SnG Results for the day

I got a late start on the SnGs, but I go a bunch in

I didnt play any in the morning...and just played MTT all afternoon and evening.

After the MTTs, watch a movie and went to KFC...came back with a full belly...and getting a serious caffeine high (I normally get decaf diet coke, but the shop and rob didnt have any so I got regular)

So My heads a bit fuzzy playing.

I've been practicing playing 12-24 tables at a time at the $6.50...that way when I do the $27s I'll be comfortable doing 9-16 tables...I can do 9 pretty well....but the 16 tabling is definately making me focus more....I am missing reads...but thats from the volume....it is making me play tighter, which is good.

Results for the evening:

3 total hours (of course the first and last 25 mintues only played about 4-6 tables so it really was only a little over 2 hours)

43 tornaments
$125.50
44.90% ROI
60.47 ITM
4 1st 11 2nd 11 3rd
Average place 3.57

Was pretty pleased overall...couple of the 2nds were just bad luck of the villan sucking out horribly.

A couple of the 3rds were bad plays on my part....thats the one good thing about a bad play...LOL...other guys who multitable, or players who take notes....
LOL...the put in their notes "He's a Donkey"...lol....


Probably just grind out the $6.50 and 20+ table them for the next week and play the WCOOP events....as well as the satellites....bankroll is fine for the $60s...but I think I am just gonna plow the $16s and $27s and just play more ABC poker....
If I am just playing 4 tables...$60s are great....but those swings and seeing $2k in 2-3 days...just kills me mentally (funny...I can drop tons and it doesnt effect me...but lose 8 out of 10 SnGs in a set...it just puts me off my game slighlty -EV.

Its funny...thats how well I am starting to play...I can feel...and then see little things that are effecting my game in situations....
ITS GREAT!!!!
And..of course...one of the things I noticed....is that I just want to play the $530s because I have a roll for it....mentally...on the surface....conscious...I feel right at home...BUT...its that 1 or 2 hands that I play too aggro or dont play the obvious and play too passive....
I mean...if ya look at the HH...ya might see it...but in general...just the boarderline plays, but just enough to make me -EV for the week.
Of course at the higher limits, less margin for error.

Okay...lol....ramble ramble ramble.

I was just going to experiment with the 150 tournies a day...but I think I can make the volume make up for any loss in ROI, the extra tables are actually fixing the one or two leaks of folding spots I should fold, so it evens out.
(LOL...ROI is actually higher at the low limits when I play even more tables)

Okay...need to set the fantasy teams and goto bed.

Craig

Another Fine day.....MTT Satellite results

Well....Pretty stoked for the WCOOP events the next 8-9 days....

Today I played a couple Satellites (One, fpp PLHE $530, One FPP NLHE $1050, and One Moneymaker Millionaire freeroll)

The pot linit....LOL...I actually dont remember how or why I busted out...the only thing I remember is I was playing decent...but didnt place....definately gonna have to review that one.

The MM freeroll....I dunno what is about those damn things...I kick ass on them for 3-4 hours...get to the final 200 or so (50 qualify) and I brainfart...I need to remember its a damn satellite...1st doesnt pay more than 50th

(very weird...cause I do play the regular satellites (non-turbo) very very very well...I mean...I should have at least 5 or 6 of those round 2 tickets...I definately need to concentrate on not letting the fatigue get to me and not thinking before I move.

Last but not least...the $1050...I played like a superstar...I was reading the table like I knew everyones cards.

If I keep playing better and better like this....I got a great shot at winning a bracelet...if not two.

I mean...example...

In a hand...I wasnt even in (i'd already folded)
About 20+ people left....pays 18.
a 2+2er ( ryanghall ) in the single tournament forums pushed on the button (or it might have been the CO highjack seat)...he was medium stack (on the small side of medium)...
I thought to myself "He's got Ten or Jack high"...
Sure enough...SB calls and he turns up Ten Five offsuit.

The real scary part is...I called the bottom end of the SB rage to call it.

And I really wasnt paying that close of attention at that point (bad leak, I was watching a movie at the same time)

For WCOOP sats this week I am 50% ITM.
I wish I would have started playing these things earlier...I could have converted all my FPPs to $W ...LOL...I am averaging about $1100 a day in W$ this week.

Still need about $1500 more I think (enough to play the PLHE, 6p PLHE, $1050 NLHE and the MAin event $2600, limit even and maybe the stud)

I dunno...I'm not a great stud player...and its been a while since I even touch a limit table.

Damit...I should have played the Damn Razz tourny...probably my 2nd best game, I wish there was more volume on the SnGs for Razz, I would make a bundle...most of the people are just dumb and dont have a clue.

