January ended up being my my most profitable month ever. I ended the month with my biggest day ever as well. I ran at 28bb/100 over 16k hands. Some of my profit came from Full Tilt. I wanted to try out their new rush poker as it looked pretty awesome. I deposited $600 and ran it upto about 1.3k playing .50/1 in a couple of sessions.
February hasnt been as kind to me. I decided to take some shots at 2/4 over the weekend. Played a ton friday night. At one point I was stuck 1.6k but was running 1.1 under ev. I took break for an hour then came back and ran a little bit good and ended up only $300 down but still $600 under ev. Played a bit the past couple of days and Iv played so fucking bad. It'd been easier if I just walked down the street and handed out money to people. I actually cringed at some of my decisions when reviewing a session in Holdem Manager.
I also busted my FT roll in about 1.5k hands after moving up to 1/2 . It was kinda a brutal session, with some very sick hands. But the last few hundred I just tilted off. Rush poker's not the game to play if your tilted/playing bad. In total Im stuck just over 2k this month, which considering how bad Iv been playing, isnt that bad. Im not too bothered about this, it's brought me back to reality. I just need to re-focus and ill start crushing again.
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Only morons think online poker's rigged
A lot of people believe that online poker's rigged. Generally these people have a low IQ. They're either old 'live players', or just dumb fish who get a few bad beats. Now, as a logical and rational thinking person, I obviously dont think for one minute its rigged.
The past month Iv had great results, running at 27bb's/100 over 14k hands. I dont think its possible to achieve this winrate without running somewhat decent, no matter how well I play. Iv evidently been on the plus side of some coolers and been in nice situations, whilst avoiding getting coolered myself as much as would be considered standard.
I was on a 14 session winning run and, as I generally only win about 65-70% of sessions, this is mathematically unlikely (obv not complaining about this). After the 14th winning session I cashed out some money. Since then Iv run so bad its unreal. Iv been 1 or 2 outered 4 times in under 400 hands. I get my money in good but just know Im going to lose. Dont get me wrong, Iv only lost a few buy-ins so it no real big deal from that point of view. Ok so its just variance, evening itself out right? But this seriously happens EVERY SINGLE time I cash out. Like always. Not once has it not happened since Iv played on PKR.
Why does this happen? It has to be coincidence of course. Any other reason implies PKR are doing this deliberately. Or it could just be in my head and it becomes psychological. It really does get to the stage when I actually consider just leaving my money in there and just borrow some.
Sigh.
Its such a fickle game, and Im a dumb fish
The past month Iv had great results, running at 27bb's/100 over 14k hands. I dont think its possible to achieve this winrate without running somewhat decent, no matter how well I play. Iv evidently been on the plus side of some coolers and been in nice situations, whilst avoiding getting coolered myself as much as would be considered standard.
I was on a 14 session winning run and, as I generally only win about 65-70% of sessions, this is mathematically unlikely (obv not complaining about this). After the 14th winning session I cashed out some money. Since then Iv run so bad its unreal. Iv been 1 or 2 outered 4 times in under 400 hands. I get my money in good but just know Im going to lose. Dont get me wrong, Iv only lost a few buy-ins so it no real big deal from that point of view. Ok so its just variance, evening itself out right? But this seriously happens EVERY SINGLE time I cash out. Like always. Not once has it not happened since Iv played on PKR.
Why does this happen? It has to be coincidence of course. Any other reason implies PKR are doing this deliberately. Or it could just be in my head and it becomes psychological. It really does get to the stage when I actually consider just leaving my money in there and just borrow some.
Sigh.
Its such a fickle game, and Im a dumb fish
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Well done Rich Dawkins
I wana say congrats to my mate wellsie for his 13th place finish in the masters last night, which made him over $1100. It was by far the biggest tourney he's ever played, so its a huge cash for him. And considering he earned the $270 entry fee by satelliting in for $1, its not a bad ROI. He usually plays micro/low stakes cash games and does pretty well, so now he'll be playing a bit higher and with a bit of help from yours truly I reckon he'll soon be crushing .50/1 :)
As for pool, I actually won last week although unfortunately the team lost. I still didnt play that great, but have since been practicing loadz and am starting to cue really well again. I really wana get back to my best (or even better), to the way I was playing when I had my England u21 trials.
The thing is with both pool and poker, I really hate not being able to produce what I know Im capable of. Its not even about winning, its about being the absolute best I possibly can and not make any mistakes. I was recently thinking about buying a dart board and taking up darts. I suck at it, but thought it'd be fun to see how good I can get. However, I think it'd end with me having to play constantly until I could hit a 9 darter with my eyes shut. Id never play any poker.
Oh and Im still completely crushing :)
As for pool, I actually won last week although unfortunately the team lost. I still didnt play that great, but have since been practicing loadz and am starting to cue really well again. I really wana get back to my best (or even better), to the way I was playing when I had my England u21 trials.
