How to be a Online MTT Pro - This is the journey I am taking ( come along for the ride )

thanks to global - things are on the up n up , little BR booster last couple days - lets keep it going

If your from Ontario you should definitely not be playing global

finishing off the 1st month - little DS , but overall a good month to start on the stake

profit $700+ ,

volume just under 800 total MTTs ,

played 19 days,

comfortable at 12 tables 1 monitor now, ( tried the 2 monitor spread , tried just 9 tables, tried stack & tile with Intuitive Tables , ive been doing 12 tiled on 1 monitor n it works for me )

winrate just under 10bb/100 , ( running above EV this month ) , ROI 20% ( goal is 40-50% )

diet is good, working out consistently , sleep is good, taking my omega 3's , multi - vitamins , protein powder regularly again - noticing benefits - even started low doses of magnesium before bed to improve sleep

study is hit n miss this month ( lot of group members on vaca still ), we have plans for Aug to ramp things up, trim some fat so to speak, and start the new 2.0 group going forward ( more study , projects , working with HRC , gtow elite etc )

still in the middle of my project with H2N , doing MDA on playing vs limps, we are currently exporting the ranges / weights manually into HRC / PIO , n going to get some heuristics going forward

Goals for Aug .

Volume around 800-900 MTTs played, ( going prolly be playing closer to 700-800 ) dad is coming from Ontario to visit for holidays ) only happens every few years

n ramp up the study , with GTOW, HRC , group work etc

going prolly play some live CG ( not much MTTs close by here that are easily accessible ), , so live 1-2 NL with the whales will be in order with my Dad n brother

( Bought a new mouse - the one ive always wanted Logitech MX Master 3s - pale grey ), its by far the best mouse ive ever used - great for big hands , ergonomic , fast , n very customizable

took few days to get use to ,( old one was small n compact ), keeping it for a back up

new mouse cost me about 160$ CDN - but it is worth every penny

from ontario originally

live in Saskatchewan now

why u say that - cause Ontario is regulated , n cannot play there im assuming , or other reason

but yeah i live in SK - have access to all the sites basically ( the best / softest ones )

( Iggy is not included in the SS graph - obvs ) anonymous

played just under 200 MTTs n pretty much break even ( - $20 ) overall

n by far Ignition is the softest site ive ever played on - then Global ,

havent posted in little bit

actually ended my deal with original backer , just cleared my MU - split the Porfit that was left

only was about 6/7 weeks - ABI $5.50 ish -
900 count - $1050 total profit ( split 50 / 50 )

I am going be starting with someone who i wanted to get backed by for a while ( we were waiting for the right time for diff reasons )

way way better deal , 60/40 but with unlimited coaching ( from a high level guy ) - he is the best guy in my group by far ( there is a gap 1 ....... 2, 3, 4, etc )
n im not the only one who knows this

going do it little different ( which i agree with this way )

instead of sending enough for couple sessions max ( 60-70 BI's )

going to send about 325-350 BI's off the start - going start with same ABI ( 1-11's , with the plan in a month or so get my ABI higher playing $30's< ) thats the plan

also going to plan to get a " beefy PC " (mine is a prebuilt Lenvovo **** ) - H2N is laggy with my 11m hand data base - Cannot use HRC at all right now, n overall just makes it a hard exp doing this poker thing full time - got some quotes n a build list put together for $2200 USD - with 96GB RAM , really good CPU , SSD with 2TB storage , n just overall upgrade
so hopefully next couple months will make this happen ( with a little help )

as for the Buy Ins - ( stake ) i can build it up , do what i see fit - n take profit off when i choose to / makes sense / when he wants some

he doesnt want alot of transfers back n forth ( for everytime i have little profit )

doing this way will build a good pysc. knowing i have a growing " BR " ,

it is not time based - but profit based - not sure what the number will be - but wanna play on my own when i can play ABI 20 or 30

( i dont need to take money off ever from poker for life - so doesnt really matter when i go on my own )

but know this will take me to the next level - getting coached / backed by this new guy

Starting Aug 28th.

