Churning out good month

Nothing fancy...just good old grinding. Playing very well this month...had one melt-down day last Saturday the 12th, which was caused by some BS in my personal life that
I let affect my play. Just gotta keep the pedal down volume-wise and try to get up well over $1000 profit for the month.

Gonna go hit the gym..

GL ALL

Wing

Dec Poker Profit $848.66

Mid month

Had one of my worst days ever on Saturday...lost like $380. I'm pretty sure I know what caused it, and its not even poker related. But...I'm over it now, and the last 2 days I've made like half of that back, so moving onward and upward.

Very rarely do I play above $55, but that day, I played a $110 which I game selected. I lost on a suckout...here's the HH.

PokerStars Game #36606909421: Tournament #221300551, $110+$5 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/12/12 18:08:44 ET
Table '221300551 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1175 in chips)
Seat 2: fra_kollarb (1825 in chips)
fra_kollarb: posts small blind 10
Wingpin: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [9s 9h]
fra_kollarb: raises 60 to 80
Wingpin: raises 1095 to 1175 and is all-in
fra_kollarb: calls 1095
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9d 8d]
*** TURN *** [Tc 9d 8d] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9d 8d 2c] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [9s 9h] (three of a kind, Nines)
fra_kollarb: shows [7d 7c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
fra_kollarb collected 2350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2350 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 9d 8d 2c Js]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [9s 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 2: fra_kollarb (button) (small blind) showed [7d 7c] and won (2350) with a straight, Seven to Jack


Obv 99 is a strong hand, but it becomes a diffcult hand to play post flop if
over cards hit the board which is a likely scenario. Since he was 4xing pre, I
was getting 80 free chips if he folded, so I snap decided to ship it. I was happy
as hell for a second when i saw the 77 hand, but alas....I was pwn'd.

gg fish...


Grinded a buttload of $11's today to work on 2 tabling. I'm still not real
comfortable with it....I can do it, but it makes playing more like work, and I
definitely make a few more small mistakes which I hate. Just need to keep working on it I suppose.

Still on track for a $1000+ month. Really need to focus on volume, volume, volume.


Dec Profit $535

Gl All

Wing

Dec is good so far....

Been playing very well...almost exclusively $22 HU on stars. Gonna keep it up till I just feel like I OWN this level. My ROI is running really hi and I do feel like I own the level now, but I'm just gonna try to focus on getting in as many games as I can at this level in December and try to have a big month. Over $1000 obv is the min goal, but I think $1500 or even $2000 might be possible. We'll see...

Real quick...wanted to run down a few other ways
that a new poker player can make money besides
just playing your game of choice. For old hands,
this will not be helpful, but for newer players it might.

-All sites have retention programs. For Stars its mostly about FPP. When you are just starting out, the best way to utilize these is to play Satellites. If you win, you can "unreg" and then use the T$ for more SNG's. One I played alot back in the day was the 70 FPP sat to the Sunday Quarter million. There is also a 210 FPP one, as well as others.

-The freeroll tourneys. On stars they have tons of them. If you get to Silver status there are even more. They are a good experience to play, and you can build
your roll without having to put out any cash. Example: Stars has several freeroll
$500 and $1000 tourneys every single day that only cost a few FPP's.

-Bonuses. Always take advantage of reloads. They are the easiest $$ you will ever make in poker. Also, if you have a friend that wants to sign up, have them sign thru you.

-Rakeback. Most sites will give you a percentage of your rake back to you every week or month. This is an awesome deal...uhnfortunately Sars doesnt offer it, but most other sites do. You must have a code before you create your account!!!

-Buying T$/W$. If you are gonna play steps, google T$/W$ and buy them at a discount. W$ are almost always available at a small discount to face and can be used for Steps. You can also trade with other players, but be careful not to get scammed.

-Coaching. If you get good enough to churn out steady profits, you can market your
expertise on a fee basis. There are also sites where you can sell your videos to people that want to learn.

-Staking. You can make money doing this, but be careful!

-Prop Bets The only thing limiting you here is your imagination.


There obviously lots of other ways, but these will be good for the average newbie.


Dec Profit

$409


GL at the tables!~!

Wing

Looking for Partners to Grind $20 or $22 4mans

Been steadily grinding the $20/$22's and have been doing quite well lately. Here are some stats from scope:


Past 100 $20/$22 HU

Wingpin 100 $2.44 $22 11% $244 WWWLLLLL N/A PokerStars Last100 S20-22 Heads Up SNG Only


Past 200 $20/$22 HU

Wingpin 200 $2.45 $22 11% $490 WWWLLLLL N/A PokerStars Last200 S20-22 Heads Up SNG Only



Past 250 $20/$22 HU

Wingpin 250 $2.62 $22 12% $656 WWWLLLLL N/A PokerStars Last250 S20-22 Heads Up SNG Only


Past 300 $20/$22 HU

Wingpin 300 $2.6 $22 12% $780 WWWLLLLL N/A PokerStars Last300 S20-22 Heads Up SNG Only


I didnt go back any further, but you get the idea. Double digit ROI works out to roughly $2.50 a game in expected profit.

