En Fuego!!!

I had a pretty good weekend! By my standards it was a great weekend. If you will recall, when last we talked, the Pokerroom BR was at $319. Well, now it stands at $396, which doesn't really tell the whole story. In addition to that $396, I cashed out $150. This puts me $155 to the good on Pokerroom, and I'm loving that considering where I was just about a month ago.

There are not a whole lot of hands to rehash, but I will give you a "cliffnotes" version of how things went. On Friday afternoon, I got into a $1 NL game. I started with $50 and it didn't take long for me to have $108. I got out of the game and we went to PH and then to Brewskis for a while. We had to go to Cabot and Arkadelphia on Saturday for various stuff and I didn't get home until late. I played a few hands but hovered around even. On Sunday morning, I started in a $1 NL game with $50. Two hands in I pick up AA and get reraised. After an A high flop, my opponent goes all in. What could I do? I called and win. My stack is now at $125. Pretty good I think.

I also played several MTT and one SNG. I didn't cash in any of them.

I also finished up the $90 deposit bonus so I will be looking for a redeposit bonus from Pokerroom really soon.

It's nice to be running well. I'm starting to get the hang of NL and I'm playing really tight. Most of my good hands are getting paid off though I occasionally get sucked out on.

The pokerroom BR is at $396. That is +$155.

Two days in a row

Donk moves caused the BR to drop to $311. I could go into all of them, but the one that really killed me was this.

I pick up k-7 in the big blind. It's checked aournd to me so I check. The flop comes K-3-K. I raise to $1.50 and get two callers. The turn is a Q. I raise to $5 and the next guy goes all in for $15. The other guy calls his bet. I call and the river is a 9. The first guy to go all in did so with J-10 and rivered a straight. The other person had A-Q. So that took $27 from me right there. I was kinda pissed off so I moved to a $1 NL game and bought in for $50. On the first hand I pick up 10-10. There are two raisers to $3. I go all in (I was still steaming a bit from the previous loss) and both people call. One had A-K and the other had JJ. Needless to say I lost.

Then I bought into another $1 game and won back $25 before calling it a night.

I played for a little while this morning and lost $9. I have to keep in mind that you cannot bluff at the .25 tables. It just doesn't work.

The Pokerroom BR is at $311. That is down $93 from the start. I have 124 points left to clear the $90 deposit bonus.

It was bound to happen...

I finally had a losing session yesterday. I got stacked in a .50 NL game. I bought in for $35 and lost most of the money in two hands. A pair of Jacks will never beat a pair of aces and A-Q will never beak A-K with only an A on the board. So after playing in a $5.50 MTT and making it to 50th place with 72 left (40 pay) I donked off all my chips on a board of A-2-10 while holding a K-10 and my opponent having A-10. It was a dumb donkey ass move on my part as I was pretty much a sure bet to make the money until I made that play.

So then I go to a $1 NL game and buy in with $50. I managed to get back $20 of the $35 I lost earlier by playing smart, tight agressive.

So the pokerroom BR stands at $350. That is $54 less than the origional investment. I also have 155 points left to clear the $90 bonus.

A little to the good

I played for a while yesterday. I ended up +$13. Not too bad. I mostly played .25 NL. I played two $3.40 SNG qualifiers and busted out of both of them. In one, I doubled up on the first hand and on the third hand I picked up another 900 chips with trip 10's and then managed to blow it all chasing a couple of flush draws and then finally busting out when my K-Q couldn't improve against A-Q.

I've tightened up my play in NL and have been doing pretty well lately. I haven't played a full SNG in quite a few days.

The pokerroom br is at $372. That is down $32 from the start. I only have 193 points left to clear my $90 deposit bonus.

Another Cashout!!!

I managed to do well enough yesterday to cashout $96. I love it when I'm running good. Here is a quick summary.

I got home yesterday around 5:00 and started in a .25 NL game. I managed to make about $8 in three orbits before I had to take Sarah to meet her Mom in Alma. So I don't get back home until about 8:30. I jumped into a .50 NL game and before I know it, I'm up $25. So with my $33 profit for the day I decided to play in a $14+1.50 MTT qualifier to a $100+8 tournament. There were only 15 people in the tournament. The top three got paid. First place got the ticket, second got $70 and third got $30. I played really well and made it to the top three. After third place got knocked out, I decided I'd rather have the $70 than a $100+8 ticket. So I started going all in every hand until I finally lost. That took the BR to $416 so I immediately made a $96 cashout.

