I had classtoday so i only got in two short sessions so i probably played around 18 sngs today. In total though i finished the day up almost 100$ which put my bankroll over the big 1,000 marker. I am extremely happy with every part of my sng game. I have to say with as fast and more importantly, how consistently I am adding to the bankroll that this must be my best game. I really dont know what it is about my game that makes me so good at these that makes me so marginal at the cash games. Honestly I just think that the variance is much lower at the sngs. The bad players get out early and it becomes a match between 3-4 good players.
current bankroll = 1,036.55
Oh and I am not using my rakeback money to pad my bankroll any longer either. I put 100$ worth of rakeback money into my bank account today! GO ME!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
new computer new passion
Ok wel alot has happened since my last post but in I havent really been playing a whole lot of poker in the month of september. With school starting and having to deal with rush and all of that good stuff I just hadnt been able to play a whole lot. Then my laptop finally died and I was forced to get a new one *the one im on now* and I could really not be any happier. I absolutely love it.
Due tot he fact that I didnt have my computer stats and anything I decided that I would cash most of my money out to play live and I would use the rest on sng's on fulltilt. Well I have run the 150 I have left on there to currently 890 with a spert at just above a thousand. I am steadily killing the 10 dollar sngs and realize that I might be rolled for the 20's but i definatly feel very comfortable with where I am at right now.
With the move to sng's I have a new set of goals for the month of October. During the month I would like to play roughly 1000 sngs. Most of which will be completed at the 10$ level. I dont think I am going to move into the 20's until my bankroll is at least 2000$ The reason for this is again comfort. I am making good money at this level and will stay here.
Another goal is that I would like to finish in the top 10 for full tilts low sng leaderboard. This would assure me at least a cool 100$ buy the end of the month, and a possible 200$. Another goal is that I can complete the iron man challenge for the month. It will be alot harder to do playing sngs but if I put in the hours that I plan on putting in, I really think that I can do it.
Also I have been writing out my session records and will be transfering this to an excel spreadsheet once I get a chance! Well I am currently in some sngs. Later!
Due tot he fact that I didnt have my computer stats and anything I decided that I would cash most of my money out to play live and I would use the rest on sng's on fulltilt. Well I have run the 150 I have left on there to currently 890 with a spert at just above a thousand. I am steadily killing the 10 dollar sngs and realize that I might be rolled for the 20's but i definatly feel very comfortable with where I am at right now.
With the move to sng's I have a new set of goals for the month of October. During the month I would like to play roughly 1000 sngs. Most of which will be completed at the 10$ level. I dont think I am going to move into the 20's until my bankroll is at least 2000$ The reason for this is again comfort. I am making good money at this level and will stay here.
Another goal is that I would like to finish in the top 10 for full tilts low sng leaderboard. This would assure me at least a cool 100$ buy the end of the month, and a possible 200$. Another goal is that I can complete the iron man challenge for the month. It will be alot harder to do playing sngs but if I put in the hours that I plan on putting in, I really think that I can do it.
Also I have been writing out my session records and will be transfering this to an excel spreadsheet once I get a chance! Well I am currently in some sngs. Later!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Down to 1100 Moving to 50 nl
I cant play 25nl anymore. I just cant play it anymore being over bankrolled for it like I am. So after i get done with this post I will be moving to 50nl until i get knocked down to 750 at which point I will move back down to 25nl if I must. I cashed some rakeback money out so the finances are looking good and plus school has started so paying rent is no longer a problem. After looking back at my poker tracker stats so far this month, I am a winning player in every game but the 100nl in which i dropped 8 buyins =( ... I am going to start out the grind at 50nl and update my session tracker as far as that goes. Currently my bankroll is at 1100 so we will start from that point on.
here goes nothing...
here goes nothing...
Variance and a long session
So long story short on this session is that if i fold queens preflop every time I am up 250+. I decidied to play an extremely long session in which the variance of nl picked up on me. I bb/100 dropped from the previous high of 16 to a more reasonable number of seven. but here are the stats for todays session
session# 4
hands - 6332
hours - 6.33
profit - -83.25
current bankroll - 1193.25
session# 4
hands - 6332
hours - 6.33
profit - -83.25
current bankroll - 1193.25
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Session 3
Session 3 - really tired took some tylenol pm finally going to bed around 830. Anyways...
