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For one month only i shall be keeping a diary showing the progress of this balla month recording how much of my net worth i can lose whilst shortening my life through stress.

I will endeavour to make it as bad beat free as possible and at least at the start to have it more about facts and figures than anything else, i will perhaps throw in the odd hand i see along the way.

I will also post each days results 1 day after to prevent me from ranting like a mad man.

So....


September 1st

A good start to the month, only managed to play 14 tournaments as i went deep in all the 9-11pm's, i could have played more from 12-30 but i was only 2 tabling a stars final and ipoker with 2 tables left so thought best of it.

Results:

Blonde: -$136 just played the 2 tournaments, a disappointing 17th in the 100r got me near enough level.

Stars: +$7978 2nd in the 100w1 turbo for 9k is a nice way to start the month, quite funny with 7 left i found myself HU within about 10 hands!

Tilt: -$851 I cashed in the super turbo, lol. Pretty frustrating outside of that but at least i had some deep runs.

Party: -$291 Bubbled the super Tuesday, meh.


Not a bad day on reflection, the days total:

+$6699.02


MTD TOTALS

Played: 14

ROI: 219.5%

Profit: $6,699.02

Excellent.

This will be a good read.

Good Content - exactly what we need.

Yup good stuff flushy and good start!

excellent stuff, will be really interesting to see the ups and downs of the month!  Ty Mr.Flush

+1   

Can see this being the first thread I read every day.

Looking forward to reading this.

Blatant brag post. He won't update again imo.

running MU of the shreddies pls! that would be interesting :)

Are 14 tourneys in a day the norm for MTT pros?  It seems like a helluva lot to me.  btw - wp.

$96771 here.

Sounds like a great thread! Best of luck!

depends on how long the session is. Usually around 15-20, sumtimes like 30 though.

glgl this month boss.

Good luck Flushy. Should be a fun read.

lol depends who you are.  if you're lazy like me dempsey and eames its like 10-12.

if your rooks or moorman its like 40.

looking forward to this! should be a good read

Liking this so far.

Thinking you've got the right idea. Trying to keep the beats off the thread and just doing it for a finite length of time.

Run goot

Hi Flushy

What is the average buy in of these events ? I am assuming Sundays you play all the big ones but i am interested in what you play the rest of the week and is there a minimum buy in value or do you look for big guarantees / overlays regardless of buy in ?

Cheers

ACES

Totals are good but would be great to see individual buy ins and no. of rebuys.

Not for the whole months but just occasionally.

Looking forward to reading this. Well done on day 1.

14 is on the low side, usually it would be low 20's. Low doesnt mean lazy day though usually its because i have gone deep in a few so unreg the late ones. Anytime i play just 10-14 means i probably won on the day.

Average is around $250, will work it out week by week for the sake of this diary though.

I very rarely find any overlays worth playing as i stick to the 4 majors. The buyins are usually 100f+ 30r+ with the occasional 75f thrown in and even a 50f i space becomes available, i try to stay away from the 1k's as they are quite tough and so late that i am a million to win by that time. Obviously this month it will be a bit different with the WCOOP, this is the month of the year to run good!

I will post todays raw data tomorrow so you can see how it breaks down. Have deleted the rebuy data but they should be fairly obv, eg 509 is 100r that cost 500.

glglgl with this, should b interesting

Looking forward to reading this thread but it obv means nothing to anyone without your starting bankroll....

kkthxbye

How "professional" are you in relation to upcoming comps?  Do you know what you are playing Sunday already?
Have you litreally written this month off socially due to WCOOP?
Will you struggle with a whole month of 4am or later finishes?

Thanks for doing this nice idea for a thread, Run like the sun as they say.

Wins it all by the 14th and is in the Carribean until xmas  ;)

GLGL

Win the lot,glgl

Bit of inspiration for you.
(http://www.popularcars.us/aston-martin-db9/aston-martin-db95.jpg)

Sunday i just play everything anyway, i am not one of these who play short sessions, either i am at the pc by 7-45pm or i dont play.

Ha not quite taking tomorrow off due to an early start as i am playing golf.

Nah once i get in routine i will just wake up later, there is also BB8 and the EPO in the middle of the month to break things up.

Sigh i have been told i have to buy a house first :(

Get a Rapide instead then. You can sleep in the back.  :)
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September 2nd

meh, had a pretty terrible day yesterday, it was one of those that makes you want to quit. I managed just 2 cashes meaning i didnt quite lose $5k on the day, i still managed to get the world though as Trigg won the 30r on FTP and TommyC/NLE managed a 1st/3rd combo in the ipoker 100r.

Results:

Blonde: -$564 Semi bubbled the 50r, which is the closest i have got in 4 months in that tournament....