I want to incorporate some 4 manning into the mix while I am grinding 2 mans solo, so if you have a solid profitable track record at this stake level over a decent sample size, hit me up.



Quick wrap up on last month. Bought some coaching and reupped my sharkscope
sub, and as always I deduct those expenditures from my profits when I incur them. So, after those expenses, I netted $238. Really didnt grind very hard, and obviously
generated over twice that amount in actual poker profit before expenses, so not terribly dissapointed, but want to be in the $1000+ range every month, so I guess
I need to put in more games.

Til next time...

GL All

Wing

Going to School....

Recently, I hired a guy to help me improve my
game...MrDream on Cake. Obviously, I have a good
grasp on the basics and on what it takes to
consistently beat the low stakes HU games like < $30
buy in. But, I've also known for awhile that in order
to move up the ranks, I probably needed to refine my
approach...ie plug some leaks, and learn some of the
sublteties of the game. Watching a player that is better
than you on Teamviewer is an excellent learning tool.
Some of what I have learned thus far:

I was playing too much from OOP
My endgame (50/100) is actually TOO aggro and I still play too much "poker"
More structure for the 25/50 level
When to cbet and when not to
How to see more Showdowns with marginal hands
Better understanding of Pot control (I had almost none...sad I know)
Several other "tricks of the trade"

I'm really tired right now, but I will talk some more about
this next time.

GL ALL

Wing

Net Nov MTD profit $189 (Coaching payment has been deducted)

Quick update

Just a quick note on my results for November, 2 days in. Been pretty uneventful, but it has occurred to me over the past few days and weeks just how hard this husng game is mentally. The bad beats come so fast and furious....the lost flips, the coolers, the suckouts, the setups, the runner runners, the aggro donks, the idiots, the fuckheads, the...well you get the idea. It can be extremely frustrating at times. I've gotten progressively better about dealing with it, but I still go on mini-tilt sometimes....did it tonight. Played a guy named "Gaygymnast" (nice huh) on Cake. He was good...and he was 3betting the fuck out of me and firing OOP and pot sized cbets and playing really fast. Obv I've seen this before, but this dude was better than most guys you see at $10/$25 with a $100+ average buy in and up like $7k in profit in only 1000 games or so. Anyway, I ended up 4bet shoving him with A7 and he had JJ...so std, and so shitty. Oh well....it happens. Then I ended up playing him again and lost again.

Played alot today, and tired....gonna crash.

November profit $71.66

GL

Wing

Final October

October is done...had a week off for vacation, got screwed by total scammer 1M A SHARK for $100, and had several god awful losing streaks, and still squeaked out a tiny profit of $318.66. I went ahead and deducted the $100 that total scammer 1M A SHARK fucked me out of from my profits, so if he pays me back in the future it will look like profit then.

Went out and got wasted last nite for Halloween....it was fun to hang out with friends, but I'm hurting today...I just dont drink much anymore and when I do I always pay the price. Need to drink some water I guess.

Next post I'm going to try to remember to spend some time going over the various ways a player can make money besides playing his/her regular games.


Final October Profit $318.66

GL ALL

Wing

Beware of "1M A SHARK"

Quick story about this dude. We used to play 4 mans together some months ago. We got along well, and made some money. I even staked him I think 3 different times.
Anyway, he kinda disappeared of of AIM for about 4 months until a few days ago. He told me that he had quit his job selling cars, and was trying for another job. Meanwhile he was gonna try to make a few bucks playing poker, but he barely had enough for a roll. He was grinding $1 45 mans....lol. Well...I suggested that he could borrow $100 no strings attached under the condition that he promise to pay me back in 24 hours. Basically, an interest free loan for a full day to try to make a few bucks. I told him twice "You promise to give me back this cash tomorrow?". He said yes and I shipped.

Well....that was on Tuesday. Now hes avoiding me on AIM, and is playing games with his ID hidden from the search feature which it has never been before. So...obviously, hes fucking me which is really weird. Now, tonight, I see where hes been losing, and just lost a $220 HU, which is definitely the highest hes ever played. WTF!!! You just never know.

So....please..if you bump into this douchebag, tell him to give Wing his cash ASAP. And, pwn his ass while you're at it.

Oh and Rob...if you're reading this, I'm gonna post something all over 2P2 in the next day or so. If you give me my cash, I will delete this post, and obv wont go the 2P2 route, and all will be forgiven. If you don't, I'm gonna fuck with you for the rest of your life.

