Month 5 Week 1 Completion

100nl Stats

6,355 Hands Played
Profit +$1,516.56
BB/100 11.93
V$PIP 20.5%
PFR 16.5%
Post Flop Aggro 2.17
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $160.00

Total Proft/Loss +$1676.56

Another Good week but i have to be honest and say i havent played as bad as i did in the last 2 days in a long time. Really Spewy stuff like calling all in with AQs, calling a 3bet with 34s and getting all in with BP etc etc.

I think alot of the problems are coming from my new style where i like to raise or fold the SB, then i was telling myself when they 3bet me there only doing it because im being aggressive from the blinds when in fact their stats show they fold a high % in the BB. Anyway even though i played horrible both days i managed to recover from 2-3 Buyins down to 2-3.5 buyins up, if i had been consistent throughout i could have easily had at least 5 more buyins this week.



I think i need to be more disciplined, realising that i need to appreciate the importance of making the best decision every time to make sure my edge on my opponents is a big as possible by not making mistakes. Its not that easy to make the right decision every single time for my typical 1k-1.5k day session but if im going to be successful at this its what i need to do because i wont get away with it at higher levels.



So im expecting my new Dell 2407 24" 1900 x 1200 baby tommorrow or Monday and i will start increasing from 5tabling to 8 tabling gradually. It feels so great to be able to buy something from money i made from poker, such a satisfying feeling. Ill also be taking a nice little junk out of my credit card, padding my bankroll and withdrawing a few bob for myself. Im currently playing about 15-20 hours 5 tabling a week so my hourly rate is quite good now. Dvdfan over and Out!

Month 4 Week 4 Completion

100nl Stats

5,400 Hands Played
Profit +$879.38
BB/100 8.14
V$PIP 22%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.59
Showdowns Won 52%
Rakeback $176.00
Noble Points $34.00

Total Proft/Loss +$1089.38

Another Good week and a consistent month. I feel really comfortably with my game at the moment but i still think im running a bit hot so this recent run may well be the exception and not the norm but im hoping i average out to be a 6bb/100 player at this level.

Funny thing ive had a few internet type businesses and it was always kind of goal of mine to be able to make a living off the internet which would give me the option to travel and live in countries like Thailand or Eastern Europe where $2k a month would be more than enough to live off without the stress and hassle of a 9-5 job. Thing is now that im getting closer to achieving this it feels a bit deflated and im thinking can i make more. I suppose thats a good thing and like anything else we always want what we cannot have more than anything else but when we get it then we focus our attention on something else out of our reach.

My immediate goals are just to keep around 6bb/100+ over a large sample and keep withdrawing money and pay off some credit card bills etc and then concentrate on building a roll for 200nl, ive still alot to learn before i can tackle 200nl but i think i can do it.

So onwards and upwards and heres the end of Month Stats

22,850 Hands Played (18k 100nl and 4.5k 50nl)
Profit +$2,489.62
BB/100 6.58
V$PIP 21%
PFR 14%
Post Flop Aggro 2.63
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $606.00
Noble Points $34.00

Total Proft/Loss +$3,129.62

Month 4 Week 3 Completion

100nl Stats

5,041 Hands Played
Profit +$688.12
BB/100 6.83
V$PIP 22%
PFR 14%
Post Flop Aggro 2.71
Showdowns Won 48%
Rakeback $134.00

Total Proft/Loss +$822.12

Well i didnt get may hands in this week because im having a short week because im flying out to see the 2 Ireland Games in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Cant wait and great to be leaving on a good note. I actually wasnt happy with some of my hands in the last 2 days, played a couple of them bad and should have been at least 2 BI better off but overall the last 2 weeks ive been playing fairly solid.

I play a good few short sessions rather than 1 or 2 long ones and i think its really helping, im not getting many hands in compared to what i used to but as long as im playing well and making profits thats all that matters. After my Holidays i plan to use my profits to buy a Dell 2407 1900 x 1200 pixel 24" monitor which should allow me to increase my tables from the 5 i currently play at a time to 8 eventually. Ill work an extra 1 in at a time until im comfortable.

So my next goal is to continue to preform at this level for a month or two and then i suppose ill set myself some targets. My bankroll is now $3.1k and thats after withdrawing $800+ for my holiday, i plan to leave an extra $100 or $200 in when i have a good week and withdraw the rest to pay bills/living expenses on a weekly basis. The $100 or $200 extra per week will help when i do hit the enivitable bad patches but because playing 100nl seemed so far away i never really looked further so i just want to add consistency to my game now and my coaching lessons are on hold due to the coaches/my holidays but ive a huge amount to learn before im ready for 200nl. Also as im withdrawing money now as living/bill expenses my bankroll wont be increasing much but ive still over 30 BI's so ill be fine, if i decide im ready to move up ill start pushing money into the bankroll then but i wont consider moving up with less than 30 BI's which will $6000 and to be honest id rather have 40.

Lets hope things continue to go well but i may just be getting to far ahead of myself and will come tumbling down to earth soon. I wont be back playing again until probably the 17th of August and this will be the longest ive went without playing poker since i got into this racket a few months back, i usually never have a break of more than 2 days so it may be a shock to the system, then again im sure Prague and Bratislava will keep me more than occupied and since ive never played live poker i might even chance my arm in Bratislava or Prague