Bankroll progress report....

Finally got to $51, took a day longer than i had hoped. I'm about 4 hours into todays session and am going to now focus on my "Daily Dollar" $10k GTD deep-stacked on FTP. Only cost a buck! Woo!

Man a downswing is depressing. Especially when you just started a challenge such as i have. It really makes you question your own abilities and play. A 20 buy-in downswing is simply ridiculous and unacceptable.

I played a few more 9-man $1 SnGs first today and got drawn out on all 3 in NO time, which just put me in a bad mindset. Just made me feel like i was picking up EXACTLY where i left off yesterday, and that's NO good.

SO, i decided to switch games to give myself a break from the $1 grind and stress. I feel i have a big edge over a majority of the $2 PLO HU crowd, so i opted to give these a shot. I immediately saw a huge change in the way things were going. I was able to easily pick off opponents quickly, and went on quite a little streak. I experienced what i would call a normal amount of variance. Most of my better hands held up against draws when the money went in, some didnt. In the end though i had a dominating PLO session to put me at my goal of $50.

Here's a updated chart...

And some more fun hands....

#1 - Here's a example of what i was seeing during my downswing...

Full Tilt Poker Game #11337158343: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85195351), Table 1
- 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:13:06 ET - 2009/03/26
Seat 1: sit donkey sit (2,205)
Seat 2: ONE EYE 696969 (2,810)
Seat 3: twr0305 (4,290)
Seat 6: Sinbad6 (1,205)
Seat 7: melly46254 (1,590)
Seat 9: machoman09 (1,400)
machoman09 posts the small blind of 25
sit donkey sit posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [Kh Kd]
ONE EYE 696969 has 15 seconds left to act
ONE EYE 696969 raises to 200
twr0305 folds
Sinbad6 folds
melly46254 folds
machoman09 raises to 600
sit donkey sit calls 550
ONE EYE 696969 calls 400
*** FLOP *** [9c 7s 3h]
machoman09 bets 800, and is all in
sit donkey sit raises to 1,605, and is all in
ONE EYE 696969 folds
sit donkey sit shows [Kh Kd]
machoman09 shows [As Ad]
Uncalled bet of 805 returned to sit donkey sit
*** TURN *** [9c 7s 3h] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [9c 7s 3h 6c] [7d]
sit donkey sit shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
machoman09 shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
machoman09 wins the pot (3,400) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,400 | Rake 0
Board: [9c 7s 3h 6c 7d]
Seat 1: sit donkey sit (big blind) showed [Kh Kd] and lost with two pair,
Kings and Sevens
Seat 2: ONE EYE 696969 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: twr0305 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Sinbad6 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: melly46254 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: machoman09 (small blind) showed [As Ad] and won (3,400) with two
pair, Aces and Sevens

#2 - Another example...

Full Tilt Poker Game #11334129401: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85175216), Table 1
- 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:11:01 ET - 2009/03/25
Seat 1: MindZen (1,485)
Seat 2: HeyJackAce (1,500)
Seat 3: Imsbhavin3 (1,390)
Seat 4: DASHORTBUS (1,500)
Seat 5: bobcg23 (1,420)
Seat 6: sit donkey sit (1,500)
Seat 7: blinderfuchs (1,500)
Seat 8: jbar5786 (1,500)
Seat 9: S Stencil (1,705)
Imsbhavin3 posts the small blind of 15
DASHORTBUS posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [Kh Ad]
bobcg23 calls 30
sit donkey sit raises to 90
blinderfuchs raises to 150
jbar5786 calls 150
S Stencil folds
MindZen folds
HeyJackAce folds
Imsbhavin3 folds
DASHORTBUS folds
bobcg23 folds
sit donkey sit calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Ks 2h 5c]
sit donkey sit checks
blinderfuchs checks
jbar5786 checks
*** TURN *** [Ks 2h 5c] [7s]
sit donkey sit bets 325
blinderfuchs calls 325
jbar5786 folds
*** RIVER *** [Ks 2h 5c 7s] [8h]
sit donkey sit bets 500
blinderfuchs raises to 1,000
sit donkey sit raises to 1,025, and is all in
blinderfuchs calls 25, and is all in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sit donkey sit shows [Kh Ad] a pair of Kings
blinderfuchs shows [Ah Ac] a pair of Aces
blinderfuchs wins the pot (3,225) with a pair of Aces
sit donkey sit stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,225 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks 2h 5c 7s 8h]
Seat 1: MindZen didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: HeyJackAce (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Imsbhavin3 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: DASHORTBUS (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: bobcg23 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: sit donkey sit showed [Kh Ad] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: blinderfuchs showed [Ah Ac] and won (3,225) with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: jbar5786 folded on the Turn
Seat 9: S Stencil didn't bet (folded)

#3 - Another example of my bad run....