Peace

Wing

Grinding donk stakes HU

So far this month I've played 396 games. Here are my stats:


Wingpin 33 $1.54 $15 13% $51 WWWLWLLL N/A PokerStars 10/1/2009 10/31/2009

WingmanMtP 363 $0.47 $12 5% $171 WWLLWWWW N/A Cake 10/1/2009 10/31/2009


Cake has kind of gotten me hooked with the Rakeback which is 33% paid weekly by the way. I get about $30 every week, which really adds up.

I wanted to talk about the level that I'm playing right now. As you can see from the stats above, my avg buyin for October is $15 for Stars and $12 for Cake. This is consistent with what I said in my last post that I'm basically playing mostly $10/$25 on Cake and $11/$22 on Stars. I want to advance my poker career more than anyone can imagine, but right now, I'm in a financial situation where I need to grind out sure profits. I know for a fact that if I grind these low stakes hu games I can churn out a minimum of $500 and often times $1000 or a little more. Even with a full week off this month, I'm right on track with a MTD profit of $483 as of this moment. If you are wondering why the profit figure is higher than the sum of the two SNG figures from Scope above, its because of the following:

- I have Rakeback from Cake which is not reflected in scope stats
- I got a $300 reload bonus from Cake that they credit to me in $10 increments
- I've played some Full Ring and made a few bucks
- I've played a few MTT's and actually got small cashes in all of them
- I've partnered 4 mans, and I guess I've lost more flip finals than I've won

Hopefully, soon the financial pressure will subside, and I will be able to push the envelope again. What I mean is, start playing $25/$50 on Cake and $33/$55 on Stars.

This post has gotten me thinking about all the ways that a poker player can make money, and there are many. I think I will delve into that further in my next post
for the benefit of any newer players that might stumble onto this blog.


Oct Profit $483

GL All

Wing

Chill month

Went to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for about 5 days with an old friend, and we had a great time. Actually played a few $10 games in the airport in Charlotte, and a few more laying on the beach in front of the condos, but power wasnt available down by the beach, and the wi-fi in the room was too spotty to play, so basically had about a full week where I played almost none. Despite that, and despite the fact that I've had like 3 separate spells where I lost like 8-12 in a row and couldnt catch a break to save my soul, the month has gone pretty well.

I'm playing all $10/$25 (Cake) and $11/$22 (Stars) because its low stress, and I know I can churn out $150-$250 a week like clockwork. So, for the month, I'm up $382.48...obv not alot, but like I said, there is something to be said for low stress and steady money coming in.

I've made withdrawals for 3 months straight now after not withdrawing all year prior to that. I took out $2k a few months ago, $1600 last month, and just submitted a request for $1000 from Cake yesterday. My roll is still sitting at a healthy $7140, so no issue with being able to play anything I want up to about $55 HU. Its really cool to know that every dime in my roll is money that I earned, and all the withdrawals too. I may just start taking out cash every month even if I dont really need it...just seeing the fruits of the labor is motivating for me. Cake sends checks out (which takes too long and is kinda prehistoric, but I digress), and there is a motivational spark that goes off in me when I receive the check and take it to the bank...it kind of puts a lil pep in my step. Since poker is not my full time job, and since I almost always make at least $500 each month, I think I'm going to start withdrawing a minimum of $500 just for the "feel good" factor.

I had written earlier about moving up in stakes which obviously hasnt happened yet. It just seems like every time I try, if I go on a losing streak, I feel the urge to reign things in and just revert back to the comfy confines of the $22's or $25's where I know for a fact I can make steady cash. Its def a mental block that I'm still working on. More about that next time.

Oct profit $382

GL All

Wing

New months

Always like new months...like a fresh start. Off to a decent start...up a little over $100 after 3 days. Played the Stars 30K Silverstar VIP today and had a small cash, and played the daily goldcard donkfest on Cake and got 31st out of 1475 in that for another small cash. Busted out of both with the best hand, so cannot feel too bad. Actually feel like I played really well despite the fact that I dont think I'm a real good MTT'er.

Anyway..weather's been too good to grind very hard the past few days....off to go drink with my buddies.

GL All

Wing

Oct Poker profit $112

Glad October is here

Fall is in the air here in Chucktown...lil crisp in the air, and not
as humid. I'm glad its here! And I'm glad September is over too. Was
a weird month....struggled mightily early on, but pulled it together towards
the end, and thanks to several bonuses managed to make a small profit.

My performance in the $22/$33 hu was very dissapointing, but I will try again
this month, and hopefully things will go better.

Sep. Profit $553.34

GL ALL

Wing

Sep has been such a grind...

Been a tuff month...had my Stars acct frozen for about 5 days because
a friend of mine shipped me $40 on the transfer function and he now owes Stars money, so they froze me as a precaution I guess. All is fine now, but it was stressful for a few days. Havn't really made any money in HUSNG's the entire month.
All told, I'm up a small amount but only because of bonuses, rakeback, a few small sports bets and a little bit of ring. Actually started 4 tabling DON's the last 2 days just to retire FPP's and earn RB. They are hella boring, but I know ICM
well enough to play the $10 or $25's on Cake at a positive ROI and get the last $40 of my signup and obv the Rakeback. Man....I feel like such a scrounger!

