Hmm what can I say. Ended up being my worst month on the tables ever results wise. Could have been even worse except I picked up a couple hundred in my Cake affiliate freeroll.
The last few sessions ended the month just as they began, with my final session on the $5/10 tables including a hand capped preflop with my JJ v TT v AK. Flop JT4r which gets capped. Turn obviously has to be a Q which makes me feel a little sick, followed by a blank river and I lose a 25BB pot.
Actually played a ton of hours - over triple my usual monthly amount, but given I was always on call for bubs, I only played one or two tables at a time, so my volume wasn't really all that much more than normal.
Overall a loss of 350BBs which equated to $900ish after bonuses and rakeback of a good $700.
I qualified for gold level on fulltilt ironman as well - although i've now decided that ironman doesn't really suit me. Being forced into playing almost every day is not something i'm looking for from Poker. I'd rather just play when I feel like it. Basically as soon as I qualified, I haven't been on the tables since which has been the better part of a week.
The LOSS of $900 for the month was made up of:
Bonuses / VIP / Rakeback: $ 600
• Bodog $100
• Cake $100
• Fulltilt $400
Poker bankroll Interest: $100
Poker losses: ($1,600) - ouch
Goals for July are:
• Clear a chunk more of the Cake reload
• Play my Fulltilt and Cake freerolls
• Make a profit
Current bankroll: $26,550
June time played: 85h
June hands played: 8,635
June profit / (loss): ($900)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Within the first 10 hands
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
4 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 4 players) Hero is BB As Tc
1 fold, BTN raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, BTN calls, SB calls
Flop: Td Ad Jh (9.0 SB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, BTN calls, SB calls
Turn: Kd (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
River: Qh (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
Final Pot: 11.8 BB
BTN shows
7d 7s
SB shows
Jc Kh
Hero shows
As Tc
BTN collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
Hero collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
SB collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
HAND 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
4 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 4 players) Hero is BB 8s 9c
CO calls, BTN raises, SB calls, Hero calls, CO calls
Flop: Ad 9h 8c (8.0 SB, 4 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls
Turn: 8h (6.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 9d (8.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB 4-bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 31.7 BB
SB shows
Kd 9s
Hero shows
8s 9c
SB wins 7.8 BB (net +0.8 BB)
Hero wins 7.8 BB (net +0.8 BB)
CO lost 1.0 BB
BTN lost 1.0 BB
Hand 3
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 As Jd
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls
Flop: Jh 2d 3h (6.0 SB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls
Turn: 4d (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls
River: 7h (9.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks
Final Pot: 17.7 BB
SB shows
Ac Js
BB shows
7s 7c
BB wins 8.7 BB (net +5.7 BB)
SB lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 3.0 BB
Seriously its gotta get better soon.
4 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 4 players) Hero is BB As Tc
1 fold, BTN raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, BTN calls, SB calls
Flop: Td Ad Jh (9.0 SB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, BTN calls, SB calls
Turn: Kd (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
River: Qh (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
Final Pot: 11.8 BB
BTN shows
7d 7s
SB shows
Jc Kh
Hero shows
As Tc
BTN collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
Hero collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
SB collects 1.9 BB (net -0.1 BB)
HAND 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
4 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 4 players) Hero is BB 8s 9c
CO calls, BTN raises, SB calls, Hero calls, CO calls
Flop: Ad 9h 8c (8.0 SB, 4 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls
Turn: 8h (6.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 9d (8.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB 4-bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 31.7 BB
SB shows
Kd 9s
Hero shows
8s 9c
SB wins 7.8 BB (net +0.8 BB)
Hero wins 7.8 BB (net +0.8 BB)
CO lost 1.0 BB
BTN lost 1.0 BB
Hand 3
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.3 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 As Jd
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls
Flop: Jh 2d 3h (6.0 SB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls
Turn: 4d (6.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls
River: 7h (9.0 BB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks
Final Pot: 17.7 BB
SB shows
Ac Js
BB shows
7s 7c
BB wins 8.7 BB (net +5.7 BB)
SB lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 3.0 BB
Seriously its gotta get better soon.
Still cool
I'm playing enough for Fulltilt ironman gold status, but still running cooler than i'd like.
Getting hammered at $2/4 and $3/6 where i'm just not winning enough showdowns, or in particular the big pots.
It only takes one or two big pots to make a massive difference to your overall win rate. Say for example you're running at -1BB/100 over 2,000 hands. The very next hand you win a 25BB pot when you river your draw multiway. Suddenly you are a 0.25BB/100 winner.