Okay...gonna make two post...this one for run down about MTT and next about SnGs

Craig

Long Day

Afternoon and evening I played MTTs...(4 total, 1 FPP 3 cheapy ones) bombed on all of them...made astupid move...really cost me.

After that...LOL....I gave a try at 20+ tabling....(dropped down to the $6.50 to do it)
went pretty well...played 107 and have a 57 ITM and 46% ROI.

I think the more tables I play...definately need to cascade them...dont have to go looking for the active table....but of course ya lose all reads on players....
But...quantity can offset the quality...it does make me play tighter...but I do have to be careful

Okay...sleep time

Craig

Hmmm...Maybe I should play more Multi Tables MTT

Well...

Played a coupld Sngs in the last two days....should have played more cause I was on fire....the slump a while ago, starting to seem like a distant memory.

Definately an up month....up alot considering the low level stakes I have been playing.

Pokerstars has the WCOOP ( WOrld championship of online poker) this and next week.

Decided this week to play a bunch of FPP and VIP FPP satellietes.
(would have done it in the last couple weeks...but been focusing on building the bucks with SnGs...its poker...but the games are strategically very different.

Part of the reason I decided to play some of the FPP sats..because they had discounted the buy ins for some of the sats (such as the $215 cost 13500 in FPP to purchase...the sat give 1 seat for 6750 fpps)
Basically...instead of break even as 1 in 10....break even with the points is 1 in 5.

Essentially 1/2 buy ins....so decided to play a couple yesterday and today.

and...I am glad I did...and gonna play a BUNCH more of the next couple of days.

Entered:

5 Tournies (4 $215 and 1 $1050)
FPP cost total to me 5900
3 tourny wins (2 $215 and 1 $1050)
$1480 W$
FPP point value 93000

Not a bad day....Definately need to play as many as I can before sunday...that way I can determine which WCOOP events I will play...wish I would done this earlier...
Wasnt playing brilliantly...but playing good satellite strategy (LOL...one guy went from chip leader to out in 3 hands...ON THE BUBBLE?!?!?!?!?! LOLOLOLOL)

The Funny thing was, that the first hand he lost was over a 3000 chip pot on the river....they both check all the way to the river...then the moron pushed trying to steal the pot...the other guy had flopped Top Boat and slowplayed it....
What a Moron...Big Stack poker against other big stacks in a satellite...stoopid.

Welp...hope tommorrow turns out similar...I think I have about 45000 FPP left after I bought all that crap (still need a new monitor...almost held out to buy it instead of playing the sats...glad I didnt...I could sell the W$ and buy 2 monitors)

Good poker day....time to go play some SnGs

Variance sucks....but at least I ended the day up.

Well...its been a rollercoaster ride last night and today.

I had a horrible start....dont remember the exact number...

But was down 15 buyins almost immediately...

Started with a couple really bad beats...
Then...honestly...I played like crap.

LOL...almost had a panic attack...flashbacks of the downswing that made me skip dropping down to the $27s all the way to the $6.50s cause my confidence was shot.

I printed out a bunch of numbers off pokertracker....compared them to winning and losing data.

Realized when I do hit a downswing...need to play less hands...especially until I am playing the $114s....remember that I dont need to outplay the villians...they will hang themselves at the $27 and under.

Dont remember who told me....but...

"When you're uncertain on how you're playing....take the 'marginal' out of marginal hands and fold them"

Well...considering I was down a huge amount for the last 24 hours...I musta made a huge comeback...

Thats right folks....down 15 buyings with an hour+ and down over 20 buyins....and...Presto...
Start paying attention to my play, and folding marginal spots even if it felt like I was on the + side...sure enough....watching 10 different hands were the range said call, but the villian was insanely strong....

Its funny...3 of those hands I would have sucked out on...5 of them I would have just chalked it up to bad luck....

Making "big descisions" for small pots doesnt make sense.

I ended up $23 for the day....a friggin miracle.

played good...but got unlucky from suckouts once heads up, or would have been really insane comeback.

Fantasy Baseball news...

Two leagues I am in...
In the championship game in one (blew the guy out in the semis 12-1)
The other one...I think I am in the Champ game...its gonna be close...gonna come down to the whip...I'll know in the morning

Fantasy football...
Both leagues, still undefeated....I rock when it comes to targeting guys who dont get drafted.


Bedtime

Mid month report card

Well....

