Day 16
Summary-
Starting BR - $65.17
1 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss
Loss - $2.25
Gain - $0
Final BR - $62.92 (net loss of $2.25)
today was stressful for non-poker related reasons. the one sng i played was interrupted by family yelling at me for something or another. so i decided if i couldn't play my A game, i wouldnt play any more. so what did i do? i went out and played a live game with friends. rebought, but i ended up taking 2nd, for a 5$ profit. could have taken 1st if i wasnt out of it though. oh well. probably going to take a couple day break from poker, unless i wake up tomorrow super-energized. not really sure what im going to do with my time though
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-29
itm%:32.56%
net:+$25.58
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Day 15
Day 15
Summary-
Starting BR - $71.92
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $65.17 (net loss of $6.75)
today was just rough. each time I lost, it was a coinflip preflop with me on a pocket pair, and villain on AK. till tomorrow.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-28
itm%:33.33%
net:+$27.82
Summary-
Starting BR - $71.92
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $65.17 (net loss of $6.75)
today was just rough. each time I lost, it was a coinflip preflop with me on a pocket pair, and villain on AK. till tomorrow.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-28
itm%:33.33%
net:+$27.82
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Day 14
Day 14
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $18
Final BR - $71.92 (net gain of $11.25)
today was an interesting day. for a while now ive had a sort of mental roadblock against playing on weekends. my logic was that all the online pros play more on weekends and late nights, because thats when theyre not working or some such. so i guess i kinda went in to the first sng kinda expecting not to do well. and i didnt. maybe it was the bad run of cards i got, the early chip leaders dominating the table, or just some sub-par play caused by my negative expectations, but that one didnt end up paying out. iirc, i got popped 2 away from the bubble with a small stack annnd k7 on a board of k53 where one of the tall stacks was playing 53.
so then i manned up, put my excuses in the bottom drawer, and played some legit poker. resulting in sngs #2+3, both of which i stole 1st place in.
good times.
not long ago, i was super happy that i had gotten out of the red for this buy in, and now ive more than doubled it. i dont even know how far this is going to go now.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-25
itm%:35.90%
net:+$34.57
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $18
Final BR - $71.92 (net gain of $11.25)
today was an interesting day. for a while now ive had a sort of mental roadblock against playing on weekends. my logic was that all the online pros play more on weekends and late nights, because thats when theyre not working or some such. so i guess i kinda went in to the first sng kinda expecting not to do well. and i didnt. maybe it was the bad run of cards i got, the early chip leaders dominating the table, or just some sub-par play caused by my negative expectations, but that one didnt end up paying out. iirc, i got popped 2 away from the bubble with a small stack annnd k7 on a board of k53 where one of the tall stacks was playing 53.
so then i manned up, put my excuses in the bottom drawer, and played some legit poker. resulting in sngs #2+3, both of which i stole 1st place in.
good times.
not long ago, i was super happy that i had gotten out of the red for this buy in, and now ive more than doubled it. i dont even know how far this is going to go now.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-25
itm%:35.90%
net:+$34.57
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Day 13
Day 13
Summary-
Starting BR - $44
.02/.05 Rush Poker
Loss - $8.33
Gain - $25
Final BR - $60.67 (net gain of $16.67)
Today I got one of those little messages advertising FTP's Rush poker, and so I figured that at 25$ for 50ftp, I could probably manage it without too much hassle, so long as I kept my play tight. At first it was going quite well, and I was up a few dollars after earning like 15ftp or so, but then I came back an hour later and got cold decked/played badly, losing about 10$$ from where i was. An hour later yet, I came back, tightened up my play some more, and eventually got the bonus. so even though it was a generally losing session, I still made some pretty nice profit for my br.
my thoughts on rush poker - im uncertain. it certainly is much MUCH faster than any other form Ive played. you cant get any reads on opponents, since you're always at a new table, but at the same time, that means they cant get reads on you. Overall, Im sure its possible to be pretty profitable in these games, especially if you multi-table(which would just be insane, mind you, given the speed). To be fair to my parentheticals though, I did see a few people who were listed as having up to 4-6 seats. which is borderline insane, mind you. i dont even think i could click fast enough to make that worthwhile. they would probably even put the korean starcraft pros to shame with their godlike click/minute totals. but anyways, enough about that. point is, if I ever return to rush poker, its after I work heavily on my cash game, which is a little sub par at the moment.
