After doing some calculations based on how many tables i played at once (12), sessions per day (3ish), average ROI in the $3.40s (20%) and days in this challenge (18), the number that calculation came up with was about $440. So for giving some leeway, I chose to double my bankroll which when I calculated this number was at exactly $400.
Daily Profit: $23.12
Total Profit: $23.12
To Go: $376.88
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
New Focus: Turbo Donk n' Go's
Since starting work, it has gotten hard to get in a tournament schedule. And having to get up every morning, going deep will just drain me the next day. Over the past week, i have been CRUSHING the turbo sng's, the $3.40 ones specifically. I feel comfortable 9 or even 12 tabling these. Very low variance, and basically free money if you know your ICM calculations. So my plan is to build up a roll from these, and when I have time, use that roll to hit that big score in a MTT which i am SO due for. I don't see myself playing the 4.40s any time soon unless another monthly contest occurs. In the next few days, I will come up with some sort of challenge for myself to build a roll for Turning Stone next month. There are 19 days before we plan on leaving (potentially). It will be something like a $300 or $400 challenge.
Aside from poker, at the beginning of September, my roommate kaan and i will be moving into a brand new apartment downtown. I will post pictures once we move it, the place is BALLIN'. I'll crunch some numbers tomorrow and figure out a challenge i am comfortable with.
Aside from poker, at the beginning of September, my roommate kaan and i will be moving into a brand new apartment downtown. I will post pictures once we move it, the place is BALLIN'. I'll crunch some numbers tomorrow and figure out a challenge i am comfortable with.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Live Donkament #1
Planet Hollywood
Starting chips: 4000 20 minute levels
Buy in: $60
Field: 81
Pay: Top 9
Pretty much a standard donkament I went out when there were 3 tables left (started with 9). It was about 5 minutes before the next level, 1000/2000, from 500/1000 LOL. I see what might have been my 4th best hand all day the good ole A7 of diamonds, and i shove my remaining 5600ish. Lucksack/card rack monster stack wakes up with AK gg me.
I was trying to pull the "chip and a chair" legend. I was down to 375 chips with blinds at 100/200 after shoving 35 of clubs on the button with 3200 chips after like 3 callers, BB called with AQ, Flop: 3 10 J, Turn OBV K, River OBVVVVVV 5. So from then on i doubled from stealing blinds and winning 60/40's. My table image was as loose as bcm's mom near the end of the tourny and if i picked up a hand in there i would have made a lot of money.
I plan on playing this same tourny at least once tomorrow, they run it 4 times a day. Will keep updated.
Starting chips: 4000 20 minute levels
Buy in: $60
Field: 81
Pay: Top 9
Pretty much a standard donkament I went out when there were 3 tables left (started with 9). It was about 5 minutes before the next level, 1000/2000, from 500/1000 LOL. I see what might have been my 4th best hand all day the good ole A7 of diamonds, and i shove my remaining 5600ish. Lucksack/card rack monster stack wakes up with AK gg me.
I was trying to pull the "chip and a chair" legend. I was down to 375 chips with blinds at 100/200 after shoving 35 of clubs on the button with 3200 chips after like 3 callers, BB called with AQ, Flop: 3 10 J, Turn OBV K, River OBVVVVVV 5. So from then on i doubled from stealing blinds and winning 60/40's. My table image was as loose as bcm's mom near the end of the tourny and if i picked up a hand in there i would have made a lot of money.
I plan on playing this same tourny at least once tomorrow, they run it 4 times a day. Will keep updated.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Update/Graduation/Vegas
It has been a few weeks and the whole 4 people that read this might think i died, even tho we talk on AIM. Since memorial day weekend, I tilted a lot of money off and decided to cash out most of my remaining roll until after graduation and settling into the real world. I for some reason left like $4 in my account, and I am on my way of building it back up somehow, I won a 1.75 45 player for a cool $14 and just had a very nice session of 3.40 turbos (1 win and 2 seconds in 4 played). I am going to grind those out to rebuild the roll, and also look to improve my MTT game before getting back with those. I have found my leak, and I spew WAY too many chips, especially in the middle levels of tournaments.
Today I got to Vegas and am excited for what is in store. I however am probably not playing WSOP event 25 unless I satty in. Pops thinks its too big of a buy in and obv has no confidence in me. So yesterday my Gma gave me a $500 check for a graduation present, and I am going to use that as my tourny roll. It looks like planet holleywood has a solid structure, $80 buy in, 6500 chips and 20 minute levels and it runs 4 times a day. I want to play the 7pm tomorrow and go from there. My dad also mentioned that he might buy me into a $500 tourny, so my thought was the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza which is getting 500 players per day with 10k starting chips and 40 minute levels. I will post any interesting hands/successes i have this week.
