21/11/08 Supernova update!!

Bankroll: $3,780
Total VPP's: 19024



Didnt play much today as expected so pleased with the total. I'll be dropping the SS nl200 tables and SS 400+. I SS some 600nl for 245 hands today, not alot but there's not alot of tables on in the european afternoon time. I managed 1.6k hands full stacking which isnt bad, but not great results.


I managed 2435 cash hands and played about 12 $52 double or nothing SnG's. Here's a few hands

Hand 1:

This was quite funny, I didnt realise until after I 3bet that I'd somehow bought in full so I was preparing myself for some an uncomrtable 4bet-close-your-eyes-for-5seconds-shove. Thankfully it didnt happen
No-Limit Hold'em, $6.00 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



UTG+1 ($253)

MP1 ($522)

MP2 ($129)

CO ($777.45)

Button ($609)

Hero (SB) ($603)

BB ($788.10)

UTG ($650.40)



Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q

5 folds, Button raises $12, Hero raises $33, 2 folds



Total pot: $30



Hand 2:

Ugh, been running well when Shortstacked, go to full stack poker and this happens.


No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



CO ($21)

Button ($23.50)

SB ($164.40)

BB ($104.10)

UTG ($20)

UTG+1 ($37.50)

MP1 ($19.50)

MP2 ($17)

Hero (MP3) ($112.50)



Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A, A

4 folds, Hero raises $5, 2 folds, SB raises $19.50, 1 fold, Hero raises $30, SB raises $144.40 (All-In), Hero calls $77.50 (All-In)



Flop: ($227) J, K, 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Turn: ($227) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)



River: ($227) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Total pot: $227

Supernova end of day update

Bankroll: $3,818
Total VPP's: 18048


It's a slog, thats for sure. I dunno if I will play much tomorrow, I am wrecked and havent even played that much but I am not used to this effort. Motoring along okay, although still behind pace. I am hoping to grind out a big 5k day or so soon. I think my lack of fitness doesnt help with these long grinds at all, might start up the running.

Biggest losing hand of the night:

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



MP1 ($200)

MP2 ($251.75)

CO ($54.95)

Hero (Button) ($58)

SB ($81.30)

BB ($61.75)

UTG ($298)

UTG+1 ($124)



Preflop: Hero is Button with 8, 8

1 fold, UTG+1 raises $6, 2 folds, CO calls $6, Hero raises $24, 1 fold, BB raises $40, 2 folds, Hero raises $34 (All-In), BB calls $16



Flop: ($129) 3, 6, 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Turn: ($129) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: ($129) J (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $129



Results:

Hero had 8, 8 (two pair, eights and threes).

BB had A, A (two pair, Aces and threes).

Outcome: BB won $126

SuperNova Update - 19/11/08

So my thread's been locked and I was lucky to avoid a ban on 2+2 so I'll doing my updates in here from now on, lolz.


Bankroll: $3,653
Total VPP's: 16969

Major hand from yesterdays session:

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



SB ($206)

BB ($208)

Hero (UTG) ($182.50)

UTG+1 ($100)

MP1 ($38)

MP2 ($94.60)

CO ($235.75)

Button ($239.05)



Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K

Hero raises $8, UTG+1 (poster) calls $6, 6 folds



Flop: ($19) 8, 5, J (2 players)

Hero bets $10, UTG+1 calls $10



Turn: ($39) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets $28, UTG+1 calls $28



River: ($95) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets $54, UTG+1 calls $54 (All-In)



Total pot: $203



Results:

Hero had K, K (full house, fives over Kings).

UTG+1 didn't show

Outcome: Hero won $200



And here's the image that caused the downfall on 2+2, still thing it's quality myself.

Journey to Supernova on Stars

I've been clearing a $500 reload on betfred for the last few days and have been wondering where to go to next to play. I've been looking for a regular place to play where the games are good/softwarei s good too. The problem is the best sites for these, Full tilt and Stars the bonus/rakeback is pretty awful if you dont play alot. Despite it being European I have always felt Ipoker is awful for Full ring games but the 50%+ rakeback/reloads make it worth it. But now I've decided to try and get Supernova by the end of this year.

