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The Reality Diary
Oh Nooooo, I hear you shout, here comes that muppet Trebor68 again, with yet another attempt at a diary.
Well yes I am afraid it is.
But why bother yet again I hear you say. It will only last a couple of weeks and then he will dissappear again.
My honest intentions this time are to be committed to this diary and to SkyPoker.
I have over the past few months flitted from one site to another, made money playing cash on some, lost money playing cash on some, made money playing MTT's on some, lost money playing MTT's on some, dabbled at Omaha and Omahah HI-LO, even considered playing Backgammon online. I have become I am embarrassed to say a bit of a pokers**g. I don't know whether it is my age and is some sort of mid life online crisis or whether I have a bit of gypsy blood in me. I have, however, now come to the following conclusions.
1. It is time to grow up.
2. It is time to be faithful.
3. It is time to realise I'm not going to make a fortune playing poker.
4. I don't have the temperament for cash.
5. I need to be far stricter with my bankroll.
6. I cannot cope with mass multi-tabling.
7. I am not going to let poker take over my every free hour of the day.
So I am going to restart my diary as I have always found they do focus me and help me stick to the rules I am about to set myself. If you want to follow it welcome aboard, if you don't I won't be offended as the diary is really for my benefit.
So the rules.
1. Only play when I really, really have the time and motivation. At times poker has become a habit and a grind. Remember it's not a job it's supposed to be something I do in my spare time as entertainment.
2. Only play MTT's. No cash, DYM's, SNG's or All-In Satellites. I enjoy MTT's more than any other form of poker and having played mainly cash for the past 3 years, as this is what true poker players are supposed to do, I need to remember rule 1.
3. Never play a MTT with a buy in bigger than £11. I am free to play Rebuy MTT's but must not invest more than £11 in any one MTT. I am free to play satellites as long as buy in is no more than £11.
4. Never play more than 2 tables at a time. I have often 4-tabled and believe that I miss loads of opportunities as not giving my full atttention all the time.
5. Only play on SkyPoker. The bigger sites tend to tempt me with their £1m prize pools, 100% reload bonuses etc.
So there it is simple.
I have deposited £100, yes I know this is nowhere near enough to be playing £11 MTT's but it is not my full roll and is just a starting point.
Bankroll £100
Profit £0
Comments
Good luck!
£500 Blizzard Bounty Hunter - Was short stack with 3 to go to the bubble and managed to sneak through the bubble. Then got up to 3rd place by playing aggresively on final table, before crashing out in 6th as blinds made it a game of shove/fold. Finsihed 6/43 for a cash of £23.70
Off to Caernarfon tomorrow night for a long weekend so may not play again until Monday, unless I get to fit a quick game in tomorrow. Planning in going up Snowdon, look round the castle, trip to Anglesey and then visiting Maritime museum in Liverpool on way home Sunday. Hoping the sun continues to shine and really looking forward to trying a few Welsh beers.
MTT's Played 4
Bankroll £83.45
Profit -£16.55
ROI -37.6%
ITM% 25.0%
Profit -£47.95
ROI -52.9%
ITM% 18.2%
it's always nice to follow other players progress and have something new to read about.
i'm sure with your aggressive b/roll strategy there will be alot of highs & lows...
hopefully the highs will be big ones for you when they come.
best of luck.
dev
ps; think conclusion no. 5 could be a bit of a problem for you...just my first thought.
ROI -62.55%
ITM% 12.50%
ROI -57.04%
ITM% 11.76%
ROI -57.12%
ITM% 14.29%
ROI -46.07%
ITM% 16.67%
Just to put a few comments in, picking up on some quotes.
"I also have a lot of my free time during the day during the week, as I work in retail and I do 2 lates a week and also work a fair amount at the weekend. The MTT schedule and traffic on Sky means that during this free time there are not a lot of MTT's that really float my boat. Playing in MTT's where top prize is under £70 dosen't really do it for me."
You are playing off a sub £100 bankroll, you should be playing small buy ins to conserve your bankroll and build it slowly. To coin a phrase "Rome was not build in a day" £2 and £3 buy in tourneys will be best until you are over £150ish.
"I will be starting out at 10nl (playing a combination of £'s and Euro's) and will be 3 tabling. I will be using very aggressive bankroll management starting out by depositing £60."
If you plan to play 10nl off a £60 roll, unless you are a very good player, or crazy lucky, you will almost certaintly go busto, either through a run of coolers, tilt, or just getting beaten by better players.
Stick to either cash 4nl or sngs imo, get better, do research, develop your game and win. Sounds like hard work - but its the only way. Or if you just want the buzz of the gamble play 10nl, but understand it will not be profitable long term based on current ability, imo.
Nonetheless, it doesnt change the fact that playing 10nl at a poker room off a £60 roll (even if it is just one of many sites) is a recipe for busto.
ROI 191.44%
ITM% 19.23%