So I played a fairly big Sunday schedule of MTTs in honor of the 5th Anniversary Sunday Million on Stars. I could have built a house with the bricks I laid that Sunday. I'm not sure how much of it was my play and how much was just run bad over a silly small sample size but, in either case, I couldn't get anything going. Oh well, at least I was freerolling.
I also played the multi-entry mini-FTOPS event today. It was a $33 rush tournament. I don't really think rush is a great tournament format but I have been playing a ton of rush cash lately and felt really comfortable in the tournament. I am actually looking to play a lot more of the rush tournies in the future.
I built up 3 very nice stacks over the first 90 minutes but 2 of them were wiped out in 20 minutes of serious tourney run-bad. Nothing held and flips just had no chance. So, it was down to one entry. I usually don't get excited unless I'm quite deep in tournaments but I felt like I had a really good grasp on how the tournament was playing and really felt I could make a deep run in this thing. I was wrong. Got KK in against 77 26bbs effective and couldn't fade the 7 on the river.
The mini-FTOPS experience wasn't a complete loss, though. I bought in with iron man medals so the min cash was at least profit. Also, I found a format which I think I have a strong edge in which I could see making me some real money in the future.
On a side note, I just read an article about Seidel shipping the NHUPC. This puts him at over 4M on this young year. This guy is unstoppable. I'm thinking the sequel to Rounders, which recently got the greenlight, might not be featuring footage of Chan's has-been ass owning Seidel this time around. Glgl.
whiteyslacks
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Finally!
Updates will be coming more frequently again now that I am once again happy with my progress. As the title of the blog suggests, these updates should be as much about the hardships as the triumphs but, I've found that when I am not feeling like I am making legitimate progress it is very hard to share.
I have been continuing to work with an awesome micro cash coach, el nino 1, and have shored up all of the major leaks I had developed and made worse during my downswing at the end of 2010. I am absolutely demolishing my current stake over the last 150k hands and will be looking to move back up ASAP. I have also started playing rush almost exclusively and I really enjoy it. Four-tabling rush, for me at least, is a much easier grind than 16-tabling standard cash games.
There have been some developments on the personal side as well. While I still would like to get out to Vegas for some of the smaller events at the series this year, it doesn't look like I'll be living out there as planned. I believe I will be staying in AC for the summer and am actually starting to look forward to it. Also, I'll be heading down to Dallas sometime in the next few weeks to take care of a few things and hang out with the crew. A little further down the road I am looking at getting a place in Minneapolis to be closer to family and because it's just a really cool city.
That's basically it for now. I'll be playing some tournies starting the 6th of this month so I'll probably be looking to do my next post then. I'm pretty sure I am shipping the mini-FTOPS main :) Glgl.
whiteyslacks
I have been continuing to work with an awesome micro cash coach, el nino 1, and have shored up all of the major leaks I had developed and made worse during my downswing at the end of 2010. I am absolutely demolishing my current stake over the last 150k hands and will be looking to move back up ASAP. I have also started playing rush almost exclusively and I really enjoy it. Four-tabling rush, for me at least, is a much easier grind than 16-tabling standard cash games.
There have been some developments on the personal side as well. While I still would like to get out to Vegas for some of the smaller events at the series this year, it doesn't look like I'll be living out there as planned. I believe I will be staying in AC for the summer and am actually starting to look forward to it. Also, I'll be heading down to Dallas sometime in the next few weeks to take care of a few things and hang out with the crew. A little further down the road I am looking at getting a place in Minneapolis to be closer to family and because it's just a really cool city.
That's basically it for now. I'll be playing some tournies starting the 6th of this month so I'll probably be looking to do my next post then. I'm pretty sure I am shipping the mini-FTOPS main :) Glgl.
whiteyslacks
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Light at the End of the Tunnel
I haven't talked about it too much in the blog but the truth is I went through a nasty downswing in December to the tune of nearly 20 buy ins. There is no doubt I was running bad but it is also clear that during that time period I had fallen into some bad habits which had developed as a result of frustration and lack of proper review.
A lot of these habits cost me an extra street of betting in pots I lost and often robbed me of value in pots in which I held big hands. I have plugged most of these leaks, thanks in no small part to my coach, but have also been doing more self-review. Once I had begun to beat 50 pretty badly in the early stages of re-learning cash, I stopped reviewing my own play and it's pretty amazing how quickly my game regressed.
I know I said I was going to post a graph but I want the sample size to be a little bigger. Hopefully results will continue in an upward fashion and I will be able to post one later this week. I don't simply want to post a graph every time I go on a mini-heater.
On another note, it looks like I'll be heading out to Vegas sometime around mid-February. I have some loose ends I want to tie up in Dallas before then but it's unclear if I'll get to do that in person. Alright, back to the grind. Glgl.
