Another fairly small month on the tables - just under 7 hours played total, and I started with a horror session that put me down $300. Made a bit back and got to even for the month in the end thanks to bonuses and interest. I also made a withdrawal and will probably make another one or two shortly as there's just no point in having thousands of $ online when it could be earning interest.
Picked up a cake reload bonus, so i'll be putting in a bit of cake time when I manage to get back to the tables. The little dude is at least starting to sleep a bit more, so hopefully that continues ....
Broke even for the month which was made up of:
Bonuses / VIP / Rakeback: $ 100
• Cake $100
Poker bankroll Interest: $100
Poker losses: ($200)
Current bankroll: $26,850
July time played: 7h
July hands played: 1,216
July profit / (loss): $0
Monday, August 30, 2010
July summary
Can't say i've been playin much so not much point setting too many goals. In fact played less than 4 hours total for July for a modest gain, albeit 1/3 from bankroll interest alone.
The gain of $300 for the month was made up of:
Bonuses / VIP / Rakeback: $ 150
• Cake $50
Poker bankroll Interest: $100
Poker profits: $150
Current bankroll: $26,850
July time played: 3.5h
July hands played: 445
July profit / (loss): $300
The gain of $300 for the month was made up of:
Bonuses / VIP / Rakeback: $ 150
• Cake $50
Poker bankroll Interest: $100
Poker profits: $150
Current bankroll: $26,850
July time played: 3.5h
July hands played: 445
July profit / (loss): $300
Monday, July 26, 2010
And missed another one
Can't wait for daylight savings - I just can't do the 4.30am thing at the moment, particularly with Dylan waking me up at various points during the night anyways, so there goes another freeroll without me even playing a single hand.
I've played all of 50 hands since the last post, and won a few BBs. Lost a few with a 3 barrel bluff that got raised on the river, but also did some solid value betting which was called down.
Will get back into the swing of things sooner or later .....
Current bankroll: $26,800
July time played: 3.5h
July hands played: 450
July profit / (loss): $250
I've played all of 50 hands since the last post, and won a few BBs. Lost a few with a 3 barrel bluff that got raised on the river, but also did some solid value betting which was called down.
Will get back into the swing of things sooner or later .....
Current bankroll: $26,800
July time played: 3.5h
July hands played: 450
July profit / (loss): $250
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Missed my freeroll
Just couldn't be arsed getting up at 4.30am for my Fulltilt freeroll, so managed to miss that one again. Still very little play this month, and haven't made too much of an inroad into my ironman bonus.
However, in the short sessions i've played i've made a few $ - even after several horrendous suckouts in a couple 20BB pots which were incredibly disappointing.
It can be a little tricky to play when you get handed a screaming baby, but he will always be the priority, so the poker tables tend to get shut down as soon as he needs attention.
I'm not really missing playing much, but that's probably because I played too many hours the month before. Still, I am enjoying it when I do get on the tables so i'm sure my volume will increase shortly. I've decided to do some consolidating of the bankroll as well, and hopefully will withdraw from a few sites I no longer really play on.
Current bankroll: $26,750
July time played: 3h
July hands played: 399
July profit / (loss): $200
However, in the short sessions i've played i've made a few $ - even after several horrendous suckouts in a couple 20BB pots which were incredibly disappointing.
It can be a little tricky to play when you get handed a screaming baby, but he will always be the priority, so the poker tables tend to get shut down as soon as he needs attention.
I'm not really missing playing much, but that's probably because I played too many hours the month before. Still, I am enjoying it when I do get on the tables so i'm sure my volume will increase shortly. I've decided to do some consolidating of the bankroll as well, and hopefully will withdraw from a few sites I no longer really play on.
Current bankroll: $26,750
July time played: 3h
July hands played: 399
July profit / (loss): $200
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Not much poker
I'd be lucky to have played 200 hands this month, and so far have broken even.
A combination of a funeral, a hospital visit, and Dylan deciding that his time to be super unsettled is from just before I get home from work until I go to bed, has resulted in fairly limited time for poker.
Not too concerned though, i'm sure i'll get back into it, and clear some of my ironman bonus - well hopefully all of it, by the end of the month.
A combination of a funeral, a hospital visit, and Dylan deciding that his time to be super unsettled is from just before I get home from work until I go to bed, has resulted in fairly limited time for poker.