Full Tilt Poker Game #11334498869: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85175990), Table 1
- 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:31:56 ET - 2009/03/25
sit donkey sit has reconnected
Seat 2: JansHere2 (1,450)
Seat 3: huynhhuynh (3,147)
Seat 4: boobabe (1,020)
Seat 5: Fatboylives (1,650)
Seat 6: Kenny693 (2,915)
Seat 7: RubySun (1,530)
Seat 8: sit donkey sit (1,500)
Seat 9: iBigT (288)
RubySun posts the small blind of 25
sit donkey sit posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [Qc Qh]
iBigT folds
JansHere2 calls 50
huynhhuynh folds
boobabe raises to 100
Fatboylives folds
Kenny693 has 15 seconds left to act
Kenny693 folds
RubySun folds
sit donkey sit raises to 300
JansHere2 calls 250
boobabe raises to 500
sit donkey sit raises to 1,500, and is all in
JansHere2 has 15 seconds left to act
JansHere2 has requested TIME
JansHere2 calls 1,150, and is all in
boobabe has 15 seconds left to act
boobabe calls 520, and is all in
sit donkey sit shows [Qc Qh]
JansHere2 shows [As Js]
boobabe shows [Kd Kh]
Uncalled bet of 50 returned to sit donkey sit
*** FLOP *** [Jd 6c 5h]
sit donkey sit: ty tho
*** TURN *** [Jd 6c 5h] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 6c 5h 8c] [Kc]
sit donkey sit shows a pair of Queens
JansHere2 shows a pair of Jacks
sit donkey sit wins the side pot (860) with a pair of Queens
boobabe shows three of a kind, Kings
boobabe wins the main pot (3,085) with three of a kind, Kings
JansHere2 stands up
The blinds are now 30/60
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,945 Main pot 3,085. Side pot 860. | Rake 0
Board: [Jd 6c 5h 8c Kc]
Seat 2: JansHere2 showed [As Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: huynhhuynh didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: boobabe showed [Kd Kh] and won (3,085) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 5: Fatboylives didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Kenny693 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: RubySun (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: sit donkey sit (big blind) showed [Qc Qh] and won (860) with a
pair of Queens
Seat 9: iBigT didn't bet (folded)

#4 - I did win a hand or two!

Full Tilt Poker Game #11334572480: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85174437), Table 1
- 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:36:05 ET - 2009/03/25
Seat 1: GQPublic (4,300)
Seat 5: bugs601 (2,840)
Seat 6: kanizio (2,485)
Seat 8: sit donkey sit (3,875)
bugs601 posts the small blind of 50
kanizio posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [Js Jh]
sit donkey sit raises to 400
GQPublic raises to 700
bugs601 folds
kanizio calls 600
sit donkey sit calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Qs 3s Jd]
kanizio checks
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit checks
GQPublic has 15<

haha just had these two hands in a row come up in my $1 deep-stacked MTT RIGHT AFTER i posted last message.... It's a beautiful thing really.....

#1 -

Full Tilt Poker Game #11351490235: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 143 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:06:15 ET - 2009/03/26
Seat 1: DSBrandt (2,420), is sitting out
Seat 2: the kunta (2,225)
Seat 3: wesley3682 (10,255)
Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (8,800)
Seat 5: glkell (5,370)
Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (5,660)
Seat 7: Kaitangata (4,185)
Seat 8: BergerRaver (3,940)
Seat 9: sit donkey sit (3,610)
glkell posts the small blind of 40
frankyfiveangel posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [As Ac]
Kaitangata calls 80
BergerRaver folds
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit raises to 320
DSBrandt folds
the kunta has 15 seconds left to act
the kunta folds
wesley3682 folds
THE ROCK896 calls 320
glkell calls 280
frankyfiveangel folds
Kaitangata folds
*** FLOP *** [4h 7c 5c]
glkell checks
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit bets 1,120
THE ROCK896 folds
glkell has 15 seconds left to act
glkell raises to 5,050, and is all in
sit donkey sit calls 2,170, and is all in
glkell shows [7s 6s]
sit donkey sit shows [As Ac]
Uncalled bet of 1,760 returned to glkell
*** TURN *** [4h 7c 5c] [Kh]
sit donkey sit: jesus
*** RIVER *** [4h 7c 5c Kh] [5d]
glkell shows two pair, Sevens and Fives
sit donkey sit shows two pair, Aces and Fives
sit donkey sit wins the pot (7,700) with two pair, Aces and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,700 | Rake 0
Board: [4h 7c 5c Kh 5d]
Seat 1: DSBrandt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: the kunta didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: wesley3682 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: glkell (small blind) showed [7s 6s] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Fives
Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Kaitangata folded before the Flop
Seat 8: BergerRaver didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: sit donkey sit showed [As Ac] and won (7,700) with two pair, Aces and Fives

