Review

Well that is that for tonight...

I didn't play the last $5.50 tournament at 9.45pm but otherwise all other 7 tournaments were completed, albeit relatively unsuccessfully!

I got two min cashes, they were the only success story, coming in the $5.50 on Bwin and an equivalent on DTD. Otherwise it was a £40 loss for tonight across the both sites.

I don't intend to moan and give anyone a list of endless beats but I have taken positives from the fact that I did run incredibly bad in the main so with a lot of volume I hope to be able to see some more fortunate results.
However, I took notes on each tournament and the mistakes I felt I made, as well as talking over certain hands with Jon if I felt I had difficulties with them or wanted a second opinion. I certainly could have played better in certain hands but genuinely for a first night back in the game I was fairly happy with the way I played.

Although, I did tilt for a period, which I was surprised at myself for given I had gotten over this really. Sure after some serious volume all will be well.

Not sure when the next session will be, possibly Thursday, as I have work tomorrow night and on Fri/Sat so it may make sense to get a session in on Thurs. Plus, uni gets busier next week :(

Still have an issue with financing it, I want to be able to put in a consistent amount of volume but tonights session was £60 (net deposit), which even one session per week would work out at £240 per month, which isn't exactly sustainable without a substantial ROI. However, one factor that I am taking out of tonight is my inability to effectively multi-table. Its either a case of setting aside a good 6-8 hours in an evening and starting up 4 early on and playing the later tournaments, hopefully not overlapping too much, or just trimming down the number per night (the more likely). If this is the case I will obviously be buying in for a little less but that also means less volume...aghhhhh!

I will crunch some figures and have a look at things tomorrow because realistically with work, uni and a social life I could only put in 2 nights a week anyway.. If I can trim it down to £40 per session and play the lesser buy-ins then maybe I can hammer it out for 4-6 weeks and pray that I get a score to roll myself! Failing that then its going to be a temporary thing again.. :( Obviously not the right way to go about it but my options are pretty limited. To be discussed and ultimately continued..

Schedule etc

Ok, well all this came about last week really, after a combination of chatting to Jon, organising the uni poker society games and starting uni generally again, which has many a poker memory! Further, I am now working part-time so have uber spare time for a change!

Anyway, sat down at my laptop on Saturday, nothing to do so booted up Stars. I have categorically ruled out cash games due to boredom and lack of volume basically plus other little issues. So, with the $20 or something I had on Stars I entered 2x $4.40 180mans. I came 3rd for an $85 score in one and bubbled another. Hey presto, motivation is back! On Monday I entered 4x $2.20 180mans, busted twice and came 8th and 10th in 2 others respectively, albeit for a measly cash.

I have a lot of leaks in my MTT game but can identify a lot of them and am prepared to improve in those areas, more so than putting in cash game volume. However, I recognise that the quality on Stars is better, the tournaments have larger fields etc etc. So I intend to stick to European sites, Boss/OnGame networks, upon the recommendation of Jon (actually quite impressed with Bwin).

Anyway, sort of having an issue with long term finance and roll issues really but here is my schedule for tonight. Will discuss other issues at a later date and analyse tonights turn of events.

Bwin:

6.15pm : $2.25 $1800 GTD

8.15pm : $22 $4000 GTD

8.30pm : $11 $4500 GTD

9pm : $5.50 $6000 GTD



DTD:

7.35pm : €3.30 €1000 GTD

8pm : €6.60

8.35pm : €11 €3500 GTD

9.45pm : €5.50 €1000 GTD


Lets see how we go! GL

Rekindling the Romance

Well, I lasted ten or twelve weeks out the game. That was a really productive and really enjoyable ten or twelve weeks, its also a period in which I earnt a substantial amount of money and want to utilise that to add to the stock pile of cash I have, rather than spank it on trips or degen weekends.

I won't lie, I missed the game or aspects of it and I was both jealous and happy when Jon announced his staking deal. I took that to one side and thought a lot about it over the past few days-peer pressure meant I thought more about it! 1) I have always considered the Vic and taking shots to be the answer-its not, although I do hope to go back there more regularly soon, just when the money comes in! 2) In terms of hobbies and interests, I have and do less and less these days compared with school years gone by. Poker is the only really thing that I do outside of uni, productively anyway, otherwise its countless nights out etc, which as fun as they are, dont keep the mind working etc. I enjoy the skill and intellect involved in poker just as much as the social aspect.

So, coupled with the fact that I have much more spare time than I initially anticipated and the mrs is constantly out doing shit, I will pick the game up again! However, I intend to MTT grind where possible and leave the cash games for live play. MTTs are the only aspect to online poker I enjoy and they also offer the occasional big score as well as the facility to remain disciplined.

I will explain a little more in my next post after completing schedule 1 for tonight but basically, I will be posting again!