I think.....

I think what I am going to try to do on a regular basis, is to post a weekly summary of how poker is going....mainly to motivate myself in various way.

To start off:

Last 7 days
9952 hands
+$315.35
+6.34 PTBB/100
+12.68 BB/100
$12.55 per hour
25.15 Hours for the week

How I felt I played over all
5 days like a pro (3 of the days I played the best I have ever played...and thats saying alot)
2 days...I played like a complete donkey (one of those days I actually broke even, but should have up 5 buy-ins from the donators)

Overall it was a good week....realized a few situations that have really killed my win-rate in the past.

StoxPoker videos are definately helping....not really on "how to play"....but more along the lines of "How not to play".

I mean....tncrease in the win-rate over the last 40k of hands....its been mainly from not "hating money"

Example....reducing 2nd and 3rd barrel bluffs on certain boards has saved me several buy ins already (one buyin isnt much every couple days....but its significant)

Since I've been Playing Full Ring this month
Been running 16 Vpip 10 pfr and 2.52 ToTAF

I still need to work a little on certain situations of Not calling (raise or fold),
But all in all....I've definately improved on recognizing the best course of actions.


As I was saying though.....The Stox Videos are definately helping me look at specific profitable situations (as well as avoiding one that is just Spewing Chips)

Basically....been about a month and My confidence playing is coming back slowly.

Plan for Next week

15K hands
Watch 1+ video per day
POker Tracker evaluation and review EVERY SINGLE SESSION (I need to make sure I do this more often)
Have Fun :-)

Pray the Mariners dont screw up at the winter meetings

Almost forgot to mention the Mariners

The Angels are making move like crazy this offseason.....and the Mariners not much at all so far.

Angels
Tori-Hunter (imporves their defense, but if you ask me....he's good offensively BUT at Ichiro 5 year money....The Angels are getting hosed)
Garland trade??? Why? Makes no sense to me....Pitching is not the Angels problem...and a #5 starter doesnt get them over the hump....its a break even trade for the Angels if ya ask me (unless they play on shipping pitching talent to improve SS or 3B with a bat)

Mariners.
My guess is they will sign Hiroki Kuroda.....
My only concern is paying to much for 3+ years...if he flames out like Igawa....well...then we are screwed.....I dont mind it....because...HEY, there is zero free agent starting pitching that is worht anything....$12 mil per for Silva??? If that happens...shoot me.

As far as Sexson and Lopez......
I think its unlikely the Mariners will be able to move sexson because of the salary....Lopez on the other hand...I think the front offfice is just about to give up on him (with Chen doing well)....I just hope any trade is something that will benifit the Mariners long term or short term.....not a Carlos Guillen type of trade.

Winter Meetings are coming up.....fireworks should start flying for the Mariners.

Short brief New beggining

About 3 weeks ago I completed my Cake Poker promo for Poker Source Online (I pretty cool promo.....play 600 points at Cake, and Get a year paid Premium membership at Stox Poker.

Initially...I thought "What the heck" Its free...I am gonna play anyways...and I wanted to check out the videos.....But of course I am a cheapskate to spend the money unless I know its gonna be a benefit.

So far after 3 weeks...I can say its definately helped....not for 80% of my game (which has always been exceptional)...but the 20% or so that I bleed or donk of money that I dont realize, or do realize but it happens anyways.

One of the biggest things was wanting to win every pot I put money in (well okay...not every).....its the 20% of the time when ya have AKs...pfr 4XBB...flop comes rags....Fire a 2/3+ pot CB....then they call....In stead of shutting it down on the blank turn, when the villian has 10% chance of folding...I fire again 80% of the time......even when I know its for nothing.
After watching Leatherass9 fold....well...what must have been 10 in a row times on the turn when he was convinced the villian might have something...or even if he didnt...just not wanting to spew money....
I dunno....just made me thing "dude, If I fold half the time, my profit sky rockets"

Ironically...that was all I change the first week....reducing 2nd Barrel by 70%.
My variance over the next 10K hads was dramatiocally reduced.

