i am up 39 dollars after playing twenty four of the 12s on full tilt for a roi of 13%.
I am really thankful that this isn't in the negative. I know full well that i could of hit a bad run of cards and dropping money when you first move up is always hurtful. Thank God that it has been fairly good so far.
Yesterday i played in town and 4 tabled finally. I loaded three 12s and one 6.50 just because the 12 was not filling up. Also having the 6.50 in there made it a little less expensive if i were to have trouble with 4 tabling, or not cash in anything. I ended up losing a ~3500 chip pot in one 12 where the guy had 2 outs on the river. Thats no fun, but it doesn't really faze me. I thought i played pretty well. It also helps that i had lots of big pocket pairs, which is always nice. Ended up getting two seconds in for a profit of 17 ish. I had ak vs AX heads up in one for 10 or so thousand in chips but he hit his baby kicker and send me home. Oh well, i made money so that is always nice.
Its much nicer to 4 table. When you 2 table there is a pretty good chance you are not going to cash in either one, and that really makes me not want to play anymore. But 4 tabling you are usually going to get in the money, and making one first pays for all of the entry fees.
Thats a little update, i am going to try and get in some more games today when i am in town.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll 346.05
$ till 24s 253.95
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
2 tabling...
is the poops. I really need to be playing 4. I get no volume in like this. There isn't much i can do about it, so i guess i could grind my ass off and buy some computer parts.
After playing some sngs bad for a little bit, i ended up winning one and getting second in another to jump my monies back up. That was nice. I just played 2 and brought home a 5th and 4th. :-(
In one i pushed ~8bbs in with A3 off from the button and sb/bb had around 8-12bbs, guy called with AQ and i missed. That was a bit of a free roll because i pushed 77 and our ran 99 when he called earlier.
Second sng we were on the bubble and i pushed 2500ish in with QJ sooted at bb400 and was called by A8. He won and i was left with 78 chips. no comeback. It was a bad call on his part, but there isn't much i can do about that.
12s are nice. I want to be 4 tabling them so i can make some monies. I think i am going to go into town and play on a computer there and 4 table for a while and see how it goes.
God bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll 339.05
$ till 24s 260.95
After playing some sngs bad for a little bit, i ended up winning one and getting second in another to jump my monies back up. That was nice. I just played 2 and brought home a 5th and 4th. :-(
In one i pushed ~8bbs in with A3 off from the button and sb/bb had around 8-12bbs, guy called with AQ and i missed. That was a bit of a free roll because i pushed 77 and our ran 99 when he called earlier.
Second sng we were on the bubble and i pushed 2500ish in with QJ sooted at bb400 and was called by A8. He won and i was left with 78 chips. no comeback. It was a bad call on his part, but there isn't much i can do about that.
12s are nice. I want to be 4 tabling them so i can make some monies. I think i am going to go into town and play on a computer there and 4 table for a while and see how it goes.
God bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll 339.05
$ till 24s 260.95
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
374.15 to 345.95
lol, i am such a nit. I consider less than 3 buy ins a downswing.
So i have played a few, and not done so well. Just normal sng beats. Nothing too harsh. Its really boring only playing 2 tables. By the time i bust out of one and could load another i am bored. So i say skrew playing and do something else.
As far as my thoughts on poker, i need to get my computers fixed. Also i am trying to decide what i need to do after this challenge is over. Once i am crushing the 24+ dollar sngs, i have two options.
1) I could start to increase the number of tables i can play in a continuous fashion. As of now i think 3 is the max i could play continuous. I want to be able to play 4, and think it is possible with a little bit of effort. So in the never ending attempt to make more monies per hour, i could add more tables. Stay at the same stakes, odds are i will drop to the 24 dollar level unless i can crush the 36s, and just add tables.
2) I could stay with the same number of tables, but continue moving up the buy in ladder. This will a low me to make more money per sng, and i won't have to mess with getting another monitor. The downside is that i will be butting heads with tougher players.
