Sunday, March 28, 2010

March in the Books...almost

It's been quite a month, my 2nd best to date excluding tournaments. I've continued to run well as I have all year. I don't think I've had more than a 200 big bet downswing yet this year and that's over the span of 125K+ hands which is really amazing. Something that's contributing to that is the fact that the majority of my hands are coming at 30-60 and above as I'm playing very little 6-max 15-30 where the rake is about 1.3 big bets/ 100 hands. Contrast that with 6-max 30-60 where the rake is about .6 big bets/100 hands or 1/2 that and it makes sense that the downswings would be a lot less drastic. On the flip side though, I have played less heads up and 3-handed than last year. There's a lot more competition for heads up games this year and the games never last long when I do get them. I don't mind though, I've really come to enjoy 3-10 handed and my game is constantly improving as a result.

I've been playing a lot more 50-100 and even some 100-200 with good results. I've mentioned before that once you hit 50-100, the games play similarly all the way up the ladder. Generally, they don't run unless a fish sits and once one does, the regulars swarm in. So it's usually 4-5 guys who are fractions of a big bet apart in skill level fighting over the money of the fish. I feel very comfortable with the swings at 50-100 now and plan on playing the 100-200 games whenever they run - hopefully I can get used to the swings there as well. It's definitely going to take a while but I also won't be 4-5 tabling the games like I do with 30-60.

I'm not planning on playing a whole lot of poker the next ten days or so, maybe about half of what I normally do. I'm heading to Boston for Easter and then off to to play the 5K main event at Mohegan Sun. I will be blogging with tournament updates. I've been watching some tournament videos and playing tournaments recently so I feel pretty good about my game. It all boils down to getting some cards in those events since it's such a short amount of time and hands.





12 comments:

  1. Wow that's some sick results, makes you wonder where all the money comes from.

    You don't strike me as a flash bloke but have you bought any nice stuff/cars with all this cash or are you investing it all.

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  2. I'm a pretty poor money manager especially compared to someone like my dad who is a wizard at it. The biggest purchase my wife and I have made is our home and we're still in the process of paying it off.

    I contribute the maximum (5K) a year to both of our IRAs as far as investing goes. My accountant keeps telling me to open a SEP where up to 45K or something a year can be contributed but I'd rather get my house paid off first.

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  3. Where's my share? Ha Ha!

    Yes, Dad wouldn't turn heat on when there's a zero temperature outside! How funny!

    Congrats on your accomplishment!

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  4. Your share? Hmm.... I'll let you tell people you're my brother. Ha!

    Yep, I used to be afraid to get out of bed because I knew I would freeze. It was literally 40 degrees in the house sometimes.

    See you on Easter, we'll be there around 2:00

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  5. Nicely done tony. Watching you right now in the nightly 100k on stars and you are killing your table. Good luck at Mohegan!

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  6. Thanks Dave,

    No luck in the nightly 100K, hopefully Mohegan will go better.

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  7. Yeah - right on the bubble eh? Still - good show up until that point anyway.

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  8. Yep, could have coasted into the money pretty easily but was looking to take advantage of other people with that thinking. Unfortunately didn't work out.

    I'm still learning a lot about NL and tournaments. I hope to play 2 or 3 more before the Mohegan main event. I've also been watching a bunch of videos on CardRunners. I feel like I'm cramming before a big exam.

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  9. Since I'm still working with no cash online - I actually managed to get through one of those massive free for alls yesterday. 7k entries and top 72 got tickets to the weekly round 2. Nothing special - but if I can get the money from it - maybe I'll be able to dig out of the 0 hole. It was a limit O8 tournament which used to be a favorite of mine before I started playing NL HE tourneys. I'll probably try to find a few limit O8 tourneys in my range once I get some cash online.

    I can relate to the cramming. Since deciding I want to get back into poker I've been reading anything I can get my hands on.

    I'll have to look up when the events are at Mohegan so I know when to look for updates and the like.

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  10. Good luck in Round 2.

    Chris Ferguson was able to run a bankroll up from nothing to 10K or 50K (not sure of the exact number) in 6 months. Huck Seed wanted to make a prop bet with somebody that he could do it in 3 months, I don't know if anyone ever took him up.

    Main event is on Wed, I'll probably play the $300 rebuy on Monday to get ready.

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  11. Looks like the round 2 will have to wait until next week. Didn't catch the one today and tomorrow coincides with Easter dinner

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