My results in the $22/$33 have been below average and frankly very dissapointing. Perhaps I need to look at some individual coaching again...Idk what it is. HU is very hard emotionally.


Im up a whopping $152 gambling this month.....woot woot..

GL All

Wing

Tuff month...but up a little bit

Grinding away every day. The only reason I'm up a little bit is because I've
qualified a couple bonuses on Stars....one from all the way back in April for $120, and another one for $100 from WCOOP, and of course Rakeback on Cake, and the $10 freebies I get every few days on Cake from the initial deposit. I STILL have $70 left on that original $600. Have made some $$ grinding ring on Cake, but I can only do it for like 30 mins at a time, because I really kinda dislike it. Not even really sure why...meh. My stars scope shows more losses than I really have due to 4 mans, but still am down on Stars for the month. Gonna try to get the rest of the $70from Cake before I go full time on stars.

At least I'm feeling better than I was a few days ago...downswings suck balls!!

Sep Profit $269

GL All

Wing

Ehhh...more of the same BS

Been getting donked so much the past few weeks so I decided to play some $11's just to try to get some positive mojo going.


PokerStars Game #32650851344: Tournament #194139851, $11.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2009/09/09 18:07:36 ET
Table '194139851 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: el_quimico79 (1825 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1175 in chips)
el_quimico79: posts small blind 25
Wingpin: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Qc Qd]
el_quimico79: calls 25
Wingpin: raises 100 to 150
el_quimico79: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [5c 9s 4d]
Wingpin: bets 300
el_quimico79: raises 1375 to 1675 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 725 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (650) returned to el_quimico79
*** TURN *** [5c 9s 4d] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [5c 9s 4d 6h] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [Qc Qd] (a pair of Queens)
el_quimico79: shows [6d 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
el_quimico79 collected 2350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2350 | Rake 0
Board [5c 9s 4d 6h Kc]
Seat 1: el_quimico79 (button) (small blind) showed [6d 9c] and won (2350) with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Seat 2: Wingpin (big blind) showed [Qc Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens



PokerStars Game #32650216766: Tournament #194136569, $11.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/09/09 17:50:05 ET
Table '194136569 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (545 in chips)
Seat 2: fupa419 (2455 in chips)
fupa419: posts small blind 15
Wingpin: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [5c 5d]
fupa419: raises 120 to 150
Wingpin: raises 395 to 545 and is all-in
fupa419: calls 395
*** FLOP *** [Th 8h 3d]
*** TURN *** [Th 8h 3d] [6c]
fupa419 said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [Th 8h 3d 6c] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [5c 5d] (a pair of Fives)
fupa419: shows [Ah Qc] (a pair of Queens)
fupa419 said, "gg"
fupa419 collected 1090 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1090 | Rake 0
Board [Th 8h 3d 6c Qs]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [5c 5d] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: fupa419 (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Qc] and won (1090) with a pair of Queens


Underpairs never hold...overcards never hit...fuck..overpairs never hold either.

Whatever

GL...

Wing

Unreal...need to rethink poker altogether

Not sure if I even want to keep playing this game. Had an awful nite...dont feel like adding up how much I lost.

The last 3 games of the nite pretty much sum up the whole nite.

This was a $30 reg speed, and the guy was such a nit....the kinda guy I really
like. He was so transparent...he just folded until he made a hand and then he fired huge. 3 fucking times I had him all in for his life and I either had him dominated or at least 60-40.

Here are the 3 times:

#1

PokerStars Game #32627283697: Tournament #193978352, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/09/09 4:00:37 ET
Table '193978352 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (2108 in chips)
Seat 2: NAT888 (892 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 10
NAT888: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Td Th]
Wingpin: raises 40 to 60
NAT888: raises 832 to 892 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 832
*** FLOP *** [Ac Qc 4d]
*** TURN *** [Ac Qc 4d] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [Ac Qc 4d 4s] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NAT888: shows [Ah 7c] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Wingpin: shows [Td Th] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
NAT888 collected 1784 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1784 | Rake 0
Board [Ac Qc 4d 4s Qs]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Td Th] and lost with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 2: NAT888 (big blind) showed [Ah 7c] and won (1784) with two pair, Aces and Queens