Not too concerned though, i'm sure i'll get back into it, and clear some of my ironman bonus - well hopefully all of it, by the end of the month.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 2010 summary
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)
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)
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
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Chasing points
Just realised last night that I haven't qualified for my June Cake freeroll, so have to play a little more Cake in the next few days to make sure I earn enough points for a ticket.
I've also got to remind myself to do the June iron man on fulltilt to get my mid year ironman bonus. Don't think I have left much of a bankroll on fulltilt, but hopefully I can run hot early ....
Played a solid session last night which started badly when in my first hand it was limped by 4 players with me sitting on 84s in the big blind. I flopped the flush at K52 and donked and three bet the flop. Blank turn, but river paired the board with another K. Numb nuts flips over K5o for the boat. Couple hands later there are 3 limpers again and I'm looking at Q9s on the button so call to see me flop a flush draw. My draw hits on the river, and the cutoff bets, so I raise and then he calls, and flips over the nut flush with ATs. Seriously wtf. At least he didn't reraise when holding the nuts.
Thankfully those numpties paid me all that back and then more mainly when my 44 hit a set on the flop again with four callers and one raiser, before filling up my boat on the river with a couple Ks on the board. I have to keep my eye out for a bunch of those guys as they were basically willing to just throw their money away.
Current bankroll: $27,300
May time played: 19h
May hands played: 4,946
May profit / (loss): $1,500
I've also got to remind myself to do the June iron man on fulltilt to get my mid year ironman bonus. Don't think I have left much of a bankroll on fulltilt, but hopefully I can run hot early ....
Played a solid session last night which started badly when in my first hand it was limped by 4 players with me sitting on 84s in the big blind. I flopped the flush at K52 and donked and three bet the flop. Blank turn, but river paired the board with another K. Numb nuts flips over K5o for the boat. Couple hands later there are 3 limpers again and I'm looking at Q9s on the button so call to see me flop a flush draw. My draw hits on the river, and the cutoff bets, so I raise and then he calls, and flips over the nut flush with ATs. Seriously wtf. At least he didn't reraise when holding the nuts.
Thankfully those numpties paid me all that back and then more mainly when my 44 hit a set on the flop again with four callers and one raiser, before filling up my boat on the river with a couple Ks on the board. I have to keep my eye out for a bunch of those guys as they were basically willing to just throw their money away.
Current bankroll: $27,300
May time played: 19h
May hands played: 4,946
May profit / (loss): $1,500
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Purple Lounge challenge update
I set myself a challenge back on 28 April to build my Purple Lounge balance up from $300 to a more playable roll. I had quickly boosted that up to $400ish and since then had another super hot session at $1/2 before running super cold again to end up with a balance around $450. Add a little rakeback at the end of the month and my little self challenge is going fairly well.
Played a little last night, and ran reasonably well again on a mixture of $3/6, $2/4 and $1/2. I think I lost a little at the $1/2 level, but that was more than made up for on the slighly bigger tables.
One single hand at $2/4 made a significant difference when a 45/35 guy raised from the cutoff, and I figured I probably have equity to isolate on the button with QTs. Problem was both blinds decided to come along for the ride and my 3 bet was suddenly not looking so good. Flop was the hail Mary J98r, and somehow the flop got capped four ways. Turn was an Ace, which was a great card for me, given it also gave me a flush draw, and the turn also allowed me to three bet four ways. River was a T which kinda sucked, as there was now a chance I was splitting the pot. The cutoff checked, I bet, and both blinds folded. The cutoff then raised so I three bet as there was no way I was giving him credit for KQ although we could have been splitting if he had a Q. He called and flipped over 87o for the bottom end of the straight, so I scooped the whole pot. Not sure what he was doing with his capping of the flop ....
Current bankroll: $27,200
May time played: 18h
May hands played: 4,719
May profit / (loss): $1,400
Played a little last night, and ran reasonably well again on a mixture of $3/6, $2/4 and $1/2. I think I lost a little at the $1/2 level, but that was more than made up for on the slighly bigger tables.
One single hand at $2/4 made a significant difference when a 45/35 guy raised from the cutoff, and I figured I probably have equity to isolate on the button with QTs. Problem was both blinds decided to come along for the ride and my 3 bet was suddenly not looking so good. Flop was the hail Mary J98r, and somehow the flop got capped four ways. Turn was an Ace, which was a great card for me, given it also gave me a flush draw, and the turn also allowed me to three bet four ways. River was a T which kinda sucked, as there was now a chance I was splitting the pot. The cutoff checked, I bet, and both blinds folded. The cutoff then raised so I three bet as there was no way I was giving him credit for KQ although we could have been splitting if he had a Q. He called and flipped over 87o for the bottom end of the straight, so I scooped the whole pot. Not sure what he was doing with his capping of the flop ....