Definately playing solid compared to last month...I still feel slightly off...especially when I start the day....feel great mentally and physically...but its those first 6 tournaments that I have trouble getting into a groove (I still manage to lose more than I win starting off.....essentially out fo 30-40 in a day...I suck for the for 10..and play catch up...then break even or catch on fire)

This is the problem I was having before...but to a greater extent....now I am aware of it...pretty much have to emotionally will myself to play even tighter.

Playing the $27 again....its basically a mixture of the $55 and $16 players (1/2 loosey goosey and half solid 2+2er )

I think I am just gonna grind the $27s twice as long and not move up immediately...I figure a couple weeks of making solid $$ and still tweeking some minor bad habits would be best.

I am very concerned though...that playing more tables is gonna have the same result (I jumped upto 9 tables from 6...had success for a month or so...played tighter...and looser.....i.e. tight at the wrong times...loose at the wrong time...opposite of what they should have been.)

I think maybe what I will do...is in a week or so.....an hour or two a day...I will practice 9 tabling at the $6 or the $15

I dunno...I just dont want to dump $3000 in two weeks (29% ITM sucks)...I mean...nothing specific I did...just way to many boarderline calls/pushes.....

Need to remember...let them make the mistake....I cant force them to make it.

Thinking about playing the Razz WCCOOP #1 tournament tommorrow...I am pretty damn good at the razz SnGs...but I dunno about the MTT Razz.... I dunno...My MTT game is pretty out of whack with all the SnGs....I mean...I use to be 5 times better at Multi TAble than Sit and Gos ...but lately I cant even make the money or whatever....well...thats not true...I final tabled the Gold and Platinum VIP tourny a little while back....

Maybe I should play some...I do, do better with deeper stacks...last year bubbled in 4 WCCOOP events (lol...I forgot about that....3 of the ultimate suckouts...I need to relive the one...

2.5 mil guarenteed WCCOOP Main event....

Full table....
10 positions from the money and $3000
I'm MP1....
I have JcJh...

I raise 3.5 BB PFR
BB calls
Flop...10d 10h Js

I flopped top boat (if he flopped quads more power to him)

BB bets 1/2 pot...

I pause...( I aint folding of course)

I reraise a little more than the minimum...thought about flat calling..but I felt he would come along and stack me on the turn..just need a litle more to get him pot committed....

He pauses...then pushes all in...I think "Quads? no way"...and I call...
He turns up 7d6d
YEAH....7d6d I almost died laughing....then...the miracle....
Only 1 way he can split the pot....
Runner runner Tens (less that .5%)
Only way he can win is:
8d 9d
for the straight flush...

Lets just say....I thought I was gonna be chip leader heading into the money....
Instead he hits the .2% miracle and gets the straight flush....

Best part was....when he said "You should have folded when I raised the flop"

LOL...Top Boat and he thinks I should have folded...I had him crushed.

I am getting all worked up about it again....Every1 has a bad beat story...but damn....I was top 10% in chips...and so was he....normally I dont mess with other big stacks...but I hit the flop hard...I might have thrown a set away at that point...but not a Boat...I would have been chip leader with more chips than spots 10-3.

Okay...enough...bedtime

Mid month graph

A day early...but here is the graph for this month....

Sure took a huge hit because I dropped down in buyins....end of the month should be double at least...and I'll play at least 200 more than I played in the first half.

Good and bad poker day...Mariners didnt play

First...Mariners had the day off...

I just realized something today...

Mariners are above 500 against the following

AL East (over .600 win perc)
AL Central
Interleague (something rediculous like .800 win perc)

The only place they lose...is within the division.

14-34 ...20 games below 500...

If they didnt play the west and were in the east...they would actually be tied with the yankees.

Poker today...

Played alot...

something like 55 tournies....
35+ ROI
56.14% ITM

But....I donked into alot of 2nds today...and even more 3rds than 1st...
Thankj goodness I made ITM alot today...kept the ROI up.

Pokerstars had the deposit bonus today...
I wish more of the sites had more traffic on the turbos that had monthly bonuses...

Wish bodog was pokertracker compatible...or absolute poker would change the points toward the bonus on SnGs

Whine whine whine....funny how I had a good "results" day and I am whining.

I need to get a new computer or split screen for more tables.

Craig

Seattle Mariners and Poker...both went well yesterday, but not today....

Missed posting yesterday....

I got on a roll...couldnt lose...78% ITM..needless to say my ROI was on the positive side.

I spent the rest of evening reading and catching up on SMGPT of the past tournaments
(that reminds me, I have to do that tonight)

So....Tuesday was awesome...Mariners won...and won at Poker...and it was Edgar Martinez photograph giveaway (unfortunately I didnt make it to the game to get one, gonna have to get one off of ebay)

Today...

