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Friday, April 17, 2009

Another good few days. Have got my bankroll up to about $400 not including rakeback.

I am running so good right now, it would be easy to think that I am killing these games because I have played at a higher level but I have hit quads 3 times and been the higher set twice. I got paid off every time and I have been bluffing way too much also. People never give up a decent hand at $10nl but I have been running over the tables. Running at 35+BB/100 for almost 5k hands. I know that this is not sustainable and am trying to keep my head about the whole situation.

Don't get me wrong. I am going to keep going this way until the variance bug hits and I start to loose but I am just so hot now its unreal.

I noticed that I am putting alot more thought into the villans cards than I used to and reacting accordingly. That has to be a good thing. I was always very wary of my position and avoided playing big pots OOP but hopefully this had added something more to my game.

I am going to set some goals in the next few weeks but the only one that I have at the moment is to grow my bankroll so that I can play $25nl again soon. Only $100 off that target now. Poker is not going to pay for much for the next few months unless is PokerTracker 3 or Holdem Manager.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I'M BACK

2 and a bit years later I have decided to post again. I did all my travelling and came back to good old Dublin. I didn't play poker for about 2 years apart from the occasional log on after a few beers. Never a good idea. Anyway I had run my account down to $60.

Then about 2 weeks ago I was listening to the radio and Roy Brindley was on talking. Decided to play a little while sober. Quite enjoyed it again. Then decided to try get my "roll" up to $100. Did that. Then said, lets try for $150. Did that in about 2 days. Moved some funds onto FT and just devided to play there for a bit. Not much, Think I have played maybe 3-4k hands. Up to $ 300 now. I was playing $5 nl and then $10 nl.

Gonna keep going and see how it goes. Lots has changed since I played "somewhat professionally". I definately jumped in too deep and did not have a heavy enough bankroll. 20 buyins is fine for playing but not for playing and withdrawing. Gonna see how far I can take this run. Really enjoying poker.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

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so I have to take a break from poker for a while. My travel plans got moved forward so No more poker for a while.

Not only that but as I didnt hit my goals and I am going to need all teh money I can get my hands on I am going to have to withdraw almost all of my Poker bankroll. I need the money unfortunately.

I am kinda depressed at the whole thing. I even cancelled my subscription to Cardrunners.com which is a site that I really enjoy posting on and reading ect.

I plan to start the blog up again when I get home. The plan is to get a job dealing cards again and either get staked by someone to play $.5/$1 or try and slowly build a roll out of the $300 or so I am leaving online.

I will be back playing professionally soon. This time I wont make the mistake of jumping in too soon. I need to clear about $1k a week to pay for everything I need to. That means $1/$2.

Later all and enjoy playing.

Friday, December 29, 2006

29

Target: $750
Amount from: $667

So a small loss today but the overall aspect is better. I was way more focused than I had been and paying much more attention. Its the end of the week today cos im taking tomorrow off. I'll post some hands and results later.

Later that same day........

A good session. I think my PT stats are wrong cos I won more today than it says I did

Target: $750
Amt won: $390
Result: $(360)

I didnt hit my goal but I had a winning week. Not a loosing one, Not a break even one. A winning one. Feels great! I know that I am gonna have a great week next week. I feel much more confident in not only my game but my focus and my drive also. I really want to play poker again. I went through a week or two of just not wanting to play so much.

A few of the good and the bad.

Bad 1
Fold river. I was not commited so why call. Stupid pride.
Bad 2
Got to bet that turn or check raise it all in. Be happy with stacking 1 person.
Good1
I love sets!
Good 2
Really what was he doing betting $1 on the turn. I didnt fear a house here too much but it was possible so I just called his min raise as opposed to pushing. look at his Stack PF and then look at this hand

Ugly
I still think I was ahead of him PF. He said he had AA but I really dont think so. He wasn't very good at all and I wouldn't be surprised if he had AK. Thats one thing I dont like about Prima. dont get to see the hand unless they show it.

Happy new Year!

My resolutions, Work harder and have more fun! I'll tell you 2 ways on the 1st 07

Thursday, December 28, 2006

28

Target: $750
Amt from: $(622)

Poker:

Back to the grind after a few days off over christmas. I put in just over 1500 hands today and I was really happy with my play. I was really on form and I was playing the way I know I can. I just hope that I can keep it up.

No really big hands to talk about. I got stacked with AA when I should have folded. I know I have a problem with laying overpairs but what this dude showed wes crazy. He called a 5bb raise after he limped, called a cb with no pair and no draw, bet pot when the turn brought a 3 and pushed for pot again on the river J. He had J3s

Starting another day now and only have $622 to go.

Work harder!

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

27

Target: $750
Amount from: $(846)

I had a quick session today. only a few hundred hands but I think I was playing my A game again for the most part.

Even though it was only a few hundred hands, I still had some dude suckout on me but it didnt piss me off one bit. I was disapointed that it happened but not abgry at my opponent.

Hand
I knew I was ahead when he bet pot, I was pretty sure anyway cos I had been quiet but over 50 hands I hadnt limped or cold called once. I was aggressive. the way it should be.

Here is one of the non A game hands i was talking about.
Idiot misclick hand
I was moving tables and I accidentally min raised here. I should have left it with that and check folded but I figured I could take the pot off a weak opponent. Wrong.

My reads are way off recently and I have been raising people with made hands and not been able to get people off hands at all. Its tight week for TheJohnster!

Going to the beach tomorrow for some surfing depending on good waves and weather.

New Phrase about me:

"You could try harder, right?"

Monday, December 25, 2006

26

Target: $500
Amount won: $(437)

Needless to say, not a good week!

It started with some bad varience.
KK into AA followed by AA into QQQ and my QQ into KK.
Then I stopped playing my A game and even though I new I was not playing well I continued trying to force the action and hit big on flops and Just playing badly.

The good news is that it was Christmas yesterday and I had time to look over my stats and hands over the past week.

Its funny, I have a new excitement for poker again. I think that its not only poker but life in general. Not that I didnt have a passion for life before but I think I just realised a few things. I watched something on Buddhism which really hit me.

Next weeks goals:
Weekly goal: $750
Amount from: $750.