http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-articles/are-you-a-bankroll-nit-3930856
Ok, so one thing that he doesn't account for is the improvement in your opponent's play as the levels go up. I'm at 10% ROI for $2 games, but only 7% ROI for $5 games. I'm even lower than that for $10 games - I'm negative, actually. Some of this may account for the fact that most of my HU games have been played at $2.
Grapsfan assumes that if the BR nit simply moves up in stakes that the nit will therefore be more profitable, and I'm not sure I necessarily agree with that. Take me for instance. I'm a $2-5 grinder and I've got my BR to a level where I will never go broke. According to his numbers, for MTTs, I should play anywhere between $18-$30 buy ins. So let's say an average of $25 (or $26 buyin). Basically, I can play 36 MTT tournies with my BR. That to me is an absurdly low number. Especially where failing to cash in that crucial 36th tourney means I go completely busto. I have gone on tournament droughts like that. With my BR, I am not comfortable playing those levels at all.
I think it's better for grapsfan if people who are used to grinding low stakes move up and take shots at the level that he's playing at, but it's not necessarily better for the grinder.
It is, however, true that I should probably take a shot at a $10 MTT once in a while, but the daily double and midnight madness are just not in my schedule. Maybe $3 MTTs are more my speed.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
So close
Full Tilt Poker Game #10655224267: $1 Tournament (80162820), Table 98 - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:00:34 ET - 2009/02/15
Seat 3: PhillyRed (519,824)
Seat 4: actzeng (162,778)
Seat 5: LordOfPoker89 (692,389)
Seat 6: The Denz (143,172)
Seat 8: zizu99 (111,936)
Seat 9: cfced (297,401)
PhillyRed antes 1,000
actzeng antes 1,000
LordOfPoker89 antes 1,000
The Denz antes 1,000
zizu99 antes 1,000
cfced antes 1,000
actzeng posts the small blind of 5,000
LordOfPoker89 posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Qc Qh]
The Denz folds
zizu99 folds
cfced folds
PhillyRed folds
actzeng raises to 161,778, and is all in
LordOfPoker89 calls 151,778
actzeng shows [Qc Qh]
LordOfPoker89 shows [4s Ac]
*** FLOP *** [Jc 2h 5s]
*** TURN *** [Jc 2h 5s] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 2h 5s 6s] [3s]
actzeng shows a pair of Queens
LordOfPoker89 shows a straight, Six high
LordOfPoker89 wins the pot (329,556) with a straight, Six high
actzeng stands up
The blinds are now 6,000/12,000 with an ante of 1,500
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 329,556 | Rake 0
Board: [Jc 2h 5s 6s 3s]
Seat 3: PhillyRed (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: actzeng (small blind) showed [Qc Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: LordOfPoker89 (big blind) showed [4s Ac] and won (329,556) with a straight, Six high
Seat 6: The Denz folded before the Flop
Seat 8: zizu99 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: cfced folded before the Flop
Seat 3: PhillyRed (519,824)
Seat 4: actzeng (162,778)
Seat 5: LordOfPoker89 (692,389)
Seat 6: The Denz (143,172)
Seat 8: zizu99 (111,936)
Seat 9: cfced (297,401)
PhillyRed antes 1,000
actzeng antes 1,000
LordOfPoker89 antes 1,000
The Denz antes 1,000
zizu99 antes 1,000
cfced antes 1,000
actzeng posts the small blind of 5,000
LordOfPoker89 posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Qc Qh]
The Denz folds
zizu99 folds
cfced folds
PhillyRed folds
actzeng raises to 161,778, and is all in
LordOfPoker89 calls 151,778
actzeng shows [Qc Qh]
LordOfPoker89 shows [4s Ac]
*** FLOP *** [Jc 2h 5s]
*** TURN *** [Jc 2h 5s] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 2h 5s 6s] [3s]
actzeng shows a pair of Queens
LordOfPoker89 shows a straight, Six high
LordOfPoker89 wins the pot (329,556) with a straight, Six high
actzeng stands up
The blinds are now 6,000/12,000 with an ante of 1,500
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 329,556 | Rake 0
Board: [Jc 2h 5s 6s 3s]
Seat 3: PhillyRed (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: actzeng (small blind) showed [Qc Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: LordOfPoker89 (big blind) showed [4s Ac] and won (329,556) with a straight, Six high
Seat 6: The Denz folded before the Flop
Seat 8: zizu99 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: cfced folded before the Flop
Saturday, February 14, 2009
So...HOW DID THE FREEROLL GO?!