#2

PokerStars Game #32627715131: Tournament #193978352, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level IV (50/100) - 2009/09/09 4:34:06 ET
Table '193978352 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1666 in chips)
Seat 2: NAT888 (1334 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 50
NAT888: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Tc Ad]
Wingpin: raises 1566 to 1666 and is all-in
NAT888: calls 1234 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (332) returned to Wingpin
*** FLOP *** [Qh 4s Td]
*** TURN *** [Qh 4s Td] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 4s Td 9s] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NAT888: shows [Qs Js] (a pair of Queens)
Wingpin: shows [Tc Ad] (a pair of Tens)
NAT888 collected 2668 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2668 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 4s Td 9s 5c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Tc Ad] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: NAT888 (big blind) showed [Qs Js] and won (2668) with a pair of Queens



After the 2nd suckout to save his life, he had me down to 332. I fought back to the lead again, and then this hand:

#3

PokerStars Game #32627746573: Tournament #193978352, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level V (75/150) - 2009/09/09 4:36:46 ET
Table '193978352 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1539 in chips)
Seat 2: NAT888 (1461 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 75
NAT888: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Kh Qs]
Wingpin: raises 1389 to 1539 and is all-in
NAT888: calls 1311 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (78) returned to Wingpin
*** FLOP *** [8d 7d Jc]
*** TURN *** [8d 7d Jc] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [8d 7d Jc 2c] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NAT888: shows [Jh 9s] (a pair of Jacks)
Wingpin: shows [Kh Qs] (high card King)
Wingpin said, "wow"
NAT888 collected 2922 from pot
Wingpin said, "3 hideous suckouts"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2922 | Rake 0
Board [8d 7d Jc 2c 6d]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Kh Qs] and lost with high card King
Seat 2: NAT888 (big blind) showed [Jh 9s] and won (2922) with a pair of Jacks


2nd game

In this game, I got a nice lead and the got 77 in vs QJ

PokerStars Game #32628939866: Tournament #193988049, $33.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/09/09 6:05:49 ET
Table '193988049 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (2010 in chips)
Seat 2: titón (990 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 15
titón: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [7h 7s]
Wingpin: raises 45 to 75
titón: raises 915 to 990 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 915
*** FLOP *** [4d 2s 6s]
*** TURN *** [4d 2s 6s] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [4d 2s 6s 9h] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
titón: shows [Qc Js] (a pair of Queens)
Wingpin: shows [7h 7s] (a pair of Sevens)
titón collected 1980 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1980 | Rake 0
Board [4d 2s 6s 9h Qd]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [7h 7s] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: titón (big blind) showed [Qc Js] and won (1980) with a pair of Queens

River Q...oh well...he sux, I will just re-Pwn his donkass.

Hand #2

PokerStars Game #32628969678: Tournament #193988049, $33.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2009/09/09 6:07:32 ET
Table '193988049 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (900 in chips)
Seat 2: titón (2100 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 25
titón: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Qd Kc]
Wingpin: raises 50 to 100
titón: raises 2000 to 2100 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 800 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1200) returned to titón
*** FLOP *** [Tc 6c 8h]
*** TURN *** [Tc 6c 8h] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 6c 8h Qh] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
titón: shows [8d 8s] (three of a kind, Eights)
Wingpin: shows [Qd Kc] (a pair of Queens)
titón collected 1800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1800 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 6c 8h Qh 3c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Qd Kc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: titón (big blind) showed [8d 8s] and won (1800) with three of a kind, Eights


Of course, when I have 2 overs vs his smaller pair, he hits the set, locking me out.

Game 3

This guy was bluffing like a madman. Total fucking donkey. I laid down several really good hands against him, and doubled up sevral times too. It was a crazy match with so many ups and downs. Finally we get to 50/100 and I get AK on the Button. Here is how it played out.

PokerStars Game #32629571067: Tournament #193991472, $33.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level IV (50/100) - 2009/09/09 6:41:43 ET
Table '193991472 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: LMAPK (1586 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1414 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 50
LMAPK: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Kc Ad]
Wingpin: raises 100 to 200
LMAPK: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ah 3d]
LMAPK: checks
Wingpin: bets 200
LMAPK: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Qc Ah 3d] [Kd]
LMAPK: checks
Wingpin: bets 400
LMAPK: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ah 3d Kd] [2d]
LMAPK: bets 786 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 614 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (172) returned to LMAPK
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LMAPK: shows [Td Jc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Wingpin: shows [Kc Ad] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
LMAPK collected 2828 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2828 | Rake 0
Board [Qc Ah 3d Kd 2d]
Seat 1: LMAPK (big blind) showed [Td Jc] and won (2828) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Kc Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings


An argument could be made to shove the flop, but honestly I think I played it correctly. He called with the gut shot, but if he had not hit, he wouldve shoved anyway, and that wouldve been it. But, of course, the K gives him Broadway, and thats a wrap.

I dont know man....I'm not sure if I wanna keep fucking with this much more...

GL

Wing

$55's

Sat first in $55's tonight for a couple of hours. Went 5-5 single tabling. Didnt run particularly well or poorly. Wasn't overly impressed with anyone I played, and felt very comfortable the entire time.

