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Hand History #498850802 (22:38 29/03/2012)
I don't mind playing HU, I'm just really, really bad at it
but instead of posting on the diary i'd like to read your blog after you make the final!
you've run like gold since you started don't blow it by giving away too much before you get to the final which I'm sure you will!
Good luck Pingu I look forward to reading that blog!
Friday 30th March
Tilting really bad, as I'm having to post using I******t E******r as Firefox and Chrome are both being tempremental...
Played a load of DYM's earlier, ran awfully bad this morning, ran incredibly well this afternoon. Was 9-tabling as I saw that the winner of the 499,000,000th hand would get a free Super Roller seat. Played in both the 498,999,999th and 499,000,001st hand...Sigh!
Also entered tonight's main and mini event, the £6k Rebuy Open. Was surprised to find that this, of all the main events, is probably the one with the best structure - Early on, you get people just chucking their money in, wanting to gamble and get a big stack early and crush everyone. At the same time, the 12 minute blinds, the rebuy and addon mean that if you take a rebuy in the first hand, you're starting 200bb deep.
Anyway, came 35th in the mini for a min cash, which I was fairly pleased with as I had 10bb with 150 or so players left, had 10-15bb for pretty much the reminder of the tournament until I eventually got Ax in against an underpair, flopped an ace but opponent hit a set. The jackpot dream was over, for tonight
Nonetheless, I still went deep in the main, until this hand effectively put an end to my evening with 18 players remaining. Not bothered about the bad beat as that's poker, but the most annoying thing EVER is when someone says in the chat box: "That was a bad call, I'm sorry". If you're so sorry, give me my chips back! -_-
Anyway, hung on for a few hands, chopped a couple of pots, had Qx vs a bigger Qx and the board came trips with a king on it as well, for a chop, but never picked up a hand which I could get a double up with. Couple of people went out while I was getting my money in and splitting the pot repeatedly, but didn't effect the amount I won in the end. Eventually jammed 74s UTG with 2 big blinds, got a call, a 3 bet on the button and the original caller called. Picked up a gutshot on the turn but missed, my 7 high wasn't enough to beat a set of aces, and I was out in 16th.
Nonetheless, made a few quid today, found the Friday tournament is great fun (definitely entering again), and should be able to get above 3k C4P tomorrow.
Hand History #499342014 (00:38 31/03/2012)
Results - Friday 30th March
£3.30 DYM - W1 L0, +£2.70
£5.50 DYM - W9 L8, -£3.50
£11 DYM - W13 L6, +£51.00
£16.50 DYM - W4 L2, +£21.00
£22 DYM - W2 L2, -£8.00
£6k Rebuy Open (1 Rebuy, 1 Addon) - 16/325, £57.03 (Profit: £24.03)
£1k Mini Open - 35/386, £7.53 (Profit: £4.23)
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Bankroll: £2,491.68
Today: +£91.46
C4P: 2,881
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Obviously, with the Sky Roller win, this changed my plans for the month pretty substantially. Was originally planning to grind NL4 to death to build a bankroll, but started enjoying DYM's again, so played them instead, and after winning the Sky Roller, NL4 would've been a waste of time tbh.
March targets:
3) 2,500 C4P
4) Build bankroll up to a level where I can move up to 8 x NL8 tables - £500 should suffice.
1) Priority Club - 2 weeks off College at the beginning of the month so should be relatively easy.
From playing micro to suddenly binking a chunk, does this mean you should go for it and start playing the levels suited to a £2000+ BR
Hope your having fun )
It's all relative but winning and loosing can happen in equal measure, and I really don't think you should play so high.
Depends how you view your BR and how much of a long term aim you have.
I am sure you have enough of a BR to play 20-50NL and scoop some money of the top each month.
short term gains are fantastic but short term loses really do hurt, espcially when you hit some rocky ground.
FWIW I think you should concentrate on one level of cash/DYM whatever format and then move on.
Hope it works out for you Pingu
good luck
'Running bad' is something every single player experiences and obviously the more you play, the more it will happen, fact. It's like if you're on a cash table with a complete fish and he's given you a few bad beats and took a load of your money, as long as you aint tilting and you're sticking to your winning game, then there's no reason at all to leave that table because there is loads of value from a big fish with a big stack. Likewise, if you're playing well in your DYMs, if there is value in them, then there's value in them, regardless of how you're running.
I know it's too early for you to be able to work out a true hourly rate at your DYMs, but if you're making say 80p per £11 DYM, then that IS what you make per game, and this already takes into account running well and running badly.
Biggest winning hand -
Hand 2 - pay-roll raises flop = monster
Hand 3 - Nice turn and keep doubling pay-roll up for me
I see you on the higher tables when they are televised. Bad bankroll management