Sorry for the delay since my last post. I was waiting until I got back up Gulf Coast before I posted anymore updates. It seems silly to post when you know you arent getting any readers.
Anyway, I have had a rollercoaster of a ride the last two weeks. I peaked out at $1350 before I got sucked into the Sunday Million where they added an extra million. I managed to qualify, but I spent money I didnt have earmarked for that. So, I did break my rules a little due to the hype of the extra cash in the prize pool. I managed to make it fairly deep but still a couple thousand out of the money. I think karma has a way of punishing you when you stray from your guidelines and goals. Since that time, I have gone on a major cold streak. Running bad coupled with a couple drunken nights of playing $57 heads up SNGs has knocked me back down to just under $500. So, now I am restricted to $12 multi table SNGs until I get back up to $1296 and can move back up to $27 tournaments.
I am grinding on a couple of those right now, so hopefully I can cash and get back on track.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
I havent been able to figure out how to paste an excel sheet on here, so I will have to wait until I figure that out to show you the chart.
I have still been limited in the amount of time I have had for poker this weekend, so I havent made a lot of progress. Actually, I have gone backward a little. I tried playing some heads up tournaments, and had extremely bad luck. I went 1 for 4 and decided that I would stay away from those. I am currently in my first large multi table tournament since I started this challenge. It is the $11 $15K guaranteed on Stars. Luckily, I have had some good cards that held up, so I am in the top 10% and very close to the money.
I have a lot of work to do tonight, so I dont know how much more I will be able to play, but I would like to get in at least four 45 man tourneys. With a good showing, I could be above $1k for the first time.
I have still been limited in the amount of time I have had for poker this weekend, so I havent made a lot of progress. Actually, I have gone backward a little. I tried playing some heads up tournaments, and had extremely bad luck. I went 1 for 4 and decided that I would stay away from those. I am currently in my first large multi table tournament since I started this challenge. It is the $11 $15K guaranteed on Stars. Luckily, I have had some good cards that held up, so I am in the top 10% and very close to the money.
I have a lot of work to do tonight, so I dont know how much more I will be able to play, but I would like to get in at least four 45 man tourneys. With a good showing, I could be above $1k for the first time.
Friday, October 30, 2009
My Formula and a Progress Update
I havent been able to play very much the last couple of days, but the little I have played has been good. I am currently to $954 and playing in one $12 45 man turbo on Stars. I think this would be a good time to tell you a little about my strategy for this quest.
I am focusing on mostly 45 man turbos to grow my bankroll. I have had a lot of success with these, and I really like the format. Most are over in less than 90 minutes, and I can play 4 at a time without any performance dropoff. I have also set up a formula for my bankroll on what levels I can play. Basically, I make sure I have enough for 40 buy ins for any given level. In order to move up to the next level, I have to reach 48 buy ins. I then allow a 16 buy in window at that level before I have to move back down. Until last week, my longest streak without cashing was 16. It is now 20, but my wins also seem to go in streaks. So my current bankroll is 954, so I am playing $12 tournaments until I get to $1296 (40 tournaments* $27 = 1080, Plus 8 tournaments *27 = 216)
I hope that makes sense. I will do my next post from my other computer which has the spreadsheet, so it will probably be easier to see.
Well, I just busted out of the tournament I was playing. AQ vs 77. 7 0n the flop. I will update again tomorrow.
I am focusing on mostly 45 man turbos to grow my bankroll. I have had a lot of success with these, and I really like the format. Most are over in less than 90 minutes, and I can play 4 at a time without any performance dropoff. I have also set up a formula for my bankroll on what levels I can play. Basically, I make sure I have enough for 40 buy ins for any given level. In order to move up to the next level, I have to reach 48 buy ins. I then allow a 16 buy in window at that level before I have to move back down. Until last week, my longest streak without cashing was 16. It is now 20, but my wins also seem to go in streaks. So my current bankroll is 954, so I am playing $12 tournaments until I get to $1296 (40 tournaments* $27 = 1080, Plus 8 tournaments *27 = 216)
I hope that makes sense. I will do my next post from my other computer which has the spreadsheet, so it will probably be easier to see.
Well, I just busted out of the tournament I was playing. AQ vs 77. 7 0n the flop. I will update again tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I'm Back to Document the $10K Challenge
Hello everyone,
Sorry for my long absense from blogging. I had a long period there where I lost a lot of interest in poker. The whole scene and lifestyle started to wear on me, so talking about poker was the last thing I wanted to do. Blogging took even more effort, and so my heart just wasnt in it.
However, my passion for the game has been renewed by a good friend and one of the best tournament players I know (yes, I taught him everything he knows. HA!). My friend Travis is an avid student of the game and mentioned the famous $0 to $10K challenge that Chris Ferguson made famous on Full Tilt. This challenge sparked my interest because it is all about bankroll management, which most players dont have the discipline to to maintain. After talking with Travis, I decided I would do a similar challenge, but enforce my own bankroll management rules and see where it goes. Travis was already underway starting with $100 and trying to get to $10K. He shipped me $40 to start and I quickly grew that to $150 and shipped the original $40 back to him.
I know we are not starting at $0, but freerolling for weeks at times that are inconvenient to play are not worth my time. Instead I thought it would be good to show that you can make a small deposit and grow it slowly and steadily into something meaningful. My target is also $10K, however, once I reach $10K, I plan on cashing out any amount above $10K on a weekly basis and have the original $10K as my base bankroll.
I have been going for three weeks and am currently up to $800. I plan on keeping a semi-daily log of my progress here, as well as continue to explain my theory on Tournament bankroll management, as well as posting my self inflicted rules. So far, I have done a decent job of sticking to them, but have wavered a few tilty drunky nights. Luckily, I have not wavered enough to destroy my bankroll.
