quick update. i played tuesday night with poor results in mtt's and break even in cash games. i say poor results in mtt's because i went off in the $20r 6-max for $222 total which ain't cool. i thought my play was sloppy early in on in most tournaments but i think after a bit i zoned and played well. i got bounced in the 7pm $75 when i opened the button w/ TT, bb called and i was 90% comitted to the hand post-flop since this player seemed to want to take a shot at me. the flop came 652r and he check-raised me all-in w/ A5o and rolled the Ace. i made up for it though by dishing out a couple beats in the 20r. funny thing about the 20r, there were two players talking about going off and playing nuts (i think they knew each other) and 5 min in i had like 8.5k on my single rebuy and thought of actually just going into nit mode but instead 2 hands later i stacked off with AJo vs 55 going for a massive stack and it ended up costing me.
cashed in the limit event like 13th or something for a tiny win. both 8pm tournies were tough as i never got going and slowly bled down both to the point i was short stacked. i was happy with my short stack play though and thought i hung tough and didn't mail it in.
more later.
tg
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
couple of goals to shoot for
i was thinking about it last nite and in order for me to take a shot at one of the 1k buy-in wynn poker classic events while im in vegas i need to build up a 20k bankroll before then. so basically i don't want to risk more than 5% of my bankroll taking a "shot". so i'm about 3 months out from my trip but since my only means of cashout on ftp right now are via cheque i probably need to request funds by the beginning of Feb. i guess i'll look into other means of cashout in the meantime since it would give me more flexibility when deciding on how much i can afford to bring.
so, if i only want to take shots for 5% of my bankroll that also means i will probably need a 30k+ roll if i want to play in two 1.5k wsop events this year. i'll still go with the rakeback plan of just letting it build up without cashing it out and then hopefully that can cover some of the buy-ins when the time rolls around.
so that means i have to grind out 8k profit in the next 3 months (or less) and then depending on how my vegas trip goes i'll have to re-evaluate from there.
the 30k goal is a little unpredictable since i might go on a downswing between now and vegas and that would screw everything up so i won't really be setting that one in stone until after i get back from my trip.
the 8k profit to get me to a 20k roll though is now my main goal and focus. i think this is very doable but with the small amount of playing time i have and the variance of mtt's you never know what could happen. here's what my schedule is going to be right now:
6pm - $26 nlhe (probably won't get to play this one too often)
7pm - $75 nlhe
7:15pm - $26 lhe
7:30pm - $22 rebuy 6-max
8pm - $26 nlhe (might not play this all the time since it runs pretty long)
8pm - $150 nlhe
these are all on full tilt since that's the only place i have $ right now. ideally i'd like to find another site or two that have a good tournament in this same time frame. i should also be able to get 2 or 3 $75 45 person sngs in during this time too and i will play as many as possible.
tg
so, if i only want to take shots for 5% of my bankroll that also means i will probably need a 30k+ roll if i want to play in two 1.5k wsop events this year. i'll still go with the rakeback plan of just letting it build up without cashing it out and then hopefully that can cover some of the buy-ins when the time rolls around.
so that means i have to grind out 8k profit in the next 3 months (or less) and then depending on how my vegas trip goes i'll have to re-evaluate from there.
the 30k goal is a little unpredictable since i might go on a downswing between now and vegas and that would screw everything up so i won't really be setting that one in stone until after i get back from my trip.
the 8k profit to get me to a 20k roll though is now my main goal and focus. i think this is very doable but with the small amount of playing time i have and the variance of mtt's you never know what could happen. here's what my schedule is going to be right now:
6pm - $26 nlhe (probably won't get to play this one too often)
7pm - $75 nlhe
7:15pm - $26 lhe
7:30pm - $22 rebuy 6-max
8pm - $26 nlhe (might not play this all the time since it runs pretty long)
8pm - $150 nlhe
these are all on full tilt since that's the only place i have $ right now. ideally i'd like to find another site or two that have a good tournament in this same time frame. i should also be able to get 2 or 3 $75 45 person sngs in during this time too and i will play as many as possible.
tg
Monday, December 3, 2007
lots of decisions
played a litte friday night and never really got into it and played poorly in most everything.
decided to just shut it down rather then waste buy-ins only to dust off chips.
