Fun session

Poker, results-wise, has been an absolute nightmare over the last week or so.  I'm on a huge downswing and a lot of it is just simply due to getting bent over.  Not much I can do about it, but this certainly is one of the biggest downswings I've had in terms of $ as well as over a certain amount of hands.

Here's a fun little graph of my last session where I absolutely pwnd this one reg when a bit deep at $3/6 NL 6 max and he proceeded to hit his 7% chance to win.  Oh, he also won a flip vs me that he never should have been in about 5 minutes after the first hand.   Oh, AND he sucked out with AJ on JXX all-in on the flop to stack the Megafish's pocket Queens and send him packing.

hit 200k VPP milestone

I hit the 200k VPP milestone today and have been playing a lot so far today.

Here is the hand of the day, lol.

http://weaktight.com/3186014


Hope you all have a great weekend!

2011 Update

I have been super busy so far this month, hence the lack of blog updates.  I intend to start updating frequently in February so keep checking back.

I will take more time later to detail my goals and plans for 2011 but basically I am going for somewhere between 2 million and 3 million VPPs on PokerStars.  I have been trying to keep pace for 3 million so far in January but it is pretty tough, since I'm only 12-16 tabling 6 max cash $2/4 NL - $5/10 NL.  Currently, I have 199,539 VPPs and am around 24,000 VPPs behind pace for 3mil VPPs (which equates to about 2-3 days of work).

I am going to try and get all caught up before the end of January but it's going to be difficult.  I'm pretty happy about the PokerStars game buy-in structure changes for cash games and can't wait to quit playing against shortstacking bastards.  So I'm looking forward to that all going into action on February 10th.

As far as poker playing results, it was going awesome up until about a week ago... now I'm on a $15k downswing and there's no end in sight the way I'm running right now.  Still up for the month but it's really frustrating being at this point right now because I was doing so well before.  Oh well, at least I am getting in a good amount of VPPs and that alone should ensure that I have a good 2011.

I may do a prop bet on whether or not I will make 3 million VPPs in 2011.  I will play for a bit after the new game buy-in structures to see if it affects my VPP/hand rates and/or the amount of tables I am able to play before I seriously consider doing one though.

I will update again soon!

Ewalletxpress fund seizure

U.S. Government up to no good again, as they seize and investigate Ewalletxpress.com.  

"Dear Customers,

You all may already be aware of the fact that eWalletXpress has been out of service since November last year.

At this point we must regretfully inform you that our funds and accounts were seized by the United States Government as part of a confidential investigation. We have contacted the U.S. investigating agencies and are currently negotiating with them. At present, eWalletXpress is unable to access these funds or return them to you because the money is no longer in our custody or control.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Due to the sensitivity of the situation we were not able to notify you earlier and we do sincerely appologize again for any inconvenience you may have suffered.

We are grateful for your patronage over the years and are trying our best to resolve this issue quickly.

Best Regards

eWalletXpress"

There goes $816.  FML.

Christmas!

Hope everyone had a good Christmas.  I had a great Christmas with Liz.  We finished decorating our tree, went out to eat dinner at the "China Grill" at the Hard Rock Hotel, and opened presents.  I'll be going to pick out my Christmas gift on Thursday because Liz wanted me to try on the bluetooth phone headsets before buying one.  That's a good idea, since the last one I bought never really stayed on my ear, it kept falling off which was very annoying.

As for poker, I had a good talk on the phone today with Seth and he gave me some good advice about poker study.  He was definitely correct in saying that my poker study has to be much more serious and focused... I will work on that for 2011.

Poker overall is going a bit better.  I've played a ton on Stars this month and I'm basically a half-day of playing away from the 300k VPP milestone which is worth $3,600.  I should get it tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to 2011 since it's nice to feel like you get a fresh start.  I will be going for 2 million VPPs which is basically 2xs Supernova Elite.  I'll be 14-16 tabling 6 Max, $2/4 through $5/10 to achieve it.  I will probably play mostly $2/4 NL and $3/6 NL for the first few months of the year until I'm able to build my roll up to the point where I have a comfortable bankroll to play $5/10.

I will make a post before the New Year begins outlining my plan for 2011 and goals.  I also plan on updating my blog much more frequently in 2011 as I want to use it as a way to keep track of my progress and help me stay on pace.

Here are some pics from Christmas.

Tried playing full ring again...

I don't know why I keep trying to play full ring... it's a fucking joke.  I was 24 tabling in an experiment to see if that is better for my SNE run next year than playing 6 max... I've come to the conclusion that it definitely is not.

Full ring is basically just a bunch of massive nits sitting around, waiting to cooler each other.  The fish are scarce and it's so tilting because when you're dealt KK and someone 3-bets you, you start shitting your pants.

Back to 6 max and from now until the end of the year I'm going to try and build up to playing as many tables as I can while still slightly winning.  If I play as much as I plan to next year I should be able to hit 2 million VPPs.

Sorry for lack of updates...

But I've been busy grinding on Stars.  Attempting to hit the 300k VPP milestone and practice for SNE next year.  I need to decide between 24 tabling full ring or just table selecting around 12 games of 6 max.  I'm currently experimenting with both and seeing what will be best for me.  I think doing the 24 tabling full ring will obviously get me more VPPs and perhaps allow me to hit 1.5 million to 2 million VPPs if I play as much as I plan to next year... but it's hard to say if I can bank on any playing profits when playing that type of volume.  I'll probably turn into a robot zombie.