Sunday, January 25, 2009

Just a post

I have played 3 sets, 4 MTTS and come cash sessions since my last posts:

Set 1: 4 cashes, two 1st, two 2nds +10.80
Set 2: One cash 1st, I thought I was going to get skunked...Won the last one. - $9.00
Set 3: only 7 sngs here two 1sts and a 3rd +5.80

I also played 4 more for two seconds for +1.80

So sngs this weekend +9.40.

I Played some MTTs this weekend, I intend to keep that up.

2.25 180 sng donked out 160. Was playing really loose trying to get chips early, not really my style.
3.30 455 busted out 89 just out of the cash
1.00 130 out of 855, top 102 got paid, made a stupid move and pushed 44 ran into kk.
2.25 3rd out of 455 paid $94 I got it all in A2 vs QJ he hit a Q but I had flush draw missed. First paid $195.

Total MTT +85

Cash session (.05/.10 NL) +9.00 in cash: Total for the weekend +103, good weekend. Bankroll sitting at $285 ready for the $5.50s next month.

The interesting thing about the MTT I cashed in, it paid top 36 and I was 42 out of 42 at one point and went on to cash in 3rd place. My hands held up for once. Anyways back to the grind tomorrow. I plan to play out the month a $2.25 and hope to have my roll over $300. Until next time.

Monday, January 19, 2009

100 sngs

That's right I have finished 104 sngs on FT @$2.25. My last 3 sets were all positive gains, so that's nice. I have been dabbling in some cash games at the 10NL level, very very loose, bad play, but I digress.

Set 1: Three cashes one first, two 2nds, 4 bad beats and one cooler QQ vs AA. Still +$1.80 for the session.

Set 2: Same night 5 cashes, one 1st, one 2nd, three 3rds, one bad beat and one cooler flop 2 pair against bigger 2 pair.

Set 3: The big one, 5 cashes, two 1st, two 2nds, one 3rd, and one bad beat AK vs KJ, Runner Runner for the flush.

Stats through 104 sngs 20.8% ROI, 46.8% ITM, Profit $49.00.

If I have another two weeks like this I should be sitting at $225 - %250 for the beginning of Feb and will be playing both sites at the $5.50 level. I have played about 500 or sngs at that level and have had an ROI of 20%+ there, I see no reason why I cant keep that up. I will keep you posted.

I also plan to dabble in some cash games from time to time, just so I don't lose that skill or luck..LOL

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Skunked !!

Skunked, well not really but if definitely feels like it. I have played 3 sets since the weekend and only made a profit of $1.80, not even one buyin for this level. This week has really opened my eyes to how bad these people really are. They push all in preflop with AA and ATo calls. In my opinion both plays are bad, but calling a preflop all in with AT is absurd.

Set 1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, no profit. Nothing really interesting in this one, my 3rd place finish was KT Vs QT and he hit.

Set 2: two 1sts, two 2nds profit $10.80. Here is an interesting hand. We were heads up I had a small chip lead and in the BB with 67, SB completes and we see a flop. I miss the flop and check, he checks behind. Turn is a 6 I check, he checks behind. The river 7, I bet out figuring I just rivered him, he reraises and I push he calls and shows AA, I win and take 1st. Bad play on his part, but its like they say, win a small pot with AA or lose a big one with AA.

Another hand I flopped two pair, his two pair was bigger. I am not getting away from flopping two pair heads up.

Set 3: one 2nd and one 3rd -$9.00. The wildest set I have played, guys open pushing and multiple guys calling. Everyone was calling preflop raises with trash and then pushing allin or calling allin on the flop. It must have been payday or something.

One hand I had AA raised big preflop and got 4 callers, The luck box pushed in on the flop so I just folded the other two called, he had KT for top pair and it held up. If I make that call I probably win that sng but I end up going out 4th when the same guy raised and I shoved QQ and he held KK.

I took some bad beats tonight, but nothing more than usual. I just didn't have any chance to take down some big pots. In most of my sngs I was under 1k in chips when the blinds were 60/120, not too good. I called it a night instead of playing another set.

Last 7 day total $7.20. I think I am going to take a night off and see if I can get back into it. I would really like to move to the $5.50 sngs by Feb, current bank roll is $157. I need this at $200 to try a shot.

My roll on PS is sitting at $500 -- Maybe I should just play over there for a few days.

Stats through 80 sngs:
ROI: 14% -- To low IMO
ITM: 43.8% -- Good Here

I have 19 4th place finishes I really need to work on getting a few more of these into cashes.

That's all I have for now.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Weekend update

I played 3 sets, positive in 2 out of 3 and just barley positive for the weekend.

Set 1: 4 cashes three 2nds, one 3rd, two 4ths.