Not sure if im going to play in any SNGs today, just because ive already done some hours of work for that profit I made, but if i do, it'll be here.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$23.32
Summary-
Starting BR - $44
.02/.05 Rush Poker
Loss - $8.33
Gain - $25
Final BR - $60.67 (net gain of $16.67)
Today I got one of those little messages advertising FTP's Rush poker, and so I figured that at 25$ for 50ftp, I could probably manage it without too much hassle, so long as I kept my play tight. At first it was going quite well, and I was up a few dollars after earning like 15ftp or so, but then I came back an hour later and got cold decked/played badly, losing about 10$$ from where i was. An hour later yet, I came back, tightened up my play some more, and eventually got the bonus. so even though it was a generally losing session, I still made some pretty nice profit for my br.
my thoughts on rush poker - im uncertain. it certainly is much MUCH faster than any other form Ive played. you cant get any reads on opponents, since you're always at a new table, but at the same time, that means they cant get reads on you. Overall, Im sure its possible to be pretty profitable in these games, especially if you multi-table(which would just be insane, mind you, given the speed). To be fair to my parentheticals though, I did see a few people who were listed as having up to 4-6 seats. which is borderline insane, mind you. i dont even think i could click fast enough to make that worthwhile. they would probably even put the korean starcraft pros to shame with their godlike click/minute totals. but anyways, enough about that. point is, if I ever return to rush poker, its after I work heavily on my cash game, which is a little sub par at the moment.
Not sure if im going to play in any SNGs today, just because ive already done some hours of work for that profit I made, but if i do, it'll be here.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$23.32
Friday, August 20, 2010
Day 12
Day 12
Summary-
Starting BR - $35
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $18
Final BR - $44 (net gain of $9)
Today was a glorious day. For one, IM OUT OF THE RED! :D:D:D:D woooohooooo!!!!
anyways, onto the sng summaries. first one was mediocre, got caught with KK vs QJ early and went busto when the flop showed a Q, i shoved, he called, turn comes a J. oh well, it happens. sng #2 was soooo freaking looonnnngg. on the bubble, i was in a bad position for a while with about 800~ chips, with other stack sizes around 4.5k, 3k, and 2.5k. eventually, i managed to bring it up to about 1.7k, outlasted 4th, busted 3rd, and with a dominating chip stack, i slaughtered 1st about two hands later. but this was after about 45-60 min of bubble play (felt that long at least). very stressful stuff when youre constantly on the verge of getting knocked out of the money, but I will say, winning that sng was the best feeling EVER.
sng #3 was so-so. i played a little too lightly, both in terms of cards, and aggressiveness, and i got punished for it.
sng #4 was pretty dangerous. i was still playing a little too lightly, but after losing 300~ chips, i started tightening up to a solid game again. for a bit near the early-early/mid tourney, all i could think about was that i didnt want to go 1:3 for today, and just break even, so I took myself out of a couple hands, cleared my head, and came back refreshed. mid-late game was a little funny. there were three people on one side of the table, and three on the other, and for the most part, the opposite side only had around ~1k in chips per person. ironically though, the tall stack at the table was playing hyper aggressively, and got punished once by a mid stack, for about half his chips, and then i delivered the coup when my a9 hit top pair on a aqx board. he had k7. eventually, the bubble burst, and i KO'd 3rd place(forgot the hand), and the resulting HU was another battle of endurance, much like sng #2. for the most part, I kept a slight lead, but eventually, it got down to a point where our stacks were exactly even, and in position, i look down to see kjo. so i raise, and the guy shoves all in. before this hand, he had been pretty liberal with his shoves, perhaps pushing maybe 20-25% of his hands, so i kinda suspected that a decent number of his shoves were probably light, maybe K6+, Q7+, etc, so i decided to call. turns out he had TT in this instance, but a K on the flop with no competition from the turn or river sent me rejoicing.