Today I got to Vegas and am excited for what is in store. I however am probably not playing WSOP event 25 unless I satty in. Pops thinks its too big of a buy in and obv has no confidence in me. So yesterday my Gma gave me a $500 check for a graduation present, and I am going to use that as my tourny roll. It looks like planet holleywood has a solid structure, $80 buy in, 6500 chips and 20 minute levels and it runs 4 times a day. I want to play the 7pm tomorrow and go from there. My dad also mentioned that he might buy me into a $500 tourny, so my thought was the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza which is getting 500 players per day with 10k starting chips and 40 minute levels. I will post any interesting hands/successes i have this week.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Carnie poker games
So today a bunch of us, kennyj257, bcm11, and bubbyman15 went up to our local carnival which is known for its rides, games, food, and last but not least, monte carlo night. The monte carlo includes blackjack, craps, and texas-hold em. So being the poker degererate that I am, i sit down at a $1/$2 NL game with $140 at 11pm. 1 hour later I cash out with $477. Here are a few of the entertaining hands:
1) First hand I played since sitting down, I am MP with 99. UTG min raises (he has been seen as a very aggro player who put over 300 in a pot with a 10 high flush draw after a shove and a reshove). This min raise has bells and whistles going off in my head for him to have a monster. I flat call the $4 bet. The flop comes 10, 6, 4 rainbow. He leads for $10 into a $14ish pot, I sense weakness and bump it to $30, 1 for seeing where im at, and 2 controlling the size of the pot in the later streets. turn comes a 2, he bets $20, i flat call again keeping the size of the pot down. River comes a meaning less 3, he checks, and I check thinking I only get called by a hand that beats me. He flips over Q3 of spades, he turned a flush draw and picked up a pair on the river.
2) This one was fun! I am MP, 2 limpers in front, i look down to K10 offsuit and flick in the $2. Basically the rest of the table joins the fun. Flop comes 8,9,J. FP/SB leads out $10 and 2 callers ahead, i flick in the 2 red chips and the button comes along. Turn comes a Q, i shit my pants. FP and EP check, I lead out weakly for $20 to enduce action from a 10 or 2 pair. Button makes it $80 total, SB Shoves for another $100ish. I kept checking my cards to make sure I still couldn't be beated. I call and enduce a call from the button by 1) Not wanting to put my $40 in cash I hand on the table and 2) Asking him if we had the same hand. They both turn over a bare 10, and they are drawing to 3 outs to chop. River J, I scoop the $450 pot.
3) I ride the rush, UTG +1 i pick up AKos, UTG limps, I make it $12 total, basically the entire table calls (like usual). Flop comes K44, B-E-A-UTIFUL. I check because there is really no card that can come on the turn to hurt my hand. Checks around to the button (who seemed like the 2nd best player at the table to me obv). He lead for $20, I made it $50 and he folds. Said he had 99, I liked the kid so i showed the AK.
So tonight you could say was profitable, I won the biggest pot of my poker career and made roughly $350 in an hour after the 10% carnie rake and tipping the church $15. We might go back tomorrow, but we'll see. EASY GAME!
1) First hand I played since sitting down, I am MP with 99. UTG min raises (he has been seen as a very aggro player who put over 300 in a pot with a 10 high flush draw after a shove and a reshove). This min raise has bells and whistles going off in my head for him to have a monster. I flat call the $4 bet. The flop comes 10, 6, 4 rainbow. He leads for $10 into a $14ish pot, I sense weakness and bump it to $30, 1 for seeing where im at, and 2 controlling the size of the pot in the later streets. turn comes a 2, he bets $20, i flat call again keeping the size of the pot down. River comes a meaning less 3, he checks, and I check thinking I only get called by a hand that beats me. He flips over Q3 of spades, he turned a flush draw and picked up a pair on the river.
