Hi Hatas, I'm back off Hiatus

Its been over a year since my last post sorry for the unexpected hiatus. I will start updating my blog more frequently from now on. Ight lemme fill u in on what's new . Unfortunately I didnt manage to turn $100 into $100,000 in one year. I ended up not even close to accomplishing that goal. I only ended up making about $17k during that time. I was delusional to think that I could turn $100 into $100,000 in just my 1st year of grinding HU turbos.

But I did learn a lot during this time and I think that I have the potential to be one of the best hu players in the future. But from now on instead of making monetary goals I will only be making volume goals. I've began exclusively playing the HU super turbos on Full Tilt (my username on full tilt is- " bighusla ") These games are probably the future of Husng's. The volume that's possible in this game is unbelievable. I've 1 tabled 200+ games a day a few times and the competition is soooooo badddddd thus far. I reaaaaaaaaally hope the coaching sites dont teach these fools how to play and fuck up this game up in the future. I started out playing at the $50 level on June 24, 2010 not knowing what I was doing at all for my 1st 600 games. But after losing over $1100 it finally clicked and I began crushing this game. I'm up over $3k since then and $1100+ today. Take a look at my lifetime graph for these hu super turbos (hust's)



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Hopefully I continue to play and run well in these and this is not just a fluke. My goal for this month is to play 3000 hust's and move up to the $100 level by the end of the month. My next update will be before Friday

Current Roll- $10,207

Week 1 April Update

The First week of April turned out to be a complete dissapointment. In terms of volume and money I completely failed. Dispite staying home basically all week I still only magaged to get 120 games in. This is mostly because when I am running bad I usually only 1 table so I can concentrate better and win games I really shouldnt win. But 1 tabling 4 mans is like torture especially when you are losing. Playing 1 game for 30-45 minutes and then lose is def a slap in the face so I am back to 2 tabling I don't care if I'm losing.
The good news is I have managed to turn my April downward spiral into basically a breakeven stretch and I am even up +10 buyins since last post.
The bad news is I am still in the negative for this month in the tune of about 17 buy ins ($600).
Regardless I still have high hopes for this month and once variance stops being a bitch I am confident that I can get back on track to another big month.
On a side note I have noticed that short term downswings and breakeven periods actually make me a better player and person. So I am going to use this to be a more humble and grateful Person. I now realize that the $$$ I win is not always a guarentee regardless of how large my edge is on the game. +$5000 months are sexy but not essential. As long as I make enough to cover my bills, maintain my lifestyle (I'm a life nit so thats not hard) enjoy life, play my best, get a good volume in and keep on enhancing as a player I'm goot. Hokiegreg once said practice makes perfect doesnt apply to poker but I desagree. I feel that the more I play the better I get. My reads become more dead on and my general understanding of the game and other players logic enhances, thats why sometimes I dont mind shortterm breakeven or losing sessions because I gain experience and humility. Thats it for now, hopefully by next update I will be out the red for the month! (Fingers Crossed)

Current Roll: $9,885

Get Your Balls Out My Cereal

Fredebiel just asked me how I am I doing? I told him I have a fucking fishbowl on sharkscope for this month. There is literally a Fucking Fish Jumping in and out of a small tank of water next to my name. Fuck sharkscope and Fuck Pokerstars. I went from having a shark in March to a homosexual fish in April. Bartchalker said it best though "One day the poker gods love you, The next day they put their balls in your cereal."

Current Roll: $9591

CRUSHING

March has been my best month ever. I've been mostly only playing the $34.50 HU 4 player games on Stars. These are my results so far this month in them
Games played 456. AVG. Profit $12.29. AVG. Stake $33. Total Profit $5606



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Averaging $12+ a game hu in the $33's is insane. $12 a game is what most HU grinders AVG in the $110's on a good month lol. Yea I know what You are thinking, this is a small sample blah blah... But take a look at my lifetime 4 man graph so far after 1492 games



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That's pretty much it. Life is good im running well and playing well. I'm shooting for a $10,000 month next month. Also I'll be updating a lot more I promise!