Stars: -$1745 Bubbled the 50w1 and 50r then managed a min cash in the $1/4m a pretty tez day, did get some stacks though so at least something positive

Tilt: -$2229 Bubbled the 129KO (massive net loser in that comp) and managed a 21st in the 30r that Trigg ended up winning

Party: -$162 Volume King


Day total:

-$4700.64

Played 23


MTD TOTALS

Played: 37

ROI: 23.29%

Profit: $1998.38

232/325 1-23 509 stars
170/205 0-39 162 pty
375/462 0-42 163 ftp

509/1934 1-14 55 stars
85/286 1-44 309 stars
113/168 1-48 409 tilt

74/132 2-20 309 ipo
227/285 0-20 216 ftp
62/422 3-45 255 ipo

396/699 0-07 59 ftp
63/429 3-33 205 stars
522/578 0-32 109 stars

60/424 3-14 129 ftp 20
66/138 1-26 309 stars
188/242 1-24 309 ftp

529/741 1-12 163 ftp
353/558 0-48 109 stars
44/321 4-06 155 stars

21/325 4-50 333 ftp 163.68
187/314 2-10 309 stars
329/419 1-29 509 ftp

122/396 3-09 123 ftp
85/894 4-19 320 stars



There ya go.

Position/Runners Time Buyin Site Cash

Do you no longer play the Stars O8 cash games?

When you're playing so many at once do you basically stick to positional play and your own cards or do you have info. on some of your opponents at each table?

Next week Laxie asks a builder if he has any kind of plan to work to or if he just bungs the bricks in a pile and shoves a roof on top.

To be fair, your question isn't completely ridic.

They are detrimental to my tournament game, its hard to focus on 30r's and 100f's when you are winning/losing 3k pots. I might return to them again but it will be when i am not playing MTT's.


I just play tight early then 3b everyone once the antes kick in :D

P.S. Except Dave Jones as he is a nit.

Do you think there is any particular reason that you keep losing in this comp specifically?

With it being a KO do you think there is a noticeable difference in play than a regular tourney?
Do you think it being a KO is an advantage for you? e.g Do you bust a lot of players or take advantage of people more willing to take a risk to bust you

Don't the continual bad beats from moronic players wear you out or don't you get these? 

Is volume to answer to deal with this "variance"?

September 3rd

Sigh, sums up the day. Only played a short session though as i had golf the next morning. Today was the closest i have ever come to breaking dead level, sure felt worthwhile.

Results:

Blonde: +$403 Made the last 2 tables of the 100r but i was 5/22 so not the best result.

Stars: -$594 a deep run in the 100w1 but not great outside of that.

Tilt: -$909 I think they only cash i got out of this was bounty's in the 129ko!

Party: +$1100 Just the super again today, managed to turn a 1/10 into 8th, i am the best.


Day total:

+$0.52

Played 13


MTD TOTALS

Played: 50

ROI: 18.15%

Profit: $1998.90

September 5th

A truly brutal day, i had the world in the stars 100r with 40 left and 41k up to, i didnt make the last 27. At the same time i near bubbled an EPT seat, again brutal beats.

Only played the 6-11's as i had golf again in the morning.

Results:

Blonde: +$0 Nothing worth playing on a Saturday.

Stars: -$212.5 See above.

Tilt: -$1020 -100% ROI, mvls

Party: -$429 Just the 2, no draw.

Day total:

-$1661.50

Played 14


MTD TOTALS

Played: 64

ROI: 2.32%

Profit: $337.40

September 6th

What a brutal day, started off with golf in the morning where i started strong and then had a complete mare, got back way later than expected and left my flat keys at the club, obv my car is in for service atm as well so fml.

Given the nature of the days WCOOP's i opted to sleep till 9 instead of doing a full schedule. As it happened i didn't bust anything early so just regged till 11. It worked out fairly well, obv i got very unlucky on the final of the $1k v gregior but i would take it at the start of the day and its the first decent result i have had in a while.

Results:

Blonde: +$0 Missed the $250k

Stars: +$26,922 obv a bit gutting but a 29k cash in the 1k is never a bad result.

Tilt: -$1200 -100% ROI, again.

Party: +$0 Again slept past these.

Day total:

+$25,722.00

Played 13


MTD TOTALS

Played: 77

ROI: 141.67%

Profit: $26,059.40

What do you do during a fallow run? Do you find youself losing confidence, or do you just plough on at high volumes?

Nice Cash James.

I gather you busted the same way last year, before going on to scoop a later SCOOP.

Rinse, repeat please.

Well he did a couple more...

A tasty cash.
Nice 1 sir!
DA

hi james.

how are you

June its up to date, excluding my last session as i have been busy all day so not posted it up yet!