#2 -

Full Tilt Poker Game #11351515811: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 143 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:44 ET - 2009/03/26
Seat 1: DSBrandt (2,420), is sitting out
Seat 2: the kunta (2,225)
Seat 3: wesley3682 (10,255)
Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (8,480)
Seat 5: glkell (1,760)
Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (5,580)
Seat 7: Kaitangata (4,105)
Seat 8: BergerRaver (3,940)
Seat 9: sit donkey sit (7,700)
frankyfiveangel posts the small blind of 40
Kaitangata posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [7s 7c]
THE ROCK896: nh
BergerRaver has 15 seconds left to act
BergerRaver folds
sit donkey sit calls 80
DSBrandt folds
the kunta has 15 seconds left to act
the kunta folds
wesley3682 calls 80
THE ROCK896 folds
glkell raises to 160
frankyfiveangel folds
Kaitangata folds
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit calls 80
wesley3682 calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Ks Ts 7h]
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit checks
wesley3682 bets 600
glkell raises to 1,600, and is all in
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit calls 1,600
wesley3682 calls 1,000
*** TURN *** [Ks Ts 7h] [5d]
sit donkey sit bets 5,940, and is all in
wesley3682 calls 5,940
sit donkey sit shows [7s 7c]
wesley3682 shows [Kh Jd]
glkell shows [Qd Qh]
*** RIVER *** [Ks Ts 7h 5d] [6s]
sit donkey sit shows three of a kind, Sevens
wesley3682 shows a pair of Kings
sit donkey sit wins the side pot (11,880) with three of a kind, Sevens
glkell shows a pair of Queens
sit donkey sit wins the main pot (5,400) with three of a kind, Sevens
glkell stands up
DSBrandt stands up
the kunta stands up
wesley3682 stands up
THE ROCK896 stands up
frankyfiveangel stands up
Kaitangata stands up
BergerRaver stands up
sit donkey sit stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17,280 Main pot 5,400. Side pot 11,880. | Rake 0
Board: [Ks Ts 7h 5d 6s]
Seat 1: DSBrandt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: the kunta didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: wesley3682 showed [Kh Jd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: THE ROCK896 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: glkell (button) showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Kaitangata (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: BergerRaver didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: sit donkey sit showed [7s 7c] and won (17,280) with three of a kind, Sevens

w00t

Now sitting on 17k and the average is 5k. About to hit first break.

EDIT -

Just hit this hand after break.... On flop i'm thinking "i'm getting 4-1 to catch a king, and if i do i get paid"... and BAM, the king

Full Tilt Poker Game #11351789377: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 428 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:23:43 ET - 2009/03/26
Seat 1: sitsky (3,923)
Seat 2: ESHIMMAN (3,230)
Seat 3: SpiderMonkey548 (44,771)
Seat 4: Oozo (10,145)
Seat 5: nkdldys (5,750)
Seat 6: coolpoker100 (14,265)
Seat 7: Obey The Crab (2,300)
Seat 8: sit donkey sit (17,160)
Seat 9: desertbloom (7,872)
desertbloom posts the small blind of 50
sitsky posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sit donkey sit [Tc Jc]
ESHIMMAN folds
SpiderMonkey548 has 15 seconds left to act
SpiderMonkey548 is sitting out
SpiderMonkey548 has timed out
SpiderMonkey548 folds
Oozo raises to 300
nkdldys folds
coolpoker100 calls 300
Obey The Crab calls 300
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit calls 300
desertbloom calls 250
sitsky folds
*** FLOP *** [4h Qh Ac]
desertbloom checks
Oozo bets 900
coolpoker100 folds
Obey The Crab calls 900
sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act
sit donkey sit calls 900
desertbloom folds
*** TURN *** [4h Qh Ac] [Kc]
Oozo bets 2,400
Obey The Crab calls 1,100, and is all in
sit donkey sit raises to 15,960, and is all in
Oozo calls 6,545, and is all in
sit donkey sit shows [Tc Jc]
Oozo shows [Ts Ah]
Obey The Crab shows [Th Jh]
Uncalled bet of 7,015 returned to sit donkey sit
*** RIVER *** [4h Qh Ac Kc] [Ad]
sit donkey sit shows a straight, Ace high
Oozo shows three of a kind, Aces
sit donkey sit wins the side pot (15,690) with a straight, Ace high
Obey The Crab shows a straight, Ace high
Obey The Crab ties for the main pot (3,800) with a straight, Ace high
sit donkey sit ties for the main pot (3,800) with a straight, Ace high
Oozo is sitting out
Oozo stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 23,290 Main pot 7,600. Side pot 15,690. | Rake 0
Board: [4h Qh Ac Kc Ad]
Seat 1: sitsky (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: ESHIMMAN didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: SpiderMonkey548 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Oozo showed [Ts Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 5: nkdldys didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: coolpoker100 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Obey The Crab showed [Th Jh] and won (3,800) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 8: sit donkey sit (button) showed [Tc Jc] and won (19,490) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 9: desertbloom (small blind) folded on the Flop

EDIT - Just got this monster pot... putting me 2nd in chips going into the 2nd break.....