Hopefully from here, it's all uphill, so until tomorrow, farewell, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$6.65
Summary-
Starting BR - $35
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $18
Final BR - $44 (net gain of $9)
Today was a glorious day. For one, IM OUT OF THE RED! :D:D:D:D woooohooooo!!!!
anyways, onto the sng summaries. first one was mediocre, got caught with KK vs QJ early and went busto when the flop showed a Q, i shoved, he called, turn comes a J. oh well, it happens. sng #2 was soooo freaking looonnnngg. on the bubble, i was in a bad position for a while with about 800~ chips, with other stack sizes around 4.5k, 3k, and 2.5k. eventually, i managed to bring it up to about 1.7k, outlasted 4th, busted 3rd, and with a dominating chip stack, i slaughtered 1st about two hands later. but this was after about 45-60 min of bubble play (felt that long at least). very stressful stuff when youre constantly on the verge of getting knocked out of the money, but I will say, winning that sng was the best feeling EVER.
sng #3 was so-so. i played a little too lightly, both in terms of cards, and aggressiveness, and i got punished for it.
sng #4 was pretty dangerous. i was still playing a little too lightly, but after losing 300~ chips, i started tightening up to a solid game again. for a bit near the early-early/mid tourney, all i could think about was that i didnt want to go 1:3 for today, and just break even, so I took myself out of a couple hands, cleared my head, and came back refreshed. mid-late game was a little funny. there were three people on one side of the table, and three on the other, and for the most part, the opposite side only had around ~1k in chips per person. ironically though, the tall stack at the table was playing hyper aggressively, and got punished once by a mid stack, for about half his chips, and then i delivered the coup when my a9 hit top pair on a aqx board. he had k7. eventually, the bubble burst, and i KO'd 3rd place(forgot the hand), and the resulting HU was another battle of endurance, much like sng #2. for the most part, I kept a slight lead, but eventually, it got down to a point where our stacks were exactly even, and in position, i look down to see kjo. so i raise, and the guy shoves all in. before this hand, he had been pretty liberal with his shoves, perhaps pushing maybe 20-25% of his hands, so i kinda suspected that a decent number of his shoves were probably light, maybe K6+, Q7+, etc, so i decided to call. turns out he had TT in this instance, but a K on the flop with no competition from the turn or river sent me rejoicing.
Hopefully from here, it's all uphill, so until tomorrow, farewell, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$6.65
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Day 11
Day 11
Summary-
Starting BR - $27.35
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $35 (net gain of $7.65)
first sng was fine, pulled 2nd. second was pretty terrible, early in tourney, i caught KK utg+1, 4bet a min raiser, late position shoved, min razor folded, i called, villain had AA. didnt kill me then and there, but crippled me, and i lost on a bad beat(forgot what it was)
Third sng was just zomg. when it got down to 4 players, it was slow as shit. there was a tag i was abusing out of a lot of chips preflop, but every once in a while, he just shoved over, and i folded a little back to him. eventually it got down to 3 peeps, and it just got slow as shit. we were each taking turns going up and down, but eventually i busted the tag with ajo vs his 33 when i 2.5bet, he shoved, and i called. 2 hands later, i busted 2nd place person with 68o to his ajo when the board hit tt6, i value bet, he raised, i shoved over, and he called.