According to alot of research Stars VIP club can earn FR players up to 50%+ in rakeback if they hit certain milestones throughout the year. So I've decided to try and get Supernova by the end of this year in order to help with the FPP accumaltion next year. It will also give me a chance to get alot of hands in.

I need to earn 86,009 VPP before 01 Jan 09. My initial thoughts are this will be impossible, but it's worth a try.

One of the reg's on the micro forum posted this guesstimation of what I would need to do.

If you assume low end of vpp per hand for 100NL of .3 per hand

then it is around 285K of hands @100NL

49 days till 31 dec.

say you play 5 of 7 days

35 days


= 11400 hands per day


lol is obviously my first thought. I've played 255k hands so far this year(alot more then I first thought) so this will be a huge effort. But I wont be sticking to NL 100 to do this, I plan playing various games/styles. Short-stacking, Omaha, limit, Razz, SNGs it will all be done in an attempt to do this. I'll be staeting with a $3k roll and anything above $3k will be seen as a bonus if I get to Supernova. I'll also try and clear $1k bonus on Ipoker aswell just for the laugh.



wish me luck, I'll need it!

A guide too crushing your winrate at 100NL

Rob"Life of a bankroll nit"(a member of boards.ie poker forum and nl200 6 max player posted this advice 2 posts back

"Just going through some of the entries. Some random thoughts. Stop calling 5bet all ins with 85s or whatever, like I know you realise this but whatever is going on that makes you do it you need to identify it and stop it. It's absolutely pointless subscribing to DC,CR reading 2+2 posting hands etc just to eke out some more for your win rate when your making gigantic errors such as that.

A sort of continuation of the above point as I am guessing they occur for the same reasons. Your are way too obsessed with floating and 4 betting light and cr bluffing. At 100nl and below if you never ever 4 bet light, fire a double barrel, 3 bet a cr etc I am willing to bet your win rate would sky rocket. There are times when you need to step back and remember what your trying to achieve and that is make profitable decisions. I think you likely get too worked up in the moment.

Good luck!"


Talk about nail and hammer job, especially the bolded part. Not to disappoint Rob in his thoughts, here's some hands from my last session which sum everything up perfectly. So until the end of this month I am only playing 9 tables max and I will not play any turbo tables so I can learn to take time over a decision instead of just tilt shoving and going "hmmm shouldnt shoved there, never really beat much"




Watch, learn and repeat.


No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



CO ($20)

Button ($105.82)

SB ($20.30)

Hero (BB) ($100)

UTG ($96.50)

UTG+1 ($105.40)

MP1 ($100)

MP2 ($93)

MP3 ($201.25)



Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K

3 folds, MP2 raises $3.50, MP3 calls $3.50, 3 folds, Hero raises $14, 1 fold, MP3 calls $11.50



Flop: ($34) 3, J, 9 (2 players)

Hero bets $20, MP3 raises $44, Hero raises $65 (All-In), MP3 calls $41



Turn: ($204) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: ($204) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $204



Results in white below:

Hero didn't show A, K (one pair, sevens).

MP3 had 3, 3 (full house, threes over sevens).

Outcome: MP3 won $201



No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (10 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



MP3 ($48.50)

CO ($142.95)

Button ($103.70)

Hero (SB) ($97)

BB ($81.90)

UTG ($18)

UTG+1 ($122.40)

UTG+2 ($107.10)

MP1 ($21.50)

MP2 ($84)



Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, 10

1 fold, UTG+1 raises $3, 6 folds, Hero calls $2.50, 1 fold



Flop: ($7) A, 7, 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $6, Hero calls $6



Turn: ($19) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $25, Hero raises $88 (All-In), UTG+1 calls $63



River: ($195) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $195



Results in white below:

Hero didn't show 10, 10 (one pair, tens).

UTG+1 had Q, A (one pair, Aces).






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