( n i can play on ACR again if i so choose - which i kinda miss )

going stick to the softest American sites there are Iggy , Global, while keeping lot of volume on Party Poker , n now ACR ( should be more then enough volume - add 888 later if see fit )

so yeah im excited - new chapter , been wanting this for a while'

just finsihed clearing everything up with old backer ( split mutually didnt have no stipulations i broke or time i needed to fullfill )

building my " poker credit " one step at a time ,

will start grinding again end of this month

going to do alot of study / drilling / group work with HRC , GTOW . etc - n do alot of PKO work with FT reviews of mine n others

My Dad is visiting here until Aug 27th as well - havent seen him in 3 years - ( lives other side of Canada ) , so being able to spend more time with family , n break from poker is a good thing

will post again when i start up Aug 28th

Great stuff man. You are doing really well. Keep it up!

Good writing and interesting story.
Why did you stop smoking Weed?
Do you feel like you play worse if you had smoked weed?

hey - stopped smoking weed - for poker , talked to alot of high stakes crushers and all said same thing -

if u wanna make it far - cut out the weed

and its not about playing worse / better

its more of the off table work - im a apart of a high level / ambitious group of players - and there is alot of study / projects / sims / reviews / group calls /

and alot of drilling , study - and over all alot of information to learn retain, and be able to execute

so since ive quit ive found myself being able to take in information - do long deep study sessions and overall improve everyday

Aug 28th

Just started with new backer

1st session - cut out the > 5$ BI's now only playing 5 - 16.50's

added in some bigger / " tougher fields " - Poker Stars , ACR ( which i miss playing - love ACR structures )

avg fields size still was 110 ish , getting high level coaching from new backer and a really good dynamic deal for staking in place ( profit based not timed )

and the more goals i meet ( study / volume / stats etc ) the deal gets better in my favour

working towards 65% / 35 % Profit chop my way

1st session in the books
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35 count
got crushed down 25 BI's

study / group today
back at it

( been off for 3 weeks ) Sept. fresh start - group 2.0 , new projects , more work , n crush

first couple sessions in the books under new backer / coach

got crushed results wise,

did DB review - improving in some areas , need alot of work in others esp OTT , and different nodes where more aggression is needed

overall feels good to be playing again after 3 weeks off

only going to be 8 tabling mainly - quality over quantity - focusing on getting better - and thinking thru every spot more

alot of big series coming up in Sept

WCOOP , Millions ( party ) , OSS ( ACR )

so with my avg field size still sitting just over 100 - going to play some of these big series events in my BI range - along with the small fields i play

doing steady drilling GTOW , also working on Pads on Pads MC , have some objectives to meet as part of my staking deal

need to post 25 hands / week in my group discord , for Sept ( which i have a head start and did a bunch already ) - which is a great idea IMO
have alot of high level guys in my group + coach for feedback

also daily drilling , posting results in our private discord - aiming for 95% GTOW Score - ( at 88% atm ) after few days 500ish hands / day

as long as i play 20 days min,. ( Sept ) , about 25-35 / session will meet my volume goal of 600 count MTTs for the month

cold plunge everyday ( what a game changer using actual cold plunge instead of bath / ice cubes ) - need 1 more set of ice cube trays ( have 2 big ones now ) , getting water only to 12C

but weather is getting cooler / colder - pretty soon will not need the ice at all

being consistent, working out , diet , and study + alot of group work , projects , and reviews is the plan these next couple months

also NFL/College is starting up so maybe make the odd single game bets ATS / ML , trying to beat CLV n pick off some good numbers

will keep posting regulalry now that im back in the streets - Vaca is over - time to crush

don't remember the exactments but when you apply kelly criterion to a MTT bankroll, these mega-field tournaments are super super close to lotteries.

best for bankroll is always gonna be these 100-150 field MTTs

def - very familair with prime dope ( variance calculator for MTTs )

and both me n my coach know very well how field size relfects variance

i play alot of super small fields 30 man, 40 man etc - even some 20 man fields

and yeah Sept will be a bit higher avg field size , - but still will be at a decent number

been playing few fields 1K + runners already - and avg is still 110 runners

so im expecting Sept to be around 200 maybe the most -

and going into Oct ( not all the big series running ), back to 100 110 ish

i think ( my coach thinks even more ) , its a good thing to add some bigger fields in - esp if most of the volume is
super small fields on soft sites

but yeah also familair with the kelly criterion ( when i was betting sports alot before - used it for bank roll mang. )

thanks for the post

taking few days off lately , ( on a killer DS ) , so did a bunch of work , study - group stuff

part of my deal is posting 25 HH with in depth break down per week - in my group discord

so did a bunch of that + some extra work with flop agg reports GTOW

doing Pads on Pads MC - working postflop - specifically , diff boards - and how it affects betting volume ( Cbet size & Freq% ) , started a google doc thats going to be massive

on diff boards - with diff pos / stack depths , what are betting volume is for each n why

really enjoy going thru the Pads MC - even thou few years old still think it is very valuable

should be back to the grind today - its Friday and a good day to play overall ( alot of Rec's )