almost out of the red. maybe all this hard work and studying has finally been paying off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-22
itm%:31.25%
net:-$2.35
Summary-
Starting BR - $27.35
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $35 (net gain of $7.65)
first sng was fine, pulled 2nd. second was pretty terrible, early in tourney, i caught KK utg+1, 4bet a min raiser, late position shoved, min razor folded, i called, villain had AA. didnt kill me then and there, but crippled me, and i lost on a bad beat(forgot what it was)
Third sng was just zomg. when it got down to 4 players, it was slow as shit. there was a tag i was abusing out of a lot of chips preflop, but every once in a while, he just shoved over, and i folded a little back to him. eventually it got down to 3 peeps, and it just got slow as shit. we were each taking turns going up and down, but eventually i busted the tag with ajo vs his 33 when i 2.5bet, he shoved, and i called. 2 hands later, i busted 2nd place person with 68o to his ajo when the board hit tt6, i value bet, he raised, i shoved over, and he called.
almost out of the red. maybe all this hard work and studying has finally been paying off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-22
itm%:31.25%
net:-$2.35
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Day 10
Day 10
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.95
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $27.35 (net gain of $5.4)
first one was good, second was bad, third was negative variance. lost 99 vs KA to put me at 10-15 bb, then again with aqs vs 55 for the finisher.
might come back again later today, but for right now, after that last game, my body temp went about 5 degrees higher.
EDIT-
sng4- ground it out, took 1st
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-4
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-21
itm%:27.56%
net:-$10
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.95
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $27.35 (net gain of $5.4)
first one was good, second was bad, third was negative variance. lost 99 vs KA to put me at 10-15 bb, then again with aqs vs 55 for the finisher.
might come back again later today, but for right now, after that last game, my body temp went about 5 degrees higher.
EDIT-
sng4- ground it out, took 1st
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-4
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-21
itm%:27.56%
net:-$10
Monday, August 16, 2010
Day 9 - part 3
played in a 5$ live 7 max rebuy tourney with some friends, and took 1st, earning 25$+ my 5$ buy in. not counting it to my stats though because thats for online only.
that is all.
that is all.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Day 9 - part 2
Day 9
Summary-
Starting BR - $9.45
1 freeroll, 1474 players
Finish - #24
Loss - $0
Gain - $12.5
Final BR - $21.95 (net gain of $12.5)
this MTT freeroll went super well. I was doing well, and then slowed down a bit near the end. final killer was my jqo vs villain 68o all in pre. he caught a 8 on the turn. :<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-19
itm%:24%
net:-$15.4
Summary-
Starting BR - $9.45
1 freeroll, 1474 players
Finish - #24
Loss - $0
Gain - $12.5
Final BR - $21.95 (net gain of $12.5)
this MTT freeroll went super well. I was doing well, and then slowed down a bit near the end. final killer was my jqo vs villain 68o all in pre. he caught a 8 on the turn. :<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-19
itm%:24%
net:-$15.4
Day 9
Day 9
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs + 1 18max
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $9.45 (net loss of $6.75)
this is really getting disappointing. first sng, lost with AA vs jq, second was trash also.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-19
itm%:20.83%
net:-$27.80
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs + 1 18max
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $9.45 (net loss of $6.75)
this is really getting disappointing. first sng, lost with AA vs jq, second was trash also.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-19
itm%:20.83%
net:-$27.80
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Day 8
Day 8
Summary-
Starting BR - $20.70
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $16.20 (net loss of $4.50)
terrible cards, both games. didnt play tight enough. preflop shove w/ ~ 10bb on 88 called by kt+jj. Disappointing.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-16
itm%:26.31%
net:-$21.05
Summary-
Starting BR - $20.70
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $16.20 (net loss of $4.50)
terrible cards, both games. didnt play tight enough. preflop shove w/ ~ 10bb on 88 called by kt+jj. Disappointing.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-16
itm%:26.31%
net:-$21.05
Friday, August 13, 2010
Day 7
Day 7
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $20.70 (net gain of $4.50)
first sng i played a little sloppy at the beginning, but worked it out. second sng got almost 0 hands through early and mid, and made it to the bubble, but with 7~ BB, i lost on a preflop shove w k9 vs tt. better profit for today though :D
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-14
itm%:26.31%
net:-$16.55
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $20.70 (net gain of $4.50)