Poker I lost $3 (it felt like alot more...played exremely poorly most of the day, but the times I did play well...I was on fire, it was like I they were playing with their cards face up....extremely weird...I played like crap at times...and..like I said...unbeatable.

The Mariners...well...they got whooped tonight...10-0...
So much for Cha Seung Baek making the rotation next year....
Well...he might..but he got pounded tonight...I actually turned the game off.

Hmmm...I know watching the game and playing poker is -EV...but I wonder when I was playing well...hmmmm...I'll have to check that out.

Lately...I dunno why...but I have been craving pies like crazy...Makes ya wonder...poker leads to pie cravings...beware.

I really should play some WCOOP sats...spending lot of time with my SnG game and totally neglecting MTTs....Really wish I wouldnt have had that downswing.

Welp...gotta get some sleep

Craig

Its late and writing to motivate...

Pretty much just read alot today..played a little

I think I have come to the conclusion that I have been just using too much Donk aggression...need to play solid hands and quite trying to steal with Ace rag.

I dunno..hard to tell.

probably finished up a couple bucks...

Right now In the Moneymaker millions qualifier...
98 people left...
I have a meager stack...not critical stack...but hanging around like most of the others...
have a a couple 30k stacks at the table...but funny thing is...leader at the table is only 40th over all...
I hope they either leave the table together or break it soon.

Well...
Wish me luck.
Craig

Short post tonight

Pretty much broke even fore the night

About 20 tournies
0% ROI

I am tired as hell.

Probably going to the Seattle Mariners Game tommorrow against the Texas Ranger at Safeco field.

"Accidently" didnt sell the pair of Diamond Club tickets.

I love those seats...If I ever get the money cranking....I want season ticket in the Diamond Club.

Free food, free drinks...everything delivered to your seat...free everything.

Big price difference though to my regular season tickets.

Quick Mariners Rundown...

Kenji--- What an great signing...I love Jo...a catcher that can hit
Ichiro--- He's Ichiro and we love him
Beltre--- ...Hot..cold...hot..cold and least hes got Defense
Sexon--- Its either a HR or a K...need people to get on for him...2007 will be big
Y-bet--I love his Defense...great to watch
Lopez--- I have high hopes, but I have a bad feeling he's gonna be average
Raul---...he's a real good hitter... very underrated.
Snelling--- I hope he can stay healthy...exactly what the mariners need as #2 hitter
Reed---I dont know why he cant hit...hopefully when his thumb heals he fixes it

Felix---Next year will be a break out year.
Washburn---still think we overpayed to get him...9 Mil was way to much...but he;s a lefty
Meche--I dunno if the Mariners will resign him...really depends on the young guys and who they target in the ofseason
Piniero---he's gone unless he wants to sign for bullpen and less money
Woods, Lowe, and Baek---Hopefully one or 2 will emerge as a middle rotation startter

Soriano---I love this guy...got his strength back this year...lights out next
Putz---Gotta love JJ...hope he can repeat next year
Mateo---I actually hope they dont resign him...heart skips a beat everytime he pitches

MARINERS MANAGEMENT< PLEASE READ>
Go and bid/sign
Daisuke Matsuzaka
and another good pitcher (Schmidt for less or Zito)

Okay bed time...have to remind myself not ramble on about the M's...

Go MARINERS!!!!

I couldnt take it any more

I really couldnt take it any more....if I see someone call an allin with 42os with 25BB and 25/50 blinds I think I will go crazy.

I moved back up today

Results for the day.

21 tournies
47.62 ITM
40.63 ROI

4 1st
3 2nd
3 3rd

Started offf slow with my traditional losing 3 straight.

I played well on a couple....
but to be honest...I felt like I played too tight once it got down to 5 or less....
several times in the SB had it folded to me and I didnt steal when I should have.

decent results consider I feel like I played like crap.

I'm up and thats what matters....

Bedtime

Am I playing good, or the competition is horrible?

Well...I played pretty good today...results...were even better...could have played a little better (sounds condisending when ya look at the numbers for the day)

Todays Numbers

24 Buy ins

83.33% ITM
135.38% ROI

8 1st
4 2nd
8 3rd

(donked a couple times and got 3rd because I was being stupid)

I am definately just gonna move up either tommorrow or thrusday....
Got plenty of bankroll...and its time to step up and get back where I am suppose to be.

The $55+$5 are where I know I can play easily....lol....I hate it when I tell myself something...and I have to do it.
Probably shouldnt have gone down so far....cause I have to get use to the nuances of each level of buyin.

