So after a fairly bad December, and just overall bad last few months of the year, I got back to the grind and put up a crazy january. Played way too many hands of cash with some super swinngy results. Made a few FT's and actually won a tournament. Made about 10K+ this month, which im more than happy with.
will edit with grraphs and pics later
Year End wrap up
Not really gonna say much here, mostly because I had a really bad december poker wise. Im pretty sure I lost money on the month, not only in cash but also in MTT's.
In the new year, im going to play more seriously and really grind. Im starting at 1/2NL and will move up a limit every month (hopefully). I have high hopes for this coming year.
In the new year, im going to play more seriously and really grind. Im starting at 1/2NL and will move up a limit every month (hopefully). I have high hopes for this coming year.
December goals
My online Poker goals for this month will not be high. I am going to be busy for about a week going on a trip to Michigan with some friends. And then I am going on a family vacation during christmas time. There is also big live tourney coming up which I will be playing in. This will probably take a few days trying to qualify for as well. It is the Heartland Poker Tour Championship event which is being held at the Majestic Star II casino in Gary, IN. About an hour from chicago.
So my real goals for this month will be 20K hands and win $10,000. I really don't think this will be too hard as long as I can aviod a big downswing.
What I would like to do is make the TV final table of the HPT event. And also win a frekin sunday major. UB is hosting some tournament series this month as well, I would like to win one of those events. I will also be trying to get some coaching this month to help me with my 6max game. Hopefully it will go well.
So my real goals for this month will be 20K hands and win $10,000. I really don't think this will be too hard as long as I can aviod a big downswing.
What I would like to do is make the TV final table of the HPT event. And also win a frekin sunday major. UB is hosting some tournament series this month as well, I would like to win one of those events. I will also be trying to get some coaching this month to help me with my 6max game. Hopefully it will go well.
December 1st
Wow, horrible end to my November. I was up almost 9K at one point, then went on a disgusting downswing and lost a lot. I did play a lot of hands, but I failed to reach my goals for the month.
I did however final table the sunday UB 200k gtd., first place was 45K, but I ended up going out in 7th place. I had pocket 8's and lost to A7o, what a dissapointment. I probably could have won at least 5K more than I actually did if I won that hand. I still took down $6500 for my 7th place, but it was a very dissapointing cash.
While I did still make good money this month, it was nowhere near what it should have been. If I plan on doing this for my soul source of income, this is just unacceptable. On to the results...
MTT's
+ $4,350.73
Cash play
24,030 hands
+ $2,247.50
Total
+ $6,598.23
I did however final table the sunday UB 200k gtd., first place was 45K, but I ended up going out in 7th place. I had pocket 8's and lost to A7o, what a dissapointment. I probably could have won at least 5K more than I actually did if I won that hand. I still took down $6500 for my 7th place, but it was a very dissapointing cash.
While I did still make good money this month, it was nowhere near what it should have been. If I plan on doing this for my soul source of income, this is just unacceptable. On to the results...
MTT's
+ $4,350.73
Cash play
24,030 hands
+ $2,247.50
Total
+ $6,598.23
November 1st
So I had a good month at the cash tables, mostly playing $200NL and some $400. I hope this will really help me get in the grinding mindset. It was good to play a lot of hands and really get familiar with playing mostly cash games again. It will really help me prepare for November where I will be mostly grinding cash games. I did not however have a good month in tournaments.. I had that 15th place finish in the UB 200K, where I definitely should have final tabled it. I also dropped about $2500 playing live tournaments. There was a big $1500 tournament and a smaller $600 one over at the MJII, which I did not cash in.
My goals for November are to play 20K hands of $400NL and take a few shots at $600NL, all while makeing $15K. I would also like to win a big sunday tournament.
October results
played ~13,500 hands of $1/$2 NL
played ~4,500 hands of $2/$4 NL
and an insignificant number of hands at various other levels.
Overall
20,939 hands
+ $5,794.95
MTT play
online
-$765
I did not include my live MTT's here, so this is only my total online play for October
+5,029.95
My goals for November are to play 20K hands of $400NL and take a few shots at $600NL, all while makeing $15K. I would also like to win a big sunday tournament.
October results
played ~13,500 hands of $1/$2 NL
played ~4,500 hands of $2/$4 NL
and an insignificant number of hands at various other levels.
