Well, I am officially getting beat down. Just taking unreal beats...i gotta tell one...
I have 99 on the button and two in front of me are raising preflop. I call and the flop comes JJ9. check, bets of 325, I call, it is raised to 650, original raiser folds. I call, turn come rag, he pushes, i call, he had KJ for trip Jacks and I have him dominated with my 9s full Jacks. He hits a Jack on the river to take it down...thats unreal. time to play a few more.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
July 30, 2006
Happy Birthday to Jill...today is her birthday.
I am firing up my first set...hoping I can turn around from a losing night. Bad play and horrible beats were the theme of last night...i have a newfound sense of discipline, lets see if i can make it translate to the tables.
First hand i play, i get 2 pair by the turn and lose to the rivered flush...but, i only lost a few hundred chips...
I the bad beats started to slow down, a few hands held up, and I actually laid down a pretty nasty bad beat on someone. won like 30 on my first set. I feel like I am not playing as fast as i was before...i dont know what it was, but i just felt like something was pushing me. I got that under control, so now i need to learn to prevent it from happening.
My last set...i lost a flush to a full house on the river...and my JJ lost to 99 when he flopped quads on the bubble...just fuckin unreal. I need to keep working through this. the hard part is that i am playing well, losing when I am a 4:1 favorite and still bubbling...so its hard to find any upside until my luck starts to turn. I have been losing every coin flip and losing every time i am dominating...so i have to assume its just variance because i am continually in ahead and losing...frustrating.
Just lost AK to Kq when he caught a 4 to the flush...and KK to QQ in a 3 way all in pot..man, this is fuckin bullshit!
Finished my last set with a first and a second...Im up in 55 sngs, but lost 2 77s....so overall, down a few bucks...i fired up 4 more and a $22 MTT.
I have been watching people take horrible beats all night, but for some reason I am still playing. Had a solid set...starting to pick up my winning ways. Had a first and a third in my last set...so I am up over 250 playing $55s, down 154 in 77s...and I am in a $22 MTT, just doubled up, so sitting at just over 6500 in chips...updates to follow.
Posted a winning night...man, i gotta quit my bitching...but that just shows how close tonight was from being a huge night...starting to feel better about my play, and the streak of nasty ones was pretty epic. I am still in the MTT:
$22 MTT
First Break: 6378
I am firing up my first set...hoping I can turn around from a losing night. Bad play and horrible beats were the theme of last night...i have a newfound sense of discipline, lets see if i can make it translate to the tables.
First hand i play, i get 2 pair by the turn and lose to the rivered flush...but, i only lost a few hundred chips...
I the bad beats started to slow down, a few hands held up, and I actually laid down a pretty nasty bad beat on someone. won like 30 on my first set. I feel like I am not playing as fast as i was before...i dont know what it was, but i just felt like something was pushing me. I got that under control, so now i need to learn to prevent it from happening.
My last set...i lost a flush to a full house on the river...and my JJ lost to 99 when he flopped quads on the bubble...just fuckin unreal. I need to keep working through this. the hard part is that i am playing well, losing when I am a 4:1 favorite and still bubbling...so its hard to find any upside until my luck starts to turn. I have been losing every coin flip and losing every time i am dominating...so i have to assume its just variance because i am continually in ahead and losing...frustrating.
Just lost AK to Kq when he caught a 4 to the flush...and KK to QQ in a 3 way all in pot..man, this is fuckin bullshit!
Finished my last set with a first and a second...Im up in 55 sngs, but lost 2 77s....so overall, down a few bucks...i fired up 4 more and a $22 MTT.
I have been watching people take horrible beats all night, but for some reason I am still playing. Had a solid set...starting to pick up my winning ways. Had a first and a third in my last set...so I am up over 250 playing $55s, down 154 in 77s...and I am in a $22 MTT, just doubled up, so sitting at just over 6500 in chips...updates to follow.
Posted a winning night...man, i gotta quit my bitching...but that just shows how close tonight was from being a huge night...starting to feel better about my play, and the streak of nasty ones was pretty epic. I am still in the MTT:
$22 MTT
First Break: 6378
Saturday, July 29, 2006
July 29, 2006
Ok, I didnt play much last night, just 4 sngs and lost 70. I met up with my students and i learned a little about what they do...quite intriguing. I might give it a try at some point in the near future...the similarities to poker is astounding!
Last night, i played pretty well. took a 2nd and bubbled in one. I also took a few bad beats on one table...lost AK to A8 when he rivered a gutshot. Then I built my stack back and lost KK to 66 on a rivered gutshot again. that was tough...but i showed them a proper game.
My first 2 sets were ok...lost vig. got pretty unlucky too, i feel i am playing well, but the results arent showing it because of a few bad beats...yeah, i know, deal with it.
I am about to fire up my first set of the day...I have some work to do!
I am just getting horrible luck. Ive lost to 3 gut shot rivered straights when I was a strong favorite. Still taking brutal beats...i think it started out as bad play, but now i have it back in line, but my hands never hold up...so im still playing. Hopefully it will turn around.
just crazy...had my A10 lose to K9 when he called my push and i caught an ace but he rivered 2 pair...holy hell the river is killing me tonight.
I stopped the bleeding. I got a few firsts and brought my losses back down to a manageable level. Frustrating doesnt begin to explain it. Just epic bad beats, but i digress...i cant wait until this turns around!
Last night, i played pretty well. took a 2nd and bubbled in one. I also took a few bad beats on one table...lost AK to A8 when he rivered a gutshot. Then I built my stack back and lost KK to 66 on a rivered gutshot again. that was tough...but i showed them a proper game.
My first 2 sets were ok...lost vig. got pretty unlucky too, i feel i am playing well, but the results arent showing it because of a few bad beats...yeah, i know, deal with it.
I am about to fire up my first set of the day...I have some work to do!