In the two 4ths I had TT vs QQ, and A7 vs AK -- Coolers.
In the 3rd I had QQ vs AK and he rivers Ace.
In one second place I had K3 vs 95, yes he called with 95, I hit two pair, he hit trips.
In the other second it took 3 hands KQ vs AT I won, QQ vs AA I lost, AK vs 88 I lost.
In the other second I was 6 to 1 dog in chips, I hit top pair, was out kicked.
+$1.80

Set 2: one 1st, three 2nds, one 3rd, two 4ths. Nice I finished top 4 in all of the SNGS in this set.

The 1st place I had a huge chip lead, no brainer here.

The second place finishes: I got sucked out on two pair, he hit trips.
77 vs AQ in another one. A2 vs K9 in the last one.

The 3rds, blinded out in one, 77 vs K2 he hit a boat K22.

The 4ths AQ vs A2 I flopped top pair, he 4 flushed me. JJ vs QQ crippled me.

+$14.40

Set 3, only two cashes both 3rds. I took so many 3 card outers in this set. I had a guy all in 3 times and each time he was a 3 to 1 dog and hit. He ended up taking me out in 4th when I pushe QT and he called with T5 and I flopped the Queen and he went runner runner for the gutshot str8. Ouch.

In one of the 3rds I had this guy all in several times. He barley had me covered and I pushed with KQ and he called with QJ and rivered the J.

In the other 3rd place finish I pushed top pair and AA slow played and busted me. I would not normally push in that situation as we were all deep but the suck outs tonight just tilted me a bit.

I had planned on playing one more set, but the way I ran in the last one its probably best that I didn't, plus my tiltness means no way. I will play tomorrow that's for sure.

Weekend total: +5.40 for 24 sngs....What a waste, but its still positive.


Stats through 56 SNGs on FT:

ROI: 18.6%--took a big hit tonight.
ITM: 46.4%-- I like this, hope to keep it right here.

26/56 cashes
39/56 top 4 -- I like this it gives me a chance.

1sts - 7 - I am better heads up than this.
2nd - 10 - I had a horrible time heads up this weekend. I got heads up 7 times and only won one. If I had one a couple more, this weekend would have been a whole lot better.
3rds - 9 - I would like to get a few more of these into heads up.
4ths - 13 - I would like to get more of these into cashes. I need to look at those finishes and see where I can improve.

+ $23.40 Not too bad playing $2.25s.

I will say the play is horrible down here, I am really going to try and focus my play on FT for the rest of this month and build my roll to $200 and then jump to the $5. Currently my roll on FT is $150. My roll is $500 on stars and ready for the $5 level.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Two more sets

So I played two more sets on PS here are the highlights.

Set 1:
3 cashes two 1sts and one 3rd
+5.20

I ran KK into AA, I raised preflop, he reraised I decided to just call and open push the flop just in case an ace flopped. No Ace, I pushed and he called. Oh well, can't ever lay this down.

I played this other guy heads up he was 5 to 1 lead in chips. I got down to about 1500 and pushed AQ and he instant called with 64 I doubled up. Next hand JJ I pushed again he called with T4o. Next hand AK I pushed again he called with 62. I ended up winning. Sometimes I don't know what they think.

Qh9h pushed with 4 left with 1700 and blinds 100/200 ran into QQ. I think I was getting inpatient and I have looked over my 4th place finished and it looks like in many of them I am pushing marginal hands when I could have raised smaller taken the pot or released and then pushed another hand. I am going to work on that area.

I donk called AcJh vs AK on a Kc5c4c board. He lead out, I reraised he pushed and I instant called and went out 9th. Very stupid play, I need to stay in them longer.

Set 2: The big night. I only played in 7 $3.40 but also played a $1.20 to work on some stuff. I placed 3rd in the $1.20 but I digress.

Cashes in this set two 1sts, one 2nd and two thirds +22.10.

I played very well in this set.

The one I placed second in I had AcKc vs 99 and missed and it crippled me. I am not sure I can lay this down.

One hand I had Q7 vs JT flop was J4Q I check, he bets I call, turn was a blank I check he bets I call, the river MONEY...7. I figured him for a Q or J but his hand was much bigger we get it all in I take him out with my bigger two pair.

The other first place finish was really weird. I had 6s4s in the BB the flop came spade spade 6 so I bet he calls. Turn an Ace I bet he raises I just call. River A of spades I bet he raised I pushed and he folded leaving him crippled with the blinds 200/400. I don't know why he folded. I think I stick the last 1200 in and see what happens. I took him out two hands later with KT vs KJ when I pushed preflop and hit the flop.

Stats through 31 sngs on PS:
ITM 48.4%
ROI 33.2%
Profit +$35.00


15 cashes 7 firsts 1 second 7 thirds. My heads up has been outstanding. My 3 place finished I ran AX into bigger Ace twice, Took two 3 card outers, and had a flush vs flush. Not much I can improve on in that area.

I will be moving to FT for another 32 sngs.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

My First Losing Session!