This may well be premature...but I feel today may have been a turning point. So far this month I've played 39 games, with 37 of them at $33 or above. Sitting first in $55's isn't something that I've ever felt like I could handle until now. The level of play hasnt been the problem for a while, but rather the money swings would have gotten to me in the past. Tonight, I lost my first 3 in a row (all to std plays/lost flips, etc), and it didnt get to me one bit. I just kept my head down, kept focusing, and went 5-2 from that point on to end at 5-5.

We shall see, but I feel like I'm about to bust out!!!


Sep profit $220

GL All

Wing

Aug closeout

Had an awful bout of variance that last couple weeks of the month. Experienced some really unbelievable beats. This was one of the better ones.

Hand#19735DFB59000070 - $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T6159193 -- Table 1 -- $0/$50/$100 NL Hold'em -- 2009/08/30 - 18:28:15
Seat 3: WingmanMtP ($975 in chips) DEALER
Seat 8: bear***8 ($2,025 in chips)
bear***8: posts small blind 50
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 100
Dealt to WingmanMtP [Ad,Ah]
bear***8: calls 50
WingmanMtP: raises to 200
bear***8: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [5c,9s,As]
WingmanMtP: bets 200
bear***8: calls 200
*** TURN *** [9h]
WingmanMtP: bets 200
bear***8: is all in 1625.0000
WingmanMtP: is all in 375.0000
bear***8: returns uncalled bet 1,050
WingmanMtP: shows [Ad Ah]
bear***8: shows [8d 9d]
*** RIVER *** [9c]
***SHOW DOWN***
bear***8: wins 1,950 with Four of a Kind, Nines
WingmanMtP finished 2 out of 1 players.


Ended up basically even for the last 2 weeks which was very disappointing, and did not hit my minimum monthly goal either. But....there were a couple of positive developments.

I'm officially now a $25 regular on Cake. I'm sitting first in Cake $25, and I will play all comers. I've also carved out a relationshiip with the guy who is probably the best $25 reg on Cake "MrBustAlotz" whereby, he wont sit me, and we even take turns taking lobbies if were both playing at a given time. He's a volume hound and likes to 4-tbl $25's so dodging him can be a bit of a chore, but he seems to be a nice fella and when I Aim him that I'm gonna sit, hes cool about not sitting me.

Also, on stars...the last few days, I'm sitting first in $33's and I'm not too impressed with the villains so far. Honestly, more fish in the $33 than the $25 on Cake IMO.

I had a strong month in terms of volume though.

Played 468 games on Cake
Played 91 on Stars

So almost 600 games is excellent. I'd be happy with 500 for sure, and even a little less would be ok. I just want to make sure that I'm playing as well as possible as often as possible rather than just push the volume issue. Playing an ass of games at A-/B/ or C level is no good...Id rather play less total, but all at an A level. I'm impressed by my own ability to manage the emotional swings. Pretty darn solid there. Laughing about sick beats/sick suckouts seems to help me.

Excited about the US Open which began today. I always place some degen bets on tennis. Pretty much the only sporting thing I like to bet on....and my track record is strong, so if it aint broke I'm not gonna fix it ;-)

Holla at me if you wanna get a piece....I put a nice chunk of change into mysportsbook, so I can help you out for sure. If you are a poker player, you can ship via stars or Cake and i can hook you up no problem. I bet Roddick tonight against Phau..Ez $

Final August Profit $841

GL All

Wing

Played 2 gaames so far today...

Lost both...really needed to post both to let myself cool off a bit.

Game 1...guy was bad but not totally pathetic. Heres how the game ended.

Hand#19725DB8A9000021 - $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T6142121 -- Table 1 -- $0/$10/$20 NL Hold'em -- 2009/08/28 - 20:58:35
Seat 3: WingmanMtP ($1,610 in chips) DEALER
Seat 8: ItsA***8 ($1,390 in chips)
ItsA***8: posts small blind 10
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 20
Dealt to WingmanMtP [5h,Qs]
ItsA***8: raises to 60
WingmanMtP: raises to 175
ItsA***8: calls 115
*** FLOP *** [9c,2s,Qd]
WingmanMtP: bets 295
ItsA***8: calls 295
*** TURN *** [5c]
WingmanMtP: bets 475
ItsA***8: is all in 920.0000
WingmanMtP: calls 445
ItsA***8: shows [Ts 9h]
WingmanMtP: shows [5h Qs]
*** RIVER *** [9s]
***SHOW DOWN***
ItsA***8: wins 2,780 with Three of a Kind, Nines

I 3bet him with shit, obv, but it was the first
time I had 3bet him all game. Never got anything to make a 3bet
with, so just picked a spot to mix it up. He called with 9T which
is questionable imo.

Anyway...when I turned 2 pair, I wanted to get about 1/2 his stack in or
induce a fold. I was shoving the river almost no matter what if he calls
my turn bet. He made it easier for me by coming over the top with 2nd pair
putting himself in need of one of the remaining 2 9's. Well...blink...2 outer..gg
Had to be about 5% there...