Full Tilt Poker Game #11352692721: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 636 - 150/300 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:25 ET - 2009/03/26
Seat 1: sit donkey sit (28,355)
Seat 2: GROSSMAN333 (5,468)
Seat 3: ChunkyTopRope (4,4

Author	Message
Posted 2009-03-21 03:39
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	Bankroll progress report.... Hi all.... There's enough "from zero to a billion" threads already, but fortunately this is for MY benefit, not yours. If you are entertained, i consider that a bonus. I have several leaks in my games, and i intend to fix them through review and feedback. I will post thoughts, hands and graphs here. Exciting right? --> Here's the scoop, i recently picked up a $25 prepaid visa and a case of beer at the store. My intention was to put $15 on FTP and $10 on Absolute. I chose these sites because they are both Mac/OSX friendly. Because these are both considered "micro deposits", i was fully aware of the risk involved and thought it would be neat to document my progress as i accumulate a healthy bankroll. My FIRST "goal" is to reach $50 on BOTH sites for a combined $100, then i can reevaluate and raise the bar if i desire. Because i am starting with such a small amount, CAUTION is my priority for a while. I have played 3 sessions since, two 8 hour session right off the bat. The first session was profitable, as i only played $1 9-man SnGs until the very end, where i played a couple HU PLO matches. The second session began well, but i began drinking that case of beer i mentioned. I maintained a fairly solid and profitable game at $1 level, but towards the end of my session as i became increasingly drunk, i switched to PLO HU games from $2-$11, only moving up to chase losses. At one point i had to tell myself "if you get back to even (where i left my BR from $1 games), you have to quit". Well, i managed to break even and went to bed. Getting tired/drunk is generally what causes my emotional crashes that lead to bankroll busting. Today's the 25th and i am about to continue my session from earlier. I have played only 9 games today and have placed in 7 of them, winning 4. I feel good today, and plan to take advantage of it and play a bit more. Once $50 is reached the following rules will apply... - I will play up to 4 tables at once, no more. (sadly 2 on Absolute, my browser crashes if any more) - I am not allowed to sit with more than 10% of my entire roll at once in a SnG. Example - on a $50 bankroll, i may sit at 4x $1.25, or 2x $2.25 - I am not allowed to sit with more than 5% of my entire roll at once in a MTT. Example - on a $50 roll i may play $1-$2.50 tournaments. NO rebuy events over $1.00 There will be more rules i'm sure, such as when to take a step back down and what i'm allowed to/not to do when i'm drinking/playing. Player names: Full Tilt - Sit Donkey Sit Absolute - AdmireMyNuts CURRENTLY i am at $48 on FTP and $16 on Absolute over 3 sessions. Once i reach $50 on FTP i will focus all my attention on AP until i reach $50 there as well. Here's a handy chart to explain the variance thus far on FTP.... (hand history here was deleted, too long for opening post, plus standard stuff.) Edited 2009-04-01 06:03 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-26 02:51
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... Some have asked: I'm a 27 year old male, been playing for about 3 years solid, but taking it more seriously in the last year or so. Have had profitable success online, mostly in low-stakes MTTs, but most of my financial success has come from live B&M small-field MTTs. Semi-retired after last years WSOP, made deep runs in both HE and PLO MTT for combined $178k. Don't ask for my name cause you sure won't get it here. Time to take a break from my usual stress and life, so i'm gonna be lazy for a year or so. I feel like i wanna give up on poker as a job for a while and go in a different direction occupationally. Until then i'm gonna be a bum. That's why i'm here, just goofing around having fun and killing time. Most of my playbook is self-taught from painful experience, but i have read plenty of books lately and am currently enjoying "Zen and the art of Poker', "The Tao of Poker" and Negreanu's 'Power hold'em Strategy". I find his small-ball approach neat and much like my own lest his wider range. I don't claim to be great, good, ok, or decent. I am lucky in many ways in my life. I DO NOT want to hear useless feedback unless you have something constructive to add. I love all games of poker, but i find my most profitable is MTTs and SnGs, as my emotional control being one of my biggest leaks can break my entire roll in 1 sitting in a cash game. It's happened more than once. Cheers! Edited 2009-03-27 09:20 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-26 04:47