The thing is with both pool and poker, I really hate not being able to produce what I know Im capable of. Its not even about winning, its about being the absolute best I possibly can and not make any mistakes. I was recently thinking about buying a dart board and taking up darts. I suck at it, but thought it'd be fun to see how good I can get. However, I think it'd end with me having to play constantly until I could hit a 9 darter with my eyes shut. Id never play any poker.
Oh and Im still completely crushing :)
Thursday, 21 January 2010
You sad bastards
The reason I keep a blog, is because i enjoy have somewhere to put my thoughts down. Its hard to talk to people about poker, unless of course they also play for a living or have a decent knowledge of the game. In fact Vikki gets annoyed at me because I wont tell her how Im doing, Whenever she asks how my day went, ill always say 'it was ok' regardless of weather iv just lost 1k or w/e, yet ill put it in my blog for everyone to see.
Anyway, its really weird that, so many people actually read this. I sometimes meet people who I havnt seen for ages, or who I dont really know that well and they're like, oh i read your blog. Although, most people say they dont have a clue what Im goin on about half the time when I talk about poker. I think maybe that playing poker for a living intrigues some people and I guess I can see why. Also recently a few people who I play against online also mention that they read it. Im glad I can entertain some people. Although if I get many more followers I will have to start charging a monthly subscription.
Im absolutely loving poker at the moment. It feels like every time I sit and play a session, I cant help but win. Iv not been having huge sessions where I win 1k+, in fact my biggest win this year is only $770, but this week Iv played 9 sessions, winning 8, and all 8 have been $150+, so Im having consistent wins. Im currently up 1.8 putting me 3.4k this month, which isnt bad considering I didnt start playing till the 8th. It feels like all the hard work Iv put in is finally paying off :)
Anyway, its really weird that, so many people actually read this. I sometimes meet people who I havnt seen for ages, or who I dont really know that well and they're like, oh i read your blog. Although, most people say they dont have a clue what Im goin on about half the time when I talk about poker. I think maybe that playing poker for a living intrigues some people and I guess I can see why. Also recently a few people who I play against online also mention that they read it. Im glad I can entertain some people. Although if I get many more followers I will have to start charging a monthly subscription.
Im absolutely loving poker at the moment. It feels like every time I sit and play a session, I cant help but win. Iv not been having huge sessions where I win 1k+, in fact my biggest win this year is only $770, but this week Iv played 9 sessions, winning 8, and all 8 have been $150+, so Im having consistent wins. Im currently up 1.8 putting me 3.4k this month, which isnt bad considering I didnt start playing till the 8th. It feels like all the hard work Iv put in is finally paying off :)
Monday, 18 January 2010
Poker good, pool bad
Iv had a pretty decent start to the year making just over 1.6k so far. Iv made a few changes to my game. Iv always played quite tight and in some situations I gave up a small amount of ev in favour of taking the lower-variance option. Im now playing more aggressively and so far my results have been good. Iv also been able to take advantage of my nitty image, so alot of the regs are giving me more credit. Obviously this will soon change and they'll start playing back at me more, so then ill have to re-adjust.
As good as poker is, my pool is bad. Since playing for my new team Im playing so retarded. If you dont know me, then pool is quite a big part of my life and I love the game. I think when I played for my old team I was like big fish in the small pond if u like and was really relaxed and confident. I had nothing to prove and I could always play my A game. Although I dont get nervous or anything now, I think maybe I feel I have something to prove. So Im gona start practicing a lot and try to regain some form. Iv lost my last 2 games so will probably be dropped, but that's fine, as long as I play well when I get another chance. If anyone fancies going down the club for some practice give me a text or summat.
Love you all
Jamie
As good as poker is, my pool is bad. Since playing for my new team Im playing so retarded. If you dont know me, then pool is quite a big part of my life and I love the game. I think when I played for my old team I was like big fish in the small pond if u like and was really relaxed and confident. I had nothing to prove and I could always play my A game. Although I dont get nervous or anything now, I think maybe I feel I have something to prove. So Im gona start practicing a lot and try to regain some form. Iv lost my last 2 games so will probably be dropped, but that's fine, as long as I play well when I get another chance. If anyone fancies going down the club for some practice give me a text or summat.
Love you all
Jamie
Monday, 11 January 2010
Enjoy it while you can...... our country's white again !!
I hardly played at all over xmas and new year. I had family staying so didnt really get much chance. I like to be relaxed and have peace and quiet when I play. It meant missing out on alot of juicy xmas action but I enjoyed spending time with every1.
I was going to start playing again last Monday but my computer had a virus so had to get that fixed. When I eventually started playing again, I started off fine, making about 1.1k over the wkend, but have donated about $600 back the past 2days. Back to the joy of swings. Im trying to make a conscious effort not to focus on results much. Iv always had a tendency to let my downswings effect me so I need to keep reminding myself that thats what my bankroll is for, to handle variance. I know as long as I play well in the long run the $$ will come.