FUCK YOU.
Full Tilt Poker Game #10629221863: Iron Man One-A-Day Freeroll (78834386), Table 12 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:04:44 ET - 2009/02/14
Seat 1: Fallen AngelXX (7,016)
Seat 2: fataz (11,735), is sitting out
Seat 3: angel1959 (1,269)
Seat 4: The Dotman (1,755)
Seat 5: Rand1313 (5,245)
Seat 6: SuzyQ1417 (5,635)
Seat 7: FishMonk (1,910)
Seat 8: fred222 (5,125)
Seat 9: actzeng (4,660)
Rand1313 posts the small blind of 80
SuzyQ1417 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [8h 8d]
FishMonk folds
fred222 folds
actzeng raises to 480
Fallen AngelXX folds
fataz folds
angel1959 folds
The Dotman folds
Rand1313 folds
SuzyQ1417 raises to 800
actzeng calls 320
*** FLOP *** [Jh 9h As]
SuzyQ1417 checks
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 9h As] [3c]
SuzyQ1417 checks
actzeng checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh 9h As 3c] [8c]
SuzyQ1417 bets 640
actzeng raises to 3,860, and is all in
SuzyQ1417 calls 3,220
*** SHOW DOWN ***
actzeng shows [8h 8d] three of a kind, Eights
SuzyQ1417 shows [Ac Ah] three of a kind, Aces
SuzyQ1417 wins the pot (9,400) with three of a kind, Aces
actzeng stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,400 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh 9h As 3c 8c]
Seat 1: Fallen AngelXX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: fataz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: angel1959 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: The Dotman (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Rand1313 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: SuzyQ1417 (big blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (9,400) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 7: FishMonk didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: fred222 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: actzeng showed [8h 8d] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Full Tilt Poker Game #10629221863: Iron Man One-A-Day Freeroll (78834386), Table 12 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:04:44 ET - 2009/02/14
Seat 1: Fallen AngelXX (7,016)
Seat 2: fataz (11,735), is sitting out
Seat 3: angel1959 (1,269)
Seat 4: The Dotman (1,755)
Seat 5: Rand1313 (5,245)
Seat 6: SuzyQ1417 (5,635)
Seat 7: FishMonk (1,910)
Seat 8: fred222 (5,125)
Seat 9: actzeng (4,660)
Rand1313 posts the small blind of 80
SuzyQ1417 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [8h 8d]
FishMonk folds
fred222 folds
actzeng raises to 480
Fallen AngelXX folds
fataz folds
angel1959 folds
The Dotman folds
Rand1313 folds
SuzyQ1417 raises to 800
actzeng calls 320
*** FLOP *** [Jh 9h As]
SuzyQ1417 checks
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 9h As] [3c]
SuzyQ1417 checks
actzeng checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh 9h As 3c] [8c]
SuzyQ1417 bets 640
actzeng raises to 3,860, and is all in
SuzyQ1417 calls 3,220
*** SHOW DOWN ***
actzeng shows [8h 8d] three of a kind, Eights
SuzyQ1417 shows [Ac Ah] three of a kind, Aces
SuzyQ1417 wins the pot (9,400) with three of a kind, Aces
actzeng stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,400 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh 9h As 3c 8c]
Seat 1: Fallen AngelXX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: fataz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: angel1959 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: The Dotman (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Rand1313 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: SuzyQ1417 (big blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (9,400) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 7: FishMonk didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: fred222 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: actzeng showed [8h 8d] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
FLAME OUT
I start to go insane near the money bubble.