BLah Blah Blah Blah

Its been a little over 3 weeks......
My aggression is up (when I dont go too nuts, I am unbeatable) preflop
My post flop decisions are better (still workin on specific situations in which I know I dont read as well)

What I need to work on:
Pull the trigger on more squeezes
Analyze which squeezes are good or bad situations better.
(improved but needs more) Dont call....raise or fold (apply this 89% of the time)

Back to the Tables

FYI....Join stox with the link to the right...definately worth it

2007 Mariners, the craziest ride.

I have to say, this years team does things in the most abstract way.

Tonight.....

Weaver>> "Sorry guys, I think I am going to give up a huge lead in the 1st two innings"
The Team>> "Thats okay Weav, the fans are use to it"

At the secret team meeting in the dugout in the 6th inning
Johnny Mac>> "Okay guys....how should we win this one?"
Adam Jones "If you dont mind Coach, I'll sit on the bench, even though I should be playing"
Johnny Mac "Good Idea Adam, you'll be starting next year, so no need to use you this year"
Yuni "Coach, would ya mind if I get a key hit tonight?"
Johnny Mac "Sounds Good Yuni, Make it a double. Adrian, since people havent really appreciated all that you have done this year. Maybe they will take there nose out of their Lattes and praise the AL's best 3rd baseman"

Beltre "Sound good coach, I'll just single home the winning run...no need for a HR...I'll just hit 40 next season"

Rowland-Smith>> "Coach, I volunteer to share Ho-Rams spot in the Rotation with Campy"
Johnny Mac>> "Ryan, shut up and just dont let them score"
Ichiro "Coach, If we win this one, you're buying everyone some "Ichi-Rolls" from the sushi-bar behind homeplate"


I wont jinx the team and suggest the craziest comeback ever to make the playoffs...the last time I even mention the word....the death-streak happen.

I love the Mariners...and I hope the last 2 wins (heart-attack kind) are a huge win streak.....

BTW...Attention Johnny Mac....More Adam Jones, and please yank Ho-Ram and Weaver from the rotation....at least see where we stand with Campillo and other potential #5 starters next year.

KING FELIX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank Goodness,

King Felix comes through and ends the dreaded losing streak...and finally allows me to post something.
Watching a 2 game leads in the wild card and only 1 game behind the Anal-Angels, plummet into 7 games behind the angels and 2 games BEHIND THE YANKEES has to be the worst week and a half of my life.

This Mariner team is 2 Starting pitchers from being "playoff good"...
The Mariners offense is good, but far from potent of the elite teams....

BUT....

They are in the still Playoff hunt...

I've had this feeling since the beginning of the year they would make the playoffs, and have felt it was going to be in dramatic fashion....but I never expected the heart-attack methods they are using.....Four 6+ game losing streaks? No other team has done it before and made the playoffs.

I'd give anything for the Mariners to pull this out.....

Man this feels sooooooo good......

Its so much fun watching the ups, downs and developement of a great pitcher.

I know the Mariners...When they make the playoffs....Its probably gonna be the Wild Card.....

But....It would be another story book playoff run to win the division....I know its a pipe dream...I will definatley take the wild card....but If the do win the division...at least I will be down as believing they would overtake the angles (because if there is a team that can do it, its the mariners...they have the potential of winning 20 out of 22)


GO MARINERS!!!!!

This close to ...........

...Suicide.

I wasnt going to post until the Mariners snapped their losing streak.....

Well that didnt work out to well....

I cant remember the last time I have been so sad and mad at the same time.

Winning the division is now a pipe dream.....
The Yankees are now ahead by a game in the Wild Card....

The Mariners cant hit now....
And when they can....
The crew of "veteran" relievers Bavasi keeps bring in....
I CANT FUCKING PITCH BETTER THAN THEY CAN!!!!!

I am all for getting guys to round out the back of the bullpen...
BUT USE THE GOOD GUYS FOR THE KEY SITUATIONS!!!!!!

I love Johnny Mac....but I am starting to think he might not have the knowledge for the job.....it doesnt take a rocket scientist. I've be a supporter since his first game as manager (before that...I actually thought bring him in as bench coach was the best offseason signing for the Mariners)

I know we have to use Rick White, John Parrish and whatever "I've been through the wars with experience" relievers.....but sheeeeesh.....
How about giving them a shot to succeed....how about showing the guys who have been there all year some respect.