But yeah, 70% of the players are horrible...at the $60 there is about 20% of the REAL horrible players..but at least there is about 30% that know whats up in a Sit and Go.


Note to Self:

Remember other level will not be as loose and wild.
Gonna need to play more to win.

Okay, May I will change my plan

Well...I had planned to play about 250+ $6.50 (funny thing is...with the exception of some joke SnGs that I palyed...i.e. playing one where I just went all in every hand for 20 hands straight (lol....just remembered that...I finished 2nd and played 85% of the hands)

But 57& ITM I know its small sample, but dang...I can beat these guys with my eyes closed.

(keep trying to talk myself out of it)

Pretty much decided I will play about 50 more and then move up....seems kinda pointless and a waste of time...but...just doing this experiment...definately seeing some of the mistakes I was making.

Today went like this.

28 tournaments
57.14 ITM
72.09 ROI

6 1st
8 2nd
1 3rd

The sad thing though...couple of those heads up I played really crappy...I mean...I could have easily been 12-2 in headsup...realistacally it should have been 10-4...

I really do need to reign it in a little once it gets to the money....I realized I am in the habit of shoving too much 3 handed...well...okay..shoving in the wrong spots...
As well I need to own the table a little more if I am the middle stack....especially if the big stack is giving me the control...

Need to read and react....
When I am focused....honestley I cant be beat...
Example:

3way...One guy thinks he's owning the table he's got me by 1500 chips...but were at 100/200 25 ante...we both have 25BB+...letting him have 3% of the chips ever 3rd orbit...he can knock himself out...I knew there was about a minute or two till the blinds went up...and when they did...Bam...Boom...shorty is making diamonds in his butt...and Mr IamGonnaSteal200BlindsWith5000chipAllinBet...well..
Kinda funny when ya push...they fold...you push again...they fold...then since ya have the chip lead now...ya show them 63os...it rattles them...so 2 hands later when ya push...they call with J6s and ya turn over KK....
Normally I never show cards...but I just knew it would set him over the edge....
The more I think about it...probably shouldnt have show till I got part of his stack...If I went total card dead...lost some fold equity.

Hmmm..for the situation it was 95% right

Okay...I am Rambling....

The players are definately loose with their calls....got called with the J6 and 75s today...for no reasons...well...bad reasons.

Man are the $6.50 tables full of bad players

I cant wait until I've played enough to move up (got tons of bankroll and can kill them, but I told myself I wouldnt move up until I played a certain amount at each level)

I understand there are alot of people who are just starting...but DANG....

People bluffing at a coordinated board with 7 people seeing the flop...I mean...
LOL....doesnt take a genius.

If anything, I am playing tighter, but more aggressive when I do....

Which is surprising....cause it would be real easy to be tempted to play marginal hands in bad spots, because the people are that bad.

didnt check exactly the numbers today...
but approx

58% ITM
ROI around 55%

Decent day, even though I started stone cold

I wonder if playing with the bad players will through off my game?
Just means I will have to focus in and adjust more to each level....
LOL...there are some bad players at the $60s...but dang...7-8 people each tourny

Okay...time for some more reading and stuff.

Shuffle up and deal

Craig

The Retraining conitnues

Well...overall I feel better than I have about my game....

Still need more aggression in the middle stages (need to watch out though, so I dont get hyper aggressive in blind stealing)
Also need to push less....
look for spots to 2.5BB to 4BB pfr

Definatley need to make a list of daily things to do.

played about half my games on pokerstars...and the other half on Bodog (I sure wish Bodog was pokertacker compatible...I pwn Bodog when I play there....
I'm up about 500 over the last couple days...and its not because of running good...the players are sooo predictable....really soft less than average players.

PS
60 Ts
+$182.40 profit
46.77 % ROI
53.33 % ITM (and if I wouldnt have donked a couple...alot higher)

I'm gonna play another 140 at the $6.50 and then move up
(was gonna make myself play 500 and at least 20% ROI....
BUT..I am reading and doing other things to help and playing less for the time being...and knowing that the $6.50t are no actual challenge....well...500 is excessive considering I use to ROI over 10% in the $27 and $60s (well at least 5000 tournaments)

I still dont get it..maybe I pulled the plug to soon...but a 70 buyin downswing, it had to mean something....I know variance...but -12% ROI over 500 tournies...
REALLY hard to swallow..and if it was "just" variance...well..so be it..because it did kick the ass of my confidence.

We Will rebuild me....
Bigger...
Badder...
Dominant...

LOL...

Definately need to start reviewing with SNGPT more....I definatley need to make a list of TO DO things...

Over all Good day....