Finished 7 sessions so it was a good day volume wise. After 6 sessions i was only up a measly 20 dollars but had a decent last session to finish up a decent amount... decent day i guess
158sng's: +$147
Total:
645 sng's: +$1145
Right now I'm just trying not to concern myself with if i am running bad or not, but just trying to keep playing quality sessions. I really just ran bad 5 handed to headsup today, it sounds like a broken record, but when it gets five handed you need a little luck to get you to headsup, you're never going to win all your allins, even when you're ahead. Today i just didn't hit any draws (missed so many flushes today it was unreal) and that's the way it went. I won't complain about making money though and will just try to put in more quality sessions tomorrow. I am very motivated to play and play well right now so I'm going to keep charging forward.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Day 5...
Got in another 5 sessions, I really can't even begin to describe how bad I am running 3 handed and headsup right now. It's really frustrating when you have two tables left have huge headsup chipleads in both of them and then proceed to get sucked out on twice and lose 4 coinflips and then get coolered. I just need to keep playing solidily, headsup is really swinggy especially when you're starting with less than 10 bb's...
day5
113 sng's: +$129
total
497 sng's: +$998
Can't complain about the results, I'll just keep plugging away and playing well...
day5
113 sng's: +$129
total
497 sng's: +$998
Can't complain about the results, I'll just keep plugging away and playing well...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Day 4
Got in 5 sessions, so i am still a little behind where I want to be volume wise, but I guess the challange is about making money, not volume...
today:
117 sng's: +274$
overall:
384sng's: +869$
overall i am feeling solid for the most part, i continue to run bad headsup but am making better decisions shorthanded where i think a few leaks were occuring, mostly due to bad shoves. I am making good calls which is probably the best part of my game, but i still miss some easy shoves and sometimes push a little too wide, 22 tabling makes it so its hard to be perfect in your play, but i am trying to slow things down and concentrate through each session, especially once the table gets 4-5 handed and right up till headsup.
going to try for 6 or 7 sessions tomorrow and hopefully run well... at the very least, play well
today:
117 sng's: +274$
overall:
384sng's: +869$
overall i am feeling solid for the most part, i continue to run bad headsup but am making better decisions shorthanded where i think a few leaks were occuring, mostly due to bad shoves. I am making good calls which is probably the best part of my game, but i still miss some easy shoves and sometimes push a little too wide, 22 tabling makes it so its hard to be perfect in your play, but i am trying to slow things down and concentrate through each session, especially once the table gets 4-5 handed and right up till headsup.
going to try for 6 or 7 sessions tomorrow and hopefully run well... at the very least, play well
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Day 3...
got in 4 sessions, or 89 sng's...
three small winning sessions and one losing session for a small profit, running bad three handed although i won my last three sng's which was nice and stopped my last session from being a complete disaster.
day 3 tally
89sng's: +75 dollars
overall
267sng's: +$595
Like i said before running shit three handed and headsup killed what could have been a great day
Oh well, this week i am going to be focusing on playing well and playing a bit more poker. I want to average 5 sessions a day (about 50mins per session) and over 110 sng's per day.
This means for the next couple days i'll hopefully be playing 6 or 7 sessions to get back on track as i am a little behind after the weekend.
three small winning sessions and one losing session for a small profit, running bad three handed although i won my last three sng's which was nice and stopped my last session from being a complete disaster.
day 3 tally
89sng's: +75 dollars
overall
267sng's: +$595
Like i said before running shit three handed and headsup killed what could have been a great day
Oh well, this week i am going to be focusing on playing well and playing a bit more poker. I want to average 5 sessions a day (about 50mins per session) and over 110 sng's per day.
This means for the next couple days i'll hopefully be playing 6 or 7 sessions to get back on track as i am a little behind after the weekend.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Day 2...
a good motto for today for would be less play, same amount of pain
I only played 66 sng's today, 3 sets of 22
day 2 tally: +146
overall tally: +520.41
Obviously these are good numbers, over a small sample, i just still feel like i am running bad, I think my main issue is that i just haven't had any sessions in a long time where i get that really nice run and big score. I really feel like i am making better decisions though so it's just a matter of time. probably will only play 3 or 4 sets tomorrow, then hopefully 6 sets per day next week
My biggest problem right now is just making good plays five and six handed, i don't have much of a problem playing the bubble, but honestly i am hesitating making a few calls because i don't want to start calling super loose, I am just focusing on reading situations better right now and that will hopefully result in better play. I did make a few good laydowns early with big pairs today...
***** Hand History for Game 33332023995 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, September 26, 11:10:18 ET 2009
Table 198825149 1 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: jamesm0310 ( $2580.00 USD )
Seat 2: DaKKaD ( $1480.00 USD )
Seat 3: TreeOfClubs ( $1300.00 USD )
Seat 4: SONY888 ( $1470.00 USD )
Seat 5: wavegoodbye ( $1470.00 USD )
Seat 6: crokman ( $310.00 USD )
Seat 7: Jabong82 ( $1480.00 USD )
Seat 8: xereta10 ( $1500.00 USD )
Seat 9: kangstah77 ( $1910.00 USD )
Jabong82 posts small blind [$15.00 USD].