I am just getting horrible luck. Ive lost to 3 gut shot rivered straights when I was a strong favorite. Still taking brutal beats...i think it started out as bad play, but now i have it back in line, but my hands never hold up...so im still playing. Hopefully it will turn around.
just crazy...had my A10 lose to K9 when he called my push and i caught an ace but he rivered 2 pair...holy hell the river is killing me tonight.
I stopped the bleeding. I got a few firsts and brought my losses back down to a manageable level. Frustrating doesnt begin to explain it. Just epic bad beats, but i digress...i cant wait until this turns around!
Friday, July 28, 2006
July 28,2006
I met with the day traders today. Sounds very interesting...maybe something i could parlay my poker earnings into.
I played one set for them and got a 2nd...took a few bad beats too. I think I showed them a solid game, so i am really hoping for their success...thats why i am heading back on monday. plus, that day trading stuff is fascinating.
I might try to get another set in, but i am looking to log hours tomorrow! I dropped 70 bucks...just not up to playing right now. gonna get some rest and play at least 4 sets tomorrow.
I played one set for them and got a 2nd...took a few bad beats too. I think I showed them a solid game, so i am really hoping for their success...thats why i am heading back on monday. plus, that day trading stuff is fascinating.
I might try to get another set in, but i am looking to log hours tomorrow! I dropped 70 bucks...just not up to playing right now. gonna get some rest and play at least 4 sets tomorrow.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
July 27, 2006
There are some problems with the blogger website, so i couldnt update last night. had a horrible night and got smoked. Started out that my hands werent holding up...then I ended up playing pretty poorly...so it was a bad night overall...my roi for the month is still respectable 15%...so these are more just corrections than anything, but it surely sucks when you are going through them...plus it was a bigger correction than necessary cuz i donked my money away! on a positive note, i believe i played more than 20 sngs last night...
Tonight, I start my challenge to play 300 sngs this month. If I get a new monitor and set up to 6 and 8 table, then my goal will be higher. However, this goal is more than 2 hours of play per day, so it is pretty aggressive for me considering i work my full time job. My birthday is coming up next month on the 28th, so thats why i am starting my challenge today. I will either be celebrating that I met an ambitious goal and am well on my way to building my bankroll and one step closer to hitting my $10k bankroll goal. I am hoping to be up $3,000 if I meet my 300 sng goal...time to start playing.
So far, 9 sngs played and up $155. i got disconnected heads up after i took the chip lead...took a good 2 minutes to get reconnected and still had the lead...ended up taking him down. solid first 2 sets, gonna play another and if i win, i am gonna fire up a few monster sngs and try to start qualifying.
The first two sets were saved by first place finishes. I ended up having a last set of 5 because i busted early in one. So ended up netting about 125 on the last set. So, that means tomorrow i can play a few monster sngs. I am gonna hit the sack. There are much stronger players playing late, so the key is to get your sets in early, then quit late...unless you are on fire, but i would pull back the number of tables.
Results Day 1:
Played 14 sngs. +280 (3/2/0/9)
Tonight, I start my challenge to play 300 sngs this month. If I get a new monitor and set up to 6 and 8 table, then my goal will be higher. However, this goal is more than 2 hours of play per day, so it is pretty aggressive for me considering i work my full time job. My birthday is coming up next month on the 28th, so thats why i am starting my challenge today. I will either be celebrating that I met an ambitious goal and am well on my way to building my bankroll and one step closer to hitting my $10k bankroll goal. I am hoping to be up $3,000 if I meet my 300 sng goal...time to start playing.
So far, 9 sngs played and up $155. i got disconnected heads up after i took the chip lead...took a good 2 minutes to get reconnected and still had the lead...ended up taking him down. solid first 2 sets, gonna play another and if i win, i am gonna fire up a few monster sngs and try to start qualifying.
The first two sets were saved by first place finishes. I ended up having a last set of 5 because i busted early in one. So ended up netting about 125 on the last set. So, that means tomorrow i can play a few monster sngs. I am gonna hit the sack. There are much stronger players playing late, so the key is to get your sets in early, then quit late...unless you are on fire, but i would pull back the number of tables.
Results Day 1:
Played 14 sngs. +280 (3/2/0/9)
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
July 26, 2006
I am messing around tonight...playing some monster qualifiers on Party. Just looking to get a few wins so i can play in the first couple freerolls...should be fun...I have a long time to go until they start...mid august. I might just 4 table a few 6s and see what happens.
So far tonight...6 sngs (played a few 11 monster qualifiers, but those done really count), and am up a net of 30 bucks...so up for the night. I am going to play another set and hope to win something and call it a night.
So far tonight...6 sngs (played a few 11 monster qualifiers, but those done really count), and am up a net of 30 bucks...so up for the night. I am going to play another set and hope to win something and call it a night.
July 25, 2006
there is a reason i am making my 25th post on the 26th. first off, i was playing at the end of my night. after work i met up with 3 guys and am going to start teaching them poker. the great thing is, they are day traders and one of them is the owner of the small office. They have 6 work stations with 2 monitors...something I have been dying to get my hands on. So, they invited me to meet with them, maybe learn a little about what they do, and I can play 6-8 tables on their network to cut my teeth before buying my own set up.
I have been doing a lot of thinking and have decided to set up a pretty ambitious goal for myself. There is a lot of significance to this goal and I will break it down. for the rest of July, about 5 days, I hope to be able to average over 12 sngs a day. That is 3 sets a day. However, come august, depending on how many days a week I meet with the guys and play up there and when I get my multi monitor set up, my ambitious goal will be to play 500 sngs. After my correction last night of -335, most of which was preventable because i played poorly, my monthly return is sitting at 25% and overall 2 month return is about 18%. I would like to keep my ROI in the upper teens, or >17.5% while on the $55s. I believe I can keep it over 18%. For planning purposes, I chose to assume a 15% return. If i can hit my volume and return goals, that will equate to 4775 profit. WOW! that will be my biggest month by far, but this will require more mental stamina than I have ever previously given. I have played 300 sngs in a month before...and I believe it will take me LESS time to do my 500 if I 4 table at a minimum. I just cant wait to add 2 more tables...6 tabling is my goal for August...getting proficient at it. So, there are my ambitious goals...gonna acclimate to 6 tables, hopefully 8 very soon, and playing 500 sngs...I will not even care all that much if my ROI drops to 12%...The real object of this goal is two fold.
