Damn Comcast

I seriously hate the assholes, my bill is past due and they only cut the internet off. Why, I have no clue. I would much rather have the cable and movie channels cut off, but they take the net. Just makes no sense, especially since I was going to pay the damn bill by using the internet. Oh well, it's back on, and I am ready to play some poker. My only goal for this week is to not lose any money lol, I'll start making goals again in May, but my goal of $75 for April was easily met as I have around $130 right now. Feels good to be blogging again lol

Found a New Game

Well, sort of atleast lol. I put in my first cash game session since I sold my play chips, and did fairly well doing so. I was 5 tabling .02/.05 6-max for about 400 hands and am now up $12, with my total bankroll at $117. I know that this is probably a little upswing, but I did discover cash is really not boring when you multi table. This is definately going to become a bigger part of my tourney play, but by no means am I giving up on my tourneys. This is probably the last blog entry until my end of week report, unless something big happens between now and then lol. Later everybody!

Sunday 100k 4-20-08

Today's 100k went fairly well for me, I was actually able to make the money this week! The whole tournament was a complete roller coaster for me however, which does not suit my style of play at all. It seems like I would get up, take a hit, and then double up. That process repeated a few times. Every time I was dominating a hand, I lost. Likewise, everytime I was the underdog, I won. Just one of those days I guess lol. It finally settled down near the bubble, but I was very short stacked at this time. I decided to only play premium hands until after the bubble, and it paid off for me. Shortly after the bubble, I moved in with Q7s when I had 2 BB's left. I hit top pair, but lost to a straight. It was a fun tourney overall, and gave me a sense of accomplishment by making it through that many people to cash. I won $22.50, which is $20 profit for me because I was in off of a $2 satelite. This boosts my roll back over $100, so I did meet one goal I had for the week lol. Well I'm out, take care everybody!

End of the week summary

Well, I did not meet either goal I set at the begining of the week, but I am still doing good on my original goal of the month, which is maintaining a $75 dollar bankroll. I have $86 dollars in my account right now, so I'm ahead of where I set my goal for now. My other goal was to place high in the sng leaderboard again, but that did not happen either. I had a pretty crappy week of tourneys, and all around play for that matter. Things did pick up near the end of the week however, as I won a couple 18 player sng's and cashed a few others. No goals for the coming week, except to do well in the 100k tourney on Stars tomorrow afternoon. I'll be giving a tourney report on it after it's over, so be sure to check back if you want to know how everything is going!

From Good to Bad

Bit of a downswing the past couple days, I'm not sure how much I have lost, but I assure you it is nothing totally major. Just frustrated I can't seem to win these past couple days, but it will change, just ugly ol' variance. Did very well in the CardsChat buy-in tourney today, barely missed the final table, and definitely my own fault for not making it. Played some stupid hands, and got exactly what I deserved for doing it. Well, I'm taking Tues. off and starting fresh on Wed, I'm going to finish the current sng leaderboard block I am on, and immediately start a new one because this one is flat out horrible lol. Well I'm out everybody, good luck on your tables!

Goals for this week

I thought I would write about my goals for the coming week. This week, I finished 38th on the sng low orbit leaderboard, which pays $10. This coming week, I want a top 30 finish, which pays $20, or better yet a to 10 finish, or even a win, which pays $150. I'm gonna try my best to get the top score, I honestly should have had it this week, I just made one too many mistakes in my play. Another goal of mine is simply to keep my bankroll above $100, and continue to follow my bankroll management guidelines. I'm going to try to satelite into the 100k tomorrow, and an in the money finish would be cool in that event. Wish me luck on my goals for this week, I'm confident I can meet them!

Deepstack and sng reports

Well, I made it 4 hours into the deepstack tourney, only to finish 300 and something, and win no money at all. My sng's went ok, I wanted to do better so I could win more money from my leaderboard finish, which right now looks like I'm gonna be around 40th place, winning another $10. I also cleared my $20 bonus, so after today my bankroll will be right at $100. Not much else to say, I'm taking the rest of the day off, and I might try to satelite into the 100k tomorrow.

Breaking a Bankroll Mangement Guideline(with good reason)

Well, I have a $81 bankroll right now, and I am going to play the $11 deepstack tourney today. I'm only doing this because I have a $20 bonus coming that I am guaranteed to recieve, and at least $10 in sng leaderboard prize money coming. I am excited about the deepstack, as it looks like a fun tourney to play. I also have a realistic shot at taking down this weeks Mercury sng leaderboard prize, which is $150. I have 5 games left in my low orbit, with 442 points right now. I want to bump that up to at least over 500 points, hopefully over 611(which is what the leader has right now lol). It looks like it's going to be a good day for my bankroll, so wish me luck with all the games I am playing today!

Pretty good day

When I started playing today, I had $57 in my roll, now it's up to $70! I've won two 18 player sng's, and placed 2nd in another. I think I placed another one, but forget if it was a 3rd or 4th place finish. Mtt's did not go very well tonight, I busted out fairly early in all three that I played tonight. I'm happy with my progress today, I couldnt ask for much better. I'm also 12 fpp's away from a $20 bonus, so that will do a lot for my bankroll as well when I get it. Thats it for now, thanks for reading!

First 2 Days of Real Money Play

I can't complain, but I was hoping for a little bit more out of it. I've played really well, just havent scored really huge. I've played three $1 mtt's, and several $1 sng's. Last night I stopped playing with $61 in my roll, tonight it's $57. Not a bad swing at all I dont think. I was really hoping for a big score tonight in one of my $1 mtt's. I made it into the money, but found myself shortstacked later on. I was in the BB and the SB pushes, and I call because it was only 400 more chips. I flop a set of 10's, but villian has a set of 10's with a higher kicker. I finished 233 out of about 2300. Not bad, but was really hoping for a deeper run. I then played some sng's, but lost in most I played, putting my roll down to $50, but then I won a 18 player sng for $7, which brings my total to $57.38. Well, more updates to come soon!

I Threw in the Towel

But I have a nice bankroll for doing so. I just got to the point where I was sick and fed up with play money, so I sold 5m today for a nice $60. I plan on following strict bankroll management with this money, and not playing anything over my limits(unless I satelite in). For the most part it will be low limit cash and tourneys for a while. I have my first MTT coming up in an hour or so, so maybe I can do something big with my roll in it, wish me luck!

Horrible Play Money Swings

I've been stuck between 5 and 6m for the past 2 weeks. It seems every time I get near 6m, I fall right back to 5m and maybe a little below. Then I'll come back up a little, then right back down. It certainly has not been fun, and is not helping me get anywhere near my goal. I am having to fight myself hard not to sell the 5m and take $60, but I know if I stick through this it will be so much better for me. So, I am not going to give up. I know this is variance, so I'm positive with my skill level that I will get back on the up and up soon. How soon, I have no clue. But I know I will reach my goal, I'm too good not to make it. Well thats it for now, be sure to come back!

Taking a Short Break

Well, I have lost in every tourney I played today, so I think I'm gonna take a short break until the weekend. This will get my mind off of getting the 10m, and get me relaxed at the same time. I also dont care to take the couple days off, because I'm already going to miss out on the CardsChat event, so I am in absolutely no hurry to get it done right now. I just hope to have it done sometime this month. Right now I'm still hovering between 5.5m and 6.2m. There seems to be some kind of wall I cant jump over, so maybe when I'm a little refreshed I will be able to make it. Thanks for reading, check back later!