Now that i'm back playing poker, I've decided to focus on my mental approach and decision making in tournaments. I recently final tabled a $4 180 man sng because i played really well and made only a few mistakes.
While reviewing today i came across a huge mistake i made that was typical of the mistakes i used to make.I fired both barrels on a bluff from the button into the big blind, who just happened to be the only stack on the table that could eliminate me.
Even though i won the hand, this was such a huge mental breakdown. I put way too much of my stack in the middle needlessly. In addition my bet sizing sucked. this was the one glaring mistake of the tourney and i went on to finish 3rd to a runner runner flush.
Isgrinder.
Showing posts with label $4 180 man sngs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label $4 180 man sngs. Show all posts
Friday, May 15, 2009
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Why do you Poker?
Duh... to make money idiot! Sure we all have dreams in the back of our minds about making it big, and making tons of cash like Brian Townsend. But realistically the majority of poker players will never acheive that level of success. So i've settled for something smaller and more attainable... if i happen to get lucky and take down a tournament for a huge prize than that would just be gravy.
GOAL: 10K in 1year. Should be easy, yes?
One of the major things i thought i'd have by now is my own home or rather apartments. I have property on the island of Eleuthera where i grew up and will eventually move back to build a traditional home. But i'm currently living in the city of Nassau.
Generally young people build duplex apartments here rather than houses. On average these cost anywhere from 150k to 200k depending on what you get. The beauty is instead of just paying rent to some landlord, which is money you can never recover, you pay a mortgage which consist of your rent and the rent for the other apartment. You're still paying rent, but at the end of the day you own the building out right.
So for the past few years i've been saying i will get my own place but haven't done anything. The down payment is usually 5% plus closing cost/fees. I work for a bank so i will be able to get a reduce interest rate and have some fees waived. I estimate that i will need minimum 10k to do this comfortable. Like i said in my last post i'm not depending on poker. If i can get this money from poker than great, but i also have a savings account, a savings plan and company shares from our employee benefits plan. If poker falls through i will still be able to accomplish my goal.
So i know exactly what i want from poker, how do i go about getting it. The sum i need is not much so i can definitely get it by playing micro stakes. I will have to stay focus and be consistant.
These past two months i haven't had the results that i had in January when i had my +1k month . So I went back to January to see exactly what i was doing differently. Half of my profit came from $3 45 man sngs & $4 180 man sngs and the other half came from a 3rd place finish in a $5 MTT. I havent played many $3 45 man sngs in the past two months but i've been getting deep rather easily in the $4 180 man sngs.
I will go back to playing the $3 45man sngs because they are great to play in 1.5hr sessions for good profit. I will also put aside time that i can dedicate to playing the 180 man sngs each week. And ofcourse play low buy-in mtts on weekends. I will also reduce my stars bankroll to $1200 which is more than enough for micro stakes sit n Gos and for the occassional shot at 20+ buy-in mtts.
To remain consistant i will review each week and also post a schedule for the upcoming week so that i can remain on target and focused.
gl
Isgrinder.
GOAL: 10K in 1year. Should be easy, yes?
One of the major things i thought i'd have by now is my own home or rather apartments. I have property on the island of Eleuthera where i grew up and will eventually move back to build a traditional home. But i'm currently living in the city of Nassau.
Generally young people build duplex apartments here rather than houses. On average these cost anywhere from 150k to 200k depending on what you get. The beauty is instead of just paying rent to some landlord, which is money you can never recover, you pay a mortgage which consist of your rent and the rent for the other apartment. You're still paying rent, but at the end of the day you own the building out right.
So for the past few years i've been saying i will get my own place but haven't done anything. The down payment is usually 5% plus closing cost/fees. I work for a bank so i will be able to get a reduce interest rate and have some fees waived. I estimate that i will need minimum 10k to do this comfortable. Like i said in my last post i'm not depending on poker. If i can get this money from poker than great, but i also have a savings account, a savings plan and company shares from our employee benefits plan. If poker falls through i will still be able to accomplish my goal.
So i know exactly what i want from poker, how do i go about getting it. The sum i need is not much so i can definitely get it by playing micro stakes. I will have to stay focus and be consistant.
These past two months i haven't had the results that i had in January when i had my +1k month . So I went back to January to see exactly what i was doing differently. Half of my profit came from $3 45 man sngs & $4 180 man sngs and the other half came from a 3rd place finish in a $5 MTT. I havent played many $3 45 man sngs in the past two months but i've been getting deep rather easily in the $4 180 man sngs.
I will go back to playing the $3 45man sngs because they are great to play in 1.5hr sessions for good profit. I will also put aside time that i can dedicate to playing the 180 man sngs each week. And ofcourse play low buy-in mtts on weekends. I will also reduce my stars bankroll to $1200 which is more than enough for micro stakes sit n Gos and for the occassional shot at 20+ buy-in mtts.