Then, this morning, I jumped in a .25 NL game and before I know it, I'm sitting on $69, up from my origional amount of $25. Twice I got sets that held up. Once, I flopped trip 9's and anther time I flopped trip 7's. Both times I got paid off big time. Another time my pocket 10's held up and another time I turned a flush for a pretty big pot. Either way, it was a good run.

The party poker BR is at $359. Including the cashouts, I'm down $55 from my origional investment of $600. It's been a pretty good run. I hope it holds.

Who cashed out??

I did. I had a pretty good runt his weekend. On Friday, I bought into a .25 NL game with $25 and cashed out $91. Then I bought into a .50 NL game with $35 and cashed out $70. I had several sessions like this throughout the weekend and I only got stacked twice. So I made a $100 withdrawal request. It has yet to be processed, but I think that is because I requested it on a weekend. I'll give Pokerroom another day before I send an email inquiry.

I also played in a $5 multi table last night with 447 players. I finished 29th, good for $16.

I only have 251 points left to clear the $90 deposit bonus.

The pokerroom bankroll is $327, that is down $173 from the start.

The pendulum swings both ways?

Well, after Wednesday's debacle, Thursday was pretty much the opposite. I only played for about 45 minutes and banked $57. There were only two memorable hands. The first came up in a $1 NL game. I picked up KK on the button. There had been a $3 raiser UTG. I raised to $10 hoping to take it down right there. No such luck. The small blind called the raise. The origional raiser folds and we see a flop. A-K-Q. All diamonds. A mildly scary flop. So I bet out $10. My opponent goes all in for about $10 more. The turn and river are bricks. He flips over Q-10 and I essentially double up. I started the game with $50 and this gave me $95. I was outta that game quick.

Then I dropped down to a .25 NL game and made $7 pretty easily when I flopped a set and it held up.

After that, GK called and the crew was meet'en up at Powerhouse so off we went. I'll take it cause of the horrible day I had on Wednesday.

The pokerroom BR is at $357. That is down $243 from the start.

It wasn't good

I managed to drop $46 yesterday thanks to getting stacked twice, once in .50 NL for $35 and once in $1 NL for $50. The one that really pisses me off is this hand:

I picked up JJ under the gun. I raise to $5 and only get one caller, who is to my immediate left. the flop is all low, really low. So I'm pretty sure the flop missed him. I bet $10 and he calls. The turn is another low card so I bet $15. He calls. The river is yet anther low card. I bet $20 hoping he had A-K or A-Q and had missed completely. Unfortunately for me, he goes all in and since most of my stack was committed, I called. He flipped over AA. GG Me. I don't really think I could've played that hand much worse. The hand reaffirmed that I am a bad poker player. And what really pissed me off about the hand was that I had increased my starting stack of $50 to $65 and was preparing to sit out after this hand. If I hadn't gotten JJ, I would've just folded and taken my profit 2 the SNG's.

So after that I was tilting a little and I went to a .50 NL table. I'm on the button and a guy in late position raises to $3. I'm on the button with A-Q so I went all in. He called and no help came 2 me so I got stacked again.

After that, I played in the $3,000 freeroll and busted out pretty early. It's limit hold'em and I wasn't in the right frame of mind to play it.

Then I went to a $1 NL full ring game and started with $100. Not very smart considering my frame of mind, but then again, I don't do a lot of smart things when it comes to poker. Any way, thanks to a couple of loose calls, I managed to win $29. This leaves me at $304 total.

The Pokerroom BR is at $304. That is down $296 from the start.

Mov'en on Up!!

I managed to make a little bit last night inspite of getting stacked once in .25 NL. This happened on a hand where the guy made a loose aggressive call and hit his river card. This is from the same guy (KUMB) who cracked my AA with 66 when he rivered a straight two weeks ago (see previous post). Last night, I pick up AK in late position. I raise to $2 and the button calls. The flop comes A-5-K. I bet $3 and he calls. The turn is an 8. I go all in and he calls. The turn is a nine. He flips over 7-6 for the straight and I'm left with nothing. Oh well. That is the second time he has done that to me in less than two weeks. I was kinda steaming but it didn't take me long to get it back plus some.

On a different table, I picked up the beloved A-K. I raise to $2 and get one caller. The flop comes 2-Q-J. The caller bets $1 and I call. The turn is the magical 10. He goes all in. I think for a second, but the flop was a rainbow and I can beat trips so I call. He flips over Q-10 and I double up. Good for me. I was about $1 ahead for the day. After that, I played a $3.40 SNG qualifier and busted out 7th. Then I played a $11 SNG and finished third. I was all in as the short stack with 6-6 and got called by K-10. K-10 on the flop and GG me. That left with $344. I managed to make $8 this morning playing .25 NL. The majority of my money came when I rivered a straight and picked up a nice pot. I lost a pot after that or my take would've been more.