Here is what i am thinking now...
I will play in till i reach the 36 dollar level, and play there. See if i can make it 4 tabling continuous. If things keep going well, monies keep rolling in, i will give the 60s a shot. Just load up a few of them and see what they are like. If i feel out matched, then i will just play the 36s, or even the 24s. If i do decide to just play the lower buy in levels i will start by adding one table at a time until i get to around 8. 8 tables will fit great on two 20 inch monitors, any more than that and i will have to get more or bigger monitors. So there are two roads to go down, and i will take a stab at the one, and if i doesn't work, no biggie, i will just go the other way.
One thing i am blessed with is the fact that i really don't need the money from poker. Yes it is nice, but i am not going to play something that causes too much stress. Once this challenge is over i am going to keep most of the money online and build a overkill bankroll for whatever i decide on playing. Even if i end up playing the 12s, i think i could make over 20 dollars an hour. So if none of this works out, its fine. I am not too worried about it. Just as long as i can play some level. I enjoy beating up the 3.40s, so i will never be playing too low.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
So i have played a few, and not done so well. Just normal sng beats. Nothing too harsh. Its really boring only playing 2 tables. By the time i bust out of one and could load another i am bored. So i say skrew playing and do something else.
As far as my thoughts on poker, i need to get my computers fixed. Also i am trying to decide what i need to do after this challenge is over. Once i am crushing the 24+ dollar sngs, i have two options.
1) I could start to increase the number of tables i can play in a continuous fashion. As of now i think 3 is the max i could play continuous. I want to be able to play 4, and think it is possible with a little bit of effort. So in the never ending attempt to make more monies per hour, i could add more tables. Stay at the same stakes, odds are i will drop to the 24 dollar level unless i can crush the 36s, and just add tables.
2) I could stay with the same number of tables, but continue moving up the buy in ladder. This will a low me to make more money per sng, and i won't have to mess with getting another monitor. The downside is that i will be butting heads with tougher players.
Here is what i am thinking now...
I will play in till i reach the 36 dollar level, and play there. See if i can make it 4 tabling continuous. If things keep going well, monies keep rolling in, i will give the 60s a shot. Just load up a few of them and see what they are like. If i feel out matched, then i will just play the 36s, or even the 24s. If i do decide to just play the lower buy in levels i will start by adding one table at a time until i get to around 8. 8 tables will fit great on two 20 inch monitors, any more than that and i will have to get more or bigger monitors. So there are two roads to go down, and i will take a stab at the one, and if i doesn't work, no biggie, i will just go the other way.
One thing i am blessed with is the fact that i really don't need the money from poker. Yes it is nice, but i am not going to play something that causes too much stress. Once this challenge is over i am going to keep most of the money online and build a overkill bankroll for whatever i decide on playing. Even if i end up playing the 12s, i think i could make over 20 dollars an hour. So if none of this works out, its fine. I am not too worried about it. Just as long as i can play some level. I enjoy beating up the 3.40s, so i will never be playing too low.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Friday, May 11, 2007
day jobs...
they get in the way of good grinding.
We have been putting in extra hours at work, so playing poker has been on the back burner. I have no idea how much money that has been lost by playing when you are tired, but its not wise. I am guilty of just playing because thats what you do, regardless of how you feel. That is a leak that is getting plugged. It wouldn't be so bad if i was playing the 3.40s, but a bad sesh could cost me some real money at the 12s. So i haven't played much.
But i just put in a few sngs (3 i think) and ended up placing second in 2 of them. So a nice little uptick.
I am going to start getting in better shape/eating better, and that always helps with playing after work. When you are taking care of your self its amazing how much energy you have. So hopefully i can get in a bit more volume here in a week or too when my body isn't gassed after 9 hours of work.
