Tough week!

This week is off to a rough start. I have dropped 1.5 buyins in the first two days. So now to meet this weeks minimum goal is to make 5.5 buyins over the next 5 nights. I know I can do it. I am 2.75BB/100 through 23,000 hands. I had this over 3 at the end of the first week.

As an addendum to my rules, if for any reason I get up 1 buyin quick I will quit. I never can seem to build on this I always lose this back then end up either down or 1 buyin again 2 hours later, why waste the time.

Also I would like to go on a heater, and by heater I mean just make my 3 to 1 and 4 to 1 hands hold up. I am good with that. My plan is to get to 30k hands after Sunday nights session, so I am going to have to play about 1400 hands a night that's going to be tough.

20k Hands, Houston we have a problem.

This last week I passed 20k hands at 25NL, to be more specific 21,455 hands. I am such an addict. Not really, but pretty close. I am running 3.31BB/100 which is pretty good. I would like this to be above 4 but the nose dive I took last month hurt that.

I made $118 this week in about 5300 hands which is my weekly goal. I am working on plugging some leaks and when I do that and play about 50k hands I will think about moving to 50NL.

Two major leaks I have found are: Completing the SB to frequently. There are a couple of scenarios with this. For example everyone folds to me, I was generally completing and would fold to a raise or I would play a bad hand out of position. I am now either folding or raising but never limping, unless of course I have something huge and I know the BB is a bully, I will go for the check raise.

The other leak is calling off when I have TPTK against a fairly tight player. For example I raise with AK and get a call from the blinds. The flop is A63 rainbow and the SB leads out. I don't mind floating this or even raising but if he continues to bet the turn and the river each with bigger bets I need to realize I was out flopped and fold. In this case the guy has A6 and yes I paid him.

Current bank roll $676, I hope to run that to $800 this week and play 5000 hands.

End of the month projections $1000 in the bank roll. 35,000 total hands played at 25NL. I will be looking to move up sometime in April with a bankroll of $1100 - $1200.

Back to Even

I made back all my losses for this month. Now I can start making some profits. A couple of big hands helped me do it, but first the bad beat.

I picked up AA under the gun. I decided I would limp because there were a couple of yahoos punishing limpers in late position. The Button raised 4BB, it folds to me and I decided to shove. He of course snap calls with QhJh. The flop brings 2 hearts and the river one more. Nice down $13 on that hand.

I grind my way back and pick up QQ in early position. I raised get 3 callers. The flop is Qh3x6h. I decided to protect my hand and pot it. The middle two guys fold, the last guy reraises me. Well I have the nuts, its going to go all in and I am saying to myself I hope he has a set because I know I am drawing dead. I say this because I know the flush will hit, but I digress. He calls and shows 66. Ironically, the turn and river are both hearts.

I picked up KK on the button with 4 limpers I raise 6BB get one caller from a super tight passive guy. The flop was Qxx rainbow. He checks I bet $4.00 and he calls. The turn was an Ace he checks I bet $4.00 again. The river is another Q and he shoves his stack. I think about what he has here and I figure I am beat and lay down the Kings.

Anyways 1k hands last night, got back to even for the month. Current online bankroll $554

New Challenge Cash Games Baby Cash Games

Current Bankroll $554 on stars. The plan to play 8k hands a week with a 4-6 buy in profit each week at 25NL.

I have played 16k hands at 25NL with a profit of 2.45BB/100. I went on a bad run at the end of the last month and dropped 8 buy ins over 4 days in about 4k hands. I could have prevented 4 of that with my stop loss that I ignored. Yeah lesson learned on that one. So I figured I would start blogging again so it will force me to review hands and get better, it has always worked in the past.

First night back down $20 over 1000 hands. I really didn't get to many hands or get into situations where I could stack someone. I have decided to open my range in position vs a EP raiser with Suited Connectors. My rational is I do this with pocket pairs looking to hit a set, I might as well do this with Suited Connectors and if I flop a combo draw play for my whole stack.

So last night I decided to put my plan in action and call a preflop raise vs a huge stack and a very loose player, cocky player with Ts9s, he was playing 60% of his hands. The flop came 2s8cJs so I flopped a flush and straight draw. I put him on AJish type hand . We end up getting it all in on the flop and he turns over As6s the turn is a 8 of spade giving me one out the Qs to win. I of course miss and that was my night in a nutshell.

So this week will be an uphill battle. I need to win 5 buy ins to meet my goals now.

Secomd Week

Well I have been focusing on cash games this week. I have put in about 2000 hands and am up $120. I have played just a few sngs this week due to running bad in them.

The midnight madness this week was great. I went out in the first hand. AQ vs Q7, yes he called all the way and rivered the 7. Well at least I went out early.


Current bankroll $1398, it was $1430, but I just couldn't beat this one guy. He played every hand and won just about them all, He cracked my KK twice with Ax and went runner runner several other times. He called all the way to the river.

I have a week and a half to get this up to $600 and then do a cash out. Yay! my first earnings check.

First Week Down

Well I have made my weekly goal I set and cleared $200. I have played 30 $11 and am running 45% ROI in those this month. My ROI through them all is %22 which is about where I want it to be. I cashed in both the 28k and the Midnight madness last week, both min cashes but still they count. I plan on playing the MM again this weekend and try and satellite into the 28K.

Current Bankroll $1220.

Goal to run that up to ~$1600 and finally do my first cash out of 60% of my winnings each month. If will be good to have a poker income again.

End of Month summary

Just a quick update, still playing cash, sngs and tourneys.
End of month bankroll $1019 so I met my goal.

July is a busy month for me so I hope I an put in some volume soon.