first sng i played a little sloppy at the beginning, but worked it out. second sng got almost 0 hands through early and mid, and made it to the bubble, but with 7~ BB, i lost on a preflop shove w k9 vs tt. better profit for today though :D
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-14
itm%:26.31%
net:-$16.55
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Day 5
Day 5
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.05
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $22.95 (net gain of $.90)
Today was such a relief. first sng got busted, but i managed to get 2nd in the second one. It is SUCH a relief to have a + day for a change. I mean, I know it was only +$.90, but still. I was really starting to get worried there for a while. Hopefully the things I'm learning will translate into +ROI
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-10
itm%:28.57%
net:-$14.30
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.05
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $22.95 (net gain of $.90)
Today was such a relief. first sng got busted, but i managed to get 2nd in the second one. It is SUCH a relief to have a + day for a change. I mean, I know it was only +$.90, but still. I was really starting to get worried there for a while. Hopefully the things I'm learning will translate into +ROI
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-10
itm%:28.57%
net:-$14.30
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Day 4
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.55
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $22.05 (net loss of $4.50)
This just keeps getting worse and worse. first game got knocked out on the bubble when i caught pockets 9s for an overpair to the flop, busted by tall stack when his qa caught on the turn. second was nothing special, just bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-9
itm%:25%
net:-$15.20
Starting BR - $26.55
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $22.05 (net loss of $4.50)
This just keeps getting worse and worse. first game got knocked out on the bubble when i caught pockets 9s for an overpair to the flop, busted by tall stack when his qa caught on the turn. second was nothing special, just bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-9
itm%:25%
net:-$15.20
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Day 3 - Part 3
decided to play another game. shouldnt have. got busto on the bubble.
the one after that i went busto early with jas hitting top pair, busted by trip 7s
the one after that i went busto early with jas hitting top pair, busted by trip 7s
Day 3 - Part 2
Summary-
Starting BR - $32.40
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $31.05 (net loss of $1.35)
Came back refreshed, lost the first SNG because of whatever. Second SNG went well and I pulled in 2nd. 3rd was a nasty beat. Not a bad beat, mind you, just nasty.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG (t1335)
Hero (UTG+1) (t2025)
MP1 (t1440)
MP2 (t1530)
CO (t1920)
Button (t1455)
SB (t2295)
BB (t1500)
Hero's M: 33.75
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q
, J
1 fold, Hero bets t120, 1 fold, MP2 calls t120, CO calls t120, 3 folds
Flop: (t420) 4, 3, 2 (3 players)
Hero bets t200, MP2 raises to t400, CO calls t400, Hero raises to t1000, MP2 calls t600, CO calls t600
Turn: (t3420) K
(3 players)
Hero bets t905 (All-In), MP2 calls t410 (All-In), CO calls t800 (All-In)
River: (t5430) J
(3 players, 3 all-in)
Total pot: t5430
Results:
Hero had Q, J (flush, Queen high).
MP2 had 8, 8 (one pair, eights).
CO had 5, 6 (straight flush, six high).
Outcome: CO won t5430
I really need to turn this around and improve my skills before i go busto. >.>
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-30%
net:-$6.20
Starting BR - $32.40
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $31.05 (net loss of $1.35)
Came back refreshed, lost the first SNG because of whatever. Second SNG went well and I pulled in 2nd. 3rd was a nasty beat. Not a bad beat, mind you, just nasty.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG (t1335)
Hero (UTG+1) (t2025)
MP1 (t1440)
MP2 (t1530)
CO (t1920)
Button (t1455)
SB (t2295)
BB (t1500)
Hero's M: 33.75
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q
, J1 fold, Hero bets t120, 1 fold, MP2 calls t120, CO calls t120, 3 folds
Flop: (t420) 4
, 3, 2 (3 players)Hero bets t200, MP2 raises to t400, CO calls t400, Hero raises to t1000, MP2 calls t600, CO calls t600
Turn: (t3420) K
(3 players)Hero bets t905 (All-In), MP2 calls t410 (All-In), CO calls t800 (All-In)
River: (t5430) J
(3 players, 3 all-in)Total pot: t5430
Results:
Hero had Q
, J (flush, Queen high).MP2 had 8
, 8 (one pair, eights).CO had 5
, 6 (straight flush, six high).Outcome: CO won t5430
I really need to turn this around and improve my skills before i go busto. >.>
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-30%
net:-$6.20
Day 3 - Part 1
Summary-
Starting BR - $36.90
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.40 (net loss of $4.50)
Those two games were terrible. in the first one i made a terrible call with 99 vs AA on an underboard to a preflop raise, my rr, and another rr. flop saw me value bet and villain shove. second one was ok at the beginning, but ended early. i think i was playing too loose at the beginning, and it cost me.
