A bit behind schedule

Falling a bit behind my goal for March as I found it difficult to play while I was playing the Sunday Millions Special. Had a deep run there, but a huge brain fart lead to my demise. Finished 2177/33k runners for $540.

After a rough start to March and being down 15BI (minor swing), I have had a few great sessions to bring my stats up.


Games Played: 56/120
Hrs played: 11:20
ABI: $8.25
Profit: $268
ROI: 64%

Love the Variance

Found myself once again on the happy side of variance.

A quick session on Friday morning produced some awesome results and returned my overall ROI in 45 mans back to the approx 20% where I have been residing.

I am currently on the lookout for a 180 man coach to make improvements there.

Friday Games: 11
Winnings: $378
Profit: $303
ROI: 398%

March Overall

Games Played: 31/120
Hrs played: 45:30
ABI: $7.19
Profit: $183
ROI: 83%

Time to March On

Well March has started the way February ended .... on a downswing.

I am keeping my goal at 120 played for March and have started adding in $2.50 - 180 man turbos.

My first 2 session for the month ended in a loss of $120 with only 2 small min cashes along the way. Hope the rungood comes soon.

February started off on a high note but ended with a free fall.

Even though I essentially missed almost 10 days of play due to sickness, I still managed 100 games. I think I pushed a bit too hard to make 100 and played when I was not really feeling up to it.

Games Played: 100/120
Hrs played: 15:40
ABI: $8.76
Profit: $62.00 :(
ROI: 7% :(

Been Feeling like Crap

Only 3 tabled a 5 game session. Man it's a good thing I am sick, cause running 3 tables would make me want to slit my wrists.

Anyways, I managed to finish up $46 (1 win of the 5)  for a 108% ROI

Feb Summary

Games Played: 62
Remaining Games: 58
Hrs played: 9:05
ABI: $8.80
Profit: $106
ROI: 20%

Short Sunday Session

Forgot my last session update:

Spent some time reviewing my hands from Friday afternoon and while I saw some hands I should have played differently, it was mainly variance.

Played only one short session on Sunday. Was really hoping for more, but poor planning on my part for Saturday screwed up my Sunday plans

Really frustrating start to my Sunday session, when I busted 3 of my 1st tournaments within in under 10 minutes.

One of them I admit I played horribly. I have to remember not to "chase" with weak hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 7 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t1575)
UTG (t1550)
UTG+1 (t1470)
MP1 (t4430)
MP2 (t1470)
CO (t1350)
Button (t1525)
Hero (SB) (t1680)

Hero's M: 37.33

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, 10
4 folds, CO calls t30, Button calls t30, Hero calls t15, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 5, 10, 9 (4 players)
Hero bets t120, 2 folds, Button calls t120

Turn: (t360) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets t240, Button raises to t540, Hero calls t300

River: (t1440) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t835 (All-In), Hero calls t835

Total pot: t3110

Results:
Button had 8, 7 (flush, ten high).
Hero had A, 10 (one pair, tens).
Outcome: Button won t3110


Well there's $7 wasted

This one was particularly gross.
(back-to-back hands vs the same AWESOME player)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 15 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t2360)
MP2 (t1575)
MP3 (t1190)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1690)
SB (t1460)
BB (t870)
Hero (UTG) (t1385)

Hero's M: 30.78

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K
Hero bets t75, 2 folds, MP2 calls t75, 2 folds, Button calls t75, 1 fold, BB calls t45

Flop: (t315) 3, 8, Q (4 players)
BB bets t795 (All-In), Hero raises to t1310 (All-In), 2 folds

Turn: (t1905) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t1905) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t1905

Results:
BB had Q, 7 (three of a kind, Queens).
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and Queens).
Outcome: BB won t1905

THEN

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 15 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t2360)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1190)
MP3 (t1470)
CO (t1615)
Button (t1445)
SB (t1905)
Hero (BB) (t515)

Hero's M: 11.44

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K
7 folds, SB bets t570, Hero calls t485 (All-In)

Flop: (t1030) J, A, 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1030) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1030) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1030

Results:
SB had Q, 10 (three of a kind, tens).
Hero had A, K (two pair, Aces and tens).
Outcome: SB won t1030


Managed to recover my Friday losses on Sunday (this game is fun), so not all was lost.

February started of good (sort of)

Played a 20 game session this morning for a nice profit including my 1st win at the $15 45 man turbos.

The afternoon session was a whole other story. Variance (or at least I hope so) raised it's ugly head. 15 game session that gave back almost all my profit from the morning session. At least I finished the day on the plus side.

So far for Feb:

Games Played: 35 <- all today
Remaining Games: 95
Hrs played: 4.25
ABI: $8.80
Profit: $18.00
ROI: 5%

Well January has come and gone

While I did not get the volume in that I had wanted, I did finish up the month with a profit and a decent ROI.

Spent about 20hrs this month reviewing my games and all in all, I am quite satisfied with my progress.

Given that I can complete a 20 game session in 3hrs and a 30 game session in 4hrs, my goal for Feb will be 120 games (16-18 hrs).

May the #rungood commence.

And back to the happy side of variance

After 2 weeks off to study my game (a few leaks to plug re light shoves), I had a 20 game session today. The biggest issue that I found hard to handle, was when I hit 4 final tables at once. Guess it's something I can get used to.

Games: 20
Final Tables: 9
Cashes: 9
Heads Up: 5
Wins: 4
BI: $180
Profit: $342
ROI: 190%



January Stats:
Games Played: 76
Games Remaining: 123

Avg BI: $7.10
ROI:28%

I don't like this side of variance

Played a 30 game session. It was a mix of 45 and 180 man turbos. Either nothing held or I ran big hands into bigger hands.

Highlights:

Ran JJ into AA
AA gets run over by KJ
KK < QQ
Had to fold AA on a KJQ flop, when it went c-bet/raise/reraise/me crying like a little girl.

On to the next set. I've got to break out of this soon.

Stats so far for January

Games Played: 54
Games Remaining: 146

Avg BI: 6.57
ROI: -52%

Only good news in tonight's games was my 1st cash in the $15.

Stats so far for January

Sessions: 3
Games Played: 24
Games Remaining: 176

Avg BI: 8.33
ROI: -40%

Bit better session tonight.

Played 10 games for a small profit.
I think I have to go back to 6 tabling for a bit.

Stats so far for January

Games Played 16
Games Remaining 184

Average BI: $8.00
ROI: -35%

Session 1 - FAIL

Tried to play a session tonight, but was playing like shit. I packed it in after only 6 games.
One small cash in a $7.00 game for a loss of 47.00

Stats so far for January

Games Played 6
Games Remaining 194

Average BI: $9.66

Platinum Star January Goal

My goal for January is a simple one.

Play 200 games with an average buy-in of $9.00.
That's a 3:1 mix of $7.00 and $15.00

Quest for Platinum Star

In 2011, I got much better at playing the 45 mans up to $7 and multitabling them. In order to get out of my BR nittiness, I've decided that for 2012 to provide myself an incentive.

I will achieve Platinum Star (which I have never done) at least once in 2012 playing only 45/180 man turbos. This means that I'll needing to play at the $30 level (or I'd slit my wrists) at some point in the year.

This blog will record my progress throughout the year.