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... WOW, i haven't had a swing like this since i first started (check graph). I've lost to a lot of weak draws and terrible calldowns already this session, down about 7 buy-ins at one point and focusing on my last table before i take a break and collect myself. If i cash in this on i am at $43 worst case $46 best case. Hate bumps in the road like this. Feels like such a waste of time. EDIT: Took 3rd, put money in ahead again with chance to take chiplead. Roll at $43, taking a break. I will two-table the rest of the session tonight and play to $50 or $40, then quit. Things got really swingy. Edited 2009-03-26 05:09 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-26 08:17
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... I'm currently on one of the biggest downswings ever. Not this account, or this thread, of MY LIFE. No need for specifics, we all know how downswings are.... If i'd have been this unlucky from the get-go i'd already be broke. I am absolutely disgusted. It is in this situation that i frequently chase losses and go BUST very quickly. I am seriously confused at this moment to why/how i could lose 10+ buy-ins, but i HAVE to be realistic and understand that it's not all luck, if anything the poor luck is negatively affecting my play causing bad decisions. It is because of this i am stopping at $30 or so BR. I am crushed at the moment, and embarrassed. I feel gutted. Not only did i just take a huge step in the wrong direction, but psychological effects are damaging too. I am wondering why i even started this thread now. Tomorrow is a new day and at the very least i have this thread to thank for not being bust at the moment due to playing above my head to chase losses. Keeping this in the back of my mind makes it easier for me to stop, although this session i already chased losses and went past my $40 stop-loss all the way to $30. I just lost about $16 total, which is 13 losses. Un-fucking believable. I have had no more than 3 consecutive losses since i began. Very disturbing. Cya tomorrow to take another shot.
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Posted 2009-03-27 03:05
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... Finally got to $51, took a day longer than i had hoped. I'm about 4 hours into todays session and am going to now focus on my "Daily Dollar" $10k GTD deep-stacked on FTP. Only cost a buck! Woo! Man a downswing is depressing. Especially when you just started a challenge such as i have. It really makes you question your own abilities and play. A 20 buy-in downswing is simply ridiculous and unacceptable. I played a few more 9-man $1 SnGs first today and got drawn out on all 3 in NO time, which just put me in a bad mindset. Just made me feel like i was picking up EXACTLY where i left off yesterday, and that's NO good. SO, i decided to switch games to give myself a break from the $1 grind and stress. I feel i have a big edge over a majority of the $2 PLO HU crowd, so i opted to give these a shot. I immediately saw a huge change in the way things were going. I was able to easily pick off opponents quickly, and went on quite a little streak. I experienced what i would call a normal amount of variance. Most of my better hands held up against draws when the money went in, some didnt. In the end though i had a dominating PLO session to put me at my goal of $50. Here's a updated chart... And some more fun hands.... #1 - Here's a example of what i was seeing during my downswing... Full Tilt Poker Game #11337158343: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85195351), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:13:06 ET - 2009/03/26 Seat 1: sit donkey sit (2,205) Seat 2: ONE EYE 696969 (2,810) Seat 3: twr0305 (4,290) Seat 6: Sinbad6 (1,205) Seat 7: melly46254 (1,590) Seat 9: machoman09 (1,400) machoman09 posts the small blind of 25 sit donkey sit posts the big blind of 50 The button is in seat #7 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [Kh Kd] ONE EYE 696969 has 15 seconds left to act ONE EYE 696969 raises to 200 twr0305 folds Sinbad6 folds melly46254 folds machoman09 raises to 600 sit donkey sit calls 550 ONE EYE 696969 calls 400 * FLOP * [9c 7s 3h] machoman09 bets 800, and is all in sit donkey sit raises to 1,605, and is all in ONE EYE 696969 folds sit donkey sit shows [Kh Kd] machoman09 shows [As Ad] Uncalled bet of 805 returned to sit donkey sit * TURN * [9c 7s 3h] [6c] * RIVER * [9c 7s 3h 6c] [7d] sit donkey sit shows two pair, Kings and Sevens machoman09 shows two pair, Aces and Sevens machoman09 wins the pot (3,400) with two pair, Aces and Sevens * SUMMARY * Total pot 3,400 \| Rake 0 Board: [9c 7s 3h 6c 7d] Seat 1: sit donkey sit (big blind) showed [Kh Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens Seat 2: ONE EYE 696969 folded on the Flop Seat 3: twr0305 didn't bet (folded) Seat 6: Sinbad6 didn't bet (folded) Seat 7: melly46254 (button) didn't bet (folded) Seat 9: machoman09 (small blind) showed [As Ad] and won (3,400) with two pair, Aces and Sevens #2 - Another example... Full Tilt Poker Game #11334129401: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85175216), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:11:01 ET - 2009/03/25 Seat 1: MindZen (1,485) Seat 2: HeyJackAce (1,500) Seat 