First, it really is to see how i respond to pushing myself with a higher volume of play and more tables. Mentally, it can be taxing. The swings can be brutal. I want to see how I hold up and if i can do it long term...
Second, it is to really boost my bankroll. A month like I am planning for august will be an average month for me if i can acheive my goals...if i get there, i plan on making that my goal every month. but you have to start somewhere. If i can accomplish this, it will double my bankroll and get me to a point where i can start taking $$ out...it will put me near the 10k mark and allow me to take out 2000+ at the end of september if i can do this 2 months in a row...the money might finally start to flow for me...I am excited, nervous, and cant wait to see what happens.
I have been doing a lot of thinking and have decided to set up a pretty ambitious goal for myself. There is a lot of significance to this goal and I will break it down. for the rest of July, about 5 days, I hope to be able to average over 12 sngs a day. That is 3 sets a day. However, come august, depending on how many days a week I meet with the guys and play up there and when I get my multi monitor set up, my ambitious goal will be to play 500 sngs. After my correction last night of -335, most of which was preventable because i played poorly, my monthly return is sitting at 25% and overall 2 month return is about 18%. I would like to keep my ROI in the upper teens, or >17.5% while on the $55s. I believe I can keep it over 18%. For planning purposes, I chose to assume a 15% return. If i can hit my volume and return goals, that will equate to 4775 profit. WOW! that will be my biggest month by far, but this will require more mental stamina than I have ever previously given. I have played 300 sngs in a month before...and I believe it will take me LESS time to do my 500 if I 4 table at a minimum. I just cant wait to add 2 more tables...6 tabling is my goal for August...getting proficient at it. So, there are my ambitious goals...gonna acclimate to 6 tables, hopefully 8 very soon, and playing 500 sngs...I will not even care all that much if my ROI drops to 12%...The real object of this goal is two fold.
First, it really is to see how i respond to pushing myself with a higher volume of play and more tables. Mentally, it can be taxing. The swings can be brutal. I want to see how I hold up and if i can do it long term...
Second, it is to really boost my bankroll. A month like I am planning for august will be an average month for me if i can acheive my goals...if i get there, i plan on making that my goal every month. but you have to start somewhere. If i can accomplish this, it will double my bankroll and get me to a point where i can start taking $$ out...it will put me near the 10k mark and allow me to take out 2000+ at the end of september if i can do this 2 months in a row...the money might finally start to flow for me...I am excited, nervous, and cant wait to see what happens.
Monday, July 24, 2006
July 24, 2006
I am inspired today! I am just fully internalizing what making the jump from 4 to 8 tables is. It really is a big moment because you go from merely making a great return to making a hell of a lot of money! Being able to 8+table is the real test of being able to do this as a profession. You can make plenty averaging less than 2 hours a night...I finally feel like i have all this stuff internalized, and i am ready to crank out sngs like they never have been before. I truly believe I am a winning poker player at sngs and believe I have an excellent ROI. I believe and have proven to be able to do this while 4-tabling...so I am going to try to 8-table them. I will start by 6 tabling and getting a feel for that...then 8-tabling...this should get interesting.
About to start up a set of 4, i will be 4-tabling until i get a new monitor.
First set finished up...not bad, +$80, but i had 3 3rds and a 4th...so close to a huge set...yet, so fricken far! Played well, these guys just bet right into you...there is no reason to show strength any time, just let them do it themselves. They just bet into the nuts...raise when your hand feels vulnerable to you, otherwise just call.
Just got set 2 started. Pretty solid set...I donked one off early, but finished strong in the other 3. Got a first and a second to net 180 for the set...yeehaawwww! The key is getting that third set in...is he gonna do it???
It was raining with lightning and thunder, so I didnt fire up my last set...an excuse, possibly, but i really did want to play more. Every day I get more encouraged.
Results:
Set 1: +$80 (0/0/3/1) and that OOTM finish was a bubble
Set 2: +$180 (1/1/0/2)
About to start up a set of 4, i will be 4-tabling until i get a new monitor.
First set finished up...not bad, +$80, but i had 3 3rds and a 4th...so close to a huge set...yet, so fricken far! Played well, these guys just bet right into you...there is no reason to show strength any time, just let them do it themselves. They just bet into the nuts...raise when your hand feels vulnerable to you, otherwise just call.
Just got set 2 started. Pretty solid set...I donked one off early, but finished strong in the other 3. Got a first and a second to net 180 for the set...yeehaawwww! The key is getting that third set in...is he gonna do it???
It was raining with lightning and thunder, so I didnt fire up my last set...an excuse, possibly, but i really did want to play more. Every day I get more encouraged.
Results:
Set 1: +$80 (0/0/3/1) and that OOTM finish was a bubble
Set 2: +$180 (1/1/0/2)
Sunday, July 23, 2006
July 23, 2006
Only logged 5 sngs last night. I got a bit sidetracked this weekend...i still hope to get some good sessions in today. Weekends are different for me. Because I play during the week, I come home after a pretty consistent day. Wake up, work, come home, relax, and play. Weekends really bust up my routine and sometimes I dont feel mentally ready to play. However, starting this week, no more distractions and no more fuckin around. I will play my biweekly tourney every sunday and thats it...then i will be grinding the sgns...NO MORE EXCUSES!
Getting my first set going right now.
Just finished up my first set. Didnt play too well early, but started to get more aggressive and picked up some momentum. I won one and was heads up with only 2200 chips in the other...i decided to try to play for first and took the chip lead at one point...but I ended up with a 2nd. Overall, not bad. I needed to focus more early...play a little tighter. I loosened up a bit and it made me play a little faster on all 4...that isnt a good thing for me usually. Gonna eat and fire up another set.
