Monday, June 30, 2008

Monthly Report - June 2008

I decided to switch to this for keeping updates, it should be easier.


Online Cash Games:
Since Last Post- -$172.40
In June - +$542.85
YTD- $1,085.63


Onine Tournaments:
Since Last Post- -$658
In June - +$4,997.56
YTD- +$7,068.49

Live Cash Games:
Since Last Post- +$120
In June - +$120
YTD - $3,349


Net for poker:
Since last post- -$710.40
In June - +$5,731.88
YTD - +$11,503.12


Stakes -
Existing Stakes - Nate $1,200 (will be counted in when stake ends)

Net from stakes this month - -$10
Since last post - +$82
YTD - -$10


(Cake is counted as negative)

Total Net for the month - +$5,761.88

YTD - +$11,533.12

Money Invested into learning: $167.39
$80 - PokerTracker
$87.39 - Amazon.com bought books on June 30th

I'm considering buying omaha tracker and getting into PLO. Not sure, I kind of want a coach before I do.

I think I'll just stick to monthly reports from now on. It's easier. I'll still do progress reports but I won't give constant number updates.

Comments on June:
End of the month was pretty swingy. I regularly had $500-$1,000 days going both ways. It was pretty intense.



These graphs are kinda small, but eh, whatever. You get the idea.

Monthly Graph for online cash games:





Monthly Graph for online tourneys:



Monthly Goals Set:
Win $2,000 - Achieved
Achieve any Iron Man level - Achieved, Iron


Goals for next month:
Win $2,500
Move up to 200nl as my primary game.
Reach at least Gold in Iron Man Promotion

See you across the felt

Bryce

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Progress Report #18: Play Bad, Get There, and WTF Tim is everywhere

Since my last post
Live Cash Games: +240
Online Cash Games: +$120.35

Tournaments:
Net since last post: -$143.23

Winnings this year to date.
Live Cash Games: +$3,229
Online cash games: +$1,258.03
Online Tournaments: +$7,724.49
Net winnings this year: +$11,874.4



Staking:

Staking: -$96



Stakes Existing:

Nate: $1,200



Winston has props for the title.
KK > AT > QQ all in on a TT5 flop. How am I supposed to give him credit for trips?



So I got a lot to report.

I've been running ok online. I have had some big swings both ways.


I played a home game at Coach Bob's house. Coach Bob is Jeff's baseball coach from high school.

I decided to mess around and ended up dumping like $240, mostly to Tim, who always seems to have my number when we play. He is a friend of Jeff's and he is a decent player.

I played the sickest hand I've ever seen there.
UTG: Coach Bob
UTG+1: Yoshi's friend
MP1: Yoshi
MP2: Me
MP3: Mike
HJ: Yoshi's Other friend
CO: Josh
BTN: Tim
SB: Winston
BB: Jeff

I have about $80 in front of me.

UTG limps, UTG+1 limps, MP1 limps, I limp in MP2 with 35o.

This is where it gets a bit crazy.
MP3 limps, HJ limps, CO raises to $4
LOL. Such a small raise only builds the pot and reopens you to getting reraised.

BTN cold calls with a huge stack like $200. SB calls, BB calls, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, I call, MP3 SHOVES for $18 and reopens action. HJ shoves over for $19.5,
CO FOLDS HAHAHAHHAHA, BTN calls, SB PUSHES FOR $24. BB calls with, all fold to me, where i'm looking at calling $20 into like a $150 pot.

I call. BTN calls and closes action.

Flop is Th 3h Tc.

Jeff (BB) pushes for $10, I have $50 behind with Tim (BTN) behind and he's itching to put his chips in.

I fold. This is debatable. However I felt there was no way I win this pot without catching a 3. I have two outs vs 66 and up, 0 outs vs any Ten and everyone had over cards and someone has to have a flush draw. So I fold.

BTN calls, hands are flipped over.

SB - Jd 7d
BB - 2c 3c
MP3 - AdQs
HJ - As 6s
BTN - Ah 6h


WTF I have the best hand.

Turn 4c, river 5h.

Jeff's 23 scoops a $200 pot. With a pair of threes.

That I had outkicked, and caught a better pair on the river.


I've played a lot of poker, and I've never seen that before. In the top 10 sickest hands for sure.

I went to Morongo on Sunday. SK and Mitch came along. SK and I played 2/5 and Mitch played $0.50/$1.


Lo and behold, I find Tim sitting at 2/5.



I get on the wait list and then get some food. SK and I play some blackjack. I lose like $70, and SK wins $50.


He laughs that he did better than me, so I pointed out that he is now only net -$1,250 in blackjack. He stopped talking.

I sat down on $2/$5 and bought in for $600. I also staked SK for $100. He sticks to short stack strategy and obv busts with AQh vs TT preflop.

Then he reloads on his own for $100, and wins like $200. Standard.

I ran pretty hot honestly. I won about $600 total, but I was up like $1,200 at one point. I got AA vs Tim, and he limp/reraised me lol. I just put a rack in and he folded. I lost a sidepot to a short stack with J8s, what Jeff calls "the super deluxe." In retrospect, when discussing with Winston, I think I should've made it like $350 or $400 opposed to $500, to keep Tim in. I had the potential to scoop like another $1,300 off of him.
Shrugs.



Mitch lost 3 buyins at 1/3. He played ok.

SK won like $200 by only playing like 20 hands the whole day.