A lot of these habits cost me an extra street of betting in pots I lost and often robbed me of value in pots in which I held big hands. I have plugged most of these leaks, thanks in no small part to my coach, but have also been doing more self-review. Once I had begun to beat 50 pretty badly in the early stages of re-learning cash, I stopped reviewing my own play and it's pretty amazing how quickly my game regressed.
I know I said I was going to post a graph but I want the sample size to be a little bigger. Hopefully results will continue in an upward fashion and I will be able to post one later this week. I don't simply want to post a graph every time I go on a mini-heater.
On another note, it looks like I'll be heading out to Vegas sometime around mid-February. I have some loose ends I want to tie up in Dallas before then but it's unclear if I'll get to do that in person. Alright, back to the grind. Glgl.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Grinding!
I am now a rakeback pro. This wasn't intentional nor do I hope it is permanent, but for the time being, I am grinding tons of volume at 50NL with some mixed results. So far in 2011 I am averaging about 9k hands a day with a very modest winrate but am looking forward to some massive rakeback transfers on Fridays.
My backer has dangled some incentives for online profits in the month of January so I probably won't be playing much live for the next few weeks but am looking forward to possibly hitting the 2/5 tables at The Borgata once again, probably in early February, assuming my backer is happy with the January online results.
During this grind I have also been getting coaching from a very solid mid and high stakes cash pro. He's a good guy and a very good coach. We've modified my game somewhat and I feel like I am going to crush over the next 50,000 hands. If I can get the graph a little more vertical and less horizontal I will definitely post. OK, back to the grind. Glgl.
My backer has dangled some incentives for online profits in the month of January so I probably won't be playing much live for the next few weeks but am looking forward to possibly hitting the 2/5 tables at The Borgata once again, probably in early February, assuming my backer is happy with the January online results.
During this grind I have also been getting coaching from a very solid mid and high stakes cash pro. He's a good guy and a very good coach. We've modified my game somewhat and I feel like I am going to crush over the next 50,000 hands. If I can get the graph a little more vertical and less horizontal I will definitely post. OK, back to the grind. Glgl.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Flux WSOPC AC Trip
Yesterday concluded the main portion of the Flux WSOPC trip in AC. It was a good trip in the sense that I got to take some shots at $2/$5 and some of the key Flux team members got some invaluable live experience. The bottom line for the trip though, was a little disappointing.
The cash guys experienced some sick variance and with the exception of one, all either had losses or posted small wins for the week. After logging some long sessions over the course of the week, I was only up a little over a buy-in at $2/$5.
We did have a member make two final tables on the tourney side, one being a fifth place finish for about 9.5k. But, due to a couple of rough days at the cash tables we essentially had a break-even trip.
Seeing how beatable the $2/$5 games are gave me some renewed vigor moving forward. Between the cab fares and the rake, the $1/$2 games can be frustrating during rough weeks. The bigger games, which were proven this week to be very soft at times, provide me with an opportunity to make some real money by January.
My schedule is rarely static for very long but for the time being I am going to be playing online Sun.-Tues/Wed and live Wed./Thur.-Sat. I think this should allow me to utilize the best games live while striking a balance between live and online play. I have some aspects of my game to work on in the upcoming weeks but feel like I can make some real money this month. Wish me luck.
whiteyslacks
The cash guys experienced some sick variance and with the exception of one, all either had losses or posted small wins for the week. After logging some long sessions over the course of the week, I was only up a little over a buy-in at $2/$5.
We did have a member make two final tables on the tourney side, one being a fifth place finish for about 9.5k. But, due to a couple of rough days at the cash tables we essentially had a break-even trip.
Seeing how beatable the $2/$5 games are gave me some renewed vigor moving forward. Between the cab fares and the rake, the $1/$2 games can be frustrating during rough weeks. The bigger games, which were proven this week to be very soft at times, provide me with an opportunity to make some real money by January.
My schedule is rarely static for very long but for the time being I am going to be playing online Sun.-Tues/Wed and live Wed./Thur.-Sat. I think this should allow me to utilize the best games live while striking a balance between live and online play. I have some aspects of my game to work on in the upcoming weeks but feel like I can make some real money this month. Wish me luck.
whiteyslacks
Friday, November 26, 2010
BBV FTW
The last thing I want is for this blog to simply become another BBV (brag, beats, and variance) thread but variance is the only aspect of the game that is really relevant to my poker life in the last two weeks.
So, I am in Atlantic City now, finally. I have been playing cash online and now have 3 sessions under my belt at my most commonly frequented poker room at The Borgata. Neither online nor live has been kind to me since my arrival in NJ.
The other Flux member who is staying out here has been witness to endless beats, coolers and simply laughable spots but I will only subject the readers of this blog to two of the lowlights before I move on.
My first online session yesterday set the tone for all things to follow in the next 36 hours. The first 4 big hands of this session were all aipf (all-in pre-flop). AKo loses to AKo when the fourth spade hits the river. AKs loses to AKs when an all diamond board is slammed out. Two flips (QQ < AKo, AKo < QQ) within the next 5 minutes and I am down 4 buy-ins in the first twenty minutes minutes of the session.