Set 2 is done...busted out of one on a bad move...but otherwise, not too bad. Got 2 3rds to lose vig on the set.
Set 3 was solid. Played well from start to finish. Got very short stacked (<800 chips to a bad beat) and came back to win it. Starting to get in my groove...time to start hammering out tables.
Results:
Set 1: +$180 (1/1/0/2)
Set 2: -$20 (0/0/2/2)
Set 3: +$130 (1/0/1/2)
I am +$290 and feeling good, but there is lightning outside and we lose power pretty regularly when it storms out here...pretty annoying. So, i might just relax for a bit to see if it blows over. I would hate to be in the middle of a set and lose power.
Had to add a little note here. On my 3rd set, we were ITM and the 2nd and 3rd stacks went at it...the 2nd big stack hit a Royal Flush against the 3rd stack. He and I were chatting and celebrating his feat when I eliminated him and took it down. Just thought it was funny that before he could finish revelling in his feat, he was done and didnt even win the sng where he got his royal flush...I was happy to be the spoiler!
Getting my first set going right now.
Just finished up my first set. Didnt play too well early, but started to get more aggressive and picked up some momentum. I won one and was heads up with only 2200 chips in the other...i decided to try to play for first and took the chip lead at one point...but I ended up with a 2nd. Overall, not bad. I needed to focus more early...play a little tighter. I loosened up a bit and it made me play a little faster on all 4...that isnt a good thing for me usually. Gonna eat and fire up another set.
Set 2 is done...busted out of one on a bad move...but otherwise, not too bad. Got 2 3rds to lose vig on the set.
Set 3 was solid. Played well from start to finish. Got very short stacked (<800 chips to a bad beat) and came back to win it. Starting to get in my groove...time to start hammering out tables.
Results:
Set 1: +$180 (1/1/0/2)
Set 2: -$20 (0/0/2/2)
Set 3: +$130 (1/0/1/2)
I am +$290 and feeling good, but there is lightning outside and we lose power pretty regularly when it storms out here...pretty annoying. So, i might just relax for a bit to see if it blows over. I would hate to be in the middle of a set and lose power.
Had to add a little note here. On my 3rd set, we were ITM and the 2nd and 3rd stacks went at it...the 2nd big stack hit a Royal Flush against the 3rd stack. He and I were chatting and celebrating his feat when I eliminated him and took it down. Just thought it was funny that before he could finish revelling in his feat, he was done and didnt even win the sng where he got his royal flush...I was happy to be the spoiler!
Saturday, July 22, 2006
July 22, 2006
Well, trying to recover from last night. Not a great night for me...but i think sitting down already being at a 1:3 chip disadvantage really hurt me psychologically. I didnt sit down in pushbot mode, i sat down in deep stack mode and passed up on early coin flips when I should have taken them. I will not play in tourneys where they allow people extra chips...unless I can get the extra chips.
I just played a set of 5. I busted out early in level 2 and fired up a new one...nope, i didnt 5-table. I played pretty pooly...got bad cards and played my hands pretty weakly. The action is so loose and the raises so out of line that it makes it pretty hard to not risk all your chips at a relatively early stage...if you dont push, they certainly will...so I am protecting my hands pretty aggressively preflop, then turning to a calling station post flop. I do play some hands aggressively, but I havent had much to play and havent been able to get into my groove...hopefully I will get some cards in my next set. I am gonna take a shower and relax a bit first...I dont think I am fully awake yet.
Results:
Set 1: -$25 (1/0/0/4)
I just played a set of 5. I busted out early in level 2 and fired up a new one...nope, i didnt 5-table. I played pretty pooly...got bad cards and played my hands pretty weakly. The action is so loose and the raises so out of line that it makes it pretty hard to not risk all your chips at a relatively early stage...if you dont push, they certainly will...so I am protecting my hands pretty aggressively preflop, then turning to a calling station post flop. I do play some hands aggressively, but I havent had much to play and havent been able to get into my groove...hopefully I will get some cards in my next set. I am gonna take a shower and relax a bit first...I dont think I am fully awake yet.
Results:
Set 1: -$25 (1/0/0/4)
Friday, July 21, 2006
July 21, 2006
Well, tonight I am hitting the casino with a guy from work. He and I talk poker a little bit and his game sounds pretty solid. So, we are hitting a small rebuy tourney tonight at 7...hopefully i can cash...if i get a decent cash, i might use that money to start my live roll because i dont plan on building one of those for a few months. next weekend i have my bi-weekly tourney, so I am fortunate to be logging some live play and doing well at it.
I hope to play a lot this weekend. Drawing inspiration from Curtains poker blog, link to the left, I want to start to add tables in the next few months. I know most of the people play speed sngs...adn in the future i will have to dabble in those, but right now, i am cool with the hour long regulars...but i think my game is ready for the speeds. When they first started on Party, i tried a few and i think they are just as profitable as the regulars...moreso due to increased # of sngs per hour...which is the key, so i might have to jump to those pretty soon.
Anyway, wish me luck at the tourney...will update when i get home.
That tourney is pretty tough...solid players, but more importantly, it just isnt worth it if you dont log some hours at the tables before. This was not a rebuy, but there was one add on at the break. I sat down with 2000 chips and other sat down around me with 6000. there was a 3000 add on for 20 bucks at the break. I had about 1400 chips at the break and rebought for about 4400 to start on level 4. I just kept getting bullied and didnt have much of anything. I stole some blinds when i pushed Q9 UTG. I figured if anyone had the table image to pull it off, it was definitely me. I pushed Q8s and got 3 callers...ran into AA and went home. Blinds were 500/1000 with 50 ante. I didnt have much choice and coulda more than quadrupled up if I caught.
