Jef147

The $5 jab? Who is coming up with these names? lol

Yeah it is supposed to be boxing themed but don't think they have thought that one through too well

Jef147: Yeah it is supposed to be boxing themed but don't think they have thought that one through too well :)

i just realised why - Carl Froch is their new pro

Hey guys how's it goin! I am really not sure where to go with poker at the moment so wud love some advice! Been on party for a few weeks but just feel like I'm missing out a bit with better deals elsewhere! So I have just had very little motivation to grind!

Sites wise I'm pretty torn between ipoker and micro gaming! Micro gaming software is much nicer and the reg tables have great action with pretty soft games! But there is pretty much no speed tables there which are a plus for me when I'm short on time! Ipoker software is pretty dam shit but they have great traffic on both speed and normal tables! Plus there bonuses are still slightly higher no??

My second question is what stakes do I play! I have been playing nl10 on party with the intention of re building my game from the bottom up! But poker is not an income for me and I'm fortunate enough to have a solid main income! So I could deposit more and play nl20! It is alot easier to clear bonuses rb etc at nl20 obviously! So do you guys think the games are significantly softer at nl10 to make the loss of RB worthwhile??

I'm really not sure where is best to go so I've just been sort of treading water! But I want to get sorted and push hard in the new year! Advice would be massively appreciated

Hi people! Anyway I decided to speak to support on here to get some advice! I had read through the Stan James deal a few weeks back but it sounded to good to be true so just left it! I talked it through with support yesterday and nope its legit

I deposited yesterday and they insta give me $125 for free

And that is on top of 30% RB, top 500 race, 20% deposit bonus and additional races! So I'm looking at 65-70% returns for the first 60 days then 50% after that! Plus some of my favourite software and super soft games! I'm buzzing to get grinding!

The blazing cannon promo was running yesterday so I just played 10nl blaze for a good few hours! It seems to have stopped today but the blaze games are still running so I'm just gonna fire in some volume while I can! If anybody knows how I can import blaze hands to PT4 it would be much appreciated

Looks like you answered the first post and went for SJ - good choice. Obviously you have some experience on here playing on BV with us a while ago so you already know the traffic is solid, plenty of fish and nice playable software to grind on.

Those returns should deffs boost your bankroll as long as you continue to play solid.

As for the 10nl or 20nl question the answer is you should play the one you can beat. If you can afford 20nl and can beat it then it is a no brainer. Maybe play 10nl for like a week, if your crushing and feel its easy then deposit more and shoot up to 20nl quicker. Basically as you are just starting back out make sure you can walk before you can run. Aim is to be loving the grind, making consistent profits and to not do anything stupid.

Fwiw i am sure you can beat 20nl but you may have a bit of felt rust so go easy then go HARD

Thanks Jon much appreciated as always! I think ill stick to 10nl until I reach a roll of 1k! That will be 13 buy ins won at 10nl! I am up 4bi so far so 9 more to go! I am going to map out a detailed BR strategy this time and stick to it! I am really prepared to put some serious work in to get to where I want to be by the end of 2016!

Jef147: Thanks Jon much appreciated as always! I think ill stick to 10nl until I reach a roll of 1k! That will be 13 buy ins won at 10nl! I am up 4bi so far so 9 more to go! I am going to map out a detailed BR strategy this time and stick to it! I am really prepared to put some serious work in to get to where I want to be by the end of 2016!

Sounds like a solid plan

So...

Where do you want to be by the end of 2016?

Id personally love to be a 50nl reg! Think it will take a lot of hard work but it should be doable! I think my game has improved massively over the last few months from playing 'thinking' poker rather than just mindlessly grinding! If I can get the balance right between that and volume that is the hard part for me!

After looking into things and talking to Keri I have worked out that the initial instant bonus on SJ will be taken back if I don't clear it within 7 days! You are effectively getting 100% rakeback for your first $125 of rake but must do it within 7 days! At 10nl that is roughly 12.5k hands in a week!! But I managed over 3k hands yesterday so I'm on track with 3 days left!

Sick stuff i didn't actually know anything of this $125 bonus and wow what a sick addition it is to their deals which are already beating all other sites on the MPN network.

50nl reg is a solid aim...have you worked out how much you can make from this?

Take 25k hands a month
Win rate of say 2bb/100
50% rake back on total rake

Get back to me with the answer

Roughly 250 in profit and 750 in rakeback??

But yeah whatever you deposit they insta increase by 20%! You then have 7 days to rake the amount they have given you and you keep it! Unreal

Well the 10nl blaze games are now only running on a night so I didn't really have a choice but to play some 20nl if I want to clear the bonus! The good news is that its free money I'm using........ bad news is I've ran like death and lost 6bi! I am not going to blame running bad or whinge on as there is nothing worse but it is very frustrating when you see the standard etc! The 'anonymous' tables at micro gaming are literally as bad as Sky Poker! At least 1 whale at every table! So just need to brush it off and carry on! Spew at my graph of 20nl tho

Surely its the whales we are looking to be sat with at the tables? I know how frustrating it can be when they start taking your buy ins through bad play .. but perseverance and slight adjustments they'll be showing you good profit in the future!

Chin up!

One thing I have learned over the last couple of days is that I need to work on my mental game! Last night after a bad day of fish butchering hands and finding miracles I felt totally bummed! Now after a day of me abusing fish I feel on top of the world

Obviously joking aside this is not good for poker! I think I'm gonna drop back to 10nl for a bit until I am well rolled for 20nl as the swings at 10nl feel fine! Hope that makes sense ha!

Anyway I need to rake $4 tonight to clear my bonus! I'm well pleased I have managed it because it has been alot more volume than I'm used to! And it means my bankroll has increased by 20% in 6 days which is awesome!

Two things I have found I need to work on is:

Folding too much to 3 bets
Blind defence

I am really confident in my game at the moment but feel if I improve these my win rate will be much improved! Anyway time to nip off and grind my last $4

Oh and good to see you back Kamikaze! Hope the shop etc is doing well!

Lastly I want to make this blog a little more interesting than just talking poker all the time! Most of you will know I went to Vegas for the first time this year........... and my god did it live up to expectations! Have included some picks below

Poker wise went well too! Only played the lowest limit in the Aria which was 1-3nl! Also only played 5 nights but managed to bag about 10 buy ins ($2k)! Games are so good over there! Have included a chip stack brag of my best night at the tables! Bought in for $200 and 5x'd it in 2.5 hours

Oh well this is just brags on brags on brags on brags now lol. This is just getting out of hand!

#LOVEIT

Trip looks insane man and looks like you did it the perfect way tbh. Short trip, packed everything in and enjoyed every bit of it. I think a lot of people just burn out in Vegas and try to literally do everything rather than pick the best bits which you did.

Aria is dope and attracts a lot of fish now but 10xing a stack is insaneeeeeeeee man wpwpwp. Its amazing how soft live games are even at 1-3/2-5 when you have played 10nl online for a while. Did you feel you were just massively ahead of them skill set wise?

I think the GF pic holding the beers must be one of the biggest wins of 2015 - WP

Haha didn't actually mean to come across like that but life is great so why not!

Yeah we were in Vegas for 10 nights and just picked out the things we really wanted to do then chilled by the pool the rest of the time! No better feeling than sitting in the sun with a beer and not a care in the world!

Poker wise yeah I was really surprised just how soft the games were! Even the 'regs' with their 'mcards' were just never folding top pair type players! I ran good and just went to value town! Felt like I could never lose in those games!

Bud light was my best friend in Vegas..............until I got the tab on the last day

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