Game 2

This guy is horrendous. Heres how he cripples me.


Hand#19725DB8EE000050 - $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T6142190 -- Table 1 -- $0/$25/$50 NL Hold'em -- 2009/08/28 - 21:12:08
Seat 3: WingmanMtP ($1,620 in chips) DEALER
Seat 8: voro***8 ($1,380 in chips)
voro***8: posts small blind 25
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 50
Dealt to WingmanMtP [Ah,Ac]
voro***8: raises to 150
WingmanMtP: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [6d,2h,9h]
WingmanMtP: checks
voro***8: is all in 1230.0000
WingmanMtP: calls 1,230
WingmanMtP: shows [Ah Ac]
voro***8: shows [5c 5s]
*** TURN *** [3h]
*** RIVER *** [4s]
***SHOW DOWN***
voro***8: wins 2,760 with Straight, Six high


With the runner, runner, 4 on the board straight. Im guessing he was <5% there...probably 2%.


Heres how he finishes me


Hand#19725DB8EE000056 - $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T6142190 -- Table 1 -- $0/$25/$50 NL Hold'em -- 2009/08/28 - 21:13:45
Seat 3: WingmanMtP ($910 in chips) DEALER
Seat 8: voro***8 ($2,090 in chips)
voro***8: posts small blind 25
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 50
Dealt to WingmanMtP [Td,9d]
voro***8: raises to 150
WingmanMtP: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [6h,Th,4s]
WingmanMtP: checks
voro***8: bets 300
WingmanMtP: calls 300
*** TURN *** [3c]
WingmanMtP: checks
voro***8: bets 500
WingmanMtP: is all in 460.0000
voro***8: returns uncalled bet 40
WingmanMtP: shows [Td 9d]
voro***8: shows [8h 7s]
*** RIVER *** [9c]
***SHOW DOWN***
voro***8: wins 1,820 with Straight, Ten high
WingmanMtP finished 2 out of 2 players.



Need to hit a dbl gutter 7 outer to close the deal...no problema donk. <15% I'm guessing....

Adios Wing...



Poker's cruel sometimes. I dont believe its rigged, but this shit can make the
thought pop into your head.

Karma

Had a good day today. Not sure exactly how much I've made, but its probably close to $100 all in. Played a bunch of $22 4-mans last nite with Sickomcnasty and I was playing really well. We went like 8-4, so it was a good session. Strong month so far with both of my accounts sitting on all time record highs as we speak. It's an awesome feeling but strangely, a little bit paralyzing too. I'll get over it and start grinding hard again soon.

Wanted to post this one hand where I sucked out hard. This moron kept bluffing the shit out of me when stacks were short and then showing me his garbage....I was so card-dead, that I was helpless. Finally I got A-rag and jammed it in. Well, he had a better rag and then flopped a pair too. I was so dead...basically wasnt even watching as the runner runner Ace and 9 paired us both and the board to counterfeit his hand and give me the chop.


PokerStars Game #31945336833: Tournament #189342042, $11.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level V (150/300) - 2009/08/22 22:30:21 ET
Table '189342042 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: polska21 (4673 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1327 in chips)
polska21: posts small blind 150
Wingpin: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Ad 3s]
polska21: raises 4373 to 4673 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 1027 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3346) returned to polska21
*** FLOP *** [9c 2h 7d]
*** TURN *** [9c 2h 7d] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [9c 2h 7d Ac] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [Ad 3s] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
polska21: shows [7h Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Wingpin collected 1327 from pot
polska21 collected 1327 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2654 | Rake 0
Board [9c 2h 7d Ac 9s]
Seat 1: polska21 (button) (small blind) showed [7h Ah] and won (1327) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 2: Wingpin (big blind) showed [Ad 3s] and won (1327) with two pair, Aces and Nines


It almost seemed like Karma had struck this idiot...like he showed me one too many bullshit bluffs and the poker gods were ready for their revenge. Well...needless to say, I won the last 6 hands FTW, with the last one being this little gem.


PokerStars Game #31945376750: Tournament #189342042, $11.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level V (150/300) - 2009/08/22 22:31:53 ET
Table '189342042 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: polska21 (946 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (5054 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 150
polska21: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [6c Jh]
Wingpin: raises 4754 to 5054 and is all-in
polska21: calls 646 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (4108) returned to Wingpin
*** FLOP *** [Qc 7d Qh]
*** TURN *** [Qc 7d Qh] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 7d Qh Jc] [9s]
Wingpin said, "bye fish"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
polska21: shows [Ks Ad] (a pair of Queens)
Wingpin: shows [6c Jh] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
Wingpin collected 1892 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1892 | Rake 0
Board [Qc 7d Qh Jc 9s]
Seat 1: polska21 (big blind) showed [Ks Ad] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [6c Jh] and won (1892) with two pair, Queens and Jacks



You will notice that I got the last laugh with the "bye fish" in the chat box when I turnd the J, to make the pwn job complete.

