HardGain

putting in the work and cleared another cash ticket. Much better outcome this time 👍

Gamelab hand counter: 385.839
XP: 3.968

Almost 28k hands since I started this blog. I had more time to play last 8 weeks, will be interesting to see how much more can I squeeze until 10th of May. The whole family will be on vacation next week, so I can expect less volume, but back at it for the last sprint from 6th to 12th of May before I go back to work.

Quick peek at the balance as now i'm running out of tickets and will most probably spare the last 1400BP for Hexa's. 

I was down to 470€ or even more at some point a week ago. It's swing as hell, and it's only cash game, go figure other formats 🤯

What to say? I feel you! 
Its really like watching/listening to my other me 🙂 Once again, a lot of similarities regarding our poker life. The mental part is for sure one of the key points. Mental game of poker helped me a lot when I was reading it. And I did it twice. Maybe it's time for the third. Because, when I was reading, specially the bad stories of people the author was coaching, I saw myself, the struggle. It makes you realise, that the down will come, no matter what, it's just about how you will handle it. 

Your bottom line results comes as a surprise to me, but knowing how can it go, I really can't be that surprised. Would like to read comments also from more competitive community members, but I don't see other way to keep going, studying and dont feel too bad if you get your good cards in and lose. 

We should grind it off the grave now 💪

It's Monday again and it's week 8/10 i'm on the sick leave from work. I was expecting i'll took advantage of this time to play more. I did, but not that much I was expecting. I was hoping to put in more volume, to see if it will ever turn around on the long run. And to play more MTTs as they take a lot of time. I still have time and is still work in progress, so I will not conclude anything yes. It's only 10 weeks, after all, and not that much volume eather. The balance is still hidden, even I was accidentaly looking at it, when I logged into the main Unibet site, to see if theres any scratch card in the Bingo lobby 😄 
So, yes, the volume is a bit higher than usual, I'm enjoying the cash tickets for BP, not that bad after all!

New week full of flips and also Level 2 freeroll tonight again! Let's try to make something out of it if not - cash game all the way!

A little bit chilly and windy outside today, with wain forecast. I wanted to cut into pieces the remaining tree branches before the rain, but the wind is so annoying...

Beauty of the week 🥀

thanks for all the explanations guys! I should read those comments before every session. 

I was reflecting these days on it, and I can say that also if I know how I have to react in some situations I don't implement this, knowledge (lets say) in my game. And thats my one of my biggest problems at the moment. It's almost incredible, but seems i'm playing money scared at the lowest limits possible 🥴
Maybe i'm too focused on building stacks and the bankroll and seing going down instead of up is kinda making me play this way. I have to accept this or at least remember how i did it in the past.

I did a little better with the last ticket


Probably should buy another one as I see that's the best way to use my bonus points (3432 BP left)

another 5€ Major ticket from yesterdays Level2 freeroll. Looking forward to play the Tower or the Brawl tonight 🤞

@Samba now you got me 🙂 I confess I never tough about the rake in corelation to the opening charts. You now made me think about it and, yes, I have to say it's quite logic.  Anyway, my opening ranges are a little different, more on the tight side for sure. 
So, if i'm understand right, as the rake on Unibet is lower the on other sides, we can see more flops
I'm from Slovenia (Adriatic coast). Maybe it was missleading, because I didn't posted the typical Mediteranian part and plants. So, here it is, the olive tree 🙂

@Estzen exactly what I was thinking and not bothered about the perfect GTO and opening ranges that much. I play tight, maybe way to much. I somehow try to adjust. Sometimes the games are wild also on NL4, 3-bettin, 4-betting every or every few hands... and here I really don't feel to call even with AKs, or jam with JJ-
Maybe a big mistake, but I have a feeling im losing so much 

Cleared the ticket, not happy how it went the last 60 flops, but I take it!

...and I bought another 20€ one 

I also flipped my first Spring community league ticket


but not even a bounty to complete the mission

Roses are ready

I bought a 20€ 4NL ticket and now I have something to work on. 

Current bonus points status: 5422

XP: 3123

And it's Monday again! New week - new hopes! 
Workout early in the morning, groceries and a short study session after the breakfast to refresh my opening ranges.

After weeks of great weather, the forecast for the next days is not great (rain, wind, huge temperature drop), so there will be more poker and less gardening.

stay away from tren, keep pumping and you'll be good 🙂 

bubbled both, the Tower and 2€ Supermoon qualifier (again!) 🙄 Ticket status at the moment is Zero! 

Got a 5€ Major ticket from the Level2 freeroll yesterday and I would like to play the 1000€ Tower, but it's a little bit early for that time of the year, when it's still bright outside at 20h CET. Will see, maybe the kiddo will be tired after all day out in the sun and will go to sleep early 😉

I also bubbled the 2€ Supermoon qualy for the 10€ ticket yesterday, shame! Could be a  nice MTT Saturday today. Not much to raport for the Supermoon as i'm not flipping well the last days..