I plan to do another session later today in a few hours or so, hopefully learn from my mistakes.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-28.57%
net:-$4.85
Starting BR - $36.90
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.40 (net loss of $4.50)
Those two games were terrible. in the first one i made a terrible call with 99 vs AA on an underboard to a preflop raise, my rr, and another rr. flop saw me value bet and villain shove. second one was ok at the beginning, but ended early. i think i was playing too loose at the beginning, and it cost me.
I plan to do another session later today in a few hours or so, hopefully learn from my mistakes.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-28.57%
net:-$4.85
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day 2
Summary-
Starting BR - $38.25
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, one 2nd.
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $36.90 (net loss of $1.35)
first SNG was ok, I was playing solidly but got knocked out on the bubble when i had a bad read against a mid stack opening with 2.5xBB
Second SNG was bad. I got KK on the first hand, raised heavy, got called by one person, rag flop, showdown showed that they tripped their pocket Ts. and that was that.
Third SNG was decent, had a good stack through a lot of it, but only managed 2nd. I know went above my 10%/day thing, but the second SNG pissed me off a bit, so I didn't want to just give in to the tilt. rather, I chose to play another SNG to practice controlling tilt. hopefully this all pays off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-3
itm%-40%
net:-$.35
Starting BR - $38.25
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, one 2nd.
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $36.90 (net loss of $1.35)
first SNG was ok, I was playing solidly but got knocked out on the bubble when i had a bad read against a mid stack opening with 2.5xBB
Second SNG was bad. I got KK on the first hand, raised heavy, got called by one person, rag flop, showdown showed that they tripped their pocket Ts. and that was that.
Third SNG was decent, had a good stack through a lot of it, but only managed 2nd. I know went above my 10%/day thing, but the second SNG pissed me off a bit, so I didn't want to just give in to the tilt. rather, I chose to play another SNG to practice controlling tilt. hopefully this all pays off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-3
itm%-40%
net:-$.35
Monday, August 2, 2010
Introduction + Day 1
I'm a decent poker player, and though I've seen more success in live games than online, I've been playing a lot online due to the convenience of being able to play at any hour. Unfortunately, though I've been able to win a fair portion of the SNGs I do, it hasn't been enough to break even, and my net is in the red. Not grotesquely so, but enough for me to finally decided to dedicate myself to becoming a better player.
In the past, I've spent lots of time reading though poker strategy books, and browsing online for more ideas, but in the end, I kept losing money. So that's what brings me here today. I'm starting off new, and with a plan. This blog will keep track of my (hopefully) success.
-------------------------
So this is the plan -
I'm starting out on Fulltilt with 15x buyin for the $2+.25 games I do = $33.75
Each day, I will risk no more than ~10% of my BR, so as to keep me sane = ~$3.37
Day 1)
I'm feeling pretty positive about this. I think part of my problem before was that I kept buying in for only $10, the min deposit on fulltilt. The problem was that it kept me in a losing mentality. To start, I only had just over 4 buy-ins, and if you're reading this, I'm sure you know how painful the variance in poker can be.