Current bankroll: $27,200
May time played: 18h
May hands played: 4,719
May profit / (loss): $1,400
Monday, May 24, 2010
Small slide on the tables
Got smashed by a huge fish the other day for about 30BBs in the space of an hour. He played his 70%+ of hands raisng about 15% and then showed down 50% whilst still winning 50% of hands. He successfully chased several runner runners and it turned out to be quite a frustrating session.
Fast forward to the next session and I found my $8/16 numpty on a $3/6 table. This time he was raising and firing constantly, and I slid down another 20BBs which wasn't looking real good, but I was confident that if he kept bluffing and I kept showing down even half reasonable hands, eventually a few will hold up. The table dropped to three handed, but I could see him just bleeding off cash to the other guy whilst I was treading water. Finally I had several hands hold up in a row where I ended up just calling down with a fairly ordinary pair, and I had recovered almost all of my losses from both the current and previous session. I ended up having to leave when he still had $200 left, which was a little disappointing, but I was happy with the session overall.
I received my final Bodog reload bonus, and that put me back into the black overall for the last few days.
Current bankroll: $27,050
May time played: 17.2h
May hands played: 4,607
May profit / (loss): $1,250
Fast forward to the next session and I found my $8/16 numpty on a $3/6 table. This time he was raising and firing constantly, and I slid down another 20BBs which wasn't looking real good, but I was confident that if he kept bluffing and I kept showing down even half reasonable hands, eventually a few will hold up. The table dropped to three handed, but I could see him just bleeding off cash to the other guy whilst I was treading water. Finally I had several hands hold up in a row where I ended up just calling down with a fairly ordinary pair, and I had recovered almost all of my losses from both the current and previous session. I ended up having to leave when he still had $200 left, which was a little disappointing, but I was happy with the session overall.
I received my final Bodog reload bonus, and that put me back into the black overall for the last few days.
Current bankroll: $27,050
May time played: 17.2h
May hands played: 4,607
May profit / (loss): $1,250
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Withdrew too early
Dammit, the Aussie dollar keeps on going down so I guess I withdrew a couple days too early. Oh well, you win some, you lose some ...
Hardly played last night (30 hands all up), but had a couple accounts credited with rakeback so the bankroll continues to improve. I'd comment on a hand or two, but for the life of me, I can't even remember what happened in a single hand. Not sure I can even remember playing for that matter. I guess I was pretty tired at the time.
Current bankroll: $27,000
May time played: 13.4h
May hands played: 3,543
May profit / (loss): $1,200
Hardly played last night (30 hands all up), but had a couple accounts credited with rakeback so the bankroll continues to improve. I'd comment on a hand or two, but for the life of me, I can't even remember what happened in a single hand. Not sure I can even remember playing for that matter. I guess I was pretty tired at the time.
Current bankroll: $27,000
May time played: 13.4h
May hands played: 3,543
May profit / (loss): $1,200
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Withdrawal time
I nice little hiccup for the Aussie dollar allowed me to make another withdrawal from the bankroll. Unfortunately the share portfolio is taking a huge hammering at the same time for the same reasons as the drop in the dollar.
Haven't had much time for poker, and still have the remnants of my cold, but still had a small, but solid win. When I logged in I couldn't see any tables worth playing on, apart from a couple with waiting lists four deep, so I added myself to those lists and waited. After about half an hour, another couple tables open up and I jump on them, as well as two others that I add myself to the waiting list of.
All of a sudden i've gone from playing no poker, to having four tables (which were also quite fishy) running, and i've got a couple waiting lists blinking at me that my seat is available.
I started slightly poorly on the tables with an early hand showing 65o in the big blind with one limper. Flop was 334, and he called my flop donk. Turn was another 4, and I bet again and he called. River was an 8. So my option was bet/fold and hope to bluff or check/fold giving myself no chance to win the pot. I elected to bluff, and he called me with T9s which had no draw and he was calling with T high. Seriously wtf?
Fortunately for me, fishy kept playing like that and paid me off again and again. I also made one somewhat hopeful calldown, when I had KTo and raised the one preflop limper. Flop was JJ9, which basically gave me a gutshot, and one over. The preflop limper I had down as having a huge AF and a very high WTSD so when he donked the flop I actually thought I could still be good with K high. Turn was a 6 which didn't help and river was a T, which meant the only way I was losing would be versus his J. He flipped over 96s and proceeded to go mental in the chat box.