The last lowlight I will subject you to is the last pot of the evening last night which wiped out my entire day's grind. This one still kind of stings so I am going to gloss over it. Basically I have position on and am very deep with literally the worst player I have ever played with. This is not hyperbole or or exaggeration in any form. I've played with first-timers this bad but never did they reload until they luckbox into a 700 bb stack. Long story short, I flopped a set against her flopped flush and lose a 1.1k pot. Good times.
After that loss I wished my opponent good luck and headed to the cashier window because I was exhausted and wasn't entirely sure I would be playing my A-game until I had some time to myself. I then realize I have left my phone at the house so I have to use the AC cab service at the Borgata valet instead of my normal company. I get to the house and find out that they are twice as expensive and chalk it up to a taxi-selection bad beat.
Variance is great for the game. Without it bad players wouldn't play and this game would not be a viable profession for so many people like me. I just hope that I have front-loaded my run-bad on this AC trip because I really want to be out of MU by the time I get to Vegas in the spring and would also like to have a little fun while I am out here. That may be a tall order but I'm going to do what I can to make it happen. That's all for now. Wish me luck in the upcoming weeks, apparently I need it.
whiteyslacks
So, I am in Atlantic City now, finally. I have been playing cash online and now have 3 sessions under my belt at my most commonly frequented poker room at The Borgata. Neither online nor live has been kind to me since my arrival in NJ.
The other Flux member who is staying out here has been witness to endless beats, coolers and simply laughable spots but I will only subject the readers of this blog to two of the lowlights before I move on.
My first online session yesterday set the tone for all things to follow in the next 36 hours. The first 4 big hands of this session were all aipf (all-in pre-flop). AKo loses to AKo when the fourth spade hits the river. AKs loses to AKs when an all diamond board is slammed out. Two flips (QQ < AKo, AKo < QQ) within the next 5 minutes and I am down 4 buy-ins in the first twenty minutes minutes of the session.
The last lowlight I will subject you to is the last pot of the evening last night which wiped out my entire day's grind. This one still kind of stings so I am going to gloss over it. Basically I have position on and am very deep with literally the worst player I have ever played with. This is not hyperbole or or exaggeration in any form. I've played with first-timers this bad but never did they reload until they luckbox into a 700 bb stack. Long story short, I flopped a set against her flopped flush and lose a 1.1k pot. Good times.
After that loss I wished my opponent good luck and headed to the cashier window because I was exhausted and wasn't entirely sure I would be playing my A-game until I had some time to myself. I then realize I have left my phone at the house so I have to use the AC cab service at the Borgata valet instead of my normal company. I get to the house and find out that they are twice as expensive and chalk it up to a taxi-selection bad beat.
Variance is great for the game. Without it bad players wouldn't play and this game would not be a viable profession for so many people like me. I just hope that I have front-loaded my run-bad on this AC trip because I really want to be out of MU by the time I get to Vegas in the spring and would also like to have a little fun while I am out here. That may be a tall order but I'm going to do what I can to make it happen. That's all for now. Wish me luck in the upcoming weeks, apparently I need it.
whiteyslacks
Monday, October 25, 2010
Still in Dallas...
The logistics of my move to Atlantic City have changed somewhat but I should be arriving there sometime this week. In the meantime I did get the internet fixed at the house so I was able to finally get the requisite volume and ROI to move up in stakes in the turbo 180s. I have been playing about 100 of these per day since the internet has been working properly. Here's the graph:
Keep in mind that during the 600 to 900 game mark there were two sessions which were horribly affected by my internet so the winrate should actually be a bit higher (Stars did refund all the buy-ins for one of those sessions which came to a total of about $220). Nonetheless, I am fairly excited about being able to play full turbo sessions in the future.
I have also been playing the HU SNGs but they have taken somewhat of a backseat this week just because I am trying to grind out some solid winning days before I go further into MU during the move.
I guess that's about it for now. I'll be incorporating the $3 rebuys and $7.70 turbos into the sessions throughout the week. Hopefully I'll enjoy continued success in those as well. In either case I will be posting a graph after this weeks play, good or bad. Glglgl.
whiteyslacks
Keep in mind that during the 600 to 900 game mark there were two sessions which were horribly affected by my internet so the winrate should actually be a bit higher (Stars did refund all the buy-ins for one of those sessions which came to a total of about $220). Nonetheless, I am fairly excited about being able to play full turbo sessions in the future.
I have also been playing the HU SNGs but they have taken somewhat of a backseat this week just because I am trying to grind out some solid winning days before I go further into MU during the move.
I guess that's about it for now. I'll be incorporating the $3 rebuys and $7.70 turbos into the sessions throughout the week. Hopefully I'll enjoy continued success in those as well. In either case I will be posting a graph after this weeks play, good or bad. Glglgl.
whiteyslacks
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