The 12s have been great. No players have really stood out as having crazy good push/fold games. I truly believe that the 3.40s may only be a bit easier than the 12s on Full Tilt. This challenge could of been done on stars, but the players are so much better that it seems crazy too. I think i will start running in to good players at the 24s. Even then, it should be ok. Beings i play few tables at a time i have a edge over the 12+ table guys. We will see tho. Hopefully in a few weeks.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll - 374.15
$ till next level - 225.85
We have been putting in extra hours at work, so playing poker has been on the back burner. I have no idea how much money that has been lost by playing when you are tired, but its not wise. I am guilty of just playing because thats what you do, regardless of how you feel. That is a leak that is getting plugged. It wouldn't be so bad if i was playing the 3.40s, but a bad sesh could cost me some real money at the 12s. So i haven't played much.
But i just put in a few sngs (3 i think) and ended up placing second in 2 of them. So a nice little uptick.
I am going to start getting in better shape/eating better, and that always helps with playing after work. When you are taking care of your self its amazing how much energy you have. So hopefully i can get in a bit more volume here in a week or too when my body isn't gassed after 9 hours of work.
The 12s have been great. No players have really stood out as having crazy good push/fold games. I truly believe that the 3.40s may only be a bit easier than the 12s on Full Tilt. This challenge could of been done on stars, but the players are so much better that it seems crazy too. I think i will start running in to good players at the 24s. Even then, it should be ok. Beings i play few tables at a time i have a edge over the 12+ table guys. We will see tho. Hopefully in a few weeks.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll - 374.15
$ till next level - 225.85
Saturday, May 5, 2007
350.75
Last night i played six 12$ turbos and managed to go
1 first
2 seconds
3 otm
So ended up making 34 bucks. YES!!! So happy to start this off on a positive note.
So here are some random thoughts after my first sesh.
1. My computer needs to get fixed in order for me to 4 table. Right now playing 2 tables is the max because of the lag. This might not be a bad thing to start off with tho. Just playing 2 tables lets me focus more on what i am doing. In the near future the computer will be up and running that way i can 4 table.
2. There is nothing special about the players at the 12 dollar level. I was a bit worried when i first started, but once we got around the bubble and ITM things were just like a 3.40 on stars. The gap between the level of how good the players are between full tilt and stars pretty big. This is a good thing, even tho full tilt is behind stars in the quality of there site. This took a big monkey off of my back. I was afraid of being stuck between 5 push bots when the blinds got high, and it just wasn't the case. The play is soft and may be beatable for around 20% ROI when playing ~4 tables.
3. The structure is very different. Full Tilt goes up a little bit every 3 mins where stars jumps every 5. After thinking about it, this might be very profitable to a good player. Making it less obvious when you are push botting, and letting people wait to long for them to start pushing. Its real easy for someone on stars to know when to start. When the blinds hit 100-200 most of the time you can push, and for sure when 200-400-50 hits you can. On Full Tilt its not so obvious. Seems like something that can cause people to make mistakes. +EV for people who can take advantage of those mistakes.
4. Thank God in heaven i won my first sng and placed second in the second one. I was so relieved to get things started on a good note.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll - 350.75
$ till next level - 249.25
1 first
2 seconds
3 otm
So ended up making 34 bucks. YES!!! So happy to start this off on a positive note.
So here are some random thoughts after my first sesh.
1. My computer needs to get fixed in order for me to 4 table. Right now playing 2 tables is the max because of the lag. This might not be a bad thing to start off with tho. Just playing 2 tables lets me focus more on what i am doing. In the near future the computer will be up and running that way i can 4 table.
2. There is nothing special about the players at the 12 dollar level. I was a bit worried when i first started, but once we got around the bubble and ITM things were just like a 3.40 on stars. The gap between the level of how good the players are between full tilt and stars pretty big. This is a good thing, even tho full tilt is behind stars in the quality of there site. This took a big monkey off of my back. I was afraid of being stuck between 5 push bots when the blinds got high, and it just wasn't the case. The play is soft and may be beatable for around 20% ROI when playing ~4 tables.
