Hey... Where'd The Volume Go?!?!?

Sooo... I need to get my volume back up as it's fallen off lately. Not for any reason really other than I haven't been as motivated to put in my usual amount of play... I find myself surfing the net or watching vids/listening to music and NOT playing.

My goal has been between 200-300 matches per month... Here we are quickly approaching the end of the month & I sit with 151 games played & a -2% ROI overall on the month. Not what I was hoping for.

So, with that said, I'm really going to pour the coal to it so to speak for the next few days & concentrate on getting a good amount of matches in as well as trying to end the month on the positive side of things...

On a different note, I've been playing solely in Stars for the last couple of months & the lack of RakeBack is definitely starting to show... I think next month I'm going to switch over to Tilt & give it a go there!

Peace

Quick Update

So, I just finished an early morning session where I played 8 matches vs. the same opponent & went 7-1. I felt REALLY good about my game vs. him & was playing great! Granted, he was a pretty big fish, but it was still a great feeling to make tough decisions every match & feel as though I was making the correct moves.

As for my goal of 5% ROI by the end of Oct. I think I may have been a little over zealous there... I think I'm going to focus on a more realistic goal of 3% ROI by the end of the year. That gives me 3.5months & I'm currently sitting at -3% over a very small sample so I think it's doable.

On a totally different note, Jenn & I are looking for a dog trainer to come to our house & help us out with our dog Bronx. So, if anyone knows of any good local trainers that they can vouche for HOOK ME UP PLEASE!!!!! Those of you who know us and our dog know he's absolutely CRAZY!!!! I think saying, "Ohhh... He's still a puppy. He'll grow out of it" is OVER!!! It's starting to become a very big strain on our life & I'd soooo much rather have a well behaved dog that we can enjoy sooo much more! So, again, if anyone knows of anyone good please let us know. I'm looking for someone to come to the house a couple of times a week for at least 1hr. at a time ASAP!

Ok, time to head outside & enjoy some of the nice weather before it's gone!

Cheers!

What a day, what a day...

So, I just finished my worst day in a long time & I feel sick! I went o-8 in HU SnG's. Normally I'd continue playing trying to catch my losses on the day but I'm not playing my A game right now so I actually had the self discipline to stop. That's a first! :)

I ran unbelievably below expectation in my session tonight. 6 of my 8 bust hands (or hands that crippled me) I was at least a 60/40 to win or had sick setups like AK vs. 22 flop AK2... Shit like that all day.

I played pretty well for the most part. In my last match a made a 4bet shove bluff with Q high pre that was ill advised and, against the type of player I was playing was just a terrible move.

I have to go & pick up my wife right now at the airport but will be reviewing my HH's later tonight when I get home. I'll post anything interesting.

Cheers!

Really?!?!?!?

So, I played a HU SnG match yesterday that lasted 14hands. That in and of itself isn't that crazy as I've seen that (and much worse) before. However, on the 2nd hand of this match I got it AIPF with QQ to win a pot worth 2960 leaving Villain with 40 in chips.

However he went on to win the next 9 hands, doubling on the 1st 3... It was insane... I ended up winning the match when my KK dominated his Q3 on a 633 flop... I lucked out with a K on the river. But, I was happy to have been able to keep my composure, albeit only for 14hands. But tilt is ALWAYS something I've worked hard to control & in the past I would have been seeing nothing but red in that type of a situation & I'm happy to say I saw NO red what so ever! lol

So, I've just recently started playing on Stars again after quite a long time away from it & I must say, my ROI is pretty depressing... My goal is by the end of Oct. to be between 3-5% at the HU SnG's... I'm trying to get in at least 200games/month so I'm confident but I'll keep my fingers crossed none the less!

Anyways, time to get back to sweating the US Open & grinding online!

Peace!

I Have A Blog?!?!?!?

Hahahaha... Wow... I had completely forgotten about this blog until recently! I was reading another blog & thought to myself, "Hey... Wait a minute!!"

Sooo... Here I go again!

Since my last post FOREVER ago A LOT has changed once again. I had taken a break from online poker almost 1year ago. Cashed out my roll (JUST BEFORE the site I was playing on filed for bankruptcy... LUCKY me!!!). Since that time I got back in to online poker. I had started a coaching/stake deal with an online HU SnG pro but it didn't go so well. I learnt SOOOOOO much but unfortunately due to my personal/work life I just wasn't able to dedicate enough time to our arrangement.

So, here I am again, with a minimal roll on PStars & I'm grinding the HU SnG's. To be completely honest with you I don't even know how I got the roll on Stars, I think maybe it'd been a payout from a stake that I had previously been involved in (I know, I know... It's brutal that I don't know! lol) but the plan is to run it up! I'll be using the blog again for self-assessment & to keep track of things... If anyone has any comments please feel free... I'm ALWAYS open to criticism!!!

Cheers!