I am gonna take the rest of the night off and relax...log some big tables tomorrow!! gonna shoot for a big number...if i run well, maybe try some speeds...That is gonna be important in the long run to increase my earn.
No More Casinos to play blackjack...Im done with that game. It makes me want to gamble...and I dont want to do that...i cant play both blackjack and poker in the same day...i cant switch gears that fast.
I hope to play a lot this weekend. Drawing inspiration from Curtains poker blog, link to the left, I want to start to add tables in the next few months. I know most of the people play speed sngs...adn in the future i will have to dabble in those, but right now, i am cool with the hour long regulars...but i think my game is ready for the speeds. When they first started on Party, i tried a few and i think they are just as profitable as the regulars...moreso due to increased # of sngs per hour...which is the key, so i might have to jump to those pretty soon.
Anyway, wish me luck at the tourney...will update when i get home.
That tourney is pretty tough...solid players, but more importantly, it just isnt worth it if you dont log some hours at the tables before. This was not a rebuy, but there was one add on at the break. I sat down with 2000 chips and other sat down around me with 6000. there was a 3000 add on for 20 bucks at the break. I had about 1400 chips at the break and rebought for about 4400 to start on level 4. I just kept getting bullied and didnt have much of anything. I stole some blinds when i pushed Q9 UTG. I figured if anyone had the table image to pull it off, it was definitely me. I pushed Q8s and got 3 callers...ran into AA and went home. Blinds were 500/1000 with 50 ante. I didnt have much choice and coulda more than quadrupled up if I caught.
I am gonna take the rest of the night off and relax...log some big tables tomorrow!! gonna shoot for a big number...if i run well, maybe try some speeds...That is gonna be important in the long run to increase my earn.
No More Casinos to play blackjack...Im done with that game. It makes me want to gamble...and I dont want to do that...i cant play both blackjack and poker in the same day...i cant switch gears that fast.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
July 20, 2006
I am excited to play today. Came home and relaxed for a bit...about to get started. I decided that I will start to play some online MTTs as soon as i can get my roll over $5k. Got about $1k to go, but rakeback is coming soon and that will be a few hundred. I also hope to start logging a lot of tables, so I will be pretty disappointed if I am not there within 2 weeks.
I might be playing in a tourney this weekend...a friend of mine told me that he was going to the casino tomorrow after work and play...its a rebuy, so i dont know whether i should go or not...I guess I would go with at least 3 rebuys in my pocket...one just in case, one before the break and the add on. anyway, hoping to open up my first set here in a few.
Played well in set 1. Was patient...struggled early to get anything going, but waited it out and ended up with 2 2nds and a bubble. I got one of my heads up opponents all in on the flop, but he sucked out on the turn and ended up beating me. Played well...lost on bubble pushing A5o on the button...would do it again.
Finished up set 2: I bubbled in one and cashed in 2...busted 5th on the other...they were all going short handed, the shit was beeping at me like crazy! Thank god I won the first one and was able to cash in another...of the one i bubble and the other one where I took 3rd, those were some tough bubbles...i was 3rd stack and the 2nd and 4th stack kept going all in and trading spots...i could catch a break until i eliminated one, but got dominated in the other when my A9 was up against AK. I might play the $55 MTT tonight...I said if I win 100 or more this set, I would play...so i might.
Final set is completed...finished one first and one bubble. made a move and got caught...needed to move though, was short stack with 5bbs. overall, a great night. no more MTTs because i just cant switch gears...
Results:
Set 1: +$80 (0/2/0/2)
Set 2: +$130 (1/0/1/2)
Set 3: +$30 (1/0/0/3)
+$240 is another solid night
I just opened up the $55 MTT...Gonna really make a go of it. I tend to crap out after the first break when blinds start to creep up...i gotta get my roll going...so i might be a little looser preflop...will have to see how the cards come.
I was getting pretty good starting cards and decent flops...but a scary river with a maniac betting made me fold away quite a few chips...i was down to like 1700, but got back to almost even when i caught a gut shot straight on an unraised flop with 6 people...so just like starting over...but I made some excellent laydowns so far and recovered from them...confidence growing.
I was getting too impatient in the MTT...couldnt catch anything, blinds creeping up and the break looming...i just wanted to double up or start some sngs...i pushed 77 over one small raiser and got 2 callers unfortunately. on to sngs.
I might be playing in a tourney this weekend...a friend of mine told me that he was going to the casino tomorrow after work and play...its a rebuy, so i dont know whether i should go or not...I guess I would go with at least 3 rebuys in my pocket...one just in case, one before the break and the add on. anyway, hoping to open up my first set here in a few.
Played well in set 1. Was patient...struggled early to get anything going, but waited it out and ended up with 2 2nds and a bubble. I got one of my heads up opponents all in on the flop, but he sucked out on the turn and ended up beating me. Played well...lost on bubble pushing A5o on the button...would do it again.
Finished up set 2: I bubbled in one and cashed in 2...busted 5th on the other...they were all going short handed, the shit was beeping at me like crazy! Thank god I won the first one and was able to cash in another...of the one i bubble and the other one where I took 3rd, those were some tough bubbles...i was 3rd stack and the 2nd and 4th stack kept going all in and trading spots...i could catch a break until i eliminated one, but got dominated in the other when my A9 was up against AK. I might play the $55 MTT tonight...I said if I win 100 or more this set, I would play...so i might.
Final set is completed...finished one first and one bubble. made a move and got caught...needed to move though, was short stack with 5bbs. overall, a great night. no more MTTs because i just cant switch gears...
Results:
Set 1: +$80 (0/2/0/2)
Set 2: +$130 (1/0/1/2)
Set 3: +$30 (1/0/0/3)
+$240 is another solid night
I just opened up the $55 MTT...Gonna really make a go of it. I tend to crap out after the first break when blinds start to creep up...i gotta get my roll going...so i might be a little looser preflop...will have to see how the cards come.
