Played 5 games this morning - a cooler which I got donked out of and 4 5 seater speed games. Made a small profit but am getting bored so packing it in for the day.


Current balance: €137.24

Yeah.... should have stopped for the night, just played two more 5 seaters and came 3rd in both. Some of the players are such idiots, making ridiculous plays and then typing stuff in the chat box taking the p*ss after they get lucky and beat you. Don't think I'm ever gonna stop getting wound up by stuff like this!! This is turning into a bit of a tilt blog, gotta stop playing when I'm tired....


Current balance: €130.04

Slow progress

I have posted my spreadsheet of tonights results (I'm on another Pc so have had to create a new one). Didn't start off very well and went on tilt a bit. I noticed I was playing far too aggressively against people that will call with anything so tightened up and results almost instantly improved. I played 4 'cooler' tournaments too. In these 10 seater games the first 5 double their money and the rest don't! I cashed in them all except one in which I finished an annoying 6th!

I might play a couple more games but thats the results so far.

Current balance: €141.04

TILT!!!

Dunno why I played tonight, had a long day moving things out of the house and am nackered so went on major tilt. My play wasn't that good really but some of the calls people make, blah blah blah, etc, etc.... I played 6 games, only cashed in two (two 2nd places) and resorted to tilt induced, childish name calling in the chatbox:

"u suck"
"scope"
"you've got aids"
"fish"

etc, etc. Pretty embarassing really but oh well :D hopefully writing it down will stop me doing it!!


Tiltometer: Off the scale


Current Balance: €126.74

Two more...

Just played two more of the same games as earlier, winning one and I can't remember if I came 4th or 5th in the other!! Either way I was leaning tiltwards so I stopped and made a spreadsheet to record future results. So from now on I will remember!!


Tiltometer: Getting high


Current balance: €144.74

A couple of turbos!!

Not got much time with all the moving!! But played a turbo and a speed €5+0.50 5 seater over lunch, finishing 3rd and 1st.

Tiltometer: Up and down


Current balance: €138.24

Not a lot..

Not played many games as I am moving house at the weekend so have been busy. Played 4 frustrating donk-bad-beat-filled €5+0.50 5 seater games and cashed in two of them (won one and came 2nd in one) so have made a tiny bit of profit since last time.

Current balance: €131.74.

Tiltometer: Dangerously High

Movin' On Down..... (and back up again)

Wasn't a brilliant start to the €5+0.50 games for me. They are still mostly full of bad players, though the difference is that they are more aggressive than the average €3-er!, more raising and re-raising. Basically all you need to do is wait for a hand to hit and hope that it holds up when you inevitably get put all in!! Anyway I got bad beat out of my first game, 2nd in the next, in the 3rd game I went on a massive tilt (due to tiredness I think!), someone was going all in every hand and I called with A-6 suited (!!) and lost to K-8, and then called the other half of my chips away with A-3 v his 5-5. Started another and had to drop down to €3+0.30 level for the one after. I managed to calm down though and won both of these games so am now up to €128.74.

I'm not 100% sure about the accuracy of what I just typed so am going to start a spreadsheet to record all my results as sharkscope misses the odd game.


Current balance €128.74

Movin' On Up!

Only played 5 games since my last post - the Gambling.co.uk forum freeroll which I busted out fairly early in this week, (about 23/24 out of 30 odd people) and another 4 of the €3 5 seaters. I had two 1st place finishes, one 2nd and one non-cash (3rd again I think it was). My sharkscope is looking quite good at the mo as I have won 4 of my last 8 games and finished 2nd in 2.

This has brought my bankroll up to over €110 meaning I can now move on up to the €5+0.50 sit n gos and say goodbye to the €3+0.30 ones, hopefully for good!!!

Current balance: €118.54

Slow progress...

Been quite busy so have only managed 4 games since Friday! €3 5 seaters again. Finished 1st once, 2nd twice and 3rd once. I'm making profit at least but ideally need to play more!!


Current balance: €106.24

A quick couple!

Just played a quick couple of €3 5 seater sit n gos (one turbo and one speed). I came 2nd and 1st in them, though the opposition were pretty weak, the one I came 2nd in was slightly tougher as he was raising me most hands heads up so in the end I made a stand with Q-8 and he called my all-in with Q-9...game over! Still, made a bit of profit and am nearly over the €100 mark. Here is a sample hand!