played close to 30 sng's in the $22 and $33 turbos on Saturday and broke pretty much even. went down to Casino Niagara sat nite with some friends and played a little 1/2 nl. the games as usual were extremely soft and i ran up the max buy-in of a $100 (lol 50bb's) to around $260 at one point playing pretty well. then i got a couple beers in me, got bored and a bit cocky and ended up walking out down $35 after a 4 hour session. one interesting hand came up during the session. it was about 2.5 hours into the session, couple loose passives limp in late position and i decide to just complete with AJo in the sb (about $220 behind) and the bb checks. flop comes J54 with two diamonds (i have no diamonds). i lead out for pot ($10), bb folds and two loose passive players call. the turn is an offsuit Ace, i lead out for $30 (pot is $40, villain 1 has about $80 behind and villain 2 has about $200). villain 1 hums and haws and looks like he is most concerned with villain 2 than me and eventually folds, villain 2 calls. the river was the 3 of diamonds (worst card in the deck) and i check (mistake, should probably make a blocking bet here) since i thought for sure he had a flush draw at that point and even if he did have 76 it got there as well. i checked and he instantly went for chips and bet out $50. i was sick, villain 2 had shown some moxy before raising a bunch of limpers on the button with Q8s so it wasn't like he was uncapable of making moves but the only other time i saw him value bet a river he had two pair. i took as long as i have ever taken in a live game and eventually mucked. i told him i mucked top two and he told me i was behind the whole way and that he flopped a set but when another player at the table accused him of bluffing he started laughing so who knows. i think long term the fold is +ev but in a live game who knows.
so i also have hardly played any plo cash games of late. i had a planned lesson for thurs night but my coach no showed and i dropped 3 buy-ins while waiting for him mostly on a couple beats and losing two big flips. i've determined one thing in my poker life. i cannot grind anything. i have a short attention span and when i go on these little quests to conquer new games or cash levels i just don't have the focus to play one discipline all the time.
the only exception to this is mtt's. i think i can handle playing tournaments since they are constantly changing dynamics and building to a climax. also, i think i would have made a lot more money this year if i had just dedicated myself to tournaments. so im going to be playing tournaments tuesday and thursday nites from now on. now of course when i bust early or need to fill the screen with other games i will still fill it occasionally with cash games or sngs. i think as long as i mix things up i can do well in almost anything i play. i'd also like to mix in all different kinds of games and formats so i could be playing anything from nl full ring cash to shorthanded plo to 8 handed horse games. i think the variety of poker is the most appealing to me and i have no idea why i restrict myself.
also, im off to vegas the beginning of march for 6 days 5 nights of poker and can't wait. it will be during the wynn poker classic so if all goes well the next 3 months online i might take a shot at one of the 1k events but i'll cross that bridge when i get there.
bankroll is just over 12k right now with about $400 in my rakeback account.
tg
decided to just shut it down rather then waste buy-ins only to dust off chips.
played close to 30 sng's in the $22 and $33 turbos on Saturday and broke pretty much even. went down to Casino Niagara sat nite with some friends and played a little 1/2 nl. the games as usual were extremely soft and i ran up the max buy-in of a $100 (lol 50bb's) to around $260 at one point playing pretty well. then i got a couple beers in me, got bored and a bit cocky and ended up walking out down $35 after a 4 hour session. one interesting hand came up during the session. it was about 2.5 hours into the session, couple loose passives limp in late position and i decide to just complete with AJo in the sb (about $220 behind) and the bb checks. flop comes J54 with two diamonds (i have no diamonds). i lead out for pot ($10), bb folds and two loose passive players call. the turn is an offsuit Ace, i lead out for $30 (pot is $40, villain 1 has about $80 behind and villain 2 has about $200). villain 1 hums and haws and looks like he is most concerned with villain 2 than me and eventually folds, villain 2 calls. the river was the 3 of diamonds (worst card in the deck) and i check (mistake, should probably make a blocking bet here) since i thought for sure he had a flush draw at that point and even if he did have 76 it got there as well. i checked and he instantly went for chips and bet out $50. i was sick, villain 2 had shown some moxy before raising a bunch of limpers on the button with Q8s so it wasn't like he was uncapable of making moves but the only other time i saw him value bet a river he had two pair. i took as long as i have ever taken in a live game and eventually mucked. i told him i mucked top two and he told me i was behind the whole way and that he flopped a set but when another player at the table accused him of bluffing he started laughing so who knows. i think long term the fold is +ev but in a live game who knows.
so i also have hardly played any plo cash games of late. i had a planned lesson for thurs night but my coach no showed and i dropped 3 buy-ins while waiting for him mostly on a couple beats and losing two big flips. i've determined one thing in my poker life. i cannot grind anything. i have a short attention span and when i go on these little quests to conquer new games or cash levels i just don't have the focus to play one discipline all the time.
the only exception to this is mtt's. i think i can handle playing tournaments since they are constantly changing dynamics and building to a climax. also, i think i would have made a lot more money this year if i had just dedicated myself to tournaments. so im going to be playing tournaments tuesday and thursday nites from now on. now of course when i bust early or need to fill the screen with other games i will still fill it occasionally with cash games or sngs. i think as long as i mix things up i can do well in almost anything i play. i'd also like to mix in all different kinds of games and formats so i could be playing anything from nl full ring cash to shorthanded plo to 8 handed horse games. i think the variety of poker is the most appealing to me and i have no idea why i restrict myself.
also, im off to vegas the beginning of march for 6 days 5 nights of poker and can't wait. it will be during the wynn poker classic so if all goes well the next 3 months online i might take a shot at one of the 1k events but i'll cross that bridge when i get there.
bankroll is just over 12k right now with about $400 in my rakeback account.
tg
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