2) This one was fun! I am MP, 2 limpers in front, i look down to K10 offsuit and flick in the $2. Basically the rest of the table joins the fun. Flop comes 8,9,J. FP/SB leads out $10 and 2 callers ahead, i flick in the 2 red chips and the button comes along. Turn comes a Q, i shit my pants. FP and EP check, I lead out weakly for $20 to enduce action from a 10 or 2 pair. Button makes it $80 total, SB Shoves for another $100ish. I kept checking my cards to make sure I still couldn't be beated. I call and enduce a call from the button by 1) Not wanting to put my $40 in cash I hand on the table and 2) Asking him if we had the same hand. They both turn over a bare 10, and they are drawing to 3 outs to chop. River J, I scoop the $450 pot.
3) I ride the rush, UTG +1 i pick up AKos, UTG limps, I make it $12 total, basically the entire table calls (like usual). Flop comes K44, B-E-A-UTIFUL. I check because there is really no card that can come on the turn to hurt my hand. Checks around to the button (who seemed like the 2nd best player at the table to me obv). He lead for $20, I made it $50 and he folds. Said he had 99, I liked the kid so i showed the AK.
So tonight you could say was profitable, I won the biggest pot of my poker career and made roughly $350 in an hour after the 10% carnie rake and tipping the church $15. We might go back tomorrow, but we'll see. EASY GAME!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Update
I suck at posting, I know. Since my last post, I have been experimenting in different games and have found that moving down a level, to the $3.40s is where I need to be. Last night i played a session of 9 tables at once!!!! It was actually kind of fun, but 9 is waaaaay to much for my 14.1 inch laptop monitor. I just finished a session of 6 and I think that is how many games I can play max. I made it to 3 or 4 handed at least in 5 out of the 6. If the blinds are huge, its easy, but if its at 100/200 or something you cant just shove, i also had to adjust to when i started to shove b/c the 3.40s have 10 players, and extra 1500 chips.
I am calling off the money challenge but would still like to build a nice roll for the summer. I'm calling it off because the past couple days, 1) i wasn't playing well, and 2) it was effecting my school work. I transfered some $ to misseri and kgmoney21, which is like cashing out $125. I still have about $300 online. I would like to get it to $500 by the end of the school year, but we'll see.
VPPS 1241
Amount to Silverstar 286
I plan on hitting silverstar Friday afternoon since I have to work on a project today, and am driving home for a bunch of the day tomorrow. I hope I have an opportunity to satty into the 100k freeroll, but if not, i'll still play the 20k.
I am calling off the money challenge but would still like to build a nice roll for the summer. I'm calling it off because the past couple days, 1) i wasn't playing well, and 2) it was effecting my school work. I transfered some $ to misseri and kgmoney21, which is like cashing out $125. I still have about $300 online. I would like to get it to $500 by the end of the school year, but we'll see.
VPPS 1241
Amount to Silverstar 286
I plan on hitting silverstar Friday afternoon since I have to work on a project today, and am driving home for a bunch of the day tomorrow. I hope I have an opportunity to satty into the 100k freeroll, but if not, i'll still play the 20k.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Day 6
So I made a parcial return to donkaments. I played the 1pm $5 FO and the 2pm 3R. I played very well in both but in the $5 I played way to agressive in some spots for the calliber of player that was left. And in the rebuy QQ < JJ AIPF for a 26k pot at 200/400, sigh. My internet froze on the river and of course it was the J. It is only a matter of time before I figure out the optimal strategy to close these out, I get deep so often but just cant get there. Oh well.
Daily Profit $7.52
Total Profit $208.44
Amount to go $91.56
Monthly VPPS: 795
Silver Status: 705
Daily Profit $7.52
Total Profit $208.44
Amount to go $91.56
Monthly VPPS: 795
Silver Status: 705
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Day 5
So I definitely jinxed it by reminding the poker gods that my ROI needed to come down somewhere. I played 2 sessions during the day, and 3 after midnight because I had a pretty strong coffee to keep me up to study. It didn't wear off until 4am, SOB. Looking back, there was only one session that brought me down, but not cashing in any in a session when playing 4 tables can put you in a decent hole. I would have gotten out of it and broke even, but I donked up the P5's $1 rebuy for 9 bucks and didn't make it out of the rebuy hour because 3500 chips won't do dick when blinds will be 200/400 and the CL had 70k.
Daily Profit $(9.40)
Total Profit $200.92
Amount to go $99.08
Monthly VPPS: 712
Silver Status: 788
Oh and I might work on a jumpshot over the next few weeks so I can try out for the cavs next year, Gawd 33% from the field?!?!?! YOU GUYS ARE PROFESSIONALS!!!!!
