Losing Day!

Fairly uneventful day, and just one of those typical days when nothing quite goes right. Set over set as below (where he hit his two outer on the river), and just things like having my c-bets called in 3-bet pots where i couldn't continue, never hitting a flop, etc etc etc. Oh well, i still only lost just over a buy in today, and i knew i was due one :). There was an annoying hand where i check called flop and turn with top pair, and hit running cards to get a flush. I bet out on the river as i didn't want him to check behind with a lot of hands that would call a bet. He just called and lost with the nut straight. If i'd checked, he'd have certainly bet, i could've gone all in and he would've certainly called as my hand was so disguised. Oh well. I have also deposited some money on full tilt, this will not contribute to my challenge, but i may post updates from there, as i am attempting a similar spin up from a mere $400 deposit.

Graph (note the downswing from today!):
Big Hands:

Set over set. I put him on kings, but no chance of getting away from this.

How to win with a set

Todays stats:

$100NL 490 hands -$119.20 -12.16ptbb/100

Overall stats:

$50NL 1,600 hands +$405.75 25.36ptbb/100
$100NL 1,895 hands +$503.33 13.28ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 3,495 / 50,000 = 6.99% complete
Bankroll: $1,309.10 / $15,000 = 8.73%

Running Good (will it ever end?)

Today i cost myself an $80 pot with marginal/bad play. Basically, i called on the turn in a big pot to give villain a chance to bluff a missed flush draw on the river. Unfortunately, the river put 4 to a flush on the board and i felt i had to fold. I think given the size of the pot i should've shoved at that point. Apart from that things continued to go well for me :) Played 500 hands of $100NL and won nearly two buyins. Only a couple more and i can think about attacking $200NL.

Graph:
I enjoy how little negative variance there is, and how it generally goes up and up and up.

Big hands:

The queen on the turn saved me from losing a LOT here.

Yum Yum

I took a long time thinking about this one

Todays stats:

$100NL 505 hands +$186.75 18.49ptbb/100

Overall stats:

$50NL 1,600 hands +$405.75 25.36ptbb/100
$100NL 1,405 hands +$622.55 22.15ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 3,005 / 50,000 = 6.01% complete
Bankroll: $1,428.30 / $15,000 = 9.52%

Doomswitch coming

Played 500 hands of $100NL today, and ran good again (>14ptbb/100). This constant running good is making me nervous of the upcoming doomswitch. Please just do it to me now and get it over with. I hate this calm before the storm. Lol. Clearly going to doomswitch at MSNL. Urgh

[x] Graph:


Big Hands:

I played it horribly, but the money was always going in ([x] cooler).

nice hand sir

Todays stats:

$100NL 504 hands +$143.05 14.19ptbb/100

Overall stats:

$50NL 1,600 hands +$405.75 25.36ptbb/100
$100NL 900 hands +$435.80 24.21ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 2500 / 50,000 = 5.00% complete
Bankroll: $1241.55 / $15,000 = 8.28%

Things looking good

Only played about 500 hands today, and was able to move up to $100NL after 100 of these after continuing to run well at $50NL. Ran really well during my 400 hands at $100NL and made close to 3 buy ins.

I'm enjoying running this good, but it's not going to be sustainable :( Variance can be so cruel and misleading. Just hoping i don't get doomswitched, i'll settle for a lot of slightly below average luck as a way to balance this out instead please.

The big hands today:

lol flipaments

[x] put me on AK. no...wait...

Graph:Todays stats:

$50NL 101 hands +$22.55 22.33ptbb/100
$100NL 396 hands +£292.75 36.96ptbb/100

Overall stats:

$50NL 1,600 hands +$405.75 25.36ptbb/100
$100NL 396 hands +£292.75 36.96ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 1,996 / 50,000 = 3.99% complete
Bankroll: $1098.50 / $15,000 = 7.32%

Running like god.

Ran real good at the end of the day, after thinking for a while i was going to have a losing/breakeven day. Couldn't quite run well enough to leave $50NL behind though. Just $17 shy of $100NL! Got in 1k hands too, which is good. Looking at my stats, i'd like to be more aggressive on the flop/turn. However, these numbers might be skewed because there's more player per flop, calling stations etc etc etc. We'll see

Todays big hands:

This guy was playing like an idiot and just waiting for me to take his money :)

nice crai sir!

it was either A7, or i win. He was too aggressive for me to fold. meh


Graph: (weeeeeeeeee)

Todays stats:

$50NL 996 hands +$219.70 22.06ptbb/100

Overall stats:

$50NL 1,499 hands +$383.20 25.56ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 1,499 / 50,000 = 3.00% complete
Bankroll: $783.20 / $15,000 = 5.22%

1% complete.

Put in 503 hands today, all at $50NL, and ran hot, 32.50ptbb/100. This is good, as ideally i don't want to be at $50NL for very long, as the money isn't good and it's easily the most rigged level.

I didn't mention previously what my attempt at bankroll management during this challenge will be. $400 = 8 buy ins at $50NL, and i will move up whenever i have 8 buy ins for the next level up, until i get to $400NL (i might take shots at $600NL/$1000NL if feeling frisky), which is the level i'd like to beat consistently for the next academic year (while building a roll to play higher once i've finished uni!). I have played there before, and it's a really good level, because it's still perfectly beatable (although there are some TOUGH players) and the money is very good. I will move back down if i drop 3 buy ins at a level and grind back up.


Unexciting graph:
Today's biggest hands:

The standard cooler

1: Flop the nuts, 2: have someone shove on you, 3: ?!?!??!, 4: Profit!!!!

Slightly tricky play against the obvious 99-QQ pays off

Poker is easy when opponents try plays like this against you

Todays stats:

$50NL 503 hands +$163.50 32.50ptbb/100

Challenge stats:

Hands Played: 503 / 50,000 = 1.01% complete
Bankroll: $563.50 / $15,000 = 3.76%

Please let me continue to run good. K, thanks.

new quest

In order to motivate myself/give myself something to aim for, i have decided to set myself the following task:

Before the year is up i will aim to spin $400 into $15k in 50k hands.

50k in the rest of the year is not a big ask, but i'll be back at uni in a couple of weeks, so i won't be able to play as much, and this sort of target shouldn't eat into my studying time.

I have withdrawn all the rest of the money from my account already so i can start this.

$15k is probably a bit optimistic, but i want to set myself something challenging, so i really try to play my best whenever i play. Also, once this challenge is complete, i will probably end up withdrawing most of my winnings to pay for tuition fees/accommodation/unnecessary balla stuff.

Also, ideally i want to play enough each month to maintain my platinum star status on pokerstars.

Hopefully will have my first update later tonight (with graphs!).