Full Tilt Poker Game #10618758404: $1 Rebuy (79954940), Table 53 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:18:35 ET - 2009/02/14
Seat 1: gammapoppop (13,420), is sitting out
Seat 2: vm820 (7,230)
Seat 3: jrabbit (19,600)
Seat 4: CPLSpaceCadet (9,845), is sitting out
Seat 5: mbryantk (15,380)
Seat 6: djebb59 (12,630)
Seat 7: jimmac28 (26,790)
Seat 8: actzeng (13,985)
Seat 9: LuckyB5 (12,470)
gammapoppop antes 100vm820 antes 100jrabbit antes 100CPLSpaceCadet antes 100mbryantk antes 100djebb59 antes 100jimmac28 antes 100actzeng antes 100LuckyB5 antes 100LuckyB5 posts the small blind of 400gammapoppop posts the big blind of 800The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Ah 6d]
vm820 foldsjrabbit folds
CPLSpaceCadet folds
mbryantk foldsdjebb59 folds
jimmac28 folds
actzeng raises to 2,900
LuckyB5 calls 2,500
gammapoppop folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks 7h Ad]
LuckyB5 bets 7,500
actzeng raises to 10,985, and is all in
LuckyB5 calls 1,970, and is all in
actzeng shows [Ah 6d]
LuckyB5 shows [As Js]
Uncalled bet of 1,515 returned to actzeng*** TURN *** [Ks 7h Ad] [2s]*** RIVER *** [Ks 7h Ad 2s] [Qc]actzeng shows a pair of AcesLuckyB5 shows a pair of AcesLuckyB5 wins the pot (26,440) with a pair of Aces*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 26,440 Rake 0Board: [Ks 7h Ad 2s Qc]Seat 1: gammapoppop (big blind) folded before the FlopSeat 2: vm820 folded before the FlopSeat 3: jrabbit folded before the FlopSeat 4: CPLSpaceCadet folded before the FlopSeat 5: mbryantk folded before the FlopSeat 6: djebb59 folded before the FlopSeat 7: jimmac28 folded before the FlopSeat 8: actzeng (button) showed [Ah 6d] and lost with a pair of AcesSeat 9: LuckyB5 (small blind) showed [As Js] and won (26,440) with a pair of Aces
Busted out like 127 with 70 something getting paid. Huge prizepool tho.
Freeroll today......ahhahahahahahahha. Probably just gonna bust like 20 away from the money anyway.
Amazingly, razz cash continues to go well.
Full Tilt Poker Game #10618758404: $1 Rebuy (79954940), Table 53 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:18:35 ET - 2009/02/14
Seat 1: gammapoppop (13,420), is sitting out
Seat 2: vm820 (7,230)
Seat 3: jrabbit (19,600)
Seat 4: CPLSpaceCadet (9,845), is sitting out
Seat 5: mbryantk (15,380)
Seat 6: djebb59 (12,630)
Seat 7: jimmac28 (26,790)
Seat 8: actzeng (13,985)
Seat 9: LuckyB5 (12,470)
gammapoppop antes 100vm820 antes 100jrabbit antes 100CPLSpaceCadet antes 100mbryantk antes 100djebb59 antes 100jimmac28 antes 100actzeng antes 100LuckyB5 antes 100LuckyB5 posts the small blind of 400gammapoppop posts the big blind of 800The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Ah 6d]
vm820 foldsjrabbit folds
CPLSpaceCadet folds
mbryantk foldsdjebb59 folds
jimmac28 folds
actzeng raises to 2,900
LuckyB5 calls 2,500
gammapoppop folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks 7h Ad]
LuckyB5 bets 7,500
actzeng raises to 10,985, and is all in
LuckyB5 calls 1,970, and is all in
actzeng shows [Ah 6d]
LuckyB5 shows [As Js]
Uncalled bet of 1,515 returned to actzeng*** TURN *** [Ks 7h Ad] [2s]*** RIVER *** [Ks 7h Ad 2s] [Qc]actzeng shows a pair of AcesLuckyB5 shows a pair of AcesLuckyB5 wins the pot (26,440) with a pair of Aces*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 26,440 Rake 0Board: [Ks 7h Ad 2s Qc]Seat 1: gammapoppop (big blind) folded before the FlopSeat 2: vm820 folded before the FlopSeat 3: jrabbit folded before the FlopSeat 4: CPLSpaceCadet folded before the FlopSeat 5: mbryantk folded before the FlopSeat 6: djebb59 folded before the FlopSeat 7: jimmac28 folded before the FlopSeat 8: actzeng (button) showed [Ah 6d] and lost with a pair of AcesSeat 9: LuckyB5 (small blind) showed [As Js] and won (26,440) with a pair of Aces
Busted out like 127 with 70 something getting paid. Huge prizepool tho.