***** Hand 1234020844 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 12 September 2008 16:36:21
Holdem Speed (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: CitrusSR (1986.00)
Seat 3: john_13 (1968.00)
Seat 4: cosma7 (2226.00)
Seat 5: ben_J77 (1320.00)
cosma7 post SB 15.00
ben_J77 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
CitrusSR [Qd, Ah]
john_13 [N/A, N/A]
cosma7 [N/A, N/A]
ben_J77 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
CitrusSR Raise to 120.00
john_13 Call 120.00
cosma7 Fold
ben_J77 Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [10c, 8s, 6s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
CitrusSR Bet 150.00
john_13 Call 150.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [10c, 8s, 6s, 8c]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
CitrusSR Bet 240.00
john_13 Call 240.00
*** River(Board): *** : [10c, 8s, 6s, 8c, 10d]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
CitrusSR Bet 330.00
john_13 Call 330.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00
Total Pot: 1725.00
CitrusSR [Qd, Ah] Two pair tens and eights Win: 1725.00
john_13 Fold Win: 0.00
cosma7 Fold Win: 0.00
ben_J77 Fold Win: 0.00

I put him on a flush draw or gutshot draw, maybe both, but as he called my final bet I'm not too sure?! Only hands I can really think of that he might call with are K-9 or maybe 7-7 - 2-2 (exc 6-6) if he didn't realise about the board pairing?!

Current balance: €99.94

Running like poo!!!

That is the problem with 5 seater speed or turbo games - high variance!! Played 9 in total (some yesterday) and my luck has been pretty bad. Not that many terrible bad beats (though have had a few) just hands not holding up heads up or on the bubble. QQ V A10, AQ v J8, that sort of thing. Anyway, out of the 9 I played I only managed to win one, but finished 2nd 4 times. I aim to win these as coming 2nd doesn't give you a lot of profit, and as mentioned before, with a bit more luck I would have won more! :D (That's a popular phrase!!) After all that I'm about 1 euro down...

Current balance: €91.54

Let's get this challenge started!!!

Tonight, I played the €200 FPP tournament, €30 freeroll and $150 Gambling.co.uk forum freeroll - all on Poker.co.uk. I missed the first 40 minutes or so of the FPP one as I was out playing footy and finished in the middle of the 80ish players that entered. The €30 FR I came an annoying 17th out of 106 (top 10 got paid) when I raised a limper with A-J, he called with A-10 and check raised me all in on an A-10-x flop. The forum freeroll is great value as only 20-30 people normally enter, 27 entered tonight and I finished first for €75 - so that has really kickstarted this challenge!! I think I will play some €3 five seater sit n gos tomorrow with my increased bankroll as I'd been rinsing them before I started this....

Current balance: €92.74

A quick sesh!!

Just had a quick two table session before I go out, one table was terrible the other was great and I hit quad Kings with K-K and almost doubled up again with A-A, dropped a buy-in on the other table though so finished up with a small profit. (I have been buying in for €3/$4.69 so far).

Current balance: €17.74

Waste of Time!!

Ignored my own advice from last night and played the $150 10:30am freeroll. Two hours later I bust out in 62nd out of 585 people (top 50 cash). The trouble I'm having is if you don't hit hands you can't make moves to steal, as people will call with anything! Also had an un-successful spell on the cash tables resulting in a €3 loss! Having a break till tonight when I will play the forum freeroll so at least the standard will be better than the last couple I've played!

Current balance: €15.63

Freeroll Fun

I registered for four of the freerolls on Poker.Co.uk this evening but wasn't home in time for the first two, the third one I missed the first 30 minutes or so and came back to find Q-Q which I swiftly went out with versus A-J. The fourth one was the €50 freeroll which I played from the start. Basically playing super-tight and only playing premium hands almost right up until the final table, even then it was pretty loose and I sat back too much getting blinded away. Eventually finished 6th because of this! Should have got involved more but didn't really pick anything up besides hands like 10-2, 9-3, etc and with people making loose calls all over the place I was reluctant to make a move! I think it might be a better tactic to stick to the cash tables and only play the freerolls with bigger prize pools as that took over two hours to win €3.25 - 6th out of 119.

As for hand historys to post there was nothing very interesting, early on I tripled up with A-K v A-3 and A-6, and also this one I folded pre-flop because of his chat in the chatbox. "Should I raise with A-A?" etc. I'm not falling for that sunshine!! :D