3: Imsbhavin3 (1,390) Seat 4: DASHORTBUS (1,500) Seat 5: bobcg23 (1,420) Seat 6: sit donkey sit (1,500) Seat 7: blinderfuchs (1,500) Seat 8: jbar5786 (1,500) Seat 9: S Stencil (1,705) Imsbhavin3 posts the small blind of 15 DASHORTBUS posts the big blind of 30 The button is in seat #2 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [Kh Ad] bobcg23 calls 30 sit donkey sit raises to 90 blinderfuchs raises to 150 jbar5786 calls 150 S Stencil folds MindZen folds HeyJackAce folds Imsbhavin3 folds DASHORTBUS folds bobcg23 folds sit donkey sit calls 60 * FLOP * [Ks 2h 5c] sit donkey sit checks blinderfuchs checks jbar5786 checks * TURN * [Ks 2h 5c] [7s] sit donkey sit bets 325 blinderfuchs calls 325 jbar5786 folds * RIVER * [Ks 2h 5c 7s] [8h] sit donkey sit bets 500 blinderfuchs raises to 1,000 sit donkey sit raises to 1,025, and is all in blinderfuchs calls 25, and is all in * SHOW DOWN * sit donkey sit shows [Kh Ad] a pair of Kings blinderfuchs shows [Ah Ac] a pair of Aces blinderfuchs wins the pot (3,225) with a pair of Aces sit donkey sit stands up * SUMMARY * Total pot 3,225 \| Rake 0 Board: [Ks 2h 5c 7s 8h] Seat 1: MindZen didn't bet (folded) Seat 2: HeyJackAce (button) didn't bet (folded) Seat 3: Imsbhavin3 (small blind) folded before the Flop Seat 4: DASHORTBUS (big blind) folded before the Flop Seat 5: bobcg23 folded before the Flop Seat 6: sit donkey sit showed [Kh Ad] and lost with a pair of Kings Seat 7: blinderfuchs showed [Ah Ac] and won (3,225) with a pair of Aces Seat 8: jbar5786 folded on the Turn Seat 9: S Stencil didn't bet (folded) #3 - Another example of my bad run.... Full Tilt Poker Game #11334498869: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85175990), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:31:56 ET - 2009/03/25 sit donkey sit has reconnected Seat 2: JansHere2 (1,450) Seat 3: huynhhuynh (3,147) Seat 4: boobabe (1,020) Seat 5: Fatboylives (1,650) Seat 6: Kenny693 (2,915) Seat 7: RubySun (1,530) Seat 8: sit donkey sit (1,500) Seat 9: iBigT (288) RubySun posts the small blind of 25 sit donkey sit posts the big blind of 50 The button is in seat #6 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [Qc Qh] iBigT folds JansHere2 calls 50 huynhhuynh folds boobabe raises to 100 Fatboylives folds Kenny693 has 15 seconds left to act Kenny693 folds RubySun folds sit donkey sit raises to 300 JansHere2 calls 250 boobabe raises to 500 sit donkey sit raises to 1,500, and is all in JansHere2 has 15 seconds left to act JansHere2 has requested TIME JansHere2 calls 1,150, and is all in boobabe has 15 seconds left to act boobabe calls 520, and is all in sit donkey sit shows [Qc Qh] JansHere2 shows [As Js] boobabe shows [Kd Kh] Uncalled bet of 50 returned to sit donkey sit * FLOP * [Jd 6c 5h] sit donkey sit: ty tho * TURN * [Jd 6c 5h] [8c] * RIVER * [Jd 6c 5h 8c] [Kc] sit donkey sit shows a pair of Queens JansHere2 shows a pair of Jacks sit donkey sit wins the side pot (860) with a pair of Queens boobabe shows three of a kind, Kings boobabe wins the main pot (3,085) with three of a kind, Kings JansHere2 stands up The blinds are now 30/60 * SUMMARY * Total pot 3,945 Main pot 3,085. Side pot 860. \| Rake 0 Board: [Jd 6c 5h 8c Kc] Seat 2: JansHere2 showed [As Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks Seat 3: huynhhuynh didn't bet (folded) Seat 4: boobabe showed [Kd Kh] and won (3,085) with three of a kind, Kings Seat 5: Fatboylives didn't bet (folded) Seat 6: Kenny693 (button) didn't bet (folded) Seat 7: RubySun (small blind) folded before the Flop Seat 8: sit donkey sit (big blind) showed [Qc Qh] and won (860) with a pair of Queens Seat 9: iBigT didn't bet (folded) #4 - I did win a hand or two! Full Tilt Poker Game #11334572480: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (85174437), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:36:05 ET - 2009/03/25 Seat 1: GQPublic (4,300) Seat 5: bugs601 (2,840) Seat 6: kanizio (2,485) Seat 8: sit donkey sit (3,875) bugs601 posts the small blind of 50 kanizio posts the big blind of 100 The button is in seat #1 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [Js Jh] sit donkey sit raises to 400 GQPublic raises to 700 bugs601 folds kanizio calls 600 sit donkey sit calls 300 * FLOP * [Qs 3s Jd] kanizio checks sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit checks GQPublic has 15< Edited 2009-03-27 03:37 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-27 03:11
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... ... Edited 2009-03-27 03:34 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-27 03:14