Ha yeah Jamie pointed that out to me, plz let history repeat!

when are u gonna stake me boss? i feel ready for 25/50. grats on a nice score.

Slacker

+1 toasty life

You will get an update tomorrow when i play, obv not played through blonde bash but did head to shrewdie central last night and gridned with the boys.

pics or it didnt happen

September 8th

Last session before the blonde bash and it was to be a fun one, only sweats came on ipoker but they were proper ones. Ended up getting in a 135k pot with Moorman @ 400-800 in the 100r, my KK triumphed over his J5 all in pre (wp sir) sadly though AA<AK for the world a bit later on and so a small cash in the end.

Results:

Blonde: +$164 Nearly the world

Stars: -$1463 Good old -100%

Tilt: -$989 A couple of KO's keep me from -100, lol

Party: -$162

Day total:

-$2449.95

Played 15


MTD TOTALS

Played: 92

ROI: 108.99%

Profit: $23609.45

Did you not fancy playing the EPO ?

September 13th

Sunday at the house of shrewd, the whole day was pretty meh but it was good fun with the banter and the NFL so life aint too bad, i managed 2 sweats the late 100f on stars where i had 1.25m of the 4.4m in play with 18 left, converted to a 7th, lol (only $27k up top...) However best of all was my 1/30 stack in the $117 super turbo, truly living the dream of taking it down, 16th awaited me.

Results:

Blonde: -$535 Started quite well in the ipoker $1m but nothing came of it.

Stars: +$2044 $4800 Cash in the 100f saved me.

Tilt: -$642 Had a deep run in the brawl but it came to nothing.

Party: $0

Day total:

+$866.46

Played 18


MTD TOTALS

Played: 110

ROI: 91.92%

Profit: $24475.91

I was going too, seats flying around @ 3500/4k then they all went and the thought of paying 5300 tilted me to death when i could have got in cheap so swerved it.

Nice going so far wpwp.
 

September 15th

Pretty meh day with no sweats, glad it was over.

Results:

Blonde: -$864 Nothing happened really 50r and 100r with no draw.

Stars: -$928 Deep run in the early 100r was about it.

Tilt: -$969 No sweats at all, fun day.

Party: -$291 Didnt make the break in either tournament.

Day total:

-$3097.54

Played 14


MTD TOTALS

Played: 124

ROI: 71.55%

Profit: $21423.91

September 17th

Same story a different day! A few deep runs at least however no final. I did play a near full session today though which is a good thing as i gear up for the huge weekend ahead, bring on Monday!

Results:

Blonde: +$222.5 I was smashing up the 50r but then Kev had other ideas and i managed to lose KT blue v Ax and then AJ green on KQgreen board v 33 in back to back hands and that was me out in 11th from 1/18

Stars: -$1602 Was cruising in the 50r then 88<AK KQ<AQ after K77 flop meant i crashed out with 4 tables left, i salvaged it with a deep run in the 100w2 though, CL from 75-150 to 500-1k, got in a real awkard spot that i might post on PHA then ran AQ into AA for a wonderful 13th.

Tilt: -$820 30th in the 200 turbo was the only cash but i did manage a t-shirt again today, on for a hatrick tomorrow!

Party: -$271 I am regretting the name change on party, i keep getting mad action but everyone gets there!


Day total:

-$2471.40

Played 21


MTD TOTALS

Played: 161

ROI: 45.64%

Profit: $17221.12

I just run so effing bad, i managed to edit my sept 16th entry and write my sep 17th entry over the top of it!

As you can see nothing ground breaking happened, lost about 1700 and had no sweats so you aren't missing out on much, if a mod can somehow see what was there before i edited it would be most appreciated.

Had it in my browsers cache, and although I got to the 16th post, foolishly clicked on quote before I copied and pasted which of course updated it to the 17th.

Maybe someone else browsing at the moment who read the 16th one can hit back on their browser a few times and get it. (just copy and paste without the formatting obv) Pretty sure the mods can't get it tho

Plz post it

Don't have the HH to hand but here it is on pokerhand:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4703847 (http://www.pokerhand.org/?4703847)

We are 1st and 2nd in chips at the time with 19 left, 18 get paid.

I took the double check call line as i think its hard for anyone to fire 3rd shell, then on river remembered he is capable of firing the 3rd and dynamic makes it a lot more likely, however he is basically repping QQ-AA and KQ, so its hard for him to bluff, however again i am repping like AQ/JJ-99 so it makes it a bit easier again.....

Is there not more merit to bet/folding the flop rather than check calling two streets?

QFT

Just in case :)

Thats the line I think I would take.

Thing is i dont think he ever folds flop if i lead.

