Hard times in the poker world

By Alan in Poker 0 Comment

Original Bankroll $1500
Current Bankroll $1406.33
Profit/Loss -$93.67

It’s has a been a struggle to say the least, since my first post my results are:

Tournaments Sit n Go’s Cash Games
Tourneys Played: 32 SNG Played: 61 Cash Sessions: 46
Total MTT Revenue: $0.24 Total SNG Revenue: $37.05 Total Hous Played: 15.8
Total MTT Cost: -$44.09 Total SNG Cost: -$53.70 Current Month Hours: 15.8
Total MTT Profit: -$43.85 Total SNG Profit: -$16.65 Total Cash Profit: -$33.17
MTT ITM%: 3.13% SNG ITM%: 27.87% Dollars/Hour: -$2.10
MTT ROI: -99.46% SNG ROI: -31.01% Cash ROI: -33.56%

Now down $93.67, I have tried playing many different styles loose, aggressive, tight aggressive, super tight but still can’t to find the balance int he game. It’s not many games as I have been busy with relocating temporarily to another country for work.

A few cash outs here and there – played in a low $35 tournament at a local casino.

Mentally its not fun when you’re on a losing streak getting bad beats with disgusting hands. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had Aces crushed with a sub par hand and quads over full houses etc.

Goals for the next month
Really look after the bankroll follow the 5% rule.
Be disciplined
Take time to think before making brash decisions

I will also take a break from Pokerstars and play other poker sites for experience in the software, the range of players and the different bonuses to receive. Some of the sites I will look at are:

Party poker
Betfair poker
PKR
888poker

Maybe a few more.


The mental game

By Alan in Poker 0 Comment
Original Bankroll $1500
Current Bankroll $1499.26

So far it’s been up and downs I’ve won a few 9 person sit n goes – came 2nd in a 45 person Multi table tournament. Other than that I’ve been busting out quite hard.
Its been up and downs but mentally I feel drained emotially after many bad beats and coolers. Hands like busting out with Kings full house against quad 6’s, river beats it all boils down to how strong and disciplined your mental game is. I’ve had some serious tilting on bad beats emotionally I know this makes me play a bad game.
So far i’m breaking even (more or less)

Goals that I need to work on in the next few days:
Overcome tilting mentally by understanding variation is just part of the game
Patience – sometimes playing unnecessary hands are played when

The grind has started

By Alan in Poker 0 Comment

Today played

3 sit n goes

2 x $1.50 9 man sit n go
1 x $3.50 9 man sit n go

and 2 cash games

1 x 6 man table buying in at $1.20
1 x 6 man table buying in at $1.20

All sit n goes i failed to place in the money. In fact I came last in one of them, my patience is my biggest weakness just making many silly mistakes and rushing.

Cash game i made a loss of about $, this is going to be a long year…

The Poker Challenge 2015

By Alan in Poker 0 Comment
This year is the year of challenges and goals!  I’ve got 1 year to try to make £10000 (US $15000) or over from £1150 ($1500) on online and offline poker. My skills are amateur although i have played many cash and tournaments casually, my personal skills in poker are about 4 years of casual play both online and offline (more offline as i prefer to see people and reactions) Previously i used to play in a weekly local pub league and played in the national tournament winning around £500 coming 3rd out of 200 is people.
I’m more of a “feel” based player rather than calculating pot odds etc, I do prefer Tournament play compared to cash games.
Why? 
I need to prove to everyone they can make 10k within a year just by playing a certain set of rules when playing poker and playing within limits of the bankroll. I feel anything can be achieved with time and effort especially with Poker.
Where? 
Predominately I will be playing online on bother Pokerstars and full tilt poker but i will play a few games off line as this is my preference in various casinos across the UK. I will keep my Online poker ID’s anonymous   for the time being as I would prefer no one to play into me while i grind this out.
How? 
I will track all my money and live by a strict bankroll of only using 10% anytime i buy into either a cash game or tournament. I will also track every single game and post if up this blog. I will post up a spreadsheet in my next post for everyone to track my progress.