To remain consistant i will review each week and also post a schedule for the upcoming week so that i can remain on target and focused.
gl
Isgrinder.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Daily Tournament Results
Woke up early this morning to get in the $5 MTT FO @ 9am (usually get up around 10ish). Because i have to be at work for 6pm when i'm on the night shift, i like to get all my tournaments started by 10:30 the latest.
Unfortunately there are not alot of tournaments starting around this time. The ones that i'd like to play either start 5am - 8am or 12pm and later. So that leaves the $5 FO at 9am and the 8+R at 10am... and i'm not that good at rebuy's.
Played the $5 FO and busted 698 out of 1327 runners, not very good. Decided to fired up some $4 180 man sngs... busted the first two 167th & 85th. Started 3 more and played really well in all three; finishing 16th, 1st and 2nd.... sweet!
I shouldve won the last one also, villian was a donkey. I started out with the chip lead but had lost a race few hands earlier... this is the bust out hand.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (2 handed)
Isgrinder (t64778)
Button (t205222)
Preflop: Isgrinder is BB with 2h, 6d.
Button raises to t4000, Isgrinder calls t2000.
Flop: (t6200) 2c, 2d, 5d (2 players)
BB bets t2000, Button raises to t4000, Isgrinder calls t2000.
Turn: (t14200) Ah (2 players)
Isgrinder checks, Button bets t4000, BB raises to t10000, Button calls t6000.
River: (t34200) 3h (2 players)
BB bets t46578 (All-In), Button calls t46578.
Final Pot: t127356
Results below:
Isgrinder has 2h 6d (three of a kind, twos).
Button has 4d 6c (straight, six high).
Outcome: Button wins t127356.
62o is not a strong hand but i felt i could out play him... got a miracle flop and tried to milk him. My mistake i think was not pushing the turn. I was hoping he had an ace and would push over the min reraise, Instead he called with the gutshot and hit his miracle card on the river. nh gg.
hmm. looking at the hand again, If i have him on an ace i probably shouldve bet 3bet AI. this is why i hate slow playing! i always get in trouble.
Other News....
The Sunday 100k Gauranteed that i played and finished ITM for 20.00 was also being played by Annette_15. I did not run into her, but had i known she was playing i wouldve railled her after i busted. Not only did she play in the tourny but she took it down for $20k!
here's hand history posted on PXF
NOTE: Changed Template again... unfortunately i lost my blog roll... will try to get it back from memory. But if you don't see your link in the next day or so leave a comment and i get it right back up.
gl.
isgrinder
Unfortunately there are not alot of tournaments starting around this time. The ones that i'd like to play either start 5am - 8am or 12pm and later. So that leaves the $5 FO at 9am and the 8+R at 10am... and i'm not that good at rebuy's.
Played the $5 FO and busted 698 out of 1327 runners, not very good. Decided to fired up some $4 180 man sngs... busted the first two 167th & 85th. Started 3 more and played really well in all three; finishing 16th, 1st and 2nd.... sweet!
I shouldve won the last one also, villian was a donkey. I started out with the chip lead but had lost a race few hands earlier... this is the bust out hand.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (2 handed)
Isgrinder (t64778)
Button (t205222)
Preflop: Isgrinder is BB with 2h, 6d.
Button raises to t4000, Isgrinder calls t2000.
Flop: (t6200) 2c, 2d, 5d (2 players)
BB bets t2000, Button raises to t4000, Isgrinder calls t2000.
Turn: (t14200) Ah (2 players)
Isgrinder checks, Button bets t4000, BB raises to t10000, Button calls t6000.
River: (t34200) 3h (2 players)
BB bets t46578 (All-In), Button calls t46578.
Final Pot: t127356
Results below:
Isgrinder has 2h 6d (three of a kind, twos).
Button has 4d 6c (straight, six high).
Outcome: Button wins t127356.
62o is not a strong hand but i felt i could out play him... got a miracle flop and tried to milk him. My mistake i think was not pushing the turn. I was hoping he had an ace and would push over the min reraise, Instead he called with the gutshot and hit his miracle card on the river. nh gg.
hmm. looking at the hand again, If i have him on an ace i probably shouldve bet 3bet AI. this is why i hate slow playing! i always get in trouble.
Other News....
The Sunday 100k Gauranteed that i played and finished ITM for 20.00 was also being played by Annette_15. I did not run into her, but had i known she was playing i wouldve railled her after i busted. Not only did she play in the tourny but she took it down for $20k!
here's hand history posted on PXF
NOTE: Changed Template again... unfortunately i lost my blog roll... will try to get it back from memory. But if you don't see your link in the next day or so leave a comment and i get it right back up.
gl.
isgrinder
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