know what I really won or lost. Worst quests were win a tournament, beat your opponent holding suited JJ in Ohama all in or fold (Banzai type), win the jackpot at all in or fold (as if), etc... if you want any advice, don't bother with these, you'll never get to the end and it's not worth the time/prize. Just do the easy ones and pick a few smaller prizes on the way.

Been playing Rush&Cash lately as kind of adjusted to the nitty pool, actually quite surprising how many nits there are. I'm not used to see stats so it's a bit of an eye opener and I think I have a better feel for the pool now compared to when I started, also tag most people in the pool to have a better idea who is at my table, table after table being zoom.

Not ran the purest but getting better now, still a while to go but might jump in to 100NL once I hit 3k bankroll.

Off work till next week Thursday and planning to get through as much of Carrot Corners courses as possible, I promise 😂

[P0kerM0nk]

I know some people are wanting updates and I will do one once I finish my cashback promo on GG, i have till the 5th of May to complete the required rake so not that long to go and should be able to get there. Have been playing 100NL since the 11th of March which is good as kinda need it to complete the promo.

Promo is just to keep a certain rakeback % for rest of the year I guess, or a year from completing, although all this PVI stuff is really unclear. Once I get this promo done I will re access where to play etc. Still have 100k BP on Unibet and don't really want to waste those so guess I'll be playing on Unibet again at some point anyway.

Played 60k hands at 100NL Rush & Cash so far. Not been plain sailing but it never is in poker right? Made a profit so far but still have to see what is actual profit and what is from bonuses etc which I will check once I get the promo done.

Have yet to be dealt in a Bad Beat Jackpot, losing one would be a nice bankroll boost. Wouldn't say no to a free 55 ish buyins lol.

Still lots to learn, still working my way through the courses although will have to wait a bit till after the 5th of May, but I keep watching stuff day in day out. Carrot Corners video subscription coming out on Monday too so that will be more interesting content to watch. So much to do and learn and I just feel like I'm getting dumber and dumber when playing poker 😂 Poker is hard.