I am sorry....but Rick white in the Aug 25 game...what in the world was he even doing in the game????? He should have pitched in the game on the 23 to get his feet wet...(pick any of the last 3 innings)....5+ run lead.....JJ pitched that day in a non-save? and ya cant use Rick white? Save Green for the next game? save EOF for the next game? ETC ETC ETC

WAKE UP AND Smell the pinetar.

I'm just mad...instead of cheering the Mariners, hoping to make the playoffs (think we could) but for EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE TEAM TAKE THE WEEK OFF (Pitching, defence, hitting, managing).....I have never been so dissapointed in a team....its not losing that bothers me (I loved the 77 mariners...and talentwise...honestly....they sucked...but I loved just watching them....guys like Julio cruz giving everything to get a ball etc etc etc).

I am Rambling soo much I am not making any sense.....

I hope this is just a bog set up.....
Where they go on one of the several losing streaks...and then down the stretch squeek into the playoffs.

Today is the Biggest series of the year.....

Its Monday...and its Game 1 of the Angels @ Mariners series.....
The Mariners MUST take at least 1 game.
It would be good to take 2 games (especially if the yankees lose 2 of 3)
A sweep? Going down the stretch on top of the division....definately better than hoping the Angels drop a couple and the yankees dont catch up.....

Its a huge serirs for the Mariners....for the Angels....as long as they dont get swept, its not that big to them.

I cant remember the last time I was so excited this late in the year....the next week and half or so will make the playoff race clear....
Angels, Yankees, Tigers.....

The Mariners need to maintain their lead over new york in the wild card while New york has the easier schedule...if they can make it to the last 2 weeks of the regular season a haed or at least tied....The Mariners will pull it out on my opinion...but New york has such a cupcake schedule.....
If the Mariners has Baltimore and Tampa in the division....the yankees would be 10 games behind....We've got Texas and thats it....those extra 18 games against the worst sure do help the spankies....great for padding the record....Unbalanced scheduling sure helps several teams.

Welp.....I would love an early x-mas present from the Mariners....and I am hoping for Mariners on Thursday being in 1st

Another Day, another Mariners win....

The King Delivers.....

Felix was the Man tonight in Texas....retiring 13 straight tonight in Texas, Even in 99 degree humidity weather.

20 games over 500, half game out of first....2 and a half up in the Wildcard.

I just have this feeling this is the year.

In 1995 Everyone knew we werent gonna win the world series....No one cared either....
Edgar squuezing the life out of the Yankees in the Divisional series, The excitement hang=over never wore off....The Indians could have swept us in the ALCS....we didnt care, We did the Impossible at the time.....

2001, Even though we set the record with 116 Wins, I still had the feeling we werent gonna win it all....That team was one of the greatest "team" of all time....but you could just feel that the Yankees were gonna win before game 1 even started....
It was great, but I just knew there would be a year that would build up even great.

2007...this is the year.....
all the pundits predicted the Mariners as cellar dwellars...
Picked us to finish behind Texas....
Predicted Mike Hargroves Firing in May....

Well....With the Exception of Texas (I actually picked them to finish 3rd ahead of Oakland this year)....I have been spot on with my predictions so far.

This is the year that Mariners fans in the Year 2030 will always talk about....

Its weird....I just know it....
The Mariners have an Offense that is perfect for the playoffs...It can score up and down the line-up, It doesnt count on the 3 and 4 guys to score the majority of the runs.

I am just Rambling...and not making much sense

I've been saying it all year that they were gonna make the playoffs.....

But now the King is coming around.....He's not there like he was for the 1st 3 starts....but when the playoffs get here.....you can count on this....Game 1 and 4 will be victories by King Felix

I need some sleep...

But one last thought.....

ATTENTION GOLD GLOVE VOTERS
At 3B there is only one choice:
Adrian Beltre !!!!!!!!!

There is not a better defensive 3B in the Majors.