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... haha just had these two hands in a row come up in my $1 deep-stacked MTT RIGHT AFTER i posted last message.... It's a beautiful thing really..... #1 - Full Tilt Poker Game #11351490235: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 143 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:06:15 ET - 2009/03/26 Seat 1: DSBrandt (2,420), is sitting out Seat 2: the kunta (2,225) Seat 3: wesley3682 (10,255) Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (8,800) Seat 5: glkell (5,370) Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (5,660) Seat 7: Kaitangata (4,185) Seat 8: BergerRaver (3,940) Seat 9: sit donkey sit (3,610) glkell posts the small blind of 40 frankyfiveangel posts the big blind of 80 The button is in seat #4 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [As Ac] Kaitangata calls 80 BergerRaver folds sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit raises to 320 DSBrandt folds the kunta has 15 seconds left to act the kunta folds wesley3682 folds THE ROCK896 calls 320 glkell calls 280 frankyfiveangel folds Kaitangata folds * FLOP * [4h 7c 5c] glkell checks sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit bets 1,120 THE ROCK896 folds glkell has 15 seconds left to act glkell raises to 5,050, and is all in sit donkey sit calls 2,170, and is all in glkell shows [7s 6s] sit donkey sit shows [As Ac] Uncalled bet of 1,760 returned to glkell * TURN * [4h 7c 5c] [Kh] sit donkey sit: jesus * RIVER * [4h 7c 5c Kh] [5d] glkell shows two pair, Sevens and Fives sit donkey sit shows two pair, Aces and Fives sit donkey sit wins the pot (7,700) with two pair, Aces and Fives * SUMMARY * Total pot 7,700 \| Rake 0 Board: [4h 7c 5c Kh 5d] Seat 1: DSBrandt didn't bet (folded) Seat 2: the kunta didn't bet (folded) Seat 3: wesley3682 didn't bet (folded) Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (button) folded on the Flop Seat 5: glkell (small blind) showed [7s 6s] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Fives Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (big blind) folded before the Flop Seat 7: Kaitangata folded before the Flop Seat 8: BergerRaver didn't bet (folded) Seat 9: sit donkey sit showed [As Ac] and won (7,700) with two pair, Aces and Fives #2 - Full Tilt Poker Game #11351515811: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 143 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:44 ET - 2009/03/26 Seat 1: DSBrandt (2,420), is sitting out Seat 2: the kunta (2,225) Seat 3: wesley3682 (10,255) Seat 4: THE ROCK896 (8,480) Seat 5: glkell (1,760) Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (5,580) Seat 7: Kaitangata (4,105) Seat 8: BergerRaver (3,940) Seat 9: sit donkey sit (7,700) frankyfiveangel posts the small blind of 40 Kaitangata posts the big blind of 80 The button is in seat #5 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [7s 7c] THE ROCK896: nh BergerRaver has 15 seconds left to act BergerRaver folds sit donkey sit calls 80 DSBrandt folds the kunta has 15 seconds left to act the kunta folds wesley3682 calls 80 THE ROCK896 folds glkell raises to 160 frankyfiveangel folds Kaitangata folds sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit calls 80 wesley3682 calls 80 * FLOP * [Ks Ts 7h] sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit checks wesley3682 bets 600 glkell raises to 1,600, and is all in sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit calls 1,600 wesley3682 calls 1,000 * TURN * [Ks Ts 7h] [5d] sit donkey sit bets 5,940, and is all in wesley3682 calls 5,940 sit donkey sit shows [7s 7c] wesley3682 shows [Kh Jd] glkell shows [Qd Qh] * RIVER * [Ks Ts 7h 5d] [6s] sit donkey sit shows three of a kind, Sevens wesley3682 shows a pair of Kings sit donkey sit wins the side pot (11,880) with three of a kind, Sevens glkell shows a pair of Queens sit donkey sit wins the main pot (5,400) with three of a kind, Sevens glkell stands up DSBrandt stands up the kunta stands up wesley3682 stands up THE ROCK896 stands up frankyfiveangel stands up Kaitangata stands up BergerRaver stands up sit donkey sit stands up * SUMMARY * Total pot 17,280 Main pot 5,400. Side pot 11,880. \| Rake 0 Board: [Ks Ts 7h 5d 6s] Seat 1: DSBrandt didn't bet (folded) Seat 2: the kunta didn't bet (folded) Seat 3: wesley3682 showed [Kh Jd] and lost with a pair of Kings Seat 4: THE ROCK896 didn't bet (folded) Seat 5: glkell (button) showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens Seat 6: frankyfiveangel (small blind) folded before the Flop Seat 7: Kaitangata (big blind) folded before the Flop Seat 8: BergerRaver didn't bet (folded) Seat 9: sit donkey sit showed [7s 7c] and won (17,280) with three of a kind, Sevens Now sitting on 17k and the average is 5k. About to hit first break. EDIT - Just hit this hand after break.... On flop i'm thinking "i'm getting 4-1 to catch a king, and if i do i get paid"... and BAM, the king Full Tilt Poker Game #11351789377: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 428 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:23:43 ET - 2009/03/26 Seat 1: sitsky (3,923) Seat 2: ESHIMMAN (3,230) Seat 3: SpiderMonkey548 (44,771) Seat 4: Oozo (10,145) Seat 5: nkdldys (5,750) Seat 6: coolpoker100 (14,265) Seat 7: Obey The Crab (2,300) Seat 8: sit donkey sit (17,160) Seat 9: desertbloom (7,872) desertbloom posts the small blind of 50 sitsky posts the big blind of 100 The button is in seat #8 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to sit donkey sit [Tc Jc] ESHIMMAN folds SpiderMonkey548 has 15 seconds left