Chips and A Dip

Well lack of chips but a huge dip.. Ive officially hit my first downswing of the stake. Ups and downs of poker happen all the time, when dealing with games of stats variance will always creep in. However, you will never get better if you are content on calling a downswing just variance. One can get so caught up in variance that they ignore spots/plays they usually make and thus further spiraling them into a downswing.



I once was that guy. I now know that minimal effort will get me to be a break even player. But I cannot settle for break even. I want to win and not only win but CRUSH. I have a coaching session tomorrow to go over my play. I am doing what it takes to break over the hump and start CRUSHING.

Back at school.. and Im Feeling Good

Got back on campus for my last semester on Saturday. I proceeded to head out to Canton and visit with some old friends. Besides the guys at the bar wanting to get into a dick measuring contest it was a good night.

Anyways on to the poker update. I had a coaching session today and was generally pretty happy with how I played. I did fudge up a few hands but those mistakes are happening few and far between. Today was a great day as was yestarday. The last two days over 39 games Ive ran my stake up $71.80. Besides those days Ive had one losing day since my last update and it was less than a buyin.

Currently the Bankroll stands at 459.80

The weekend slowed me down

After a weekend of work and a blackout drunk HS 5 year reunion I was able to put in a few sets the last 2 days. Monday I put in 6 tournaments and cashed once in 3rd. Yestarday I put in 6 sets and I cashed in 2 giving me +2 buyins on the day. Today I played 2 sets the first set went great finishing in 1st and pulling in 2 3rds however the 2nd set was downright awful. I was making good shoves and just was being punished. That happens in our game.

Overall the stake is still up and Ive been up in 5/7 days Ive played. Got a HH review with the coach/staker tomorrow and Ill be back with another quick update.

BR: 383.40 (+43.40)

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