Daily Profit $(9.40)
Total Profit $200.92
Amount to go $99.08
Monthly VPPS: 712
Silver Status: 788
Oh and I might work on a jumpshot over the next few weeks so I can try out for the cavs next year, Gawd 33% from the field?!?!?! YOU GUYS ARE PROFESSIONALS!!!!!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Day 4
Another day with not much play. There are two reasons I cut today's short, 1) I have a Strategic Planning exam tomorrow and 2) My computer decided to freeze while i was still in 3 SNG's, 2 were 3 handed and 1 was HU. SOMEHOW while i was sitting out, it got HU. I don't understand this at all, if there is a player disconnected/sitting out, why would you even play!?!? Oh well more $$$$$$$$ for me! I did play/run pretty good today for the most part. I hate to jinx it, but having a 25% ROI in these is not long term attainable (I hope I'm wrong). I'm not sure if i plan on extending the challenge and uping the stakes, but part of the goal is becoming silverstar, not just the $300.
Day 1 Profit $64.40
Total Profit $210.32
Amount to go $89.68
Monthly VPPS: 592
Silver Status: 908
Day 1 Profit $64.40
Total Profit $210.32
Amount to go $89.68
Monthly VPPS: 592
Silver Status: 908
Day 3
Got in another short but profitable session. There are pro's and con's to this. Pro's are I stop with a good profit on the day but a con is that i fail to rack up any extra VPPs. I'm 1/3 of the way to silverstar and half way to the 20 day goal by DAY 3! I might increase the goal amount if i reach the 300 by the end of the week, or i might just focus on playing solid and getting VPPs and say i completed the challenge way early.
Day 1 Profit $34.40
Total Profit $145.92
Amount to go $154.08
Monthly VPPS: 472
Silver Status: 1028
Day 1 Profit $34.40
Total Profit $145.92
Amount to go $154.08
Monthly VPPS: 472
Silver Status: 1028
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Day 2
I could have played a lot more today, but I didnt feel like my head was in it mainly due to a wicked hangover. I do however run very well when my body hates me, but w/e. I don't see myself playing a ton tomorrow because of a lot of class and what not.
Day 1 Profit $26.40
Total Profit $111.52
Amount to go $188.48
Monthly VPPS: 400
Silver Status: 1100
Day 1 Profit $26.40
Total Profit $111.52
Amount to go $188.48
Monthly VPPS: 400
Silver Status: 1100
Nice call sir, but NG
PokerStars Game #9895028952: Tournament #50206276, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/05/13 - 17:06:19 (ET)
Table '50206276 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cultofray (3788 in chips)
Seat 5: wisser12 (6037 in chips)
Seat 6: lilOUmikey (3675 in chips)
cultofray: posts the ante 25
wisser12: posts the ante 25
lilOUmikey: posts the ante 25
wisser12: posts small blind 200
lilOUmikey: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lilOUmikey [4h 5s]
cultofray: folds
wisser12: raises 400 to 800
lilOUmikey: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Qh Qs Ac]
wisser12: checks
lilOUmikey: bets 800
wisser12: calls 800
*** TURN *** [Qh Qs Ac] [3c]
wisser12: checks
lilOUmikey: bets 2050 and is all-in
wisser12: calls 2050
*** RIVER *** [Qh Qs Ac 3c] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wisser12: shows [Kc Kh] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
lilOUmikey: shows [4h 5s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
lilOUmikey collected 7375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7375 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Qs Ac 3c 2s]
Seat 1: cultofray (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: wisser12 (small blind) showed [Kc Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 6: lilOUmikey (big blind) showed [4h 5s] and won (7375) with a straight, Ace to Five
Table '50206276 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cultofray (3788 in chips)
Seat 5: wisser12 (6037 in chips)
Seat 6: lilOUmikey (3675 in chips)
cultofray: posts the ante 25
wisser12: posts the ante 25
lilOUmikey: posts the ante 25
wisser12: posts small blind 200
lilOUmikey: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lilOUmikey [4h 5s]
cultofray: folds
wisser12: raises 400 to 800
lilOUmikey: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Qh Qs Ac]
wisser12: checks
lilOUmikey: bets 800
wisser12: calls 800
*** TURN *** [Qh Qs Ac] [3c]
wisser12: checks
lilOUmikey: bets 2050 and is all-in
wisser12: calls 2050
*** RIVER *** [Qh Qs Ac 3c] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wisser12: shows [Kc Kh] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
lilOUmikey: shows [4h 5s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
lilOUmikey collected 7375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7375 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Qs Ac 3c 2s]
Seat 1: cultofray (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: wisser12 (small blind) showed [Kc Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 6: lilOUmikey (big blind) showed [4h 5s] and won (7375) with a straight, Ace to Five
Day 1
Ok I played/ran stupid good yesterday giving the challenge a real boost to start off. I think i played 4 sessions (16 SNGs), I would have played more but I went out a little early, the cavs "played" at 5 then i proceeded to black out, oops. I hope to get a lot of play in today seeing how I have dick else going on.
