My Bankroll Challenge

I have been meaning to make this entry for quite awhile now. Finally I am making it.

Heres the premise. I tilted off/pissed away most of my Fulltilt bankroll so I decided to find a site to sell my play chips to on Pokerstars.

* My Fulltilt account is the secondary account in this challenge


Found a site and sold my million play chips for a solid $4. I played a $2.20 180 turbo sitngo before I cooked up this challenge. After I did not cash I decided to play strictly .25 90 persons to grind my roll up and now my challenge started on the 31st of January.



February was a pretty rough month.. I got staked by my dad in quite a few tournaments and was able to pull together a couple cashes but nothing major. I won a bet for $10 by betting on the cavs -4 vs the pistons. This put my roll right around $20. I started playing $1.75 18 person turbo tournaments. I ended up grinding my roll to around $45. This is when my grandpa called and told me he needed some help setting up his new laptop since his old one broke. 15 minutes after setting it up he shipped me $20 on Pokerstars and I havent looked back since.

I was lucky enough to take a 2nd in a $2 tournament on Fulltilt Poker:



I scored 89.10 for the deep run. I then proceeded to ship the money over to Pokerstars thanks to a buddy from 67suited.com



Turns out February was a pretty decent month for myself. With the 89.10 for my Fulltilt win and -47.07 I lost on Pokerstars I still had a net of 42.03

Things werent easy though.. I did go through quite a few rough patches including reaching super tilt for only the second time in my online career



March has been very good so far: I still am playing 18 person turbos and mix in a 45, 90 or 180 on occasion.



So overall the total bankroll looks like this plus my Fulltilt account winnings of 85.85:




Heres the Pokerstars ROI to date



Pokerstars: 131.63
Fulltilt : 4.55

Total BR : 136.18

Feeling Good!

Went deep in the 2.25 at 11:06 on FTP

Finished second had a couple big hands to get me their including cracking AA with my QQ 4 handed.

Ak < a3

ultimately lost k8 < a8
the guy was a terrible heads up player.. seems to be the case whenever I get HU haha anyways heres a pretty pic for you

25 random things you might not know about me

1) I believe all things happen for a reason. i feel like taking this semester off is gonna help me figure out my life and who and what I want to be with and do

2) I am a cyber nerd. I post on three different forums. (CavFanantic, Sportstalkcentral, 67Suited).

3) I am hopelessly addicted to facebook! right britt ;) I have my browser set to my facebook home page when I open it

4) I play a lot of poker. If you ever feel like losing money give me a call. I would rob a blind man of his last nickel at a poker table.

5) If i could I would play poker as my career.. Its very unrealistic but if I had a proper br and not much responsibility I would make it work

6) My family made me the man I am. Thats just not my mom and dad but everyone from my grandparents to youngest cousins. You guys are my some of best friends and I love everyone of you!

7) My friends >>>>>>>>>> you

8) I love drinking, sometimes a little to much, but im only 21 why not be irresponsible

9) My birthday is March 9th.. I share the bday with quite a few friends as well as Bow Wow. Im a pisces.. you wanna party with da fish?? haha

10) Eventually I want to own my own bar and bowling alley.

11) I feel like I am starting to grow up to fast.. I dont even play video games anymore.. I even thought of selling my xbox 360

12) I love my dog Chica. She is a german shepard and without a doubt the coolest dog I know.

13) Mike Brode and Shawnna Sulecki I am glad you guys are happy and getting married and cant wait to celebrate with you guys!

14) I work at Giant Eagle in geneva for the time being and will return to the Old Firehouse Winery this summer.. fuck haha

15) Although most of you dont know this I am a very religious person. I am always asking god for guidance with my life.

16) I have the worst luck with cars in the world. I am on my 3rd car in 4 years and probably am going to need a new one soon.

17) The most disappointing thing in my life to this day is the day I found out Taco Bell discontinued volcano tacos.

18) It bums me out knowing I wont be able to chill with all my friends that are graduating in the spring! Although I will graduate in 2010 in my heart im a 2009 grad with you guys!

19) I am one of the easiest people to get along with and love chilling with anyone and everyone. I just like to have fun.

20) I am never serious. I have always lived my life by the motto that 'life is to short to be serious'. some find this to be inappropriate, annoying, irratating etc etc..

21) I have troubles sleeping at night. I have since I can remember. Idk what started this but damn does it suck.

