Game Theory - Pilot Episode

I Won All 6

Yesterday was a good day to come back after I had a 3 day break. 6 sessions, 6 Wins..... can't do better than that..!!

In bb it looked like this:

Calling Down on Aggression Factor

I am mixing ZOOM NL50 and NL25 with some NL10 this morning.

In this hand I was left with a tricky call.

In recent times I am always shown the nuts here or at least trips but you must play the hand and villain on their merits. I have 1.5k hands on this guy so a nice sample.

My decision on the river was determined by the jump he had from his overall to flop to turn to river AF:

Here is the hand. The turn check is perfect vs this guy. Against most other players I would bet the turn too.

3 Day Staycation in Northwood

I'm off for a 3-4 Day Staycation in Northwood so no pokers for a while.....

Andy Murray Wins US Open and His First Grand Slam

Just a huge Congrats to Andy. The first British guy to win a Slam in 76 years..!!

NL25 Rebuild Complete - Results

For those of you who read this blog you will know that I have played Texas Hold'em for 7yrs now.

The vast majority of that time was as a recreational player and only in 2011 and 2012 as an online pro. I have greatly enjoyed the game and continue to do so.

Over July and August I had my equalled my biggest downswing of 60 BIs. I won a fair bit back only to lose a load again.

I had also withdrawn funds and found myself having to drop down to NL25 to rebuild.

I am normally excellent with bankroll management but on this occasion I let it go too low. I decided not to re-load but instead to rebuild and get some confidence back at an easier level and then step back up.

The NL25 filtered results for the last 2 months are below:

I have now stepped back up to NL50 exclusively and will only 10 table the first few sessions until I am happy with bet sizing and to give me a little extra time to make better choices.

I will then go back to 16+ tabling and hopefully start winning again like I have done all year..!!

Here is the first big hand for me back at the fiddy:



Lol

When will it end.....

All Aboard

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Good:

Its nice to have a good start to a month after July and August were so tough. I haven't played many hours yet but winning 13 BIs is cool. I have also won every session that I have played so far:

The Bad:

I took this on the last day of August and seriously cant remember the last time my balance was this low, maybe 3yrs or so. It is usually around the $5k mark but the bad run has hit me. 

The graph above is cash won after this so it is looking a bit better now. I am playing 6 ZOOM tables at the moment so that I can get NL50 tables in otherwise my 16+ tabling sessions are still at NL25. Once I get to $2k I will shift all my play to NL50.

The Ugly:

I pissed away almost $300 in Tournies yesterday including WCOOP-02 and as always my tourney ends in a crappy beat. I hate tournament poker:

Chamberlin 3 in 1 Poker Table

I have found a pretty cool table. I am looking to move house in the next 6 months and this could be a new addition to my set up.

It is a 3 in 1 Poker, Dining and Pool Table retailing between $1,150 and $3,000 depending on the version:

Poker with 8 Chip Trays

 Pool

 Dining

Looking at the next photo the table seems to slot in to each format pretty easily:

Features include:

Teak Finish
Solid Oakwood Double Pedestal Leg Design
Pool Table Rail: Solid Oakwood, Inlayed Genuine Mother of Pearl Diamond Sights
Pool Table Play Bed: High density MDF, Pre-felted Wool Blended Green Cloth
Pool Playing Dimensions: 72”L x 36”W
Pockets: Genuine Leather, Liner-Basket Style, Black
Reversible Poker/Dining Table Top, Solid Oakwood / Oak Veneer Construction
Poker-top: Padded Wool Blended Green Cloth
8-Stainless Steel Drink Holders
3-Poker Chip Slots per seating
Dining-top Dimensions: 85.7”L x 47.3”W
Overall Dimensions with Conversion Top: 85.7”L x 47.3”W x 31.6”H

Pool Accessories:
2-Cue Sticks
1-Set Pool Balls
1-Triangle
1-Table Brush
2-pcs Chalk

Poker Chip Set:
1-Aluminum Carrying Case
300-Count 11.5g Deluxe Chips
2-Deck of Playing Cards
5-Dice
1-Dealer Button and 2-Blind Buttons

August 2012 Review

Back to back losing months at the tables. Pretty unbelievable considering how the first 6 months went. I'm glad I didn't put down August goals as I had big plans for the month :)

I have only ever lost 3 months in a row once and that was in the first four months back in 2005 when I started playing. This is actually not a losing month overall so I won't be breaking that unwanted record.

The month ended with a night at the Vic where Luke Schwartz and John Duthie were in action. There was a dude at Luke's table sitting with around £100,000. First time I had seen those purple £1,000 chips before.

I pretty much beat up the table I was at but as it was a £1/£1 table I only made like $250 in 3hrs before I got bored and moved on to the roulette where I bagged another $50. Need to start moving up the levels but the fish at £1/£1 are cool. It is always good when just as you are taking your seat the dealer is explaining the rules to a player who is going to be in the next pot wit you :) Getting a straight flush 3-way helps too. Of course he paid me off and so did the other one.

I didn't realise how many hands I had played this month. It was probably the 2nd biggest volume month ever for me. That's about where the positive ends. The table summary was: crushed NL25 and got ass raped at NL50.


The final numbers for August are as follows:

188,050 Hands Played
17,760 VPPs

-$1,243 (Cash Game Losses)
+$1,600 (FPP Cash Bonus)
+$65 (WCOOP Re-load Bonus)
-$14 (Online Tourny Losses)
+$256 (Live Cash Game Winnings)
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+$664 (Total Month)


The Ytd numbers are as follows:

905,211 Hands Played
131,654 VPPs

+$3,648 - Jan
+$3,213 - Feb
+$2,023 - Mar
+$2,072 - Apr
+$3,642 - May
+$5,120 - Jun
-$699 - Jul
+$664 - Aug
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+$19,682 (Total YTD)