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.75
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, one 1st.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $9
Final BR - $38.25 (net gain of $4.50)
The first SNG was terrible. I tied for last in what was a pretty bad beat.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t2865)
UTG (t1350)
UTG+1 (t1755)
MP1 (t1455)
Hero (MP2) (t1455)
MP3 (t15)
CO (t1410)
Button (t2015)
SB (t1180)
Hero's M: 24.25
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t40, 1 fold, Hero bets t160, MP3 calls t15 (All-In), CO calls t160, 2 folds, BB calls 120, UTG+1 calls t120
Flop: (t675) J
, 3, A (5 players, 1 all-in)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t460, CO raises to t1250 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero calls t790
Turn: (t3175) 2 (3 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t3175) 8 (3 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t3175
Results:
Hero had A, K (one pair, Aces).
MP3 had 8, 9 (one pair, eights).
CO had 8, A (two pair, Aces and eights).
Outcome: CO won t3175
After that, I was pretty much bust, having only 45 chips left, so I didn't cash. Looking back on it though, I was about 87% to win on the flop, and so even having taken that beat, I knew that I made the right call, and I moved forward to the next SNG, trying to stay off tilt.
In the second tourney, I had a bad beat against someone else, JA vs KK with J on the flop, and ended up catching a J on the turn, so I lucked out. But like I said, I'm trying to make this a serious attempt at creating a solid bankroll, so I kept in mind that though the first bad beat was the right decision that gave bad consequences, and the second was a wrong decision that gave good results, I'm not letting confirmation bias rule my play.
Overall, I'm quite happy with today's results. Even though it wasn't perfect, I still made profit. Now I just need to keep it up.
In the past, I've spent lots of time reading though poker strategy books, and browsing online for more ideas, but in the end, I kept losing money. So that's what brings me here today. I'm starting off new, and with a plan. This blog will keep track of my (hopefully) success.
-------------------------
So this is the plan -
I'm starting out on Fulltilt with 15x buyin for the $2+.25 games I do = $33.75
Each day, I will risk no more than ~10% of my BR, so as to keep me sane = ~$3.37
Day 1)
I'm feeling pretty positive about this. I think part of my problem before was that I kept buying in for only $10, the min deposit on fulltilt. The problem was that it kept me in a losing mentality. To start, I only had just over 4 buy-ins, and if you're reading this, I'm sure you know how painful the variance in poker can be.
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.75
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, one 1st.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $9
Final BR - $38.25 (net gain of $4.50)
The first SNG was terrible. I tied for last in what was a pretty bad beat.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t2865)
UTG (t1350)
UTG+1 (t1755)
MP1 (t1455)
Hero (MP2) (t1455)
MP3 (t15)
CO (t1410)
Button (t2015)
SB (t1180)
Hero's M: 24.25
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A
, K1 fold, UTG+1 calls t40, 1 fold, Hero bets t160, MP3 calls t15 (All-In), CO calls t160, 2 folds, BB calls 120, UTG+1 calls t120
Flop: (t675) J
, 3, A (5 players, 1 all-in)BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t460, CO raises to t1250 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero calls t790
Turn: (t3175) 2
(3 players, 2 all-in)River: (t3175) 8
(3 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: t3175
Results:
Hero had A
, K (one pair, Aces).MP3 had 8
, 9 (one pair, eights).CO had 8
, A (two pair, Aces and eights).Outcome: CO won t3175
After that, I was pretty much bust, having only 45 chips left, so I didn't cash. Looking back on it though, I was about 87% to win on the flop, and so even having taken that beat, I knew that I made the right call, and I moved forward to the next SNG, trying to stay off tilt.
In the second tourney, I had a bad beat against someone else, JA vs KK with J on the flop, and ended up catching a J on the turn, so I lucked out. But like I said, I'm trying to make this a serious attempt at creating a solid bankroll, so I kept in mind that though the first bad beat was the right decision that gave bad consequences, and the second was a wrong decision that gave good results, I'm not letting confirmation bias rule my play.
Overall, I'm quite happy with today's results. Even though it wasn't perfect, I still made profit. Now I just need to keep it up.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)