Day 1 Profit $85.12
Total Profit $85.12
Amount to go $214.88
Day 1 Profit $85.12
Total Profit $85.12
Amount to go $214.88
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Update
So over the past week or so, its been hard to get a few hours to get 4.40s or any big MTTs. I've played like 4 4.40s and the $15k once but other than that I have found the 6.50 Turbo STT's and have had recent success. This is a completely different game than the MTTs and I find it challenging to master another side of poker. Sure they are kinda just push and pray or fold like a nit.
Yesterday stars started their 10 billion hand promotion doubling FPPS/VPPS until the 10 billionth hand is dealt, and I might have a shot at getting silverstar by the end of the month. In the spirit of BCM, I am going to start a challenge as well. There are 20 days left in the month and a decent ROI in the STT's is around 15%. So I'll set the goal at $300 in profit over the next 20 days along with achieving silverstar by then.
Yesterday stars started their 10 billion hand promotion doubling FPPS/VPPS until the 10 billionth hand is dealt, and I might have a shot at getting silverstar by the end of the month. In the spirit of BCM, I am going to start a challenge as well. There are 20 days left in the month and a decent ROI in the STT's is around 15%. So I'll set the goal at $300 in profit over the next 20 days along with achieving silverstar by then.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
April Thoughts and May Expectations
OPR is basically the coolest thing ever for me since nearly all the games I play are tracked by this. 100% ROI is definitely something I am extactic about. I have played so well this month, and I think this is my most profitable by at least $300. However I did not reach my goal of winning 3 $4.40's but once our team was out of contention, I started focusing on larger freezeouts, and sunday million seats to build my BR. I have cashed out $750 this month and still have a BR of over $200 to work with.
As for May, I still cannot tell how rough my school work is going to be, but OU being the party school that it is, along with me being a senior, will get me going out a little more than normal. I am going to play the $10 $15k guarantee with 3k chips at least twice a week, and play a session of 4.40's on the weekends. I cannot set a goal for right now because I just don't know how much time i can dedicate to poker.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Decent 24 hours
So in the last 24 hours i have:
1) Chopped a $4.40 for $180, it was 3:30am, and i still got credit for the win
2) Won a sunday million seat in a $39 + R, only used the addon for a $75 investment for the $215 seat.
3) Made it deep for the seconds straight time in the nightly $15k on stars, 42nd out of 2242.
So i still need to figure out what im going to do with the million seat. I have $370 in my bankroll currently not including the seat, I could cash out most of that and leave the 215 in T$, or take a shot at the million on my current heater. I definitely have a decision to make.
My 4.40 team is making a charge with us piling up 4 Final Tables YESTERDAY! We're definitely still in the chase, but it will take many many hours to take the title. I still hope to win 2 more on my own to fulfill my goal.
Oh and HOW BOUT THEM CAVALIERS!?!?!?!
1) Chopped a $4.40 for $180, it was 3:30am, and i still got credit for the win
2) Won a sunday million seat in a $39 + R, only used the addon for a $75 investment for the $215 seat.
3) Made it deep for the seconds straight time in the nightly $15k on stars, 42nd out of 2242.
So i still need to figure out what im going to do with the million seat. I have $370 in my bankroll currently not including the seat, I could cash out most of that and leave the 215 in T$, or take a shot at the million on my current heater. I definitely have a decision to make.
My 4.40 team is making a charge with us piling up 4 Final Tables YESTERDAY! We're definitely still in the chase, but it will take many many hours to take the title. I still hope to win 2 more on my own to fulfill my goal.
Oh and HOW BOUT THEM CAVALIERS!?!?!?!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CLOSE
after making it through a large field last week, i came back saturday night to make it through 1500ish players in a $3 freezeout to make the final table with a chiplead, 1st takes 700+ but NOOOOOOOOOO, my QQ gets rivered a boat after I turn broadway against AA (all in preflop however). Then I once again play Ace Jack in that tourny which is the worst hand EVER. I have not reviewed the entire hand history, but i completely dominated once down to 2 tables, but donked it up at the final table to take a dissapointing 7th. Alanis once said "you live you learn".