xereta10 posts big blind [$30.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to wavegoodbye [ Qs Qh ]
kangstah77 raises [$60.00 USD]
jamesm0310 folds
DaKKaD calls [$60.00 USD]
TreeOfClubs folds
SONY888 folds
wavegoodbye raises [$180.00 USD]
crokman folds
Jabong82 folds
xereta10 calls [$150.00 USD]
kangstah77 raises [$870.00 USD]
DaKKaD folds
wavegoodbye folds
xereta10 calls [$750.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, Ts, Jd ]
xereta10 checks
kangstah77 bets [$900.00 USD]
xereta10 calls [$570.00 USD]
kangstah77 wins $330.00 USD
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** [ Tc ]
xereta10 shows [Ac, Ks ]
kangstah77 shows [Ah, Ad ]
kangstah77 wins $3255.00 USD from main pot
I only played 66 sng's today, 3 sets of 22
day 2 tally: +146
overall tally: +520.41
Obviously these are good numbers, over a small sample, i just still feel like i am running bad, I think my main issue is that i just haven't had any sessions in a long time where i get that really nice run and big score. I really feel like i am making better decisions though so it's just a matter of time. probably will only play 3 or 4 sets tomorrow, then hopefully 6 sets per day next week
My biggest problem right now is just making good plays five and six handed, i don't have much of a problem playing the bubble, but honestly i am hesitating making a few calls because i don't want to start calling super loose, I am just focusing on reading situations better right now and that will hopefully result in better play. I did make a few good laydowns early with big pairs today...
***** Hand History for Game 33332023995 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, September 26, 11:10:18 ET 2009
Table 198825149 1 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: jamesm0310 ( $2580.00 USD )
Seat 2: DaKKaD ( $1480.00 USD )
Seat 3: TreeOfClubs ( $1300.00 USD )
Seat 4: SONY888 ( $1470.00 USD )
Seat 5: wavegoodbye ( $1470.00 USD )
Seat 6: crokman ( $310.00 USD )
Seat 7: Jabong82 ( $1480.00 USD )
Seat 8: xereta10 ( $1500.00 USD )
Seat 9: kangstah77 ( $1910.00 USD )
Jabong82 posts small blind [$15.00 USD].
xereta10 posts big blind [$30.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to wavegoodbye [ Qs Qh ]
kangstah77 raises [$60.00 USD]
jamesm0310 folds
DaKKaD calls [$60.00 USD]
TreeOfClubs folds
SONY888 folds
wavegoodbye raises [$180.00 USD]
crokman folds
Jabong82 folds
xereta10 calls [$150.00 USD]
kangstah77 raises [$870.00 USD]
DaKKaD folds
wavegoodbye folds
xereta10 calls [$750.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, Ts, Jd ]
xereta10 checks
kangstah77 bets [$900.00 USD]
xereta10 calls [$570.00 USD]
kangstah77 wins $330.00 USD
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** [ Tc ]
xereta10 shows [Ac, Ks ]
kangstah77 shows [Ah, Ad ]
kangstah77 wins $3255.00 USD from main pot
Friday, September 25, 2009
day 1 tally
played five sessions, 22-23 tables each session
112 games total
ended up +374.91$
Pretty happy with how i played today, probably give myself a A- for the first three sessions and a B for the last two sessions. I didn't run great in the last two, but i also made some bad plays early with big pairs.
One with KK when a bad player called me preflop and then called a large cont. bet three handed on a JJ2 board
At this point I shut down and checked, he bet 200 on the turn which i called getting huge odds, then he shoves the river for 900 chips, first hand of the tourney so i would have been left with 900 as well. Honestly this seems like a tough decision, but the way he played just screams trips for several reasons. first bad players like to protect their pairs, if he had say 1010 its almost a guarantee of two things, he is shoving the flop or checking the river, he did neither so i think qq and 1010 or any smaller pair are gone, if he had AA almost a guarantee he shoves pre. The only hand i beat is a bluff. Probably worst read/play of the day.
112 games total
ended up +374.91$
Pretty happy with how i played today, probably give myself a A- for the first three sessions and a B for the last two sessions. I didn't run great in the last two, but i also made some bad plays early with big pairs.
One with KK when a bad player called me preflop and then called a large cont. bet three handed on a JJ2 board
At this point I shut down and checked, he bet 200 on the turn which i called getting huge odds, then he shoves the river for 900 chips, first hand of the tourney so i would have been left with 900 as well. Honestly this seems like a tough decision, but the way he played just screams trips for several reasons. first bad players like to protect their pairs, if he had say 1010 its almost a guarantee of two things, he is shoving the flop or checking the river, he did neither so i think qq and 1010 or any smaller pair are gone, if he had AA almost a guarantee he shoves pre. The only hand i beat is a bluff. Probably worst read/play of the day.
DAY 1
starting the 5000 grand challenge today, i am starting with only an 800 bankroll... i am kindof starting over bankroll wise as I just had too many things to pay for the last couple months and kept cashing out and then running bad.
Anyways, I am going to update my status daily, I feel like my game is slowly getting solid again after a couple months of playing sub par. The only other games I'll likely be playing would be PCA satties/steps and possibly a few mtt's. But for the first couple weeks it will likely be all 9man sng's and likely all 16's turbos.
The challenge is to make 5000 grand at these stakes (16' turbos). No real time goal, but I think end of October would be a good bet, but it really depends on how much I play. I am not a huge volume guy although i do play 20-25 tables but realistcally 4-6 sessions a day is usually my max. We'll see what happens, I'll update how the day goes later tonight.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
wave's blog reloaded...
wow, i forgot i had this blog, it seems like so long ago i started this thing...
well, new blog same idea, I am doing a sng challenge, basically i am playing till i make 5000.00...
all the play will at 16sng on pokerstars, the best website on the planet bar none... i'll update my tally's daily and let you know how it's going...
well, new blog same idea, I am doing a sng challenge, basically i am playing till i make 5000.00...
all the play will at 16sng on pokerstars, the best website on the planet bar none... i'll update my tally's daily and let you know how it's going...
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