***** Hand 1229179594 ***** 50.00/100.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 08 September 2008 21:50:54
€50 Daily Freeroll (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: Ash76 (1380.00)
Seat 2: ZNPR (9658.00)
Seat 3: kanciarz4 (4947.00)
Seat 4: seanie5 (5895.00)
Seat 5: gs21971 (2965.00)
Seat 6: mambo me (6566.00)
Seat 7: CitrusSR (3835.00)
Seat 8: Tinytich (1380.00)
Seat 9: john44john (1370.00)
Seat 10: malow (1569.00)
CitrusSR post SB 50.00
Tinytich post BB 100.00
** Deal **
Ash76 [N/A, N/A]
ZNPR [N/A, N/A]
kanciarz4 [N/A, N/A]
seanie5 [N/A, N/A]
gs21971 [N/A, N/A]
mambo me [N/A, N/A]
CitrusSR [Ah, Qd]
Tinytich [N/A, N/A]
john44john [N/A, N/A]
malow [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
john44john Fold
malow Fold
Ash76 Fold
ZNPR Call 100.00
kanciarz4 Fold
seanie5 Fold
gs21971 Call 100.00
mambo me Raise to 300.00
CitrusSR Fold
Tinytich Fold
ZNPR Call 300.00
gs21971 Call 300.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Js, 8c, Ac]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
ZNPR Check
gs21971 Bet 700.00
mambo me Raise to 1700.00
ZNPR Fold
gs21971 All-in 2665.00
mambo me Call 2665.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Js, 8c, Ac, 5s]
*** River(Board): *** : [Js, 8c, Ac, 5s, 10d]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 6380.00
Ash76 Fold Win: 0.00
ZNPR Fold Win: 0.00
kanciarz4 Fold Win: 0.00
seanie5 Fold Win: 0.00
gs21971 [Kd, Qc] Ace high straight Win: 6380.00
mambo me [As, Ad] Three of a kind, aces Win: 0.00
CitrusSR Fold Win: 0.00
Tinytich Fold Win: 0.00
john44john Fold Win: 0.00

Current balance: €18.63

Same again...

Just had another short session, two tabling the same $0.05/$0.10 tables. It's all pretty standard really at this stage, just mostly playing ABC poker. No real hands of note, though this one was quite amusing:

***** Hand 1228542330 ***** 0.05/0.10 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 08 September 2008 15:17:01 Turbo TH 63 (Real /Cash Game )
Seat 1: stoeff (3.45)
Seat 2: ackos (9.96)
Seat 3: Buckie11 (3.79)
Seat 4: RoyalMikey (4.28)
Seat 5: CitrusSR (5.83)
stoeff post SB 0.05
ackos post BB 0.10
RoyalMikey post AB 0.15
** Deal **
stoeff [N/A, N/A]
ackos [N/A, N/A]
Buckie11 [N/A, N/A]
RoyalMikey [N/A, N/A]
CitrusSR [10s, As]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Buckie11 Call 0.10
RoyalMikey Check
CitrusSR Raise to 0.50
stoeff Fold
ackos Fold
Buckie11 Call 0.50
RoyalMikey Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [8s, 7c, Ks]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
Buckie11 Check
CitrusSR Bet 0.97
Buckie11 Call 0.97
*** Turn(Board): *** : [8s, 7c, Ks, 8d]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
Buckie11 Check
CitrusSR Bet 1.00
Buckie11 Call 1.00
*** River(Board): *** : [8s, 7c, Ks, 8d, Jd]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
Buckie11 Check
CitrusSR Check
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.26 Total Pot: 4.98
stoeff Fold Win: 0.00
ackos Fold Win: 0.00
Buckie11 [9c, Qs] Pair of eights Win: 0.00
RoyalMikey Fold Win: 0.00
CitrusSR [10s, As] Pair of eights , ace kicker Win: 4.98

I am also going to play a couple of the freerolls later on today (or possibly tomorrow) as any bankroll boost will help!!


Current balance: €15.38

Up and Down

Over the last few days I've only played 30-40 mins of poker here and there, been up and down, and am currently on €9.23. I've got next week off work so will get a lot more playing time, so hopefully we'll have a big increase next week and this blog'll stop being so boring and shite!!

Game on!

Current balance: €9.23

Grinding...

Only played for about an hour on the same tables today, it was uneventful but I won a few small pots and almost doubled my "bankroll".

Current balance: €6.28

Going down....

Only played for about 20 minutes today on the same $0.05/0.10 USD tables. Some donk kept going all in most hands, never picked up anything I could call with till this hand with 10-10:



***** Hand 1218794898 ***** 0.05/0.10 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 01 September 2008 14:17:48 TH Mini 4 (Real /Cash Game )
Seat 1: Amartay (9.70)
Seat 2: barhaim (13.89)
Seat 3: pippo57 (3.25)
Seat 4: CitrusSR (5.16)
Seat 5: rohor1 (5.61)
pippo57 post SB 0.05
CitrusSR post BB 0.10
** Deal **
Amartay [N/A, N/A]
barhaim [N/A, N/A]
pippo57 [N/A, N/A]
CitrusSR [10s, 10c]
rohor1 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
rohor1 Call 0.10
Amartay Fold
barhaim Call 0.10
pippo57 Call 0.10
CitrusSR Raise to 0.60
rohor1 All-in 5.61
barhaim Fold
pippo57 Fold
CitrusSR All-in 5.16
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Kc, 8s, Jd]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Kc, 8s, Jd, 4s]
*** River(Board): *** : [Kc, 8s, Jd, 4s, 2d]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.52 Total Pot: 10.00
Amartay Fold Win: 0.00
barhaim Fold Win: 0.00
pippo57 Fold Win: 0.00
CitrusSR [10s, 10c] Pair of tens
Win: 0.00 rohor1 [Jc, 5c] Pair of jacks Win: 10.00

Current balance: €3.22