Freeroll today......ahhahahahahahahha. Probably just gonna bust like 20 away from the money anyway.
Amazingly, razz cash continues to go well.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Jammin' on the 1
So pokerwise, things are not great. Down a couple dollars in a couple weeks, but I haven't really been concentrating.
I have come to grips with the fact that I am not a good HU PLO player, and probably was never much better than average. I can confidently say that the players who play it regularly on FTP are far FAR better than the players who used to. I did have one loss recently where blinds got huge, and my internet cut out on me. that sucked. It was a marathon session, and that was just about the worst way to go. When I got back on, I had already lost.
I've continued to play razz cash, and it has gone well. I know I'm jinxing myself my saying that I've yet to have a losing session. I'm up probably like 10-12 bucks in that game total.
Played the turbo $1 tourneys a few times. The last two times, I think, I got deep and decided to flip relatively close to the money. One time I had a stack and didn't need to, the other, I was relatively low compared to the blinds. Anyway - didn't matter - I lost both and that was that. I seem to keep getting stuck in that spot, and will try to figure out ways to navigate around it either by getting more aggressive before the blinds get to that point, or just trying to be more patient.
The one-a-day freeroll is taking place on Saturday around 2:45pm I think. I looked at the lobby, and it looks like it'll play out like a regular tourney. We'll see how many people actually show. Even if I don't cash in it, it is worth more than the 15 ironman medals. It will also give me a good indication of whether the one-a-day thing is worth shooting for. I'm currently gunning for it this month also.
I have come to grips with the fact that I am not a good HU PLO player, and probably was never much better than average. I can confidently say that the players who play it regularly on FTP are far FAR better than the players who used to. I did have one loss recently where blinds got huge, and my internet cut out on me. that sucked. It was a marathon session, and that was just about the worst way to go. When I got back on, I had already lost.
I've continued to play razz cash, and it has gone well. I know I'm jinxing myself my saying that I've yet to have a losing session. I'm up probably like 10-12 bucks in that game total.
Played the turbo $1 tourneys a few times. The last two times, I think, I got deep and decided to flip relatively close to the money. One time I had a stack and didn't need to, the other, I was relatively low compared to the blinds. Anyway - didn't matter - I lost both and that was that. I seem to keep getting stuck in that spot, and will try to figure out ways to navigate around it either by getting more aggressive before the blinds get to that point, or just trying to be more patient.
The one-a-day freeroll is taking place on Saturday around 2:45pm I think. I looked at the lobby, and it looks like it'll play out like a regular tourney. We'll see how many people actually show. Even if I don't cash in it, it is worth more than the 15 ironman medals. It will also give me a good indication of whether the one-a-day thing is worth shooting for. I'm currently gunning for it this month also.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
SET UP LIKE A...
Full Tilt Poker Game #10419390300: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (78776825), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:38:38 ET - 2009/02/03
Seat 1: BjoernPr (1,825)
Seat 2: northernexposur (2,715)
Seat 3: foresight000 (1,280)
Seat 4: MoneyMags1 (1,140)
Seat 5: dollarbuff (880)
Seat 6: seidog37 (1,455)
Seat 7: Milehighnative (1,470)
Seat 8: RobW21 (1,235)
Seat 9: actzeng (1,500)
RobW21 posts the small blind of 20
actzeng posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [8c 3c]
BjoernPr folds
northernexposur folds
foresight000 folds
MoneyMags1 calls 40
dollarbuff folds
seidog37 folds
Milehighnative folds
RobW21 folds
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 3s 8s]
actzeng checks
MoneyMags1 bets 100
actzeng raises to 400
MoneyMags1 raises to 1,100, and is all in
actzeng calls 700
MoneyMags1 shows [8d 7d]
actzeng shows [8c 3c]
*** TURN *** [2h 3s 8s] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [2h 3s 8s 4s] [4h]
MoneyMags1 shows two pair, Eights and Fours
actzeng shows two pair, Eights and Fours
MoneyMags1 wins the pot (2,300) with two pair, Eights and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,300 | Rake 0
Board: [2h 3s 8s 4s 4h]
Seat 1: BjoernPr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: northernexposur didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: foresight000 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: MoneyMags1 showed [8d 7d] and won (2,300) with two pair, Eights and Fours
Seat 5: dollarbuff didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: seidog37 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Milehighnative (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: RobW21 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: actzeng (big blind) showed [8c 3c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fours
Also finished 47th in the $1 tourney today....whooooo!!!!!
