Just finished the 3rd week of my online task of turning $100 into $2000 in 2 months. with the result being a steady 50/1 player by the end. week 1 brought my roll up to $158.
weeks 2 and 3 havn't been as eventful as i had hoped, i had planned to get 20k hands in the 2 weeks when in reality due to work and golfing commitments its been closer to 7K. this has made it a struggle to really win alot of money and its shown in my results.
my roll currently stands at $260, which is still moving in the right direction but all too slowly for my liking. im actually quite happy with my play for the 2 weeks just time commitment has me crippled. ive stopped calling raises out of position with suited connectors which was a big fault of mine but ive managed to resist the temptation and its been showing in my results.
Ive noticed that position is key in online 6 max poker, this is very relevant at the low stakes as the fish playing will call your raise with any 2 cards. and as a result have no chance OOP unless they hit the flop hard. So the key thing ive been remembering is,
out of position = out of action
I also have been entered 4 $5 MTT, and had great success, ive cashed in all 4, getting to the final 2 tables in 2 and final tabled in 1. i came 6th in the final table and really could have done alot better, annoying since i got $60 for 6th and 1st got 450. Ive been thinking alot about the hand that put me out and im just wondering if one of the squad could help me out with it and maybe spare some advice.
Avg stack 50k, i have 60k and i am 3rd in chips. blinds 2/4k with an ante of 250, i pick up AK off in mid position, under the gun limps, 2nd position limps, i then make it 24K to go. s nd bb fold, under the gun then reships for 70K, 2nd position folds. its on me last to act with around 36k behind. it is now 36k to win 136.5k. so being a prodominatly cash player i assume im priced in and make the call. to which the villain obviously has AA. its really the only hand i can see him limping under the gun to reship with. with other player on 13k and 30k can i afford to make this fold? knowing that the difference between 6th and 3rd is 100 dollars?
also won 150 pounds this week in live cash but donking away 55 of it in 2 live tournaments.
hopefully the next time i blog (week 4) i will be up to 0.10/0.25 level, the mark is 350 dollars. wish me luck.
total profit for weeks 3 + 4 = $102 + £95 = $243
Thursday 17 June 2010
member three
this is my first attempt at an entry on the click and drag blog. I am member 3. My poker strtd about a year bak in house games progressing to a regular live setup and recently i have ventured into the online world. I have played mostly at stars and a modest 5-10 up to 10-25 for most of my time but had recently began to get some momentum together with a 10 roll and managed to get to 200. I began to venture towards the 50-1 limits and a combination of poor bankroll management, experimentation with the bluffing aspect of the game conspired to all but destroy my roll, a swift tilt over the next week saw it off tho. At this point i realised ther needed to be a change and that ther had to be easier learning curves than that which required me to blow my roll.
I have began reading and some of the discoveries are invaluable and along with the advice of the squad i moved to tilt ( i shall b moving bak quite quikly) a succesion of 4 three outers in 10 minutes sent me realing into the realms of tilt and with a minute bankroll i decided to cut my visit short.
However all was not lost i took special care with a succesion of live cash games over the next week and managed to get some chunks that will swiftly be deposited. I also played a $25 live tourney and managed to cash for 3rd which was not massive but a nice payout, the payout structure was very top heavy and a grind for second wud hav been worthwhile but unfortunately not possible as at the time noone at the table had more than ten bb (it was a tight night i can assure u).
Not to dismiss the online world with my rencent success live, but i think it definitly has taught me the value of concentration, patience and grind. Perhaps i shud lay off multitabling for a while and reduce my online shifts in an effort to avoid the tilt that has been so readily available, that coupled with some more revision should hopefully have my next deposit and blog singing a happier tune!
I have began reading and some of the discoveries are invaluable and along with the advice of the squad i moved to tilt ( i shall b moving bak quite quikly) a succesion of 4 three outers in 10 minutes sent me realing into the realms of tilt and with a minute bankroll i decided to cut my visit short.
However all was not lost i took special care with a succesion of live cash games over the next week and managed to get some chunks that will swiftly be deposited. I also played a $25 live tourney and managed to cash for 3rd which was not massive but a nice payout, the payout structure was very top heavy and a grind for second wud hav been worthwhile but unfortunately not possible as at the time noone at the table had more than ten bb (it was a tight night i can assure u).
Not to dismiss the online world with my rencent success live, but i think it definitly has taught me the value of concentration, patience and grind. Perhaps i shud lay off multitabling for a while and reduce my online shifts in an effort to avoid the tilt that has been so readily available, that coupled with some more revision should hopefully have my next deposit and blog singing a happier tune!
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