I just busted to same guy in the 500w1, fml

This report will be cheery:


209/461 1-33 509 stars
1015/1169 1-28 1530 stars
78/91 0-45 320 ipo

89/268 2-16 215 pty
219/647 2-27 163 ftp
260/571 2-19 255 stars

125/371 1-42 309 stars
133/566 2-55 309 ipo
544/726 0-04 59 ftp

220/444 1-40 129 ftp
110/389 1-00 216 ftp
333/437 2-46 1050 stars FLHE

32/217 3-40 309 ftp
146/338 2-28 155 stars
426/601 1-09 109 stars

48/143 2-40 309 stars
448/534 0-45 163 ftp
260/270 0-13 535 ftp

20/366 4-55 93 ftp 170.28
574/614 0-25 162 stars
93/425 1-18 109 stars

485/1265 2-32 215 stars NLO/8
44/163 3-20 309 ftp
108/312 2-50 153 ftp

You gunna put it up on pha,interested in responses to this hand.If you don't mind i'll put it up if you like ?

Holy ugh batman.  Bad day at the office then.  Sigh.

Well done on your min cash in the $30r on Tilt.

+1, always good to get a little relief on the tough days.

You forgot your $500 score busting my full tilt account in $50 PLO flips.

September 18th

Sigh, cant bear to think about the day so no comments.

Results:

Blonde: -$629

Stars: -$4617

Tilt: -$2075

Party: -$215


Day total:

-$7536.72

Played 26


MTD TOTALS

Played: 187

ROI: 21.22%

Profit: $9684.4

It's ok.  Ironside won a freeroll so he's staking 1k of your buy ins today.

If someone offered you a cool £5k a month to stop playing poker for a minimum of 2 years, would you?

June that's like not even 10 bottles a month, how could i be balla?

WP on your mincash in the $30r again.

How much a month would you except to quit poker?

Yes, what amount would be exceptable?

Dunno guess atm £20 doubt i would say no to £15 though as i could just do other stuff i enjoy more.

So atm if someone offered you £15 you're excepting the deal?

You'd be mad not to except £15 imo.

So is poker purely about money for you?? Moorman talks about "wanting to be the best" etc etc ...that no interest to you?? Do you have any poker goals not related to money?

I enjoy winning poker tournaments because it feels good etc, i wouldn't play though if it wasn't for the money, i don't really give a monkeys about who is the best but yeah i like to 'pwn' a final table as much as the next guy.

My poker goals are all pretty much money driven, i would rather get 1.1m for coming 2nd in some event that no-one gives a shit about than winning a WSOP or EPT event for 1m.

Also i should add i have a couple of days to add to the diary but i am not touching the poker PC for a few days as am on a post WCOOP break.

Blatant i have different pc's for different things brag post

i'm interested to know the setup you use for your longer sessions.  Do you listen to music etc when you play or have the telly on in the background?

Yeah, this is a good question. How do you stay focused for so long when just sat in front of a PC? Any tips you can offer for doing that??

thank you rod, I am proud of this question

Still on the porn PC?

September 19th

Obv only just getting round to updating this now after the WCOOP as i have taken a break since.

Results:

Blonde: +$0

Stars: -$3309

Tilt: -$1585

Party: -$320


Day total:

-$5214.33

Played 26


MTD TOTALS

Played: 213

ROI: 8.73%

Profit: $4470.07

September 20th

WCOOP ME Day, also the last day i played in September, kinda gutting all round. Deep in the 100r to get no real return, deep in early WCOOP again for no real reward and then sit atop the leaderboard of the 5k for hours on end to come back for day 2 as a shorter stack. Get my doubleup then run KK into AA the next hand swiftly followed by 88 v AK coming xxxxA.

Goodbye September, you will not be missed!

Results:

Blonde: -$320

Stars: +$5218

Tilt: -$1706

Party: -$745


Day total:

+$2447.62

Played 17


MTD TOTALS

Played: 230

ROI: 12%

Profit: $6917.69

In summary it was a pretty terrible month that crushed my soul, a ridic amount of days where i just blanked every comp. The last 10 days have been good though whilst i have been off, starting to feel like i might get back on the horse soon but i may wait until November as i am away for half of this month, who knows!

I never watch TV (except very occasionally at the end of a session when i am 1/2 tabling early) unless its for NFL during the Sunday grind, its far to distracting to watch anything else, NFL works as i can just rewind the plays if they are significant. I listen to music pretty much all the time i play, complete mix of stuff.

As for the set-up i use, i just whack all the tables onto my 30" if it fills up i send the latest starting across to the 20" i also when i bust move everything down and across to the bottom left of the screen as this is the area that is most in the centre of my setup so that corner gets my most attention, its a good filtering system and stops me looking all across the screen for the ones that need the most attention.

Anyone got some tips on running good?

ty ty.

$.02 to KidPoker on Stars ldo, he needs it and will flick the boomswitch