Seat 1: BjoernPr (1,825)
Seat 2: northernexposur (2,715)
Seat 3: foresight000 (1,280)
Seat 4: MoneyMags1 (1,140)
Seat 5: dollarbuff (880)
Seat 6: seidog37 (1,455)
Seat 7: Milehighnative (1,470)
Seat 8: RobW21 (1,235)
Seat 9: actzeng (1,500)
RobW21 posts the small blind of 20
actzeng posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [8c 3c]
BjoernPr folds
northernexposur folds
foresight000 folds
MoneyMags1 calls 40
dollarbuff folds
seidog37 folds
Milehighnative folds
RobW21 folds
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 3s 8s]
actzeng checks
MoneyMags1 bets 100
actzeng raises to 400
MoneyMags1 raises to 1,100, and is all in
actzeng calls 700
MoneyMags1 shows [8d 7d]
actzeng shows [8c 3c]
*** TURN *** [2h 3s 8s] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [2h 3s 8s 4s] [4h]
MoneyMags1 shows two pair, Eights and Fours
actzeng shows two pair, Eights and Fours
MoneyMags1 wins the pot (2,300) with two pair, Eights and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,300 | Rake 0
Board: [2h 3s 8s 4s 4h]
Seat 1: BjoernPr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: northernexposur didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: foresight000 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: MoneyMags1 showed [8d 7d] and won (2,300) with two pair, Eights and Fours
Seat 5: dollarbuff didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: seidog37 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Milehighnative (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: RobW21 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: actzeng (big blind) showed [8c 3c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fours
Also finished 47th in the $1 tourney today....whooooo!!!!!
Monday, February 2, 2009
No sleep till February
I still feel like I haven't fully caught up on sleep yet. Like my body is still decompressing from a traumatic experience. Went out to dinner with the wife at her favorite place. Great meal, familiar surroundings, service is always good. In the end, not an enormous tab for two people (under $100 each).
Great super bowl. Not like most super bowl sundays. Just had the wife's folks over. I woke up super early after having gone to bed about 9-930 the night before. Watched the Australian Open final. Federer is still great, but not the greatest. Nadal has him, but only by a little.
Then around 10 AM I got so ridiculously tired and had to take a nap. Woke up, played some poker, did some shopping. I ended up dozing off during the super bowl! It was hard for me to stay awake. Anyways, I'm glad I did because the game was great. I basically didn't watch the third quarter, played a $2 game and won, and then watched the final stretch.
After losing a (relatively large) amount in the $2 games, I managed to make a bit of a comeback. I am mad at myself for not playing the $1 at 1 more seriously. The wife was basically able to double me up with AK early on, and I ran my stack up to 6k pretty early. Ran into quads in one hand when I held AQ. Thought he might be bluffing me with an A also. Stupid me.
Also lost HU PLO. My HU game in both NLHE and PLO have gone to shit.
Anyways, despite the losses, the BR is still ok. Made some more $ in low limit razz to offset some SNG losses - amazing that I turn a winner in that game.
Great super bowl. Not like most super bowl sundays. Just had the wife's folks over. I woke up super early after having gone to bed about 9-930 the night before. Watched the Australian Open final. Federer is still great, but not the greatest. Nadal has him, but only by a little.
Then around 10 AM I got so ridiculously tired and had to take a nap. Woke up, played some poker, did some shopping. I ended up dozing off during the super bowl! It was hard for me to stay awake. Anyways, I'm glad I did because the game was great. I basically didn't watch the third quarter, played a $2 game and won, and then watched the final stretch.
After losing a (relatively large) amount in the $2 games, I managed to make a bit of a comeback. I am mad at myself for not playing the $1 at 1 more seriously. The wife was basically able to double me up with AK early on, and I ran my stack up to 6k pretty early. Ran into quads in one hand when I held AQ. Thought he might be bluffing me with an A also. Stupid me.
Also lost HU PLO. My HU game in both NLHE and PLO have gone to shit.
Anyways, despite the losses, the BR is still ok. Made some more $ in low limit razz to offset some SNG losses - amazing that I turn a winner in that game.
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