to act SpiderMonkey548 is sitting out SpiderMonkey548 has timed out SpiderMonkey548 folds Oozo raises to 300 nkdldys folds coolpoker100 calls 300 Obey The Crab calls 300 sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit calls 300 desertbloom calls 250 sitsky folds * FLOP * [4h Qh Ac] desertbloom checks Oozo bets 900 coolpoker100 folds Obey The Crab calls 900 sit donkey sit has 15 seconds left to act sit donkey sit calls 900 desertbloom folds * TURN * [4h Qh Ac] [Kc] Oozo bets 2,400 Obey The Crab calls 1,100, and is all in sit donkey sit raises to 15,960, and is all in Oozo calls 6,545, and is all in sit donkey sit shows [Tc Jc] Oozo shows [Ts Ah] Obey The Crab shows [Th Jh] Uncalled bet of 7,015 returned to sit donkey sit * RIVER * [4h Qh Ac Kc] [Ad] sit donkey sit shows a straight, Ace high Oozo shows three of a kind, Aces sit donkey sit wins the side pot (15,690) with a straight, Ace high Obey The Crab shows a straight, Ace high Obey The Crab ties for the main pot (3,800) with a straight, Ace high sit donkey sit ties for the main pot (3,800) with a straight, Ace high Oozo is sitting out Oozo stands up * SUMMARY * Total pot 23,290 Main pot 7,600. Side pot 15,690. \| Rake 0 Board: [4h Qh Ac Kc Ad] Seat 1: sitsky (big blind) folded before the Flop Seat 2: ESHIMMAN didn't bet (folded) Seat 3: SpiderMonkey548 didn't bet (folded) Seat 4: Oozo showed [Ts Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces Seat 5: nkdldys didn't bet (folded) Seat 6: coolpoker100 folded on the Flop Seat 7: Obey The Crab showed [Th Jh] and won (3,800) with a straight, Ace high Seat 8: sit donkey sit (button) showed [Tc Jc] and won (19,490) with a straight, Ace high Seat 9: desertbloom (small blind) folded on the Flop EDIT - Just got this monster pot... putting me 2nd in chips going into the 2nd break..... Full Tilt Poker Game #11352692721: Daily Dollar (85169026), Table 636 - 150/300 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:25 ET - 2009/03/26 Seat 1: sit donkey sit (28,355) Seat 2: GROSSMAN333 (5,468) Seat 3: ChunkyTopRope (4,4 Edited 2009-03-27 04:21 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-27 04:08
jay0582 Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-07 Posts: 52, Visits: 67	RE: Bankroll progress report.... are you serious? this whole thread is comedy right? well if not no offense, but you play the majority of those hands absolutely horribly... and you are like talkin to yourself in the thread, i only read them because i was bored, but i have a question... why are you posting here about strategy... if you want feedback go to twoplustwo.com.. your are far away from even the understanding of basic winning fundamentals of poker dude... like no lie, pretty dreadful play
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Posted 2009-03-27 04:19
GOING... Going.... gone. Group: Forum Members Registered: 2010-02-06 Posts: 389, Visits: 818	RE: Bankroll progress report.... jay0582 (2009-03-27) are you serious? this whole thread is comedy right? well if not no offense, but you play the majority of those hands absolutely horribly... and you are like talkin to yourself in the thread, i only read them because i was bored, but i have a question... why are you posting here about strategy... if you want feedback go to twoplustwo.com.. your are far away from even the understanding of basic winning fundamentals of poker dude... like no lie, pretty dreadful play Man this hurts my feelings. That was mean, but i thank you for your honesty. I will put "quit poker cause i don't understand it" on the top of my to do list, just above "tell publisher to recall my 'How To Play Poker'" book. I posted hands for constructive feedback... if you have none, why waste yours and my time? Elaborate, or don't bother. Your comment seems excessively harsh considering you don't provide any substance. THIS IS POSTED IN THE "BLOG" SECTION OF THE FORUM - which, is exactly what this is... Go away or be nice. Edited 2009-03-27 10:22 by you are amazing
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Posted 2009-03-27 04:35
EyErHuNgUhD Group: Forum Members Registered: 2011-03-10 Posts: 45, Visits: 98	RE: Bankroll progress report.... I think in the J10 hand you described the flop call was pretty bad. Yes, you are getting 4-1 on your call on the flop but you are drawing to 4 cards to complete your straight, and the number is less if someone has the flush draw. Also, it's likely you will have to hit your card on the turn to continue with the hand since there will almost certainly be action on any turn card (as there was). Your only going to feel great about 3 cards in the deck and if you have to hit the K on the turn specifically that's about 6%. You have the right idea by considering the pot odds involved in your call on the flop but you have to look a bit deeper than that. Getting 4-1 is only good if your hand is better than 4-1 to get there or if you have big implied odds, neither was true in this case. Anyways, just my two cents. Good Luck, hope you take it down
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