Til Tomorrow!
Sorry for my long absense from blogging. I had a long period there where I lost a lot of interest in poker. The whole scene and lifestyle started to wear on me, so talking about poker was the last thing I wanted to do. Blogging took even more effort, and so my heart just wasnt in it.
However, my passion for the game has been renewed by a good friend and one of the best tournament players I know (yes, I taught him everything he knows. HA!). My friend Travis is an avid student of the game and mentioned the famous $0 to $10K challenge that Chris Ferguson made famous on Full Tilt. This challenge sparked my interest because it is all about bankroll management, which most players dont have the discipline to to maintain. After talking with Travis, I decided I would do a similar challenge, but enforce my own bankroll management rules and see where it goes. Travis was already underway starting with $100 and trying to get to $10K. He shipped me $40 to start and I quickly grew that to $150 and shipped the original $40 back to him.
I know we are not starting at $0, but freerolling for weeks at times that are inconvenient to play are not worth my time. Instead I thought it would be good to show that you can make a small deposit and grow it slowly and steadily into something meaningful. My target is also $10K, however, once I reach $10K, I plan on cashing out any amount above $10K on a weekly basis and have the original $10K as my base bankroll.
I have been going for three weeks and am currently up to $800. I plan on keeping a semi-daily log of my progress here, as well as continue to explain my theory on Tournament bankroll management, as well as posting my self inflicted rules. So far, I have done a decent job of sticking to them, but have wavered a few tilty drunky nights. Luckily, I have not wavered enough to destroy my bankroll.
Til Tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Working a regular job on the side makes for better poker
I know most poker players dream of playing poker for a living. We tend to view the regular working stiff as a hamster running on a wheel and getting nowhere. For most of us, the 9-5 M-F life is just too boring and predictible. After struggling through several months of making a living only through poker, I finally took a part time consulting job. I now have a supplemental income that pretty much covers all my bills. I have discovered that poker is a lot more fun when it is supplemental. The bad beats hurt less and seem to happen much less often. It is amazing how much better you can play when you are not in a must win situation. So my advise for all of you thinking about "going pro", is to make sure you either have plenty in the bank and a huge bankroll to start with, or have something part time or on the side to help with the bills. You will be much more successful and have a much better time.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Why are people so stupid?
Ok, before I get into stupid people, I got knocked out of the tournament from my previous post by a stupid person.
Now, on to stupid people. Stupid people are unaware that A9, even if it is suited, is not a good hand. Not only that, they dont realize that it is not a good hand to call off all your chips preflop. Stupid people think that hand is great and they are idiots. I hate them and they should not be allowed to win at poker, even if they hit their 3 outer, or flop two 9s, suck out a four card straight. If you play A9 and happen to get super lucky because you are a moron, you should actually have to forfeit your hand and give the pot to the guy who actually knows what he is doing. Dont be a stupid person.
Til next time
Now, on to stupid people. Stupid people are unaware that A9, even if it is suited, is not a good hand. Not only that, they dont realize that it is not a good hand to call off all your chips preflop. Stupid people think that hand is great and they are idiots. I hate them and they should not be allowed to win at poker, even if they hit their 3 outer, or flop two 9s, suck out a four card straight. If you play A9 and happen to get super lucky because you are a moron, you should actually have to forfeit your hand and give the pot to the guy who actually knows what he is doing. Dont be a stupid person.
Til next time
Friday, September 5, 2008
I'm Back?
Well, I am not sure that I am back, but at least I am going to get a post in once every six months or so. Seriously, I am going to make an effort to post more regularly. Poker hasnt been kind the last six months, so it has been hard to motivate myself to post here. Also, I have started playing online again, so it is easier to post while playing, which is what I am doing now. Actually, I am playing live and online at the same time. Talk about multi-tabling.
Regarding my online play, I am focusing on my specialty, multi-table tournaments. I typcially play the 45 man turbos on Stars, although I am currently in the $70K guaranteed ($11 rebuy). I have only had to buy in once so far, so hopefully I can make this a cheap overall investment. I will post again later with my results (it could be several months from now, but eventually I will do it). If you would like to see how I am doing, my username is Strumey. I currently still hold my shark status at sharkscope, but have been on a bad run lately, so it might be in jeopardy.
A couple more things for this post...I may have a friend named Travis help me with this blog. He is an excellent poker player who has really dedicating himself to becoming an expert. He has read almost every major book on poker, and plays regularly both live and online. Although he is a tournament specialist, he can hold his own in cash games as well. I look forward to having his help in reviving this blog. Also, be sure and check out Bill's blog regarding his bachelor party in Vegas. It is some very funny and inspiring reading.
Regarding my online play, I am focusing on my specialty, multi-table tournaments. I typcially play the 45 man turbos on Stars, although I am currently in the $70K guaranteed ($11 rebuy). I have only had to buy in once so far, so hopefully I can make this a cheap overall investment. I will post again later with my results (it could be several months from now, but eventually I will do it). If you would like to see how I am doing, my username is Strumey. I currently still hold my shark status at sharkscope, but have been on a bad run lately, so it might be in jeopardy.
A couple more things for this post...I may have a friend named Travis help me with this blog. He is an excellent poker player who has really dedicating himself to becoming an expert. He has read almost every major book on poker, and plays regularly both live and online. Although he is a tournament specialist, he can hold his own in cash games as well. I look forward to having his help in reviving this blog. Also, be sure and check out Bill's blog regarding his bachelor party in Vegas. It is some very funny and inspiring reading.
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