Saturdays are my day off - n Sundays are ,,, well Sundays lol

this Sunday even more special - start of WCOOP , yesterday Millions ( party poker ) started , ACR's OSS starts in a week , Global Bounty Series is on their way ,
Iggy has a " NFL " series starting soon ( hopefully going be playing on there asap ) waiting to move funds around from ACR - Iggy ( P2P takes a while need to spend certain amount of rake )

hopefully can turn things around , n play out of this DS ( volume has been alot lower the usual only playing 6 tables mainly sometimes 7 or 9 )
so variance is more of a factor for sure - even with small avg field size 110 ish 120 ish depending on the day

also lowered my ABI a bit ( which i think is a good idea when on a DS - took out the higher end BI's for a bit, ) just until i get some momemtum going

after extended Vaca - time off to re establish myself in real life ( moved , and took care of some things personally ) I am back and ready to mix it up in the online streets again

upgraded my PC set up , and have a very good opp. on the short horizon ,

will be back with more details and , consistent posts ,

feeling refreshed , motivated , more confident then ever , and ready get into the weeds and , and start catching those punts again.

Great that you back, always a good read. What happened?

just started grinding full days yesterday , some small binks , lot deep runs , n nice little MB bink today

took down a 22$ n all the Mystery KOs on the FT pretty well , cant complain - after taking all that time off

good days ahead , will let u guys know what i have on the horizon once everything is confirmed

my discord - pokerislife27

if anyone wants to reach out n talk poker / life or whatever

another day in the books,

need a day off tomorrow - my saved HH's folders are full of spots lol , have 2 different times this week with 2 higher level players to go thru some spots with HRC , n review some FTs i have saved

kinda funny , ( I know its not a sample , only played like 100 MTTs or something , but noticed im getting ran over by a truck - All ins EV wise , had a group coach point that out as well this morning.

but i think my late game ICM knowledge is letting me by pass that , ( for now lol ) , alot of deep runs, countless FTs n some nice binks

cant complain after taking 6 months off , not even thinking about poker ....

but im not going to get too high , or too low is the key

i dont really like to post / talk HHs on here
( if anyone wants to talk strat / go over spots / or anything like that contact me on discord ) - i use that for my groups, 1 on 1s n different networks i have to do anything poker strat

this is more of just the life of a online pro

also , during my 6 months off , kinda got out of my routines, diet was not as clean , excerise was less n less ( Vaca - what do u expect lol )

today - started my Cold Plunge again ( bought a new one ) n the weather here in Canada is perfect this time of year for it keeping it 3 C or what not, - starting to prepare clean , healthy meals again, getting back to my schedule ,

study , grind. days off - all on schedule , n for me i find it really helps

study day tomorrow - have about million spots to run in HRC , n use Wiz for some post flop as well ,

Only thing that isnt good - literally the softest client online ( Global Poker is leaving the Canadian market - tomorrow last day i think ) , only going cater to the Americans
going miss them , had some emails back n forth with a contact there , reminiscing about it lol ,

least I was able to spin up n take off 500$ hundy from them yesterday ...

anyways alot of good sites to play for us Canadians , too many options lol ( compared to some other countries )

oh yeah , cant forget about the little bink , n decent FT had today on good ol GG

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even thou just getting back into it , like to see end of month results

only played for 2 weeks off n on,, ( 10 days really i think )

so volume is not there , but feels good to get started on the right foot

got some big things planned this week , and hopefully start putting in that full time volume again n keep things moving forward

other then that, sticking to my daily rountines - ( cold plunge getting colder this time of year lol ) diet is getting cleaner , excersise is somewhat better ( been slacking on this TBH ) and i think the most important thing is being consistent n putting in effort everyday , not trying to do everything i use to all at once

getting better by 1% everyday, having goals that are not result based , but more effort based n ones i can acheive by just showing up and putting in the work , Lets keep it going

#pokerislife

as for winrate , was doing ok , got crushed coouple days including a big sunday ( which is expected ) , esp atm playing a very high avg field size

use to playing 100 avg runners with a 10+ bb/100 , and hopefully i can get closer to this with the opp. i have coming up