Overall
20,939 hands
+ $5,794.95
MTT play
online
-$765
I did not include my live MTT's here, so this is only my total online play for October
+5,029.95
October 15th
Having a bad month so far. I really want to post a winning month after my big win, I think its critical to my success. A big problem is not getting in enough hands of cash. And also, I feel I should still be learning more and trying to improve my game.
On the 7th (sunday) I took 15th in the UB 200K guaranteed, which was really dissapointing. I had a top 5 stack for most of the tourney, riding it all the way to the final 3 tables. I then lost a coinflip which would have given me the chip l ead, however it was a hand that DID NOT cripple me. So I still had plenty of chips as the final 2 tables came up. I think I got a little impatient and missplayed a hand which busted me. It was a good learning experience, but it just shows me that I am still fairly inexperienced when it comes to closing out on tournaments.
I was doing well in cash games, but then I had one HORRIBLE day where I lost 5 buy-ins, which basically whiped out all my profit for the month. I have been running insanely bad on full tilt. It is getting to be a joke. My won $ at showdown for that day was about 32%, which is reallllllllly bad.
Im going to try and set a goal to play 1K hands a day untill I go out of town this weekend. So that should be about 5K hands, not too crazy, but should still be challenging only playing only 4-6 tables.
I'll leave you with a hand that I just played today, to show how horrrible I run.
Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
http://www.legopoker.com/hh
BB: $119.65
UTG: $213
MP: $259.10
Hero (CO): $688
BTN: $123.80
SB: $117.40
Pre-Flop: Qc Jc dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG folds, MP raises to $6, Hero calls $6, BTN folds, SB calls $5, BB calls $4
Flop: ($24) 8c Ts 9s (4 Players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP bets $22, Hero raises to $82, SB folds, BB raises to $113.65 and is All-In, MP raises to $253.10 and is All-In, Hero calls $171.10
Turn: ($643.85) 8d (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($643.85) 6h (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $643.85 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 8h 8s (four of a kind, Eights) and WON $361.95 (+$242.30 NET)
MP showed Th Tc (a full house, Tens full of Eights) and WON $278.90 (+$19.80 NET)
Hero showed Qc Jc (a straight, Queen high) and LOST (-$259.10 NET)
On the 7th (sunday) I took 15th in the UB 200K guaranteed, which was really dissapointing. I had a top 5 stack for most of the tourney, riding it all the way to the final 3 tables. I then lost a coinflip which would have given me the chip l ead, however it was a hand that DID NOT cripple me. So I still had plenty of chips as the final 2 tables came up. I think I got a little impatient and missplayed a hand which busted me. It was a good learning experience, but it just shows me that I am still fairly inexperienced when it comes to closing out on tournaments.
I was doing well in cash games, but then I had one HORRIBLE day where I lost 5 buy-ins, which basically whiped out all my profit for the month. I have been running insanely bad on full tilt. It is getting to be a joke. My won $ at showdown for that day was about 32%, which is reallllllllly bad.
Im going to try and set a goal to play 1K hands a day untill I go out of town this weekend. So that should be about 5K hands, not too crazy, but should still be challenging only playing only 4-6 tables.
I'll leave you with a hand that I just played today, to show how horrrible I run.
Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
http://www.legopoker.com/hh
BB: $119.65
UTG: $213
MP: $259.10
Hero (CO): $688
BTN: $123.80
SB: $117.40
Pre-Flop: Qc Jc dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG folds, MP raises to $6, Hero calls $6, BTN folds, SB calls $5, BB calls $4
Flop: ($24) 8c Ts 9s (4 Players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP bets $22, Hero raises to $82, SB folds, BB raises to $113.65 and is All-In, MP raises to $253.10 and is All-In, Hero calls $171.10
Turn: ($643.85) 8d (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($643.85) 6h (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $643.85 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 8h 8s (four of a kind, Eights) and WON $361.95 (+$242.30 NET)
MP showed Th Tc (a full house, Tens full of Eights) and WON $278.90 (+$19.80 NET)
Hero showed Qc Jc (a straight, Queen high) and LOST (-$259.10 NET)
Pokerstars World Blogger Championship
Not sure why it is not posting correctly, but will go ahead and put it up anyway.
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