LilDeano89

Total Hours Played: 2.5
Total Hands Played: 3805
Total Profit: $490.5
Bankroll: $3,585

I'm going to start with those four stats for every challenge update from now on. Was only able to play for 2.5 hours on April 1, played around 3750 hands, ran pretty good:



Hope the run good continues and I can move back up to NL200 soon :D

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Hi everyone,
So I am a uni student but 90% of my classes are recorded and available online so I only end up actually at the campus for around 3 hours/fortnight. 4 weeks into the semester I realise I have a ton of time on my hands and am spending most of it just being lazy watching movies, playing computer games, etc and playing like 10 hours of poker a week.

For April I have decided to stop being so lazy and start putting in some serious volume. I plan to play 100 hours for the month only playing 5 days a week (to give myself a break as well as time to do uni stuff) which works out to around 150k hands 24-tabling full ring. I will continue playing NL100 until I hit $5k roll (at 3k now) then move to NL200. Hoping to make $10k for the month. I'm also going to be spending all my FPPs on Sunday $215 Tickets, playing as many of these as I can.

I will be updating this blog at least five times a week with daily results.
Gl in April LP,
Dean

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Hey all,
Just looking to expand my poker network, if anyone wants to talk poker/trade sweat sessions, etc please PM me on here your msn/aim details. I currently play NL100 on Stars.
Thanks,
Dean

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A bit of background on me:

I have been playing poker for around 6 months, SNGs/Tourneys and some cash. I have played a fair amount of NL100 HU in the past few months with good success, but am looking to get into the shorthanded games. Because of the success with HU, my bankroll on PokerStars is ~$4000.

So University has finished for the year and I have 3 months holidays. I really want to play alot and improve my game over this long break and try to move up through the limits, hopefully to midstakes. I figure the best way to do this is through obtaining coaching, preferably from a midstakes player who has moved up from SSNL to MSNL in the past few months or so. I'm probably looking to start at NL100 6-max, and hopefully move to NL200 and beyond by the end of the holidays.

If anyone is interested please PM me on here for my msn. Thanks guys.

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Hi all,
So after a decent start to August, the last half of the month has been extremely frustrating. After doing quite well at NL100 in the first half of August, I decided to take a shot at NL200, which didnt go so well. Didnt matter though, I brushed it off and jumped back into the NL100 games, hoping to grind my roll back up to take another shot towards the end of August. Well unfortunately that didnt happen, thanks to a 24k hand breakeven run
NL100 6-max graph:


Lots of coolers/bad beats, but I think I played pretty well for the most part. It's given me a chance to work on my game, and I think I'm playing better now than I was at the start of the month. Disappointing not being able to see any results $ wise, but nothing much you can do.

August - Total Results:


August - Total Graph:


Overall not a terrible month, but could definitely be better. Hopefully I can regain some form and get my roll to a point where I'm comfortable taking another shot at NL200.

Thanks for reading,
Dean

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So I havent blogged in awhile but lately I've been doing quite well so I felt like it would be a good time for an update.
Firstly, last month and a half update.
July:
Week One: Deposit $1,250 on Stars after withdrawing same amount from FTP. Win $1,250 at the NL50 Full Ring tables in 16k hands, to bring BR to a total of $2.5k.
Week Two: Start playing NL100 Full Ring. Win $1,300 in 7k hands before losing $1,700 due to running horribly + tilt.
Week Three: Start playing NL50 6max with a $2.2k roll. Win $300 in 10k hands or so.
Week Four: Start playing NL100 6max with a $2.5k roll. Breakeven for around 10k hands.

August:
Week One: Start 4-tabling NL100 6max and posting interesting hands in the Medium Stakes Forum here on LP, as well as watching some Isura leggo vids.
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Today: Start 1-2 tabling NL100 HU, with Python817 sweating me at the beginning. End up playing 1.5k hands.

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Summary:
Am very excited to have a roll of $4050. Previously my highest was $3,500 once or twice, so to have a +$650 day today was very nice. Am probably going to try and get to 5k playing NL100 HU, and if that happens I'll decide whether I want to keep playing there or take a shot at NL200 6max.

Bye for now,
Dean

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Hi all,
Finally cleared my FTP $400 bonus and want to return to Stars ASAP.
However, FTP has these retarded withdrawal options, where to get a check you have to send in all this verification shit, which I think could take a while, plus the time it takes for the check to arrive in Australia
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone trusted here on LP could help me out by transferring me $1k+ of Stars money in exchange for my FTP cash?
Anyone who is willing to help please PM me,
Thanks,
Dean
(LilDeano89/UQLAW)

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Well, before starting this new challenge I was pretty confident I could maintain a 2.5ptbb/100 winrate over 40k hands at NL25 Full Ring on FTP, without any major variance or swings. Well, I think I was wrong. Either that, or I just suck at this game.
Check this out:





In there are three hands that were absolutely horrible. In all of these I'm pretty sure im over 90% favourite to win:

