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« Reply #315 on: March 01, 2006, 12:28:35 PM »

Day 59 -   I kinda slept in, woke up at 6.30 am and only had time for one batch. The Yanks are in their beds now so I can't really play another. Stayed up too late last night, was 8pm or thereabouts by the time I nodded off. Usually I zonk out around noon.

It's midday now and I'm wide awake, oh dear. I'll work something out, can't really afford to fiddle with my sleeping patterns too much. I need to be awake during "playtime"

Only cashed in 8 out of 30 tournaments today, that's a little depressing.
Thankfully, still a profitable day, as 7 of the 8 cashes were 1st places in $105s.  Cheesy
A few more cashes instead of those pesky bubbles and I woulda had my comma.

Day 59 Results : +$428.5 (+$8,860 total)
ROI : 10.7% after 1240 tournaments

After 11 hours sleep, theres no way I'll be napping for a while.

Maybe I'll go play a heap of $3 tournaments today to get the ol' tally up.
How many tables do Pokerstars let you play at once? Never mind, I'll soon find out.

Free money available on the $3 turbos later on today then! See you there.
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« Reply #316 on: March 01, 2006, 12:40:40 PM »


Seriously though well done so far on the step up. Are you noticing much difference in standard of play at the $105's compared to the $55's?


I've noticed they are a little tougher, bigger regular/fishies ratio. The games are more aggressive, less chance to steal as others have already raised etc.


Also, I assume you use Pokertracker to record your stats? If so how do you get on requesting tournament histories as it seems you can only get five tournie history's on one email? Does this mean you have to request about 12 a day and then individually request any tournie summaries that were missed out? Or is there a quicker method that I haven't noticed?


I don't put them all into pokertracker for that reason, too much of a kerfuffle.

Occasionally (once a weekish) I'll take the days tournaments into pokertracker and take a look, make some notes and all that polava.
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« Reply #317 on: March 01, 2006, 09:48:50 PM »

You can save the Stars hand histories onto your hard drive as you play, and get PokerTracker to pick them up automatically.

Go to the Stars lobby and select

Options -> Instant Hand History Options

Voila!
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« Reply #318 on: March 02, 2006, 11:29:48 AM »

Day 60 - Fifty under the belt just today. Sleeping patterns all muffed up still. 20 of them were the $3 turbos played just to say that I had 20-tabled and to knock over a few more towards the total during the "no play zone"

When the WSOP qualifiers start, I'll play the STT satellites to the super if I'm awake during the day. They'll still count towards the 4,000 won't they? If and when I win a seat in the Super I'll count that as real $ for ROI calculations.

Word from Pokerstars is that they'll kick off early March. (Mon then Stars, arse in gear, I fancy playing a few today)

Day 60 Results : -$298.5 (+$8.561.5 total)
ROI : 10.0% (after 1290 tournaments played)

Can't win 'em all. It'd be good if you could.

Halfway, and I'm 710 tournaments behind schedule. March will be a month of madness and I'll be the roight side of 2,700 come 1st April. That's the plan anyway.

If the ROI stays in double figures and I'm playing mostly the $105s then I'll remain a happy camper. 15% is now a distant dream.

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« Reply #319 on: March 02, 2006, 11:39:13 AM »

Keep it up mte, this is the best thread I have read in over 3 years of wasting too many hours on poker forums!

I'm still stuck in a 'play 3, win one, place one, run' mentality which means my progress and eanings online is/are restricted.   
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« Reply #320 on: March 02, 2006, 03:11:50 PM »

Keep it up mte, this is the best thread I have read in over 3 years of wasting too many hours on poker forums!

Similarly hooked on tank's every word here...

 

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« Reply #321 on: March 03, 2006, 01:29:11 AM »

great thread Tank! 

Haven't read everything but caught most of it,  I can't belive your in profit though after the asy you played that 7 4 on that QQQ board! ;-)
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« Reply #322 on: March 03, 2006, 10:32:46 AM »


I can't belive your in profit though after the asy you played that 7 4 on that QQQ board! ;-)


Thankfully my online play is somewhat different to my live shennanigans at the moment.

I think I played the fishiest of all 61 entrants last night  Cheesy

Trying to move big laz off the QQQ flop when he just showed everyone the hand previous that he wasn't in the mood to lay down much.

WTF was I doing calling a raise and then a re-raise with 47o anyway? Just having a bit of fun. Letting off steam and the like.  Cheesy

Bad habit, been a while since I played live poker with my 'A' game. Might have even forgotten how. Next time I'm in Cincinnatis, I think it's time to dust off the big guns.

If you see me win/lose any pot next week with 47o, when I'm not in the big blind, you have my permission to kick me in the face.
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« Reply #323 on: March 03, 2006, 10:35:15 AM »


If you see me win/lose any pot next week with 47o, when I'm not in the big blind, you have my permission to kick me in the face.

you will however have to travel to cornwall, as thats where the back of the queue is Cheesy
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« Reply #324 on: March 03, 2006, 11:05:07 AM »

Day 61 - Two things to report on today.

