Stake Update

The stake started Monday and Ive put in ~ok volume for my week. I started 6 tabling and bumped it up to 8 but I wasnt happy with my play at the 8 tabling so I lowered it back to six. I really like how Ive been playing and while Ive missed a few spots because Im shaking off the rust I still think my plays are sound. The stake started at 340 and after 44 tournaments this week Ive run it up to 386 and have been beating them with a 22% roi (Im running pretty well) 22% roi is high I think a 12-15% clip is more realistic. Ive had two sessions now with my coach and my game has really been getting back to A Game shape. Lets keep up the br building.

The Stake

In the past and currently I have been dabbling in staking people. I knew it was going to be hard for me to put in sitngo volume this summer and decided to let other people work my bankroll for me. Ive had good stakes Ive had bad stakes but all in all I would say Im making money off of the people Im staking.

Which leads me to my next point. Starting today I will now be the benefactor of a stake thanks in part to a good buddy of mine The Rant!

The stake is for $340 and will last 3 months. I will be grinding the $3.40 18man turbos on pokerstars. The stake is 60/40 split and I get coaching once a week. I plan on trying to put in around 75-100 sitngos a week. More sitngos means more money for both of us so lets hope thats the low end of the spectrum of the volume I can put in.

So lately..

I have started to get that desire to play some more poker. I fired up a few tournies the other night and profited a whopping $7 but the nice thing was knowing that I have not lost my edge. As the people who read my blog you all know I was playing 18 person turbos in my latest poker endeavor (and probably will be again soon) however right now I am ignoring all aspects of bankroll management and trying to hit a big score really quick. So here I am on a Friday night about to fire up some more tournaments instead of going out drinking like my normal people my age. Oh the life I live.

Quick Update

I rarely play poker anymore.. This summer is my last summer before I graduate and I want it to count. So far this summer has been pretty damn fun. Ive made quite a few new good friends and partied a lot with the fresh wave of foreigners that work at the Firehouse Winery with me.

I have been playing a little Rush Poker on Full Tilt when Ive had the time and at first I didnt like it but now when I realized I can beat it and put in 1000 hands in about an hour playing 2-3 tables I really cant focus on any other form of poker.

I wish I had the time where I could go back to my cash cow and play some MTT but this summer has been so hectic that when Im not working/partying Im usually sleeping. When I get back to school I plan on setting aside some time so I can play some MTT again and make me some money. That is if I even remember how to play haha.

Love and Peace,
Eddie

Quarter Year Update, March Update

This year started off with a BR of $150. My goal was to reach $2000 and be grinding the $16 18 man turbos. January was a rough month. It was the first time Ive reached silver star status on Stars but I just was not playing well. I ended up losing about 1/2 my bankroll. That is when I got coaching and since then things have been great. Ive increased my bankroll 5x over and have a better understanding of bubble plays. This graph below is a graph of my sitngo winnings. The one thing it doesn't include is the Final Table I made in February for a score of $185 (5th).



March was a very fun month for me. They say that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb and according to my graph I 100% believed that. It was time for me to put some work into my game. I went back over some old HHs from earlier in the month and found out I was missing quite a few spots. It took me a couple sets but now I'm making those push/folds I should have been making in the first few weeks. The last week or so have March has been a skyrocket month for me. My last couple sets were rough but I did end up making some money when things were looking bleak the first 3 weeks.





My bankroll started right below the $600 mark in March and is currently sitting at:

AbsolutePoker: 281.56
Pokerstars: 326.30

Total: 607.86

This year has been the most successful year of me poker playing despite only being at the end of March. I have taken my game more serious than I ever had and am putting in efforts that I never thought about. I just used to be content with playing break even poker and now I crave winning. I mentioned earlier I got coaching and it has been paying huge dividends. I plan on playing another 1000-2000 6.50 18s before moving up and in this time I want to make sure I get a few more coaching sessions and that I'm ready to make the jump to the $16 18 man sitngos. Since the coaching Ive got about an 8% ROI which was my goal to have for the $16. I figure I need a bankroll of around $1500 to start grinding the $16 and am my way there.

Feb Update 2

The bankroll stood at 539.46 since the last update. Since then I have unlocked my 2nd $10 bonus on Stars and also bought $50 (5%) of a buddies action who plans on grinding .25/.50 on FTP.

I still am 8 tabling $6.50 turbo 18s and probably will be at this level for awhile. I want to put about 1000 games in before I move up just to make since I am confident in my push/fold ranges. I had another review of a few tournaments with my coach and found I was still missing some spots. Since we went over those I have been on a nice little heater. I need only one more tournament to reach Silver Star staus.

This was a quick update I know but the Bankroll currently stands at:

Pokerstars: 337.60
Absolute: 271.56

Total: 609.16

February is Almost over.. Why not update?

Time for an update. When I left off the bankroll was at 167.37. I was playing 6 $3.40 turbo 18s. I was in a downswing/playing bad so it was time for me to get some coaching. I turned to the one guy who I knew wouldnt steer me wrong and that man is ACBarone. Barone has been beasting sitngos for the last few years and I knew he would help me find leaks in my game. You can read his blog here: The Rant

Getting coaching from Barone completely changed my outlook on sitngos. I didnt realize I was one huge leak. After getting the advice I have seen nothing but an upward swing in my results as evidenced by this graph:




Anyways January was a pretty crappy month for myself. It really was depressing knowing I was not playing well. But the coaching humbled me and now I know what I have to do to improve my game. Anyways onto January's figures:



February has been a completely different story and the coaching has been a big part of that. My confidence is at an all time high and I finally think Im starting to get the hang of this monster they call sitngos. Im very close to achieving Silver Star status again on Stars and should be able to deliver that by the weekend. I now am starting to 8 table $6.50 18s and so far the results have been a little better than I know I can sustain but for right now Im just enjoying the ride:



Another big boost took place on Thursday Feb 19th when I Final Tabled the $3 rebuy and finished 5th. It felt good to get a MultiTableTournament in and felt good to be back where I belong at the Final Table. Obviously when I make it that far nothing but 1st is a disappointment but in growing my bankroll any score is great.



The bankroll stands right now at:

Absolute: 271.56
Pokerstars: 267.90

Total: 539.46