I was getting pretty good starting cards and decent flops...but a scary river with a maniac betting made me fold away quite a few chips...i was down to like 1700, but got back to almost even when i caught a gut shot straight on an unraised flop with 6 people...so just like starting over...but I made some excellent laydowns so far and recovered from them...confidence growing.
I was getting too impatient in the MTT...couldnt catch anything, blinds creeping up and the break looming...i just wanted to double up or start some sngs...i pushed 77 over one small raiser and got 2 callers unfortunately. on to sngs.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
July 19, 2006
So, after yesterday's correction, I am still running a little bit hot. On to the meat of my post...
So i was thinking a lot about how I need concrete goals and milestones to maintain focus...so i was brainstorming and came up with a gameplan.
My monthly goal is going to be 250 sngs. which is about 8 a day. i am currently 4-tabling, but will want to start to introduce more tables in the future...right now, i want to ensure i am steadily building my roll. I used to use SNG Tracker to track my stats, but when Party changed their tables, it never seemed to work right for me. So, i created my own spreadsheets to do it for me. I looked at the last 650 >$55 sngs that I played and my return was 16%. Funny thing is that my return on the $55s was 10% while my 77s was over 40%. Anyway, I am confident a 15% return is attainable for me and probably where my true ROI lies. To define a few other items, the average regular sng lasts 60 mins and my goal is to eventually 8-table.
Ok, with my goal and return defined...here are the vitals that I can expect over the typical month if i can hit my volume (250 sngs) and ROI (15%) goals.
Profit $2,062.50
Rakeback $325
Total profit $2,387.50
$$/Hr: $38.20
to accomplish this 4 tabling, i need to play about 62 sessions...or log about 62 hours a month...just about 2 hours a day...not too bad. My goal is to move up when I reach 100 buy ins for the next level...so I need about $7500 to move up to the $77s. I hope to accomplish this within 2 months.
I will be reinvesting my rakeback currently, but once I hit $10k online, i will be taking $$ out to start my live play bankroll...then i will use that cash to not only fund my live play, but to use to travel and play tourneys...the online play will continue to fund my live roll, but i will slowly pull from my online bankroll and grow my cash stash! ambitious goals...lets see if i can make it two months and hit my $7500 goal.
just wanted to point out that when i first got into playing poker seriously, i read how people would say that most of us wouldnt last for more than 6 months and this and that...well, IM HERE!! and im still fuckin winning!
Fired up the beginning of my second set...normally I would quit here, but I need to keep playing...stop the results oriented thinking and just keep playing. My 2nd set finished well, thankfully. I started out well on 3 of the 4 tables, and pretty solid on the 4th. I ran into a couple pretty big hands and took some lumps. However, I finished with a win to net $30 bucks, so another winning session. I think I was pushing it too early...i felt the need to push when it clearly wasnt warranted...I need to make sure I keep this under control.
Not sure if I am going to play another set. It is 10:40 and if I take a short break and come back, it will be midnight before I finish up. lets see how i feel in a bit...
First set 4-tabling down:
Set 1: +380 (2/0/1/1)
Set 2: +$30 (1/0/0/3)
So i was thinking a lot about how I need concrete goals and milestones to maintain focus...so i was brainstorming and came up with a gameplan.
My monthly goal is going to be 250 sngs. which is about 8 a day. i am currently 4-tabling, but will want to start to introduce more tables in the future...right now, i want to ensure i am steadily building my roll. I used to use SNG Tracker to track my stats, but when Party changed their tables, it never seemed to work right for me. So, i created my own spreadsheets to do it for me. I looked at the last 650 >$55 sngs that I played and my return was 16%. Funny thing is that my return on the $55s was 10% while my 77s was over 40%. Anyway, I am confident a 15% return is attainable for me and probably where my true ROI lies. To define a few other items, the average regular sng lasts 60 mins and my goal is to eventually 8-table.
Ok, with my goal and return defined...here are the vitals that I can expect over the typical month if i can hit my volume (250 sngs) and ROI (15%) goals.
Profit $2,062.50
Rakeback $325
Total profit $2,387.50
$$/Hr: $38.20
to accomplish this 4 tabling, i need to play about 62 sessions...or log about 62 hours a month...just about 2 hours a day...not too bad. My goal is to move up when I reach 100 buy ins for the next level...so I need about $7500 to move up to the $77s. I hope to accomplish this within 2 months.
I will be reinvesting my rakeback currently, but once I hit $10k online, i will be taking $$ out to start my live play bankroll...then i will use that cash to not only fund my live play, but to use to travel and play tourneys...the online play will continue to fund my live roll, but i will slowly pull from my online bankroll and grow my cash stash! ambitious goals...lets see if i can make it two months and hit my $7500 goal.
just wanted to point out that when i first got into playing poker seriously, i read how people would say that most of us wouldnt last for more than 6 months and this and that...well, IM HERE!! and im still fuckin winning!
Fired up the beginning of my second set...normally I would quit here, but I need to keep playing...stop the results oriented thinking and just keep playing. My 2nd set finished well, thankfully. I started out well on 3 of the 4 tables, and pretty solid on the 4th. I ran into a couple pretty big hands and took some lumps. However, I finished with a win to net $30 bucks, so another winning session. I think I was pushing it too early...i felt the need to push when it clearly wasnt warranted...I need to make sure I keep this under control.
Not sure if I am going to play another set. It is 10:40 and if I take a short break and come back, it will be midnight before I finish up. lets see how i feel in a bit...
First set 4-tabling down:
Set 1: +380 (2/0/1/1)
Set 2: +$30 (1/0/0/3)
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
July 18, 2006
I am starting to get more confidence and trying to fully internalize that I need to keep playing poker...every day...two sets, thats it! Just 2 sets a day....if I can do that, pretty amazing things can happen. Just 2 hours...just 2!!! I will hopefully be getting a new poker playing set up pretty soon with two monitors...so I am going to gradually add tables right now...staying at the $55s and taking advantage of all the time I have spent here learning the nuances of the $55s. Sure, I could play the $77s, but I dont want to move up until I have a huge, huge bankroll...I can win plenty at the $55s. I think people want to move up too quickly...but maybe that risk aversion is why I am still grinding $55s...but who knows, i prefer it this way.