Im really trying hard to put in a ton of hours but I find it really hard. Its nothing to do with laziness (although I am quite lazy) , its because I just cant concentrate for very long. My attention span is zero, like a fucking child's. The trouble is you cant just blag it playing poker, not like an office job or w/e when u dont have to be focused 100% of the time. If you switch off for a bit, you can be stuck 1k before you know it.
As for this blog title, I guess its a little controversial, so if it offends you then tough. If your that easily offended your obviously not the type of person who I like and therefore I really dont care what you think ha :)
I was going to start playing again last Monday but my computer had a virus so had to get that fixed. When I eventually started playing again, I started off fine, making about 1.1k over the wkend, but have donated about $600 back the past 2days. Back to the joy of swings. Im trying to make a conscious effort not to focus on results much. Iv always had a tendency to let my downswings effect me so I need to keep reminding myself that thats what my bankroll is for, to handle variance. I know as long as I play well in the long run the $$ will come.
Im really trying hard to put in a ton of hours but I find it really hard. Its nothing to do with laziness (although I am quite lazy) , its because I just cant concentrate for very long. My attention span is zero, like a fucking child's. The trouble is you cant just blag it playing poker, not like an office job or w/e when u dont have to be focused 100% of the time. If you switch off for a bit, you can be stuck 1k before you know it.
As for this blog title, I guess its a little controversial, so if it offends you then tough. If your that easily offended your obviously not the type of person who I like and therefore I really dont care what you think ha :)
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
2009 recap
Well 2009 didnt start off great for me. Id ended 2008 busting most of my roll. I managed to make some back in January, but my winrate just wasnt enough for me to live on. This was when I was playing .50/1 on Full Tilt. So I cashed out what I had left and started working more hours in the pub whilst looking for a job in accountancy (im part-qualified). To be honest any job searching I did was very half-hearted, I still felt I could make it at poker. So I spent most of my spare time studying the game, watching a ton of educational video's on cardrunners and pretty much just constantly thinking about poker and various situations.
After a month or two of studying and job hunting (I probably applied for 3 jobs at most), I borrowed $500 from my dad and deposited money into PKR for the 1st time. I spent a day playing 0.05/.10 to get used to the unique software and then proceeded to play .50/1. I spent pretty much the whole of March either playing poker or working. I had no social-life whatsoever. I made ~3k which at .50/1 is no mean feat. I cashed some out to pay my dad back and stuff, then after crushing some more moved upto 1/2 (very under-rolled for those stakes).
Since then my results have been ok, nothing special but solid enough. A couple of decent tournament cashes (17k profit, albeit not all my own action) have helped me get to the stage now of being comfortably rolled for 1/2. Admittedly my cash results havnt been as good as Id have hoped. My winrate is 12.5 BB's/100 over 45k hands, which whilst being 'acceptable', still isnt as high as Id like. I want to be at 15 bb's/100, although tbh I have no idea of the winrates of other regs on PKR, so 12.5 might be pretty good, but maybe they're all running at 20 bb's and Im the fish.
I also think my game as improved so much this year. I think about things completely different to how I did, yet I still have a long way to go. It's a comforting thought, knowing I still have so much more potential. I really feel 2010 is going to be a massive year for me. I just have to keep working really hard at my game and put the hours in. Im not going to set any monetary goals for next year, but Id like to get to the stage of playing mainly 2/4, whilst playing higher when games are good.
Happy new year everyone
Jamie
After a month or two of studying and job hunting (I probably applied for 3 jobs at most), I borrowed $500 from my dad and deposited money into PKR for the 1st time. I spent a day playing 0.05/.10 to get used to the unique software and then proceeded to play .50/1. I spent pretty much the whole of March either playing poker or working. I had no social-life whatsoever. I made ~3k which at .50/1 is no mean feat. I cashed some out to pay my dad back and stuff, then after crushing some more moved upto 1/2 (very under-rolled for those stakes).
Since then my results have been ok, nothing special but solid enough. A couple of decent tournament cashes (17k profit, albeit not all my own action) have helped me get to the stage now of being comfortably rolled for 1/2. Admittedly my cash results havnt been as good as Id have hoped. My winrate is 12.5 BB's/100 over 45k hands, which whilst being 'acceptable', still isnt as high as Id like. I want to be at 15 bb's/100, although tbh I have no idea of the winrates of other regs on PKR, so 12.5 might be pretty good, but maybe they're all running at 20 bb's and Im the fish.
I also think my game as improved so much this year. I think about things completely different to how I did, yet I still have a long way to go. It's a comforting thought, knowing I still have so much more potential. I really feel 2010 is going to be a massive year for me. I just have to keep working really hard at my game and put the hours in. Im not going to set any monetary goals for next year, but Id like to get to the stage of playing mainly 2/4, whilst playing higher when games are good.
Happy new year everyone
Jamie
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