Wow. I cant tell you how frustrating and discouraging this bad run has been. I have bubbled at least 8 times in the last 20 tournaments. I consisently get my money in good and get sucked out on. I know everyone experiences this, but I have literally cashed 5 times in my last 80 tournaments. This is a great test of my discipline by staying within my bankroll and rebuilding. During this slide, I have gone from a peak of $1350 all the way down to my current position at $248. I am going to mix in some 16 man turbos with my 45 man turbos and see if that helps turn around the luck. Since I have dropped so much, I am back to $6.50 tournaments, so if any of you are on pokerstars, look for me in those. Username is Strumey.
I thought I would update this post with my continued terrible luck. I played 10 tournaments with 2 bubbles and in the $2 multi I played, I cashed for $4.50. I had KK vs Ace, rag end 3 of my tournaments. I am now below $200 and dangerously close to moving back to $3 tournaments. I could use some dumb luck right about now.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Back up Gulf Coast and an Update on my Progress
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.
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.
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.
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