So, the goal is to get back to 4-tabling, then gradually add a 5th, 6th, 7th, and finally an 8th table. I am interested to find out how much my ROI will drop, but how much my $$/hr will go up...
Anyway, on to 3-tabling...(i know, ive 4-tabled very successfully, but I am in no rush!)
first set down...just one money finish...a 3rd. I was patient and played pretty solid. never picked up much to play, but still made it to 5th in one and busted like 6th or 7th in the other...hopefully I will catch a few starting hands...i dont think I ever hit over 4000 in chips on any of my 3 sngs...another set, coming up!
Tough night...card dead and when i do get it all in, im usually ahead, but my hands arent holding up. Gonna be ugly unless I can cash here. I am gonna fire up another set.
So, the goal is to get back to 4-tabling, then gradually add a 5th, 6th, 7th, and finally an 8th table. I am interested to find out how much my ROI will drop, but how much my $$/hr will go up...
Anyway, on to 3-tabling...(i know, ive 4-tabled very successfully, but I am in no rush!)
first set down...just one money finish...a 3rd. I was patient and played pretty solid. never picked up much to play, but still made it to 5th in one and busted like 6th or 7th in the other...hopefully I will catch a few starting hands...i dont think I ever hit over 4000 in chips on any of my 3 sngs...another set, coming up!
Tough night...card dead and when i do get it all in, im usually ahead, but my hands arent holding up. Gonna be ugly unless I can cash here. I am gonna fire up another set.
Monday, July 17, 2006
July 17, 2006
Just getting started...fired up 2 $55s.
Bubbled after losing my Ak to A9...i was still alive, but crippled...should have cashed deep cuz i had a lot of chips...but chip leader on the bubble on the other right now.
well, another 2nd and 4th.
I have to say the cards are holding up...well, kinda, i took some bad ones tonight, but my hands held up early so it didnt bust me. I have so much confidence right now...my last 2 sets i got a 2nd and a 4th...ive gotten a 2nd in my last 6 sets of 2...netting 40, so i gotta get that second one to cash to make some real money...should have this time, but poker happens...gotta parlay the good play into more sessions...here i go!
Ok, change of plans. I have been focusing well, and playing both online and live with a tremendous amount of discipline...and I am not very easy to impress when it comes to judging myself and my discipline. I thought I would reward myself with an MTT. $55 buy in, 340 in it...pays top 40. I am looking to cash first, then go deep...so I would rather limp into the money and try to work my way up than to take chances on the bubble and not cash...I know, not a good strategy, but I might change my mind when i can smell the blood!
Some reward, my QQ ran into KK and i am down to 125 in chips lol Ran into AA to finish me off...ah well, i guess when you run into KK and AA in the first 10 mins of a tourney, it just wasnt meant to be. I'm cool with that...no more MTTs until I'm over $4,250.
looks like its back to the sngs tonight :)
Gonna fire up 3 sngs...just finished 2, 2, and 3...up 275 tonight...just fuckin smokin!
Bubbled after losing my Ak to A9...i was still alive, but crippled...should have cashed deep cuz i had a lot of chips...but chip leader on the bubble on the other right now.
well, another 2nd and 4th.
I have to say the cards are holding up...well, kinda, i took some bad ones tonight, but my hands held up early so it didnt bust me. I have so much confidence right now...my last 2 sets i got a 2nd and a 4th...ive gotten a 2nd in my last 6 sets of 2...netting 40, so i gotta get that second one to cash to make some real money...should have this time, but poker happens...gotta parlay the good play into more sessions...here i go!
Ok, change of plans. I have been focusing well, and playing both online and live with a tremendous amount of discipline...and I am not very easy to impress when it comes to judging myself and my discipline. I thought I would reward myself with an MTT. $55 buy in, 340 in it...pays top 40. I am looking to cash first, then go deep...so I would rather limp into the money and try to work my way up than to take chances on the bubble and not cash...I know, not a good strategy, but I might change my mind when i can smell the blood!
Some reward, my QQ ran into KK and i am down to 125 in chips lol Ran into AA to finish me off...ah well, i guess when you run into KK and AA in the first 10 mins of a tourney, it just wasnt meant to be. I'm cool with that...no more MTTs until I'm over $4,250.
looks like its back to the sngs tonight :)
Gonna fire up 3 sngs...just finished 2, 2, and 3...up 275 tonight...just fuckin smokin!
Sunday, July 16, 2006
July 16, 2006
Played a set today so far...but my sets are 2 tabling now. Decided i needed to focus more and the results have been good. I have 1 second in my last 5 sets...bubble on a few too, so getting deep in the sngs and setting myself up for great cashing opportunities. I will have to open it up a bit more and start 4-tabling here in the next few weeks. my goal has been to get to $4000 after I totally decimated my bankroll by pulling from it...I have pulled over 3000 out of it for various reasons over the past few months...but my new goal is to try to pull as infrequently as possible to build it up to $10k ASAP! I am approaching $4k, so lets see how long it takes.
Today, i had a 2nd and a 4th for a net of +$40. same thing i have made the past 5 sets lol.
I played in a live tourney on saturday. 100 buy in, about 50 players. I had about the average after the dinner break....was card dead, then just went on a crazy rush and went from 4500 to about 19000 in chips. then went card dead into teh break...went to dinner with about 17,500 in chips. after dinner, i woke up with 99 in middle position, i raise the 500/1000 blinds to 3000 and a dude with 6600 pushes all in. I call and i have him dominated 99 vs 88. flop comes 877 and i am fucked! i got 99 about 3 hands later, i had about 7000 chips, and raised 3000, and SB called, jack hi flop, i push and she calls with KJ....mother fucker! i played great and should have been in the money. I busted 14th and it paid the top 8...had my 99 held on, i would have been sitting nicely to at least limp into the money...tough break. My live game comfidence is growing!