22) I am practicing my cooking skills and have delivered some pretty good dishes lately. I make a mean BBQ Beef and delicious Lemon Pepper Chicken.

23) my best memories include wasted nights with good friends. piecing the night together the next day is one of my favorite things to do.

24) Yes im cocky, yes im funny, and yes I have a great sense of style? my fault? YES

25) I am a huge cleveland sports fan.. I will bleed cleveland til I die.


This was a lot harder than I thought but big ups to my friends and family. may 2009 be a prosperous one!

Taking a break.

I have been running like absolute dogshit. I need a break; the 9 losing months and tilt coming back into my game have made me decide its time to take a break from the poker scene.

Royal Flush.. That is All

Full Tilt Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



Preflop: I Stack Green is Button with Q, J

4 folds, CO calls, I Stack Green calls, SB calls, BB checks



Flop: (4 SB) 4, K, A (4 players)

SB checks, BB checks, CO checks, I Stack Green bets, SB calls, 2 folds



Turn: (3 BB) 10 (2 players)

SB bets, I Stack Green calls



River: (3.8 BB) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $1.90 (3.8 BB) | Rake: $0.05



Results in white below:

I Stack Green had Q, J (royal flush).

SB had 6, 5 (flush, Ace high).

Outcome: I Stack Green won $1.85

The 10K Challenge and Thoughts on Life.

Last time I posted I was currently sitting at 108. After losing a $25 bet and a small losing session I am currently sitting at $72 and some change. I feel like I have been playing pretty well. I am really loving the 18 person sitngos and am cranking out a positive ROI in those. I am not sure what my ROI is because my harddrive crashed. If I had to guess Id say its around 20% at the $2 stake.

I recently completed my semester at school. I have gotten 3 of my 5 grades and am sitting with a 2.0 which is good considering I was on academic probation this semester. The other two classes I think I did better than C's so I should be able to raise my gpa.

The Cavs. What else can I say? They have been balling out of their mind. They have won 19 of the last 20 and already have had 2 win streaks of 8+. Their defense has been spectacular this season and they lead the nba in oppenents fg%. They also lead the league in point differential with a 13 point clip. They currently sit with a 20-3 record.

The Browns? What the hell happened? Actually I can tell you what happened. We dont have a NFL head coach or any good cordinators on this team. The Browns lack any fundamentals and its disgusting to watch these "professional" athletes step foot on that field. If it were up to me I would only keep a handful of players on this team. Those include: Josh Cribbs, Joe Thomas, Shaun Rogers, Brodney Pool, Eric Wright, Derek Anderson and Jerome Harrison. The rest of the team is pathetic. Fire Romeo and the whole staff let me get a real head coach please.

Back On The Horse & The 10k Challenge

Well my break lasted about 2 weeks. It was very much needed and allowed me to clear my head. I started playing again on Wednesday the 12th and run my bankroll up to 115 from 85 in less than a day. Im currently sitting at 108.

The money bubble has been killing me I keep running into monsters.

Here's a couple hands to sample why I havent won a sitngo since I have been back:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2+0.25 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



BB (t3420)

UTG (t655)

Hero (MP) (t2990)

CO (t1910)

Button (t1645)

SB (t2880)



Hero's M: 19.93



Preflop: Hero is MP with J, J

1 fold, Hero raises to t300, 3 folds, BB raises to t3420 (All-In), Hero calls t2690 (All-In)



Flop: (t6030) 9, K, 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Turn: (t6030) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)



River: (t6030) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Total pot: t6030



Results in white below:

BB had A, A (one pair, Aces).

Hero had J, J (one pair, Jacks).

Outcome: BB won t6030



Now I never claimed to be an ICM master (or know that much tbh). Was this a fold?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2+0.25 Tournament, 40/80 Blinds (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



MP (t3075)

Button (t2270)

SB (t1205)

BB (t4985)

Hero (UTG) (t2260)



Hero's M: 18.83



Preflop: Hero is UTG with J, J

Hero raises to t240, 1 fold, Button raises to t2270 (All-In), SB calls t1165 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls t2020 (All-In)



Flop: (t5805) 5, 10, Q (3 players, 3 all-in)



Turn: (t5805) K (3 players, 3 all-in)



River: (t5805) 6 (3 players, 3 all-in)



Total pot: t5805



Results in white below:

Button had 10, 10 (three of a kind, tens).

SB had K, A (one pair, Kings).

Hero had J, J (one pair, Jacks).

Outcome: Button won t5805