Challenge Update - 16/12/2011

The challenge is now 3 days in and going pretty slowly. I initially need 1,704 VPPs per day for the rest of the month but that has slowly crept up to around 1,800 per day.

I am playing 20+ Tables and feeling not too bad about it. It is very hard to take notes playing this many tables. I am mixing in a few NL100 tables while playing at NL50.

Day 1 didn't go too well as I went out for a few drinks and a meal and only got 400 VPPs.

Day 2 saw the daily requirement move up to 1,790 VPPs per day. I didn't calculate the new requirement till after day 2 was done so I thought I only needed 1,704 and managed to get 1,708 so I was a little short but a minor oversight. I played for 8.25hrs which means that roughly 9hrs a day is enough to make my goal. This is good and lower than I had expected as I made my calculations on playing 16 tables.

Day 3 is under way and I am now on my lunch break having made 407 VPPs in session 1. It was a frustrating session as I was up $250 only to lose a few big pots and finish up only $90. Still better than a loss.

I feel like I am taking numerous bad beats but it is probably only because I am playing a lot of hands. I have run into AA 3 times into KK and lost all 3. The one time I get AA vs Villain's KK he flops a King. I got KK all in pre vs AK and he flops a king. Stuff like this keeps happening. I am actually up though which is the amazing thing over these last 3 days. I seem to be winning a lot of small and medium sized pots to make up for losing a lot of big ones.

Here are a few of the best ones:

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

UTG+1: $51.25
MP1: $20.50
MP2: $50.00
CO: $50.00
Hero (BTN): $77.95
SB: $28.75
BB: $52.85
UTG: $24.10

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with A A
5 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.90, SB raises to $9.80, Hero raises to $77.95, SB calls $18.95 all in

Flop: ($58.00) 2 8 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($58.00) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($58.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $58.00

Hero shows A A
SB shows Q Q

SB wins $55.10
(Rake: $2.90)


Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

UTG: $60.10
UTG+1: $63.05
UTG+2: $83.30
MP1: $49.20
MP2: $20.15
CO: $55.65
BTN: $50.00
SB: $24.00
Hero (BB): $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with A A
3 folds, MP1 raises to $1.50, 1 fold, CO calls $1.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $6.25, 1 fold, CO calls $4.75

Flop: ($14.25) 8 9 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $13.00, CO calls $13

Turn: ($40.25) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $30.75, CO calls $30.75

River: ($101.75) Q (2 players)

Final Pot: $101.75

CO shows Q Q
Hero shows A A

CO wins $98.75
(Rake: $3.00)


Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

BB: $50.00
Hero (UTG): $56.45
UTG+1: $50.00
UTG+2: $54.75
MP1: $47.75
MP2: $39.55
CO: $88.15
BTN: $50.75
SB: $31.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with A K
Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, MP1 raises to $3.50, 5 folds, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($7.75) 6 K A (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $1.50, Hero raises to $7.95, MP1 calls $6.45

Turn: ($23.65) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $38.00, MP1 calls $36.30 all in

River: ($96.25) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $96.25

Hero shows A K
MP1 shows K K

MP1 wins $93.25
(Rake: $1.30)


Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

BB: $50.00
UTG: $35.75
UTG+1: $25.30
MP1: $65.45
Hero (MP2): $95.20
CO: $54.20
BTN: $20.95
SB: $17.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP2 with A K
UTG raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5.50, 4 folds, UTG raises to $35.75, Hero calls $30.25

Flop: ($72.25) 7 7 5 (2 players)

Turn: ($72.25) J (2 players)

River: ($72.25) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: $72.25

UTG shows 5 A
Hero shows A K

UTG wins $69.25
(Rake: $3.00)


Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

BTN: $20.00
SB: $20.25
BB: $59.55
UTG: $26.95
Hero (UTG+1): $62.20
MP1: $81.55
MP2: $20.00
CO: $5.30

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG+1 with Q Q
UTG raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, 6 folds

Flop: ($3.75) 7 7 6 (2 players)
UTG bets $1.50, Hero raises to $5.55, UTG raises to $25.45, Hero calls $19.90

Turn: ($54.65) 5 (2 players)

River: ($54.65) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: $54.65

UTG shows 4 4
Hero shows Q Q

UTG wins $51.95
(Rake: $2.70)