Today, i had a 2nd and a 4th for a net of +$40. same thing i have made the past 5 sets lol.
I played in a live tourney on saturday. 100 buy in, about 50 players. I had about the average after the dinner break....was card dead, then just went on a crazy rush and went from 4500 to about 19000 in chips. then went card dead into teh break...went to dinner with about 17,500 in chips. after dinner, i woke up with 99 in middle position, i raise the 500/1000 blinds to 3000 and a dude with 6600 pushes all in. I call and i have him dominated 99 vs 88. flop comes 877 and i am fucked! i got 99 about 3 hands later, i had about 7000 chips, and raised 3000, and SB called, jack hi flop, i push and she calls with KJ....mother fucker! i played great and should have been in the money. I busted 14th and it paid the top 8...had my 99 held on, i would have been sitting nicely to at least limp into the money...tough break. My live game comfidence is growing!
Thursday, July 13, 2006
July 13, 2006
Party seems really loose...i mean, really fuckin loose!! i think its the hype of the WSOP getting people all geeked up, but there is just some craziness going on. I adjusted and had a great night.
8 sgns
4 - 2nds
2 - 4ths
and 2 out of the money
netted +160, but it was just the pure dominance of these tables...i mean, i think i am taking my game to another level by concentrating on the game, 2 tabling, and being disciplined. I am feeling great heading into the live tourney this saturday and maybe even sunday at poker stars!
8 sgns
4 - 2nds
2 - 4ths
and 2 out of the money
netted +160, but it was just the pure dominance of these tables...i mean, i think i am taking my game to another level by concentrating on the game, 2 tabling, and being disciplined. I am feeling great heading into the live tourney this saturday and maybe even sunday at poker stars!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
July 12, 2006
Found out about a main event satellite at Poker Stars. I am starting up some sngs right now to win the $370 buy in. It is giving away a guaranteed 150 seats to the main event, plus hotel, and airfare. crazy man!! I gotta give it a try. Gonna start with 2 tables...
Well, i played 2, took 1st in one and 2nd in another...had him all in on the one i took 2nd on twice with the better ace and had to chop...then i got unlucky and lost a coin flip...+290 so far...almost to 370 for my buy in...SWEET!
Well, i played 2, took 1st in one and 2nd in another...had him all in on the one i took 2nd on twice with the better ace and had to chop...then i got unlucky and lost a coin flip...+290 so far...almost to 370 for my buy in...SWEET!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
July 9, 2006
I just finished up my first and only set today...1 second and 1 third place finish...netted me 30 bucks. It was weird, my 2nd to last session over a week ago killed my confidence for some reason..I just felt out of sorts. I considered moving down, but need to keep plugging away at the 55s...they arent any better than I am, I just need to play and get my confidence up.
If my back doesnt feel better soon, I will have plenty of time to play. Looks like I wont be ready for the gym tomorrow...so I hope to log a few sets.
If my back doesnt feel better soon, I will have plenty of time to play. Looks like I wont be ready for the gym tomorrow...so I hope to log a few sets.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
July 8, 2006
I've been so bad about playing. I havent logged any yet this month, but i have 3 fired up and will open a 4th as soon as the tables show up...hoping to get a few sets in today...starting at $55s, might move down...
Lost the first 4 but finished by winning 2 straight to be up $170. Going to try to log more sngs on Sunday...hopefully a good 3 sets worth, or 12+ sngs.
Lost the first 4 but finished by winning 2 straight to be up $170. Going to try to log more sngs on Sunday...hopefully a good 3 sets worth, or 12+ sngs.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
July 4th, 2006
I am about to get started...gonna fire up a set and see how it feels. its been a while and i dont know if i was card dead and jumpy or what, but i felt like a fish out of water the last time. it was a combination of pretty much catching fire on all my tables at once...i had big pairs often 2 tables at a time, or a big pair and caught sets on like 3 str8 small pairs...so i got loose and ended up running into big hands...lets see if i got my senses back. I seem to always play a pretty consistent game live...so i am making plans to develop my live game...even if it is limit...might even try spread limit. On to the sngs...
Sunday, July 02, 2006
July 2, 2006
Well, let me recap June and update July.
June finished rough...had a bad downswing after running hot, so the correction was expected, just not appreciated. I ended up winning over $840 on 112 sngs for an overall return of 11.4%. It was actually worse because these were just my sng results, but I lost a few hundred playing tourneys. I have since quit doing that.
So, June was a nice month and got me back into playing.
So, July is upon us. I played live today, so I didnt play any online. I played my bi-weekly $50 buy in tourney, 19 players and I won it today. Been close a few times, but I really played well today. The first hour I played 1 hand and folded the rest...went to the first break just over even. when we went to the final table, I didnt have many chips. I was never all in or making crazy moves and played a very controlled game. I did push and stole some blinds, but the 2nd time I pushed was in the money and I doubled up through the big stack shortly before I ended up winning. Overall, a nice night and won $380.
June finished rough...had a bad downswing after running hot, so the correction was expected, just not appreciated. I ended up winning over $840 on 112 sngs for an overall return of 11.4%. It was actually worse because these were just my sng results, but I lost a few hundred playing tourneys. I have since quit doing that.
So, June was a nice month and got me back into playing.
So, July is upon us. I played live today, so I didnt play any online. I played my bi-weekly $50 buy in tourney, 19 players and I won it today. Been close a few times, but I really played well today. The first hour I played 1 hand and folded the rest...went to the first break just over even. when we went to the final table, I didnt have many chips. I was never all in or making crazy moves and played a very controlled game. I did push and stole some blinds, but the 2nd time I pushed was in the money and I doubled up through the big stack shortly before I ended up winning. Overall, a nice night and won $380.
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