It was just a matter of time before it was going to happen. I fired up 8 sngs on PS and cashed in only 3. One 1st and two 3rds. Tonight's haul -$2.80, not even one buy in so I can live with that.

One interesting hand tonight. I had 33 limped and flopped the 3rd nuts, 399. I bet out and get one caller. I put him on a 9, Turn was a King, I bet out and he called. The river was a deuce. I bet out again he reraised the minimum. Turns out he had K9. I went on to cash 3rd in this one and was busted out by the same guy with flush vs flush, Only one card in the deck beat me and of course he had it.

I finished with two 4th tonight as well, I think I really played bad in both of those. I over played a flush and straight draw in one and he called me down with top pair and weak kicker. I got it all in a few hands later with the guy when I pushed JJ and he called with AK and hit. My over play cost me some valuable chips and I would have still been alive, but crippled.

The other hand I over played was Blind vs Blind the CL limped in with 22 the board came 459 two diamonds, I had Td3d, he check and I bet out he flat called. the run was a6 which gave me straight draw and flush draw, I bet out again, he flat called. I bricked the river and he check. I figured the only way to win is to bet, so I made a half pot bet and he instant called. I am not sure I could have made that call or even played it that way, but it hurt. I went out a few hands later when I pushed 6c5c and ran into A6.

Some interesting points. I have not had a 2nd place finish on PS, just firsts and thirds. I am not sure what to think. My ROI, slipped down below 20%. I am still positive on PS so that's a plus. Tomorrow I need to play 16 to get in 32 I need to go back to FT.

I was also thinking would it be worth it to play both sites at the same time instead of alternating nights? What do you think? No one reads this so I don't expect any answers, but its worth a shot.

First Session on PS

I am still pretty sick, but I don't want to fall to far behind my goals so I fired up 1 set last night on PS. I am playing the $3.40 level.

I had 4 cashes two 1sts and two 3rds as well as two 4ths.

Some interesting hands from last night. I had TT vs 77 we get it all in preflop. The flop comes 893 rainbow. I was pretty happy with that flop and would love to see a Jack on the turn to counterfeit his 7s. Well someone was listening and gave me that Jack, unfortunately the river Ten killed me and I busted out 4th.

I had AA vs QQ and he turned a Q. I cant really blame this guy. I reraised him preflop and the flop came all unders. We got it all in and BAM, Q on the turn.

I was short stacked with 5 left and had 88 so I pushed and got two callers AK and KJ. I was glad they both had Kings, less outs to outrun, but no need I flopped quads and went on to take first in this one.

I hit a set of 2's and tripled up against two weak Aces. I flopped another set of 2's and tripled up.

I hit about 6 sets last night, flopped a boat and quads also. I guess that's what you get for AA getting cracked.

I will have to say that the $3.40 play is pretty bad. Snap calling all in preflop with KQ, dry Aces or 22 in the early level is really really bad IMO.

Session total $10.80.

I really think 25% to 30% is attainable. I am not sure I will get a session in tonight, having some people over for dinner, but I will try.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Happy New Year

Well my New Year started off with me in bed for 3 days. I had just picked up a WII and rock band 2 was delivered. I have not even taken it out of the box. I did however manage to get in 4 sets yesterday and today. I am still a little sick so I will just give the highlights:

Set 1: 5 cashes, one 1st, three seconds, one 3rd.

Heads up I went 1 out of 4 but took 3 coolers, what can you do still profitable.


Set 2: 3 Cashes two 1st and one 3rd.

The 3rd I pushed AQ vs A6 and he hit.

Set 3: 3 Cashes again, two 1st and one 3rd.

This was an interesting set, I ended up on 4 tables as this other guy. He was horrible but really lucky. He ended up taking me out of 2 of them one in for 4th the other for 3rd. I pushed TT and he called with A2 flopped trips. Then I lost a 3/2 race. He sucked out many, many times, oh well that's poker.

Set 4: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, only break even and only set I didn't win in.

The second place finish was A9 vs K4 I hit the ace he 4 flushed me to take me out. Would have been nice to make the $3.60 as I easily had this guy crushed in terms of play.

4 Set totals:
ROI 25%
ITM 43.8%
+$18.00

Top 4 spots 20/36, 55% which is pretty good. I wouldn't mind seeing this up a bit more.
Cashed 14/20 with 4 left which is 70% of the time, I like this.

10/14 top two which is 71%. I think my aggression with 4 and 5 left is paying off. I will continue improving in that area.

Heads up 6/10 - If I had not taken some big suck outs this would have been better. However 60% heads up not to bad, would like to see this at 70% - 75% by the end of the month.

Anyways, I am off to bed, I have been sent to the couch due to this cold, I am hopeful tonight is the last night on there. I will be playing on PS the for the next 32 sngs trying to build my bankroll over there.