Firstly, I decided to take on the $55s during the "no play zone" If I'm going to stand a chance of playing 4,000 then limiting my hours of when I can play is going to be a problem. I tried a batch of 30 today and it went allright, not too much more difficult than the early morning tournaments.

One good thing about playing during the afternoon. Different bunch of regulars, most of whom don't have me clocked yet   Cool

Secondly, them there $105s are tough. So tough in fact that I believe I may even be able to make more playing the smaller ones. Most of the time, I have almost no edge when it gets down to 3/4 handed and I hardly ever see myself with an edge heads up. The same bunch of bozos play them all day long. These bozos are hard to beat.

So I'm going to leave them for now, before I have a really bad day. Going back to my $55 stomping grounds. The tournaments that I feel I was born to play and now believe that I can beat whatever time of the day it is.


Day 61 Results :
+$640.5  (+$9,202 total)
ROI : 10.2% (after 1,334 tournaments)

After 182 $105 rock festivals I was only beating them for around 6% ROI. It's too small a sample for that to be accurate, but I didn't "feel" like I had an advantage over others when playing them. That's a good enough reason for me to make a tactical retreat at this point.

Mr. Sherwood, they're all yours again.
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« Reply #325 on: March 03, 2006, 01:57:57 PM »

Great thread, Keep it up.


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« Reply #326 on: March 03, 2006, 05:45:23 PM »

Good to read again, Tank.

I have 5 questions though.   Why is it you play during the night mostly?   is it because you think clearer at night?  or are there worse players at night, because they are tired,ect?

I have heard people say that on weekends all the drunk Americans play and lose their cash to the Europeans. Surely all the Americans know this and as a result change their strategy. Does the picking on the drunk American strategy work as well at the £55+ limits you play?

I think that was actually 4 questions, but never mind.

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« Reply #327 on: March 03, 2006, 06:27:04 PM »

Day 61 - Two things to report on today.

Firstly, I decided to take on the $55s during the "no play zone" If I'm going to stand a chance of playing 4,000 then limiting my hours of when I can play is going to be a problem. I tried a batch of 30 today and it went allright, not too much more difficult than the early morning tournaments.

One good thing about playing during the afternoon. Different bunch of regulars, most of whom don't have me clocked yet   Cool

Secondly, them there $105s are tough. So tough in fact that I believe I may even be able to make more playing the smaller ones. Most of the time, I have almost no edge when it gets down to 3/4 handed and I hardly ever see myself with an edge heads up. The same bunch of bozos play them all day long. These bozos are hard to beat.

So I'm going to leave them for now, before I have a really bad day. Going back to my $55 stomping grounds. The tournaments that I feel I was born to play and now believe that I can beat whatever time of the day it is.


Day 61 Results :
+$640.5  (+$9,202 total)
ROI : 10.2% (after 1,334 tournaments)

After 182 $105 rock festivals I was only beating them for around 6% ROI. It's too small a sample for that to be accurate, but I didn't "feel" like I had an advantage over others when playing them. That's a good enough reason for me to make a tactical retreat at this point.

Mr. Sherwood, they're all yours again.


I'm still praying for that comma for you! Smiley xxx
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« Reply #328 on: March 03, 2006, 06:27:18 PM »


Surely all the Americans know this and as a result change their strategy.


You're talking about a population of 300,000,000 people. That number is so big it doesn't mean anything.

To give you an idea of how many people that is. If you were to take all their nostril hair and put it in a big pile, you'd have a very big pile of nostril hair indeed.

Sure they don't all play online poker. My point is you can't bandy about statements like "all the Americans know this" so casually.


Does the picking on the drunk American strategy work as well at the £55+ limits you play?


I don't really "pick on" anybody. I just enter tournaments as and when they come, not avoiding or seeking out any particular players like a ring game player might. I do not believe that choosing to play most of my tournaments at the times of day/week when the games are easier is "picking on" any one demographic in particular

When I enter a tournament, eight others do aswell, and they become my deadly enemies till I have eliminated them all, or I myself have been eliminated. If one player is particularly weak, I may rough them up a bit, but that's the nature of the game. Outside the context of the game, I never pick on anybody. Except you maybe  Cheesy

Most of my opponents may be from America, if they were all from the South pole it would be of no particular consequence to me. I am not a racist and derive no pleasure in the geographical origins of my profits.

Good to read again, Tank.

 Why is it you play during the night mostly?   is it because you think clearer at night?


I do my best thinking when the sun is in the sky, like most other human beings, it's the way we're designed. The games just happen to be easier in the middle of the night, and that's the way it is at the moment.

Night shift workers in regular jobs are appropriately compensated for keeping anti-social hours, I am too.
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« Reply #329 on: March 03, 2006, 06:48:22 PM »

lol. I wasn't having a go, honest.

My choice of words weren't the best.  When I said the " does picking on drunk americans work at the $55  limits". I honestly wasn't having a go at you. I should have said " do they not play better at the $55 limits".  I know that the lower limits where beginers like myself play have less experienced players. As a result, I thought that it would be likely to come upon a player who may not have considered the disadvantages while playing drunk. After reading what I wrote before, I can see why you could have thought I was attacking you. I wasn't.

I know you aren't a racist. I used Americans as an example becasue of the time difference.

I got my answers though.

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