ATTENTION MVP VOTERS
At the Top of the Ballot
Ichiro

Go MARINERS !!!!!!!
Forever Blue

Its been a While....

I havent post in a long time.....Got so busy completely forgot....

To get back up to speed....

Killing the Sngs this week...some crazy ROI of almost 40% for over 300 SnGs.


The Mariners....Oh yeah Baby....This is the year...

95 got seattle excited about Baseball

2001 got seattle to Love baseball, and provided for a fanbase that could weather 3 horrible years of bad teams.

2007 is going to be the year the Mariners Make the World Series....I say it every year at the beggining of the season....but this year is soooooooo different....

Our starting Staff is amazingly average....Our line-up is good...but it doesnt scream "scoring machine".....they just score when needed, and when it counts.....I lost count of all the come behind victories this year.

Adrian Beltre.....This is the year he finally gets rewared....if Chavez by some freak miracle wins the gold glove...the Mariners should hire someone to steal it back.
Adrian Beltre is the Best Player over all in the division.....PERIOD.....There are better hitters....but as a whole...with the bat and glove....Beltre could be MVP
(its like poetry watching him barehand and throw them out with ease.

Ichiro....5 more years...and the best 90 Million ever spent.

Jose Guillen....Mr Fire....for a guy everyone wondered if he would be the source of the team to implode in the locker room at the begining of the year....Bavasi deserves a standing ovation for taking the risk.

Raul....I hope ya end up being full time DH.....

The doubleMint twins Yuni (Mr "I can cover all of the area of SS and 2B at the same time") and Mr Lopez....giving us good D up the middle.

Richie.....As Mac to sit ya please....either that or hit 10 HRs in the playoffs

Kenji and Jamie....the best catching Duo in the AL

JJ and the Power Company.....the best Bullpen in the Majors hands down

Mike Hargrove...thanks grover....Seattle loves ya.

Johny Mac....psst...adjust the lineup for lefties please.

Adam Jones (not the pac man...the stud mariner of the future)......get use to LF....you're gonna be there for years to come.

I am just so frigging excited about this team....there is somethign special...
1 Game out of 1st in the West
2 games in front in the Wild card...

The Biggest series in a long long time coming on the 27th.

A world series for My Mariners would be a great early X-mas present

Go M's

This Sucks Big ones

I havent posted in a while.....

the Last 500 tournies.....

I've ran them through SNGWiz SNGPT SNGEGT etc etc

My missed pushes and calls are virtually nothing.....
ROI -10.20% for those tournies.

I know...small sample and all...but....

I think those idiots in the STTP are lieing through their asses...the more I read of their crap (the supposed ones who are good...well...."forum buddies" proclaiming each other and SNG gods and how everyone else sucks)

I'm still profitable overall....variance sucks....but there has to be something.

I mean...I am folding stuff I know is a must fold (it kills me to do it...but I have been)...and its not making any difference in the bottom line...

and I cant figure out what I was doing for the first 4000 tournies that games me 3 times the ROI

No one reads this anyway...I have no idea why I am writing it.

Pretty decent evening

Yesterday I was up a little....today I am playing really well...

The results of the day so far....

Well I am slightly ahead with 4 tables still open....

Results have been okay....I have been playing much better than the results indicate.

Diet is going real well....and the exercise (kinda look forward to going to the gym)

Stephi is doing real well....this is going to help her out soooooo much....
its going to be a long road to get to the weight she needs to...but she can do it.

I love my daughter so much....

Being a single dad sucks....

But....being a dad has a lot of cool times too (single sucks, but of course ya cant trust most people anyways)

Well...better get back to playing....kinda a semi update of the day.

Havent played much.

Note to self: PLAY MORE POKER!!!!!!

I haven't posted for a while

I really havent played much in the last week...

I am just about even on the ones I have played.

My daughter and I started a diet last week...as well as going to the gym on a regular basis....

It pretty cool.....well...I am a very closed person...with everyone.
For me I really do enjoy doing things with my daughter....


some days are harder than others....essentially...I wish people didnt lie...I wish people werent evil...I wish I could read minds....

I am just rambling.


time for bed

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