SM Staking member’s Blog – Aurimas #2020 #2
March, 2020 Mar 17, 2020. “Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and to Winamax for their new promotion! 🤩 🙏 🙏” March 19, 2020: “Midway through my inaugural week of poker blogging and still in full swing. I’ve upped my hero folding and balanced out my aggressive play, resulting in a noticeable uptick in the blue line. Currently, my game feels solid. Moving forward, I aim to sustain this level of poker excellence while focusing on Spin & Go tournaments. 💪 💪” Mar 19, 2020. “500 euros in spin EV in one day! Have a good night, friends. 💤“ Mar 20, 2020. Aurimas shares good news with the readers: „In other words, the news is that I have been moved to 50s, and today I grinded like crazy, playing 173 spins and achieving 104 chip EV, making a profit of 1063 euros in spin EV. Both the game count and the spin EV profit in a single day are a personal-best for me, so I’m very happy about it 🥳 . Unfortunately, I fell just short of a 2000-euro net-won profit, but since I’m used to running under EV my whole life, it doesn’t really bother me. Anyway, tomorrow I’ll try to maintain my form and continue crushing 50s. 💪 🔥” March 22, 2020. Aurimas shares his thoughts, saying that even when he runs under EV, his mind is in the right place. March 3, 2020. “Playing aggressively is the way to play”. March 23, 2020. Aurimas shares his results about solid monday: “the first nine hours of monday went well”. March 27, 2020. Aurimas celebrated a triumphant moment as he collected his first 10x multiplier in the 100s limit Expresso game and at last he had an over EV day. March 28, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 quarantine, Aurimas found solace in playing Expresso 100s. Surprisingly, the field felt remarkably easy. March 29, 2020. During the week, Aurimas spun a €5000 and made a bad hero call, resulting in a loss. Lessons were learned, and a promise to be wiser was made. He also ventured into the €100s field, initially successful, but a streak of bad luck and coolers, coupled with a minor mistake, dented his EV. He expressed a commitment to continue next week with a €50/€100 limit, depending on the field. March 31, 2020. “My first 20x in 100s limit”. April, 2020 April 1, 2020: Aurimas won another x20! April 6, 2020. Aurimas shares his weekly recap: Totals: change from last week: Total game count: 461 | -255 Total Spin Ev profit: 1056€ | -2157€ Total Spin Ev profit + rakeback: 2009€ | -2602€ Total net won + rakeback: 2300€ | -696€ —————————————————————————————– Averages: | | Average chipev / tournament: 58 chip/ev | -20chip/ev Average Spin Ev profit / game: 2.3€ per game | Average Spin Ev profit + rakeback / game : 4,35€ game | Average net won + rakeback / game: 5€ per game | This week Aurimas had less time for grinding, because his friend’s life was in danger, so he couldn’t focus enough. April 13, 2020: Aurimas reflects on the past week, expressing some frustration with his luck. “The week didn’t quite go my way. Draw after draw missed, and pre-all-ins didn’t deliver either. Maintaining focus on my game remains challenging. On a positive note, I did run above expected value! April 18, 2020. “Back to crushing”. April 19, 2020. “The 6 am field in the 100s limit game is very juicy.”. April 27, 2020. This week, Aurimas played 3-4 tables, which cost him a lot in terms of quality. Additionally, he experienced a lot of coolers, making it the worst week of his career. Next week, he plans to play 2 tables and focus on the quality of his play. He also intends to mark a lot of hands and study with the PureGTO tool. May, 2020 May 2, 2020. April’s recap: “Meh month, especially the second half of it. The main reason was that I was trying to play 4 tables, and I’m still not that good at it. So this month, I will only play 2 tables and try to improve my results.” July, 2020 July 28, 2020. Aurimas didn’t play a lot this summer, and he shares his graph. September, 2020 September 8, 2020. “Hello, I will be streaming today 50s Spin & Go. Profit ~45eur/h”. September 12, 2020. Aurimas shares his successful Saturday so far! September 13, 2020. Aurimas collected 100x in Winamax 50s! November, 2020 November 12, 2020: Aurimas opens up about his absence from blogging, attributing it to poker-induced burnout and heightened anxiety during gameplay. He emphasizes the considerable time and effort invested in restoring his mental well-being. The anxiety significantly impaired his focus, resulting in numerous poker errors. The accumulation of these challenges led to burnout. However, he joyfully declares that these issues are now behind him, and he is returning with renewed vigor, prepared to resume grinding. Below is his graph for the current month. November 11, 2020. “Pokerstars 50s sherif”. November 30, 2020. Aurimas recaps his November month: “It is very nice to be back on track and grinding. Now I am playing more balanced poker than ever before (red and blue lines are equal), and I am very proud of it. I’ve learned to play very exploitatively, extracting all the precious EV from the fish players. I’ve noticed that when I am playing tired, I tend to play very aggressively, but when I am focused, I am very balanced. The main thing now is to play less on autopilot and minimize spewing.”. December, 2020 December 23, 2020. Aurimas shares his 2020 results – 13k spins and 36k EUR made!