Session 3 -
Hours - 1.4
hands - 1181
profit - +63.90
total bankroll - 1298.80
Session 3 -
Hours - 1.4
hands - 1181
profit - +63.90
total bankroll - 1298.80
Still crushing 25nl
Hung out with cecily most of the day but got in some hands after she left. Really was an uneventfull session. I had a really nice suckout when i flopped 1st and third pair and the guy flopped top two. I cant ever say i dont suck out on anyone anymore, ha, I just wished it would occasionally happen when I am trying to play 50nl. I have gotten back into the habit of 12 tabling. I know this isnt the best ideal way to do things but for some reason it really doesnt effect my play as much as it does at 50 nl. When I am moving up to 50nl I will definatly be cutting the tables back.
Anyways stats for latest session :
session # 2
Hours - 1.81
hands - 2607
profit - +130.5
This puts my bankroll at about 1235. Also I am currently making 15.29bb/100 over 6300 hands at 25nl. I really feel like I am ready to move up but before I do, I really want to get in 50,000-75000 hands at this level while at the same time padding my bankroll. I will not be moving up to 50nl with anything less than 1500 and I am not going to be including rakeback in any of this. For the rest of the month I would like to be able to not even look at rakeback and reward myself with something nice at the end of the month.
I think I am going to take a break - its 345am and im still not tired so I may jump back into playing. Its the weekend so im sure there are some drunks at the low limits.
Anyways stats for latest session :
session # 2
Hours - 1.81
hands - 2607
profit - +130.5
This puts my bankroll at about 1235. Also I am currently making 15.29bb/100 over 6300 hands at 25nl. I really feel like I am ready to move up but before I do, I really want to get in 50,000-75000 hands at this level while at the same time padding my bankroll. I will not be moving up to 50nl with anything less than 1500 and I am not going to be including rakeback in any of this. For the rest of the month I would like to be able to not even look at rakeback and reward myself with something nice at the end of the month.
I think I am going to take a break - its 345am and im still not tired so I may jump back into playing. Its the weekend so im sure there are some drunks at the low limits.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Struggles, Friends, and thank-yous
I havent played today, its been my first real day off in a while and im not going to lie, I am itching to play tonight. Everytime i think that I tweak my game, I am very anxious to test the new strategy out in the wild, and today is no different. Instead of playing today I hung out with a new girl cecily *not really important yet but will see* anyway shes hot and well hot girls are more important then poker but back to the point of this post.
When I was a freshman in college I had a decently serious heart condition that required surgery *not open heart or anything*. Anyways one of the alumi of my fraternity found out and called me to assure me that everything was going to be ok. It felt good to know that someone that had been through the same struggles that I had was there if I had any questions or frankly just needed someone to talk to.
You might ask what this has to do with poker, but let me relate it this way. I am striving to do this the rest of my life. Its what I love to do. I have been supporting myself for just under 6 months doing it live and I am trying to create an online bankroll. It hasent been as easy as it is for me live but what i must thank cardrunners so much for is the community of people going through the same thing that I am. It is so comforting to know that there are hundreds of people that have gone through the struggles that I have. Live I have one rounder buddy *mvpchipper on cardrunners* but I feel like online the whole cardrunner community is rooting for me to score, and score big. This is worth way more than the 9.99 I pay to be a member of the site. I have had several people message me on AIM asking how the transitioin to 50nl has been along with people commenting on my blog wishing me the best. For this I cant thank you enough. When the poker times get rough its good to know that someone has been there and that they got through it. Its inspiring, and to the cardrunner community, thank you very much!
When I was a freshman in college I had a decently serious heart condition that required surgery *not open heart or anything*. Anyways one of the alumi of my fraternity found out and called me to assure me that everything was going to be ok. It felt good to know that someone that had been through the same struggles that I had was there if I had any questions or frankly just needed someone to talk to.
You might ask what this has to do with poker, but let me relate it this way. I am striving to do this the rest of my life. Its what I love to do. I have been supporting myself for just under 6 months doing it live and I am trying to create an online bankroll. It hasent been as easy as it is for me live but what i must thank cardrunners so much for is the community of people going through the same thing that I am. It is so comforting to know that there are hundreds of people that have gone through the struggles that I have. Live I have one rounder buddy *mvpchipper on cardrunners* but I feel like online the whole cardrunner community is rooting for me to score, and score big. This is worth way more than the 9.99 I pay to be a member of the site. I have had several people message me on AIM asking how the transitioin to 50nl has been along with people commenting on my blog wishing me the best. For this I cant thank you enough. When the poker times get rough its good to know that someone has been there and that they got through it. Its inspiring, and to the cardrunner community, thank you very much!
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