Cash game ticket cleared with a little profit

and Level 2 reached

Gardenville 🥀

Next stop is the pool area, where I'll be busy for some time. A lot of invasive plants (how it's called in English? Ivy, maybe?) took over and need to be cleared off. Also a lot of waste I don't know where to put until the bio bin empty day (every Wednesday). You can sit there and see it grow! 

The old cherry blooms

Little apricots are already showing up!

Warning: venting post!

Im not having fun over here at all 😞

The situation that tilted me a little more:

UTG limps in, i raise 4BB, UTG calls.

Flop: we have a nice hand, right? we should bet (and I do). He calls.

turn: possible straight, but we should not be scared of it, right? I BET!, he RAISE, I call.


RIver: nasty, nasty, nasty. check/check.

Im aware it was another set up (giving me a good hand, make it great on the flop, to go down the flush at the end), but I am at the point to start begging Unibet to include NL2 stakes 😕

Few hands later


yes, yes, i'm grateful for such players, but in the same time im going broke here

But, did I die? NO! SO, tomorrow we're battling again

I bought a cash 12€ ticket with BP

The Supermoon flips went a little better:

@Purps that's a 15years old puppie who "already" learned that the (grumpie) one year older cat is the boss here 😄

The weekend is behind us, and what a weekend it was! Great, sunny almost hot weather keept me away from the virtuality. 

On Saturday I really screw it up. Beeing around all the day I started my evening session at 21:30 and after 30mins I felt so sleepy I hardly holded my eyes open and head straight. I use stimulans like coffe, energy drink wisely, but there was no help from it.
Ended the session and now Im soooo behind to reach the damn Level2 for today's freeroll.

On Sunday we went to a trip to Italy - Miramare, Triest. Great day out and we took advantage of the free entry into the castle and museum as in Italy every first Sunday of the month all the statal museums have a free entry. https://miramare.cultura.gov.it/en/

In the evening I used my 10€ tickets, for Supermoon and Unibet live, but no joy from them 😕

So, welcome Monday and a new week in front of us. It's not easy to start a session after a bad week, but I know that I have to push trough. After all, now I have the most time to play poker during the day and I if not now, then when will have a chance to play it more?

A walk with the dog, a cup of tea and off we go! 

ive been told they doing weird things at 4NL, but 400NL? 🤯

maybe in some other dimension, old Unibet, royal on the board and I folded. I posted this pic on facebook in 2011. Who knows if it would count today if I was in the game

seems I didn't got yet a royal here on Unibet 👽

strange, i see you are rank 3, it should work

BP update
Bonus points: 3532

Usualy I use bonus points to buy tickets for games I don't play regulary as Hexapros, Banzai in order to complete missions. As I'm obviously on a downer, Im thinking the 12€ cash ticket would be a nice and welcome motivational kick.
I'm still searching for a suitable non Banzai 2€ bounty tourney, but or they are all too early or too late.

I don't know if it's me or players in the evening are wilder than during the day. More alcohol in the veins I guess, but I never seen so much aggression , so much 3, 4 betting at 4NL . 

The morning session went so-so, I was card dead for a long time, then like from the heaven above QQ! Time for some action ... 

🤡

If we don't have some special read on the opponent: 
- we bet and he will call till the river with a weak A or K
- we check and he bet, we fold?
- x?

After all the years such spots are still painful and I usualy check and maybe call once. There's also a flush draw and I have no club.

Now it's time to hit the tables again, I'm already late for MTTs, so it will be only cash game. I will also miss the first Level2 freeroll as I'm only half way there 😞

And I'm also late for the community centroll. Gardenville keeps me busy until the night fall

If the game is good - leave you shuld not! 😉
You inspired me for cash tickets, for how much BP was that?

Look at this guy! He reached Level 2 in one night while im only half way there playing 2-3 session for peanuts the last 4 days😄 I bet it's fun and all, tempting, but I will stick to peanut stakes - it's tilting enough 🤯

Hi there! I liked your post, not because all the things happend to you, but for wishing you all the best from now on! 💪 Let's go for a venture and thanks for taking us with you with your blog!!

@Stubbe-Unibet my bad, I didn't understand I can move it by myself as im not a moderator. But right now, I still can't find that post. Looking into General Poker, and into my activity tab (picture). When it was posted exactly?

@Stubbe-Unibet im not sure if my bug report was moved somwhere again or it was overlooked. I posted it quite early after the hund begun, but didnt got points.
Don't want to beg or something, but if you dont ask...

Rough start yesterday, specially the evening session, when my KK was losing not only to Aces, but also 32s... I think am 5 bi down, but today we are ready to fight back!

Gardenville 🥀
I decided to revive the garden and plant new trees, flowers and vegetebles. The tulips are now in full swing, but already survived two pretty strong storms with wind.

I hardly wait for the roses to bloom in the next weeks
Last week we planted a new cherry tree - my daughter loves them!

So, now theres two cherry trees, one appricot, a kaki, two mandarine trees, one plum. There's also some grapes and a ribes bush.

Look at those daisies. 16 years old Pinky likes them too 🙂 Now I feel sorry to cut the grass..


Now I have cleared my mind with my garden therapy I am ready for the morning session. Let's crush it!