Nate dropped by and I gave him $1,200 for a long term stake. According to a site called PartTimePoker, which is a staking site, long term multigame stakes are called heebs. I wonder how that was decided. Anyways, I gave Nate $1,200 to play 6/12 and lower limit hold'em. He is a very good limit player, and the agreement is a 60/40 cut for the backer. He doesn't have a bankroll right now, so he's looking to find a way to build one. Assuming he doesn't run terrible, this should be profitable for both of us.

Rob went to the Las Vegas with his fiance on Friday. He played the $1,500 WSOP event #39 on Saturday. He made day 2, and cashed for about $3,100. I think he was like 172 place out of 2700+. Very nice job Rob.

Then we played another home game at Rob's house. Jenaya (his fiance) wanted to learn how to play Hold'em a bit better, so we played a casual game. I sucked out on Winston once, and then didn't catch anything for the rest of the night. Shrugs. I wasn't playing very seriously, I was mostly just enjoying it. Once again Tim was there, and once again Tim took all my money. -$120 there.

It's been a fun week, gotta say. Winston wants to start golfing regularly. It does seem like something I would enjoy, so I might actually try it out seriously.

I'll see you across the felt.
Bryce

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Progress Report #17, Table Talk, Satellites, and new goals

So while Rob was playing, he might have just found the most entertaining table chat I've ever seen on Full Tilt.
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bg1481: tryin value as much as possible off my hand

cmentd: suckout artist then eh?

Junior71: but not whinning

(Observer): I'm a suckout artist....under the table

cmentd: thanx, i'll note that
cmentd: hey junior?

Junior71: yes

cmentd: the biggest question i have as i look at all of our stats is...

Junior71: yes

cmentd: who is winning all the $$??cmentd: we all have -roi's

Junior71: not me
Junior71: i do this for fun

cmentd: except 4 bg

bg1481: do i have -roi?
bg1481: whats mine

cmentd: no

bg1481: idk how look

cmentd: +6

bg1481: eww
bg1481: ok

cmentd: %
cmentd: but in the last 120 days no big wins in tourneys
cmentd: according to the site

bg1481: right right

cmentd: official poker

bg1481: not played to much lately

cmentd: since april ive won 20K live

Edubb08: in the money 15-18% isnt bad...hard to win at low stakes

cmentd: there's hee haws at every level tho
cmentd: i won 2 live tourneys last week 40 & 50 buyins

Dealer: cmentd shows [Ks Kc]
Dealer: bsanders021 shows [Ah Jc]
Dealer: cmentd shows two pair, Kings and Eights
Dealer: bsanders021 shows two pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: bsanders021 wins the pot (5,520) with two pair, Aces and Eights

cmentd: of course
cmentd: i expected it
cmentd: it is absolutely ridiculius
cmentd: i have an ongoing talk with FT security
cmentd: about this BS

(Observer): LOL

cmentd: that people know whats coming

(Observer): omg this is So going on 2+2

cmentd: how else can one explain it?

(Observer): is the next revelation coming?

cmentd: i mean EVERY TIME?
cmentd: cmon

(Observer): just like colt 45
(Observer): works everytime
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Since my last post
Live Cash Games: -$200
Online Cash Games: +$652.60

Tournaments:
Net since last post: -$1,206.72

Winnings this year to date.
Live Cash Games: +$2,869
Online cash games: +$1,137.68
Online Tournaments: +$7,867.72
Net winnings this year: +$11,874.4

I tried to satellite into the World Series of Poker Main Event. I risked about $1,000 on it.
$109 to get into the $535 satellite.

$535 to get a 12k package.
$370 to get a 12.5k package.

Busted everything.
I felt I was about somewhere between a 5:1 and 10:1 dog to win a seat in either event.
So I was risking $535 to win $12,000, laying me a little worse than 22:1 odds.
Obviously its even better for the other tournament.

My new goal is to win $2,000 a month. We'll see if that's doable. I have a jumpstart in June, it's from July on out I'm more concerned about. I've done ok since I've won the tournament, let's just see if I can maintain that.

Winston wants to know if I can stake him. I'm probably gonna stake him in a few tourneys and hope he runs hot. If he doesn't win, shrug, w/e.

Been kinda busy lately. I'll try to get to work on another strategy post soon.

I'll see you across the felt.

Bryce

Monday, June 2, 2008

Progress Post #16: Heads Up in the 32k... wait he disconnected?

Since my last post
Live Cash Games: -$40
Online Cash Games: -$299.85

Tournaments: +$6,990.15
Net since last post: +$6,650.30

Winnings this year to date.
Live Cash Games: +$3,069
Online cash games: +$485.08
Online Tournaments: +$9,074.47
Net winnings this year: +$12,628.55

I withdrew 2200 on PokerWorld. Then I busted the remaining $700 in my roll in a 3/6 HU game. OESFD vs a turned two pair. He held.

So I had Winston ship me $200 on FTP, so I could play the MSOP events.
I played the $109 pot limit hold'em super stack event. I cashed although didn't go very deep.
Next I played the $16.5 NL Hold'Em event, and cashed in that too.

I played some cash games and built up my roll a little. I was up to like $300, and I bought into the Sunday Million. I lost like 90% of my stack when I rivered TPTK with AQ, and he had AA. It was ugly.

I rebuilt and stay alive for a while. Then I busted on a flip.

So frustrated, I bought into a bunch of events. I busted all of them and finally I was just down to the $32k with $0 in my bankroll on FTP.

edit: I ran out of battery, and don't feel like finishing this. Long story short, I ran hot, played well and final tabled. I ran over my weak tight table, and went HU and dominated him. When I had a 4:1 chip lead, he disconnected, and I jacked his blinds and won.

Bankroll on FTP alive and well.