Thursday, April 12, 2007
April Update #2
The middle of the month is approaching, and this contest seems a bit out of reach unless one of two of us get on a complete heater. The top 2 teams have played a sick amount of games that with my school schedule will not agree with. I'd love to win this but the structure does not set up for my situation, if there were one based on first 20 tournys played, I would have more of a chance. Hell is has been profitable, and has kept me focused in these where with the current BR i have i wouldn't be as focused.
Yesterday was a good day overall with a 5th place in a 4.40 and a 17th out of 2100 in the $10 15k guaranteed 3k starting chips. I might have played my best poker ever last night except for when it hit the final 3 tables where i became a total nit. I am going to review my HH video on Xfactor today and figure out where i had spots to reshove or open shove. BCM told me that the more i get deep in these, the more comfortable i will be. I totally agree with that, and I havent played many freezeouts lately, and haven't gotten deep at all. So with more deep finishes, the better my results will be IMO.
A little off topic here: While I was sitting in my personal financial planning class yesterday, we were talking about different kinds of banks and what not, and I thought to myself "How much interest is PokerStars gaining with the offshore bank accounts they hold with all the players bankrolls?" I never really thought that not only with the rake they charge, but the holdings of bankrolls they are generating income as well. If they are holding an average of $50 million (just a guess) and getting a 5% interest on the account they are making $2.5 million per year. Its just sick.
April $4.40 stats:
Cashes: 6
Top 5's: 5
Wins: 0
Oh and word of advice, DO NOT play a final table with your knowitall dad over your shoulder who is not a poker player. It was kind of funny to hear what he was telling me which is prob what most of the 4.40 players are thinking. But it was definitely a distraction and might have cost me a win, of which i got 2nd on a A7 < K6.
Yesterday was a good day overall with a 5th place in a 4.40 and a 17th out of 2100 in the $10 15k guaranteed 3k starting chips. I might have played my best poker ever last night except for when it hit the final 3 tables where i became a total nit. I am going to review my HH video on Xfactor today and figure out where i had spots to reshove or open shove. BCM told me that the more i get deep in these, the more comfortable i will be. I totally agree with that, and I havent played many freezeouts lately, and haven't gotten deep at all. So with more deep finishes, the better my results will be IMO.
A little off topic here: While I was sitting in my personal financial planning class yesterday, we were talking about different kinds of banks and what not, and I thought to myself "How much interest is PokerStars gaining with the offshore bank accounts they hold with all the players bankrolls?" I never really thought that not only with the rake they charge, but the holdings of bankrolls they are generating income as well. If they are holding an average of $50 million (just a guess) and getting a 5% interest on the account they are making $2.5 million per year. Its just sick.
April $4.40 stats:
Cashes: 6
Top 5's: 5
Wins: 0
Oh and word of advice, DO NOT play a final table with your knowitall dad over your shoulder who is not a poker player. It was kind of funny to hear what he was telling me which is prob what most of the 4.40 players are thinking. But it was definitely a distraction and might have cost me a win, of which i got 2nd on a A7 < K6.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Challenge on hold, Kinda
This past week i really didn't get to play much with school starting back up and all and getting a routine down for the quarter. Sometime last week I noticed the possibility of playing in a $4.40 180 man team challenge against 19 teams ( i think) via pocketfives.com. This will go on throughout the month of April, and each team will give their best 30 cashes (teams of 3). Winning team chops a touch over $1,200 and I feel like my team really has a shot.
I am setting goals for myself for this challenge/contest. Since each team member needs to average 10 quality cashes, I would like those top 10 cashes to all be top 5 finishes, and those would include 3 wins. My teamates Drarr and Lefty747 are both PXF subscribers and just as good in these as I am. We definitely have a chance, I just hope the cards fall the right way for us to get the money shipppppppped.
April $4.40 stats:
Cashes: 2
Top 5's: 2
Wins: 0
I am setting goals for myself for this challenge/contest. Since each team member needs to average 10 quality cashes, I would like those top 10 cashes to all be top 5 finishes, and those would include 3 wins. My teamates Drarr and Lefty747 are both PXF subscribers and just as good in these as I am. We definitely have a chance, I just hope the cards fall the right way for us to get the money shipppppppped.
April $4.40 stats:
Cashes: 2
Top 5's: 2
Wins: 0
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