Current bankroll: $26,850
May time played: 13.3h
May hands played: 3,513
May profit / (loss): $1,050
Haven't had much time for poker, and still have the remnants of my cold, but still had a small, but solid win. When I logged in I couldn't see any tables worth playing on, apart from a couple with waiting lists four deep, so I added myself to those lists and waited. After about half an hour, another couple tables open up and I jump on them, as well as two others that I add myself to the waiting list of.
All of a sudden i've gone from playing no poker, to having four tables (which were also quite fishy) running, and i've got a couple waiting lists blinking at me that my seat is available.
I started slightly poorly on the tables with an early hand showing 65o in the big blind with one limper. Flop was 334, and he called my flop donk. Turn was another 4, and I bet again and he called. River was an 8. So my option was bet/fold and hope to bluff or check/fold giving myself no chance to win the pot. I elected to bluff, and he called me with T9s which had no draw and he was calling with T high. Seriously wtf?
Fortunately for me, fishy kept playing like that and paid me off again and again. I also made one somewhat hopeful calldown, when I had KTo and raised the one preflop limper. Flop was JJ9, which basically gave me a gutshot, and one over. The preflop limper I had down as having a huge AF and a very high WTSD so when he donked the flop I actually thought I could still be good with K high. Turn was a 6 which didn't help and river was a T, which meant the only way I was losing would be versus his J. He flipped over 96s and proceeded to go mental in the chat box.
Current bankroll: $26,850
May time played: 13.3h
May hands played: 3,513
May profit / (loss): $1,050
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Limited play
Still have this stupid cold, so my play has been limited somewhat as the headache makes it difficult to concentrate.
I found one huge muppet on a $8/16 table though, but I had to leave after a couple orbits when he still had about $50 or so left out of $400, so I guess I didn't miss out on too much. He donated me a quick $100 when he raised preflop with 62s, and I 3 bet with 99 from the big blind. He check / called my flop bet on a pretty ugly flop for me of QJ7r. Not sure how he called that flop for that matter, since it didn't hit his draw and his hand really sucked. I checked the turn, and he bet the river 6, which I called, obviously beating his fairly crap pair. He called down another hand when he held nothing, where I held slightly more than nothing, and I think that was the only other hand I played in the two orbits.
Played a few other tables at the same time, but no real hands of significance. I found it a little tough to find tables over the weekend that were worth playing on. Maybe people are out in the warmer weather in the northern hemisphere instead of sitting inside playin online poker.
Current bankroll: $26,750
May time played: 12.6h
May hands played: 3,397
May profit / (loss): $950
I found one huge muppet on a $8/16 table though, but I had to leave after a couple orbits when he still had about $50 or so left out of $400, so I guess I didn't miss out on too much. He donated me a quick $100 when he raised preflop with 62s, and I 3 bet with 99 from the big blind. He check / called my flop bet on a pretty ugly flop for me of QJ7r. Not sure how he called that flop for that matter, since it didn't hit his draw and his hand really sucked. I checked the turn, and he bet the river 6, which I called, obviously beating his fairly crap pair. He called down another hand when he held nothing, where I held slightly more than nothing, and I think that was the only other hand I played in the two orbits.
Played a few other tables at the same time, but no real hands of significance. I found it a little tough to find tables over the weekend that were worth playing on. Maybe people are out in the warmer weather in the northern hemisphere instead of sitting inside playin online poker.
Current bankroll: $26,750
May time played: 12.6h
May hands played: 3,397
May profit / (loss): $950
Friday, May 14, 2010
Another stupid cold
Been stuck in bed and resting most of the time the last few days as i've managed to catch a cold again which has knocked me about a bit. Hopefully i'll be over it by the end of the weekend.
That being said, i've played a few hours in various short sessions, and have found a few fish determined to give away their money, so i've obliged them. Missed a couple huge pots where muppets have jagged a gutshot after capping with only a gutshot, so it could have been better, but nevertheless, I've had a decent run on the smaller stakes tables.
Current bankroll: $26,600
May time played: 11.5h
May hands played: 3,086
May profit / (loss): $800
That being said, i've played a few hours in various short sessions, and have found a few fish determined to give away their money, so i've obliged them. Missed a couple huge pots where muppets have jagged a gutshot after capping with only a gutshot, so it could have been better, but nevertheless, I've had a decent run on the smaller stakes tables.