Current Roll: $10,746

Serious Grinding

Ok, Last Tuesday I finally decided to step it up and play the $55 2 man hu. I grinded 8-12 hours every day with breaks only to eat and shower. because of this I was able to put in 264 games 1 tabling with decent results. I made about $1100 net and I think my potential is much higher. I was able to make this decent profit dispite running horribly and being on a sick 180 game breakeven stretch. The $55's are filled with bad regs and fish I am pretty sure I will be able to dominate this level for the next month. I will begin 2 tabling once I get to $7000 and I will move up to the $115's when I get to $12,000.

Current Roll $5,184

Ok let me start off by apologizing for the long layoff. I have had a pretty crazy month outside of poker. my volume has been nowhere near where I would like for it to be. My results have been pretty solid when I have played though. I began this challenge on November 21, 2008 now its been nearly 3 months and my roll is only at $4,665. Although my Roi is excelent 15% I have 2 very major leaks stopping me from reaching my full potential.
1-Insanely low volume- caused by a completely unorganized lifestyle and distracting people around me.
2-Fear moving up in stakes- Although my game is very capable of beating the higher limits I still tilt very easily and cannot handle the mental aspects of losing a large amount of money. In fact I never feel completely comforatable playing a game unless I have 100+ buyins for that level.

With all that said heres the new plan. I stll think that I am more then capable of reaching the $100,000 mark by November 21, 2009 If I create and follow a realistic proper work schedule each month.
Current Roll- $4,765

How to Play Class 5 Starting Hands

This is a must read by "JoyOfPoker"

Playing Class 5 Starting Hands

Hi Everyone,

Today I'd like to talk about a class of starting hands that most people just fold preflop.
Most poker players know how to play big cards like Kings and Tens, they know how to play pocket pairs and how to play "any two suited cards"; but, only the serious pros know how to play Class 5 starting hands.
I tell my students all the time that if they can't put you on a hand, they can't beat you. So, I offer you a hand that I am particularly proud of.Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)
SB: $272.90
BB: $1,174.25
Hero (UTG): $756.00
MP: $828.10
CO: $404.20
BTN: $802.40Preflop:
Hero is dealt J 3 (6 Players)Hero raises to $8.00,
MP raises to $28.00,
4 folds, Hero calls $20.
This hand is a Class 5 starting hand. It has the advantage of being able to make a big straight with the Jack, a small straight with the 3 and two different flushes.
I am in the best position at the table. Both blinds are forced to put money in preflop without knowing their cards and I have the immediate position on them and am first to act. I make a standard raise to isolate. MP goes crazy with a huge raise which is a sign of weakness so I call to outplay him postflop.
At some point in the hand, I hope to put him to a decision for all my chips.
Flop: ($62) 5 K A (2 Players)
Hero bets $8.00,
MP raises to $60.00,
Hero calls $52.00.
OK, that's a pretty good flop for my hand.
I hit all my potential back door draws. Both straights are still live as is my spade flush draw. At this point I put out a feeler bet to see where I stand. He raises me huge again which is almost always a bluff. If he had a real hand, he would probably bet $20 to string me along. I tell my students all the time: It's important to understand that when people bet so transparently, you have to go with your reads and trust your postflop skills.
Turn: ($182) 3 (2 Players)
Hero checks,
MP bets $150.00,
Hero calls $150.
Based on his preflop and flop errors, I put him on 78 offsuit or 9T suited. Turn is an easy check to allow him to keep bluffing off his chips because I'm ahead 90% of the time. Remember: You can beat all levels of NLHE with aggressive check/calling.
River: ($482) 3 (2 Players)
Hero bets $20.00,
MP raises to $360.00, Hero raises to $518.00 (all-in),
MP calls $158.00. Now, I know this river play is an advanced concept and will go over many heads in this forum. It's probably more suited for the top 1% of poker players and guys like grimstarr and ImsaKidd will "get it" right away. But, I'll offer it to the few who might understand.
The river play is a Level 4 blocker. I want him to think that I think that he thinks that I think I have a weak hand that just wants to get to showdown. He falls into my trap and makes a bluffy raise. When people's raise amount have a "6" in it, they are almost always bluffing.
So, I push the nuts, he calls, and shows... AK of hearts
Hero takes down a nice pot. Now that we know both the hands, it's obvious villain misplayed all streets and made a crying call on the end. I doubt he even considered putting me on a Class 5 starting hand, which turned out to be his downfall. Also, remember that the second most misplayed hand in poker is AK, so don't fall into the same trap as this guy did. I hope you all were helped a little and I shall see you at the tables.joy