Submitted by : LilDeano89

Full Tilt Poker Game #6042716618: Table Alliance - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 6:29:10 ET - 2008/04/15
Seat 1: StrannikN ($24.65)
Seat 2: ANT_NN ($5.95)
Seat 3: Dreamlife ($31.60)
Seat 4: ehybrid2 ($62.10)
Seat 5: UQLAW ($25)
Seat 6: baolei1985 ($13.65)
Seat 7: montyP123 ($58.80)
Seat 8: l_STANG_l ($19.95)
Seat 9: Dave10551 ($6.40)
ANT_NN posts the small blind of $0.10
Dreamlife posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to UQLAW
ehybrid2 has 15 seconds left to act
ehybrid2 raises to $0.85
UQLAW raises to $3
baolei1985 folds
montyP123 folds
l_STANG_l folds
Dave10551 folds
StrannikN folds
ANT_NN folds
Dreamlife folds
ehybrid2 calls $2.15

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $6.35)

   
ehybrid2 bets $6.35
UQLAW calls $6.35

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $19.05)

   
ehybrid2 has 15 seconds left to act
ehybrid2 bets $19.05
UQLAW calls $15.65, and is all in
ehybrid2 shows
UQLAW shows
Uncalled bet of $3.40 returned to ehybrid2

River (Pot : $53.75)

   
ehybrid2 shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
UQLAW shows two pair, Queens and Sevens
ehybrid2 wins the pot ($47.85) with two pair, Kings and Sevens
UQLAW adds $25

Summary
Total pot $50.35 | Rake $2.50
Board:  
Seat 1: StrannikN (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: ANT_NN (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Dreamlife (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: ehybrid2 showed and won ($47.85) with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 5: UQLAW showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Sevens
Seat 6: baolei1985 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: montyP123 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: l_STANG_l didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Dave10551 didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #6030003258: Table Carlisle Crossing - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 7:48:37 ET - 2008/04/14
Seat 1: UQLAW ($25.50)
Seat 2: l rod bandit l ($26.20)
Seat 3: MrXdu ($29.05)
Seat 4: Lightning01 ($25.70)
Seat 5: El7Greco ($3.95)
Seat 6: liss25ve ($9.50)
Seat 7: W111BTH ($13.15)
Seat 8: rakiesander ($25)
Seat 9: byers1tt ($22.95)
liss25ve posts the small blind of $0.10
W111BTH posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #5

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to UQLAW
rakiesander folds
byers1tt folds
UQLAW raises to $1
l rod bandit l raises to $1.75
MrXdu has 15 seconds left to act
MrXdu folds
Lightning01 folds
El7Greco folds
liss25ve folds
W111BTH calls $1.50
UQLAW raises to $5
l rod bandit l calls $3.25
W111BTH: cant fold?
W111BTH has 15 seconds left to act
W111BTH calls $3.25

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $15.10)

   
W111BTH checks
UQLAW bets $20.50, and is all in
l rod bandit l has 15 seconds left to act
l rod bandit l calls $20.50
W111BTH folds
UQLAW shows
l rod bandit l shows

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $56.10)

   

River (Pot : $56.10)

   
UQLAW shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
l rod bandit l shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
l rod bandit l wins the pot ($53.30) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
UQLAW adds $25

Summary
Total pot $56.10 | Rake $2.80
Board:  
Seat 1: UQLAW showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 2: l rod bandit l showed and won ($53.30) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 3: MrXdu didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Lightning01 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: El7Greco (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: liss25ve (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: W111BTH (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: rakiesander didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: byers1tt didn't bet (folded)

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Hi all,
It's been awhile since my last blog post, over 2 months actually.
The reason behind this is that in the beginning of February I was forced to cash out my entire bankroll of over $1000 to pay off some outstanding debts
Thats all cleared now tho and Ive finally gotten a hold of some cash to once again start grinding.
So before the cashout I was playing mostly NL50 FR, with some 6-max thrown in. Yesterday I deposited $400 on FTP, with the intention of getting the 100% deposit bonus, as well as a free 6-month subscription to LeggoPoker (thru PocketFives). So with this bankroll, Ive decided to start off at NL25 FR.

So I've set myself a goal of reaching my old limit of NL50, and clearing the deposit bonus, by the end of April. Over a small sample of hands last night, I ascertained that I can clear around $10 of the deposit bonus for every 1000 hands. So Im thinking I should be able to clear the bonus in around 40,000 hands. With around 18 days in April left, this works out to around 2250 hands per day (around 3 hours 9-tabling). To move up to NL50 at the beginning of May, I want to have a bankroll of $1200. So to reach this bankroll, I will have to run at 2.5PTBB/100 (5BB/100) over the 40,000 hands. ($400 deposit + $400 bonus + $400 winnings). I think this is achievable, since it is full ring (low variance), and 40k hands is a reasonable sample size to avoid swings.

I'll try to update frequently throughout the challenge, maybe weekly, to get advice on hands and keep any readers up-to-date.
Wish me luck!
LilDeano99

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