Finally, Progess!

After my last post and deciding that I was not playing as aggressively as I should be in the late stages of my events, I decided to get back onto the tables and start pounding pots with raises when it got shorthanded. Immediately I started seeing better results. If I have ten big blinds or less I will often raise all in with hands like 68s. I will often steal the blinds (which will add 10% or more to my stack and if I do get called it's frequently very close to a coinflip). I am really attacking the more passive players and it appears to really be paying off for me.

Here are my results since last time :


Monday/December 17th

$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 10th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 3rd place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 2nd place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 6th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 1st place


Tuesday/December 18th


$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 4th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 6th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 1st place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 2nd place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 5th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 1st place

Wednesday/December 19th

$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 7th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 5th place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 1st place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 2nd place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 1st place

Thursday/December 20th

$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 3rd place
$2.00 +$0.20 turbo - 2nd place

Again, I would like to breakdown my finishes over the course of these 18 events.

1st place - 5
2nd place - 4
3rd place - 2
4th place - 1
5th place - 2
6th place - 2
7th place - 1
8th place - 0
9th place - 0
10th place - 1

I cashed in 50% of my tournaments and finished in 1st place more than any other position. I won 5x more tournaments in my most recent 18 events than I had in my previous 30. Not only that but I have regained my confidence, and although the $2.00 turbos are getting quite boring I am also building up a lot of ambition. The deeper I go into this the more I realize my goal is achievable. Maybe not as soon as I have been hoping, but I can definitely get my bankroll to $8,000.

I'm not a superstitious person, but I have been listening to a lot more Lupe Fiasco lately than ever before. Awesome hip hop artist that everyone should get into. Check out the track Fast Money, it's been constantly playing in my iTunes the past week or so. I'm not sure what most people listen to when they play online poker, I know I've heard tell of people watching movies while they play. It can be a lonely lifestyle sitting in a dark room drinking chocolate milk and playing poker for hours, but you have to do what you have to do.

Naturally my sharkscope stats have been improving drastically over the past couple of days as well. I love this website, I check my stats daily and keep up to date on a lot of my friends who play poker through it as well. If only there was a way for it to track cash games, that would be glorious. Ah well, I will leave you with my updated graph and stats like always.


Games Played : 62
Average Profit : $1
Average Stage : $2
Average Return On Investment : 40%
Total Profit : $50

Current Bankroll : $51.15

I'll update again soon!

-Kyle