september results
01 October 2008
Ah September... not really what I was looking for results wise, but I'll take it. Managed to do a pretty good job on my goals this month, which I think will really help out in the long run. Made sure I sat 30+ hrs. during the past 30 days, and even though the hand volume isn't spectacular (just under 9,000 because I ended up 2 tabling during some rough patches) I think that the time was well spent on analyzing the particular dynamics of the tables and trying to put myself in more profitable situations.
Also, watching a good amount of videos and listening to some coaching tapes really has me thinking on a higher level than previously. I truly believe that my success at 100nl over the past few months was due to me playing pretty solid "ABC poker" and generally not making big mistakes. The more I learn about hand reading, putting opponents on ranges, optimizing my lines, getting thin value, etc. the more I realize that my play is vastly different than 1 or 2 months ago. Obviously there will be growing pains with this new approach, and I've certainly experienced them in the past month (see below). I think the important thing to remember is that while there will be small mistakes now, so long as I'm learning from them and enhancing my game they will pay off in the long run.
Here's hoping that October is an extension of the last 3,000 hands of the month!
Posted byM0NIKER at 1:48 PM 2 comments
cliff diving
19 September 2008
Haven't really updated much this month, mainly because things haven't really been going well and I just haven't been motivated to post anything relevant. I've gotten a decent number of hours in at the 200nl tables this month, but the results just aren't there. I want to say that this is because I'm just running into the tops of my villains ranges (as I am not really finding spots where I absolutely hate my play), but at this point I'm not really sure anymore. I'll probably start posting some "problem hands" on Leggo in the next week or so as I review them more... validation that I'm not completely effing up would probably help my confidence right now.
I'm trying to work through the downswing by 2tabling 200nl instead of dropping back down the 4 tables of 100nl. This should (in theory) help me to range my opponents and follow game flow even closer than normal (goddamn you AP and your super fast mega turbo tables... fix the regular speed ones). Anyway, I'm not ready to step closer to the ledge, but I'll be honest and say that my ego is a little bruised. Hopefully this is all for the best though and my "luck" turns around soon.... I'd love to stop running poorly.
*/end rant*
Posted byM0NIKER at 3:42 PM 2 comments
august results
09 September 2008
Didn't get much time to play in August, but to be honest, that was expected. Birthday, vacation, fantasy football prep, work hell translates to not much time at the table. Oh well... I still managed to watch a ton of vids, talk through hands with malfaire, and generally try to improve my game as a whole. As autumn kicks in I hope to get more time at the tables and learn even more. 200nl is a much different beast to 50nl/100nl IMO, at least on AP. I'm not necessarily saying it's more difficult (because I don't think that it is), but the play from the regulars seems much different. I think that postflop play is truly the place where I can gain the biggest edge over my opponents and I'm focusing a lot of my efforts on improving my hand reading and winning pots that actually see a flop.
As for goals I pretty much sucked hard again. I'm going to be changing up my goal list to something that I can track throughout the month as well as keep them attainable. I really like malfaire's approach, so I'm gonna gank it. Anyway, results below. Don't read into them too much, the sample is ridiculously low. As malfaire pointed out though, EV doesn't get me anywhere in life. Show me the moneys!!!!!
August Results:
Table Profit: $394.50
ABS Rakeback: $112.51
Posted byM0NIKER at 12:03 PM 0 comments
time for a change?
05 August 2008
Got a bit bored today so decided to dig through my 2008 stats at 100nl (I've decided not to even look at 2007 because the poker player from that year can't even be compared to the one I have been since I decided to take things seriously in January). The chart below shows my monthly progression, and the graph looks pretty snazzy too.
I really wanted to get in 50k hands at the level before deciding whether or not to move up stakes (regardless of what my bankroll was). I thought that this would give me a pretty good perspective of how well I was doing at the level and provide the confidence necessary to tell myself that "no matter how horribly your start off at 200nl, you'll always know that you can rebuild at 100nl to the tune of X ptbb/100." Well, as it turns out, X has ended up being above 5 ptbb/100. Personally I think this could be higher, but hey, stats don't lie. And it's not like I'm exactly upset at this number.
That being said, I've played around at 200nl for a little bit on AP, and even though there are more regulars there I don't see a huge change in play from 100nl -- maybe a little more 3betting, but hey, it's not like that's the worst thing in the world. Bigger pots mean bigger mistakes from opponents post-flop! I'm also pretty confident that I'll be able to run at 2 ptbb/100 or greater from the start (I didn't run at lower than 2.7 for any month at 100nl), which should mean that my bankroll will continue to grow at the same rate.
Enough with the talk... time to take the plunge. Good luck me (200nl @ AP / 100nl @ PS ftw!)
Posted byM0NIKER at 10:44 AM 6 comments
july results
Holy crap did this month suck in terms of volume. I was just not around to play much at all. I did manage to keep up on the Leggo videos though, and talking through hands with malfaire always helps to improve my game. During the month I played a little bit of 100nl on PStars and also a few sessions of 200nl at AP. Overall I think I did pretty well... just need to carve out more time to sit down and play (which will be tough in August with my bday and vacation coming up). Maybe if I get my act together this fall I'll be at 400nl by the start of 2009!
July Results:
Table Profit: $808.07
ABS Rakeback: $101.55
July Goals Review:
- 10k hands total -- FAIL (hah, not even close... and it was a low goal anyway!)
- 9k bankroll mark -- FAIL (got close... $8700 to close the month)
- Watch all new Leggo vids -- SUCCESS
- One sweat per: Ian, Brian, Mark -- FAIL (1 out of 3)
- Watch all new Leggo vids -- SUCCESS
- Contact Greg for SSNL Tapes -- FAIL (is it a failure if he *NEVER* responds?)
- 200nl shot -- SUCCESS
Posted byM0NIKER at 9:49 AM 1 comments