Current bankroll: $26,600
May time played: 11.5h
May hands played: 3,086
May profit / (loss): $800
Monday, May 10, 2010
Played my SCOOP event
A month or two back I scored a $33 ticket for the SCOOP in the WBCOOP. Try saying that ten times quickly ...
I found the events available for a $33 ticket were fairly slim pickings. I was hoping to try a short handed fixed limit holdem tournament, but there are not many of them on the schedule (maybe 1 or 2 max) and they were not for $33.
My next choice was trying to find a normal NL tournament, but again, there weren't many options, so I had to settle for a 4-max NL tourney this morning. Even though I play 6max normally, i'm not super strong at the very short games in my opinion. I'm probably still a bit too tight.
I think there were about 8,000 entrants, with the top 1,200 being paid, but you really needed to make the top placings to make some decent cash. 1,200th paid about $40 from memory. I played a reasonably tight game, running somewhere at about 35/25, and probably folded too much from the blinds, but it also worked for me in that when I did come in to a hand I often was able to steal it away either preflop or on the flop.
I was also able to let some of the more aggro guys bet into me and either check / raise and bet or call them down depending on how big their stack was and how likely they were to bluff into me when I held a very strong hand. I took out about four players like that.
Possibly the most interesting though was when two guys were having a go at each other in the chat box and eventually they ended up all in on a hand with one guy holding AK and the other holding A7 with the flop K7x. Blank turn, but the guy with A7 spiked his two outer 7 on the river. Unfortunately for him though, he'd already closed the table, so he was automatically sitting out until he bled off all his chips. He still had about 3k chips at the time when the average was 10k so he wasn't really out of it.
Basically I stayed just under the average stack for a few hours, and squeaked into the money with about 25k chips left when the average was probably 40k and blinds at 200/400ish. Once the bubble burst I went completely card dead though, and even though I did last to the top 750 or so, eventually my push with K8s for 10bbs was called by a larger stack with K9o. I flopped the flush draw, but no help and i'm out for about $50.
I played a cash table at the same time for only the first hour or so until the fish ran out. After that I only played the tournament, just so I could concentrate and get the most out of the experience. In the end it was beginning to test my concentration span though, so i'm still fairly sure tournaments aren't the way for me to go.
Current bankroll: $26,450
May time played: 8.7h
May hands played: 2,196
May profit / (loss): $650
I found the events available for a $33 ticket were fairly slim pickings. I was hoping to try a short handed fixed limit holdem tournament, but there are not many of them on the schedule (maybe 1 or 2 max) and they were not for $33.
My next choice was trying to find a normal NL tournament, but again, there weren't many options, so I had to settle for a 4-max NL tourney this morning. Even though I play 6max normally, i'm not super strong at the very short games in my opinion. I'm probably still a bit too tight.
I think there were about 8,000 entrants, with the top 1,200 being paid, but you really needed to make the top placings to make some decent cash. 1,200th paid about $40 from memory. I played a reasonably tight game, running somewhere at about 35/25, and probably folded too much from the blinds, but it also worked for me in that when I did come in to a hand I often was able to steal it away either preflop or on the flop.
I was also able to let some of the more aggro guys bet into me and either check / raise and bet or call them down depending on how big their stack was and how likely they were to bluff into me when I held a very strong hand. I took out about four players like that.
Possibly the most interesting though was when two guys were having a go at each other in the chat box and eventually they ended up all in on a hand with one guy holding AK and the other holding A7 with the flop K7x. Blank turn, but the guy with A7 spiked his two outer 7 on the river. Unfortunately for him though, he'd already closed the table, so he was automatically sitting out until he bled off all his chips. He still had about 3k chips at the time when the average was 10k so he wasn't really out of it.
Basically I stayed just under the average stack for a few hours, and squeaked into the money with about 25k chips left when the average was probably 40k and blinds at 200/400ish. Once the bubble burst I went completely card dead though, and even though I did last to the top 750 or so, eventually my push with K8s for 10bbs was called by a larger stack with K9o. I flopped the flush draw, but no help and i'm out for about $50.
I played a cash table at the same time for only the first hour or so until the fish ran out. After that I only played the tournament, just so I could concentrate and get the most out of the experience. In the end it was beginning to test my concentration span though, so i'm still fairly sure tournaments aren't the way for me to go.
Current bankroll: $26,450
May time played: 8.7h
May hands played: 2,196
May profit / (loss): $650
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