3. The structure is very different. Full Tilt goes up a little bit every 3 mins where stars jumps every 5. After thinking about it, this might be very profitable to a good player. Making it less obvious when you are push botting, and letting people wait to long for them to start pushing. Its real easy for someone on stars to know when to start. When the blinds hit 100-200 most of the time you can push, and for sure when 200-400-50 hits you can. On Full Tilt its not so obvious. Seems like something that can cause people to make mistakes. +EV for people who can take advantage of those mistakes.
4. Thank God in heaven i won my first sng and placed second in the second one. I was so relieved to get things started on a good note.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Bankroll - 350.75
$ till next level - 249.25
Friday, May 4, 2007
been a while
its been almost a month since my last post, and i have played very little. Things have been busy, and i have not really felt like playing. I have been doing decent when i do, but nothing major.
Here is what is about to take place.
I am taking a sng challenge type thing. Something has taken away my drive to play, and i need a jump start. I think i have become bored. Poker is not as exciting as it was a few years ago. That may be due to the fact that i now use good bankroll management. Early in my playing i would buy into a 5-10 dollar limit game when i had 400 dollars online. It was a rush, but i eventually went busto.
So what i am going to do is attempt to get that same type of excitement going again, but on more controlled terms. I am doing this on Full Tilt. Currently i have 316.10 dollars. Thats a tad over 26 buy ins for the 12 dollar level. I am going to start playing the 12 dollar turbos. If things go good, i will play the 12s until i have 25 buy ins for the 24 dollar turbos, and i will step down from the 12s if i drop down to 200 dollars, leaving me with over 30 buy ins for the 6.50 level.
It will be like this
12 turbos with 316 dollars until 600 then move to the 24s or till 200 and drop back to 6.50s
24s until 900 then move to 36s or down to 360 and back to the 12s
Once i get to the 36 dollar turbos i think i am going to stop moving up, and see if i can survive at that level. Also i might try to win some extra cash by getting high on the sng leader board every month.
There is a player doing this on www.sngicons.com and i really think it is a good idea. I have become bored, and stopped being challenged by my current stakes. I know this could come off as being an action junkie, but this is a very controlled challenge. If worst comes to worst, i will still have plenty of money to grind out the 6.50s on Full Tilt, and enough to play the 3.40s on stars.
So there we go. Thats the plan, and hopefully my next blog will be of me doing well, and being on my way to the 24s.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
Here is what is about to take place.
I am taking a sng challenge type thing. Something has taken away my drive to play, and i need a jump start. I think i have become bored. Poker is not as exciting as it was a few years ago. That may be due to the fact that i now use good bankroll management. Early in my playing i would buy into a 5-10 dollar limit game when i had 400 dollars online. It was a rush, but i eventually went busto.
So what i am going to do is attempt to get that same type of excitement going again, but on more controlled terms. I am doing this on Full Tilt. Currently i have 316.10 dollars. Thats a tad over 26 buy ins for the 12 dollar level. I am going to start playing the 12 dollar turbos. If things go good, i will play the 12s until i have 25 buy ins for the 24 dollar turbos, and i will step down from the 12s if i drop down to 200 dollars, leaving me with over 30 buy ins for the 6.50 level.
It will be like this
12 turbos with 316 dollars until 600 then move to the 24s or till 200 and drop back to 6.50s
24s until 900 then move to 36s or down to 360 and back to the 12s
Once i get to the 36 dollar turbos i think i am going to stop moving up, and see if i can survive at that level. Also i might try to win some extra cash by getting high on the sng leader board every month.
There is a player doing this on www.sngicons.com and i really think it is a good idea. I have become bored, and stopped being challenged by my current stakes. I know this could come off as being an action junkie, but this is a very controlled challenge. If worst comes to worst, i will still have plenty of money to grind out the 6.50s on Full Tilt, and enough to play the 3.40s on stars.
So there we go. Thats the plan, and hopefully my next blog will be of me doing well, and being on my way to the 24s.
God Bless,
Takeover_inc
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