On the plus side, i'm actually finding some pretty big fish on fulltilt - enough to have at least 3 or 4 tables running most of the time. Unfortunately, they're the one's who've been rivering me, and then donating my cash to everyone else at the table. Hopefully a few hands will hold up soon, or it will be my turn to hit some draws.
Current bankroll: $27,000
June time played: 29.5h
June hands played: 7,098
June profit / (loss): ($450)
Getting hammered at $2/4 and $3/6 where i'm just not winning enough showdowns, or in particular the big pots.
It only takes one or two big pots to make a massive difference to your overall win rate. Say for example you're running at -1BB/100 over 2,000 hands. The very next hand you win a 25BB pot when you river your draw multiway. Suddenly you are a 0.25BB/100 winner.
On the plus side, i'm actually finding some pretty big fish on fulltilt - enough to have at least 3 or 4 tables running most of the time. Unfortunately, they're the one's who've been rivering me, and then donating my cash to everyone else at the table. Hopefully a few hands will hold up soon, or it will be my turn to hit some draws.
Current bankroll: $27,000
June time played: 29.5h
June hands played: 7,098
June profit / (loss): ($450)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Plenty of volume
Plenty of beats. I'm winning 40% of showdowns rather than the 50% required to win at the tables. Not really much I can do about it but keep on soldiering on.
I found one perfect $3/6 table with a 84/14 guy on my right and a 56/2 guy on his right. The 84/14 guy then proceeded to showdown over 50% of hands, and won over 60% of those. Ack.
Just a few for fun:
Hand 1
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qc Ks
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Th 9d Kh (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
Turn: 7s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
River: Qh (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG+1 shows a straight, King high
6h Js????
Hero shows
Qc Ks
UTG+1 wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BB Qc Kd
4 folds, SB calls, Hero raises, SB calls
Flop: Kh 6d Jc (4.0 SB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
Turn: 7c (3.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 5h (5.0 BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 7.0 BB
SB shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
5s Js
Hero shows
Qc Kd
SB wins 6.7 BB (net +3.2 BB)
Hero lost 3.5 BB
Hand 3:
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 9d 9s
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG calls
Flop: 5h 4h Js (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
Turn: 3s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
River: 3c (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG shows three of a kind, Threes
Qd 3d
Hero shows
9d 9s
UTG wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 4
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BTN Kh Qc
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Tc 8d 9s (9.5 SB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Turn: Kc (6.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 3c (9.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls
Final Pot: 13.2 BB
Hero shows
Kh Qc
BB shows three of a kind, Threes
3s 3d
BB wins 12.8 BB (net +7.8 BB)
UTG+1 lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 5.0 BB
Hand 5
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qh Js
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Flop: Td 8c 7s (10.5 SB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Turn: 9d (8.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, UTG+1 calls, Hero 4-bets, BTN calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 7d (20.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls (yes .. stupid river bet )
Final Pot: 26.2 BB
UTG+1 shows
8h 6h
Hero shows
Qh Js
BTN shows a flush, Queen high
Qd Jd
BTN wins 25.8 BB (net +17.2 BB)
UTG+1 lost 8.5 BB
Hero lost 8.5 BB
Current bankroll: $27,100
June time played: 22h
June hands played: 5,454
June profit / (loss): ($350)
I found one perfect $3/6 table with a 84/14 guy on my right and a 56/2 guy on his right. The 84/14 guy then proceeded to showdown over 50% of hands, and won over 60% of those. Ack.
Just a few for fun:
Hand 1
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qc Ks
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Th 9d Kh (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
Turn: 7s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
River: Qh (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG+1 shows a straight, King high
6h Js????