The Pokerroom BR is at $352. This down$248 from the initial deposit.

Also, I have 390 points left to finish off a $90 deposit bonus. I have until Sept. 4 to get this done so at 20 points per day, I should have it cleared easily by then.

It wasn't easy

When I last left you, the Pokerroom BR was at $314. Not bad considering where I was at one point, but when I got out of bed this morning, the Pokerroom BR was at $267. I managed to donk off $49 yesterday and it didn't seem that hard. Especially considering I finished third in two $11 SNG's. But after getting stacked for $35 in a .50 NL game and losing two other $11 SNG's, the BR stood at $267. Well, I am happy to report that as of this writing, the Pokerroom BR is at $331. How did that happen you ask? Well, when I got out of bed this morning, I hopped into a $1 NL full ring game. I play these every so often because they help accumulate points toward clearing bonuses and other pokerroom stuff. Well, this morning, I bought in for $60 and after a few hands, I picked up 9-9. I raised to $5 and get one caller. The flop is all low with two clubs. I bet $15 trying to pick it up right there, but the guy calls. The turn is a red Q. I bet $10 and the guy raises me all in. I don't know why I called, but I did. Well, the river was a 2s and the the guy flips over A-9 of clubs. He was on a flush draw and didn't get there and I am a bad poker player who doesn't really know when to fold so call me "doubled up" at this point. I started the game with $60 and cashed out $124. Not bad for a weak ass poker player.

I know many of you have heard of TAG (Tight Aggressive) or LAG (Loose Aggressive) but I think I'm gonna name my game LAW (Loose and Weak) cause that seems to be the way I'm playing lately. I make too many bad calls in NL and I've been make too many bad calls in SNG's too.

I have cleared enough points to play in the $3,000 Freeroll on Wednesday night. I cashed in this tournament last week. The top 100 get paid. even though it was only $10, it was still a cash.

Pokerroom BR at $331. That is down $269 from the start.

$25

$25. That's how much I profited over the weekend. I played a lot. I got stacked twice in .25 NL, I stacked one guy in .50 NL and I played five $11 SNG's in addition to three or four $3.40 SNG qualifiers. I won one $11 SNG and finished third in two others. I also made a few bucks in .25 NL though it's hard to tell if I actaully made money on the NL play.

There is only one hand that I really am kinda mad about and here it is.

The first hand of a .25 NL session. I'm in the BB and I pick up Q-7. There are two other limpers so three of us take the flop. The flop comes out Q-K-Q. I'm pretty excited because with three limpers I feel like I'm in pretty good shape. The turn is a 7 and now I know I'm going to pick up this pot so I just want to get maximum value. The river is a four. I bet $1 the second guy calls and the last guy goes all in for about $30. I was confused because all he had done to this point was call. Even if he had a K or a Q I still had him beat. I did wonder if he had K-Q but I had to make the call because of my full house. Well, he flipped over K-K for the flopped full house. I'm not sure if he played it well or I played it badly. Sometimes you just get broke.

The Pokerroom BR is at $314. That is down $286 from the start.

Doublemeup: Double Makes A Major Final Table

Doublemeup: Double Makes A Major Final Table

$296??

The pokerroom br now stands at $296, which if you have read the past few posts, sounds pretty good. However, the big boost came from clearing the $120 bonus yesterday. So when looking at the bottom line, I am down $304 on Pokerroom. I hope to now get back to my game of playing mostly $11 SNG's, SNG qualifiers and .25 NL. These games are where I made the vast chunk of the $2,000 I cashed out in June.

I played one $11 SNG yesterday and busted out 4th. I tried to steal the blinds with 8-9 suited and got called by A-Q and an A hit the flop. I also played 2-4 limit to finish up the bonus and ended up +$24. So I hope to stay away from the limit for a while as I try to build a little roll and hopefully cash out some more money.

A little bit better than yesterday

I tried to post a blog yesterday, but the system didn't seem to want any part of it. Well, to sum up Tuesday, I lost about $60 and was rather disappointed and disgusted with my play and poker in general. The BR had dropped from $198 to $138 and things were looking bleak. I had played two $11 SNG's and lost them both but I had won about $20 in .25 NL so I was close to even when I decided to play a little 2-4 limit. Not a good idea as I pretty much lost the whole $60

Well, Wednesday was a little better I played a little .25 NL when I got home and made $11 so I moved over to a $11 SNG. Busto in 10th when my JJ didn't hold up against k-7. This was my 11th straight SNG in which I hadn't cashed. I signed up for another one and instead of busto, it was presto. I took it down for a nice $50 payday. Then I had a free ticket to a Pokerroom $3000 freeroll. There were 441 people entered. Top 100 paid. I finished 71st for $10. Not great, but better than nothing.

