Month 6 Week 1 Completion

100nl Stats

8,578 Hands Played
Profit/Loss +$1,153.40
BB/100 6.72 (Poker Tracker)
V$PIP 20%
PFR 15%
Post Flop Aggro 2.13
Showdowns Won 52%
Rakeback $280.00(Estimated)
Joker Points Bonus $45
Total Proft/Loss +$1,478.40

Good week again and back on track, didnt play as many hands as i would have liked though but played a solid game. As you can see from the graph i had a great start to the week winning $1k in 2 x 2hr sessions and the rest of the week was a bit up and down but i was happy with my play. Im going to take a shot at 200nl next week, im under-rolled to be honest with about 4k but ive around $1k of rakeback due early next month so if i lose 4-5 buyins ill add that 1k to my bankroll and drop back and if i go well ill let the bankroll build to $7k and stay at 100nl.

Month 5 Week 4 Completion

100nl Stats

11,009 Hands Played
Profit/Loss -$523.93
BB/100 -2.38
V$PIP 21%
PFR 15%
Post Flop Aggro 1.85
Showdowns Won 48%
Rakeback $305.00 (Estimated)
Total Proft/Loss -$218.93

Another Tough Week and i burst out of the traps to a quick 1k profit before hitting a horrible patch of variance and i struggled to get going after that and it quickly turned sour and into a downward spiral. I got all in with the best hand so many times to get outdrawn it was sick but funnily enough i think i learn more during a tough week than i do when im coasting because i analyze my play more and think more about what plays are getting me into bad situations.



Ive noticed over the past few weeks ive had some serious downswings in 1 session upto 9 buyins down for example but ive recovered a few times against the odds but i wonder should i be quitting the session earlier and taking a break, i find it hard to quit in the middle of a session when im down and ill end up playing a longer session than normal to try and recover. Ill see if i can get some advice from people on it but i think its a weakness i have and i tend not to over tilt but i will make loose calls when i play in extended sessions.


The one thing i can take from this is its the 1st time in 2 months that ive finished with a loss which is something i can take from this rough patch but im confident now that over a extended period i am and will continue to be a winning player at 100nl and i have to master 3betting light and the concepts it involves before i can think of moving up to 200nl.

Heres the End of Months Stats for 100nl:

42,121 Played
Profit/Loss +$3,025.61
BB/100 3.59
V$PIP 20%
PFR 15%
Post Flop Aggro 2.07
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $1,206.68
Total Proft/Loss +$4232.29

Approx $44 per Hour incl Rakeback for 96 hours

Month 5 Week 3 Completion

Tough Week, I twice came back from $600 and $900 down to recover to a small loss and a small profit, i wasnt satisfied but just like a big favourite in a soccer game whos expected to win a game easily to go 2-0 down and come back and draw although theyll be disappointed of course it almost feels like a victory, i then followed that with a small win followed by a $450 dowswing but i came back strong in the last 2 days to a somewhat respectable level giving the week i had.



I decided against moving up quickly, somewhat because the bad variance hit home and reminds me how easy it is to lose a large % of your roll quickly and 2nd because i have a couple of trips planned before christmas so i want to concentrate on paying bills so ill have plenty available and also christmas itself when ill probably be playing very little and drinking alot, God i love the christmas sessions, you get to meet all your mates that have retired to family life and you dont see that often so its great to catch up.

Anyway difficult week but i finshed strong and i think ive got the variance out of the way for now but im sure i can expect alot worse in the future. With good bankroll management and logical thinking variance isnt really a bad thing, its basically odds evening out over a long period so if i have terrible variance this month in the coming months i can expect some good variance as things even themselves out and i think some people forget that AA vs QQ or AA vs S/C will win 1 time in 5, it has to happen so you just need to deal with it and get on.

Ive moved to GJP and so my rakeback will be paid early each month now but i can still calculate it via poker tracker so ill keep it updated weekly. When i moved i got a clean slate so i decided not to be doing silly things as i felt i was over 3betting and so i was getting called down too much by people who probably had notes on me. of coures thats great when you have a premium hand but if im being very aggressive ill have a marginal hand more often that a premium hand. So i think overall considering the downswing ive recovered well, didnt let tilt get too much hold of me when i was down there although there was occassions i did let it possess me but i guess thats to be expected, point being i got stuck in and recovered well instad of moaning about it and it paid off.

100nl Stats

12,772 Hands Played
Profit +$379.12
BB/100 1.48
V$PIP 20%
PFR 15%
Post Flop Aggro 2.14
Showdowns Won 50%
Rakeback $393.68

Never play tourneys but i chanced my arm at the GP $2.5k Freezout on Ipoker and finsihed 8 for $68 profit when i hit 2 pair and villain hit runner runner to hit 4 to a flush and knock me out, if id won i would have gone 4th in chips but not to be.

Tourney Profit: $68

Total Proft/Loss +$840.80

Month 5 Week 2 Completion

100nl Stats

11,985 Hands Played
Profit +$1,653.86
BB/100 6.90
V$PIP 21%
PFR 16%
Post Flop Aggro 2.14
Showdowns Won 54%
Rakeback $350

Total Proft/Loss +$2,003.86



Funny week, i ran well no doubt about that but i started getting into 3/4betting light alot more and even though i actually done ok i made some horrible calls, i made some good bluffs after 3bets and got called with a few bluffs but i was definetley on the better side of the results and i think my aggression over ran them until i got sloppy and became a calling station for a while (see 2 big yoyo dips in above chart), had i picked better spots to call light and not called all in a few times with the likes of BP etc i would have done so much better, i just think i lose my edge because when theres not alot of light 3betting i can read the opponents better because i can narrow their range much better.

In short ive alot to learn about 3/4 betting and i dont really need to be doing it that much at this level, ill get some coaching on it before a move up and watch alot of cardrunners videos but for now ill just calm it down a bit until i get the hang of it plus all those with notes on me 3betting light now will be calling me down lighter and ill have tightened up so ill have an edge.

Got my New Dell Monitor and have increased to 8tabling from 5tabling. Heres some screenshots, the bit with the fire background is my 2nd smaller monitor so you can see the difference in dimesions between the 2:














Its pretty damn cool and worth every penny, but its looking lonely so maybe sometime in the future ill have to get it a partner. It wont be long paying for itself by the look of it through rakeback and also the extra im winning extra by playing 3 more tables while im showing a profit. On that note im also moving back to GJP, my Rakeback/Loyalty Scheme will now be paid monthly so ill update it whenever it arrives early each month. I hope my new home is good to me.

Im starting to get the bug to move up although id rather just keep going at this rate to get a better idea of where im really at over a larger sample. The last thing i want is to move up and get hammered and lose a few K of the bankroll and have to start again.

My bankroll was 3k when i moved to 100nl 3 or 4 weeks ago, ive been mostly withdrawing the majority of profits to my credit card and bank but ive added a small portion each week and my bankroll is 3.8k now. I could easily not withdraw for 3-4 weeks and if i continue to run as good ill be around the 7k mark which would be sufficent to move up but id much rather have that money cleared off my credit card etc, as im off the drink for a month ill need very little cash for myself so i might put whatever money i would have been withdrawing into my bankroll and the rest in the credit card, ill see how things go.

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