Hero shows
Qc Ks
UTG+1 wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BB Qc Kd
4 folds, SB calls, Hero raises, SB calls
Flop: Kh 6d Jc (4.0 SB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
Turn: 7c (3.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 5h (5.0 BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 7.0 BB
SB shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
5s Js
Hero shows
Qc Kd
SB wins 6.7 BB (net +3.2 BB)
Hero lost 3.5 BB
Hand 3:
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 9d 9s
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG calls
Flop: 5h 4h Js (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
Turn: 3s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
River: 3c (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG shows three of a kind, Threes
Qd 3d
Hero shows
9d 9s
UTG wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 4
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BTN Kh Qc
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Tc 8d 9s (9.5 SB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Turn: Kc (6.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 3c (9.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls
Final Pot: 13.2 BB
Hero shows
Kh Qc
BB shows three of a kind, Threes
3s 3d
BB wins 12.8 BB (net +7.8 BB)
UTG+1 lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 5.0 BB
Hand 5
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qh Js
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Flop: Td 8c 7s (10.5 SB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Turn: 9d (8.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, UTG+1 calls, Hero 4-bets, BTN calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 7d (20.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls (yes .. stupid river bet )
Final Pot: 26.2 BB
UTG+1 shows
8h 6h
Hero shows
Qh Js
BTN shows a flush, Queen high
Qd Jd
BTN wins 25.8 BB (net +17.2 BB)
UTG+1 lost 8.5 BB
Hero lost 8.5 BB
Current bankroll: $27,100
June time played: 22h
June hands played: 5,454
June profit / (loss): ($350)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Surprisingly getting in a fair few hands at the moment. I'm on track for my mid year iron man bonus with fulltilt and just debating whether to hit silver or gold for the month.
Often enough, the Mrs and baby are asleep during the day between feeds which gives me time to hit the poker tables. Still in the red for the month but slowly crawling back up. A bit of rakeback should put me back to at least square shortly.
Given I was running at -10BB/100 for the first couple thousand hands, i've brought it back to -1.28 fairly quickly.
Found a juicy $4/8 table earlier but only got to play 24 hands before it broke up. Didn't win a single hand so that was a 15BB loss. Then I found a nice $8/16 table with position on a couple fairly large fish, and made about 7BBs before my fish left and I got up. All in all even, but it would have been nice to have hit a draw or two on the $4/8 table earlier on some very large pots.
Current bankroll: $27,350
June time played: 14h
June hands played: 3,819
June profit / (loss): ($100)
Often enough, the Mrs and baby are asleep during the day between feeds which gives me time to hit the poker tables. Still in the red for the month but slowly crawling back up. A bit of rakeback should put me back to at least square shortly.
Given I was running at -10BB/100 for the first couple thousand hands, i've brought it back to -1.28 fairly quickly.
Found a juicy $4/8 table earlier but only got to play 24 hands before it broke up. Didn't win a single hand so that was a 15BB loss. Then I found a nice $8/16 table with position on a couple fairly large fish, and made about 7BBs before my fish left and I got up. All in all even, but it would have been nice to have hit a draw or two on the $4/8 table earlier on some very large pots.
Current bankroll: $27,350
June time played: 14h
June hands played: 3,819
June profit / (loss): ($100)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Cool start to June
Getting smashed on the $2/4 tables to the tune of 10BB/100 for the first 1k hands of the month. Funny thing is i'm getting way more than my fair share of premium hands, but they are getting slaughtered consistently by mostly trash, but in fairness i've also been running into sets, and had my sets cracked by boats and runner runner flushes.
i'm going to have to deposit some more cash onto fulltilt to have a playable bankroll to clear my bonus, which is my first deposit for a very long time that hasn't been for a reload bonus. Oh well.
Everything else going well, as poker isn't the main focus at the moment with Dylan coming home yesterday.
Current bankroll: $27,100
May time played: 5.6h
May hands played: 1,721
May profit / (loss): ($350)
i'm going to have to deposit some more cash onto fulltilt to have a playable bankroll to clear my bonus, which is my first deposit for a very long time that hasn't been for a reload bonus. Oh well.
Everything else going well, as poker isn't the main focus at the moment with Dylan coming home yesterday.
Current bankroll: $27,100
May time played: 5.6h
May hands played: 1,721
May profit / (loss): ($350)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
May 2010 summary
Been an amazing month - mainly off the tables with the birth of my first child on the 31st.
Although the tables have treated me fairly well also running hot for almost the whole month, albeit playing only 20 hours.
Don't have time to do the usual monthly post as i'm pretty knackered.
I do have a goal or two for the next month, as Fulltilt have just offered me a $150 bonus, so i'd like to clear that, as well as qualify for ironman, which should be fairly easy with that bonus.
Might be an update to this post later .. or maybe not.
Current bankroll: $27,450
May time played: 19.8h
May hands played: 5,132
May profit / (loss): $1,650
Although the tables have treated me fairly well also running hot for almost the whole month, albeit playing only 20 hours.
Don't have time to do the usual monthly post as i'm pretty knackered.
I do have a goal or two for the next month, as Fulltilt have just offered me a $150 bonus, so i'd like to clear that, as well as qualify for ironman, which should be fairly easy with that bonus.
Might be an update to this post later .. or maybe not.
Current bankroll: $27,450
May time played: 19.8h
May hands played: 5,132
May profit / (loss): $1,650
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