Then this morning I played .25 NL for about 30 minutes and made $9. So the BR had climbed back to $197 and I only have 84 points left to clear the $120 bonus.

I'm just not that good!

bleh. Same story, different day. I played and lost. Two $11 SNG's and busted out in both. I played 2-4 limit trying to clear the bonus and way above my bankroll. Not good.

The pokerroom br is at $138. That puts me down $462.

Finally a positive day!!

The poker room br took a positive turn yesterday as I had my first winning day in about a week. I started with $150 and ended with $198. I played one $11 SNG, the rest was all cash game, either .25 NL or .50 NL. Three hands really illustrate the day. First, I picked up AA in late position. I raised to $2. I get two callers. The flop came A high so I checked. The first caller raised to $2, the second guy called and I went all in. They both folded. That was about a $10 pot. The next one and my real moneymaker for the day went like this. I pick up 10 10 on the button. I raise to $2 and it folds back around to the guy just in front of me. He goes all in for about $44 (this is a .50 NL game) and, after thinking for a bit, I called. He had AK and my 10's held up. I had started that game with $50 and now had $94. I was pretty stoked but then the poker gods took a little back. I picked up 7-7 in late position and called a $1 raise the flop brought a 7 with 2 clubs. The initial raiser bets out $5. He only had $14 so I raised him all in. The other guy in the pot folds. He insta called and flipped over J-J. Good for me, or so I thought. The turn and river both brought clubs and I'm the loser. Not surprising the way my luck goes with good hands.

In the SNG I played last night I got knocked out on this hand. I pick up AA under the gun with six left. The blinds are $75-$150. I go all in cause I don't like to get cute with AA. I get called by 5-5 and he flopped trips and for good measure got quads on the river. GG me.

Either way, I hope this is the start of a few positive days. I have 169 points left to clear the $120 bonus. This should be done by the weekend.

Can I be this bad???

I'm in a serious losing streak at the moment. I think when I left you on Friday, the Pokerroom BR was at about $300. Well, now it's at $150. I"m playing a lot of 2-4 limit but this hasn't been the problem. Here, in one hand, is a synopsis of my weekend. I got into .25 NL game Saturday afternoon. The second hand I pick up AA. I raise to $4. The only caller is a buy with teh screen name of KUMD. He calls the raise and we see a flop of K-10-9. I don't want to get cute so I just raise all in. The guy calls. He flips over 6-6. The turn is a 7 and the river an 8. GG me. That is about how well it has gone for me lately. I've been playing fewer hands and not getting into raising wars, but it just isn't going my way right now. Another hand that has been pretty typical for me is this: I pick up A-9 on the button in a .25 NL game. I limp along with three other people. The flop comes 9-9-4. The short stack of about $12 goes all in. I call and he flips over 4-4 for a flopped full house.

I also played five $11 SNG's yesterday and didn't get in the money in any of them.

Pokerroom bankroll is $150. That puts me down $450.

Re Deposit

Unfortunately, I had to redeposit on Pokerroom last night for $300.

I played three $11 SNG's with the money I had left when I got home yesterday and didn't make the money in any of them. That left me with virtually $0 in my account, so I went ahead and added another $300. I'm still playing off winnings, but I'm starting to get low. I need to get the bonus cleared so I can go back to my normal limits and SNG's.

I did manage to win a little bit playing 2-4 limit last night. I only need 440 points to clear the bonus.

The pokerroom investment is $600, there is $296 left.

Another Down Day

I only played for about an hour last night and managed to drop $24. Not surprising considering the bad run I've been on lately. When you combine a bad run with a bad player (me) you usually get a serious down turn. Oh well. I'll keep on playing thru it I hope.

The pokerroom br is now at $30. It started at $300. It is likely that I'll have to redeposit to clear the bonus. We shall see.

Not Good, Not Good At All

Well, since we last talked I have managed to get rid of most of the $300 I deposited on Pokerroom. I did this by playing 2-4 limit while trying to clear the bonus. The Pokerroom BR currently stands at $54 and that is after I won a $11 SNG last night. I still have 500 points to clear to get the $120 bonus, but I have over a month to get it done so I'll finish that up eventually. I made the vast majority of my money by playing $11 and $22 SNG's and .25 NL. This is what I need to get back to in order to try and rebuild the BR and hopefully not have to redeposit.