Yeah baby....I am running kinda good!


August Profit $886


GL All

Wing

Running very good

Been playing $10 and $25 on Cake about 95% of the time. Been playing very well, and running as good as I can ever recall. Up $730 for the month.

Here is my Aug Cake SS

WingmanMtP 297 $1.44 $15 10% $426 WWWLWWWW N/A Cake 8/1/2009 8/31/2009

Also have good, albeit, limited results on Stars. In addition, I have been still working off the sign up bonus from Cake, getting Rakeback, and playing a little ring as well.

Should end up between $1000-$1500...not bad for the stakes I'm playing.

Aug Profit MTD $730

GL

Wing

Very good month

Both my accounts are at all time record his as of this second. I feel like I'm playing as good as I've ever played. Making sick decisions, and pwning hard as fuck. Feels so good. When I see the donk plays my opponents make, I just laugh....

The other day I laid down top pair K kicker and KK on two succesive hands. I'm sure I made the right plays and I ended up winning the match easily. It's nice to feel so confident and sure of myself. Hopefully it will last awhile :-)

August Profit $614
gogogogogo

GL All

Wing

4 man partners

I'm actively seeking 4 man partners for $22/$33 HU on Stars or $25 HU on Cake.

Please email me at wingmanmtp@gmail.com if you are interested.

Aug profit approx $230

GL...

Wing

Slight Chg in Plans

Cake gave me more time to work off the bonus, and I still have $180 to go, so I'm gonna start playing on both Cake and Stars this month. No lower than $22 on Stars effective immediately. Looking forward to an awesome month!


August MTD Profit + $55

GL

Wing

July results

I have not posted all month because I was not able to implement my higher stakes "litmus" test to really see where I am with my poker "career". There are several reasons for this, but its not really important to get into those now. July is done...I made only $493 for the month. But there are some positive signs for sure. The most encouraging thing were my Stars results. Check this out...

Wingpin 21 $9.36 $30 37% $197 WWWWWWWL N/A PokerStars 7/1/2009 7/31/2009 SNG Only


Yep....21 total games played...$30 avg buy-in, $197 in profit, and 37% ROI!!!

I played quite a few games on Cake and only made around $300. The problem with Cake is that late at night (which is when I end up playing alot unfortunately), the $25's are crawling with regs like "MrBustalotz" and "AKreal" and "Koookie". Well...I'm not interested in playing these fuckers, so I end up sitting first in $10's. So, why do I keep playing on Cake???....well I was finishing up the bonus whoring process, which is done after this weekend. So....my plan is to play exclusively on Stars starting Monday Aug 3rd.

I plan on August being the month where I really see where I belong.

Final July Profit $493


GL

Wing

June closeout

Final profit $1458...very happy with that. Not going to write alot other than to say that I'm feeling very confident in my HU game. I made a rather large withdrawal recently and getting that money in my account sure feels good....just being able to see the actual digits in my bank account really makes me proud. I've put so much hard work into poker, so I def feel like I've earned it.

Made a pact with myself that I was going to push myself to play mostly higher limits in July. It will be very interesting to see how my results pan out. I am looking at this as a very pivotal moment in my poker career.

We shall see.....

GL All

Wing

June is shaping up well...

So far I'm up $1105. Went on a 10 match winning streak on Cake, then finally lost one and then won my last 2. In case you're wondering...this is what that looks like.
12/13...sweet. 6 of them were DON's and the rest HU. Going back a little further, I've won my last 6 $25 HU matches, so thats very satisfying.

5563203 22-Jun-09 02:07 NL Holdem $25 1/2 $23.75
5563148 22-Jun-09 01:39 NL Holdem $10 1/2 $9.50
5563111 22-Jun-09 01:27 NL Holdem $10 2/2 -$10.50
5562076 21-Jun-09 23:23 NL Holdem $10 1/2 $9.50
5536594 19-Jun-09 01:07 NL Holdem $10 1/2 $9.50
5532294 18-Jun-09 17:40 NL Holdem $25 1/10 $23
5532232 18-Jun-09 17:31 NL Holdem $25 1/10 $23
5532147 18-Jun-09 17:23 NL Holdem $25 1/10 $23
5532259 18-Jun-09 17:20 NL Holdem $25 1/10 $23
5525318 17-Jun-09 20:51 NL Holdem $25 1/2 $23.75
5524223 17-Jun-09 18:44 NL Holdem $25 1/2 $23.75
5523534 17-Jun-09 17:56 NL Holdem $25 1/10 $23
5523503 17-Jun-09 17:41 NL Holdem $10 1/10 $9.20


Whats really been going well is my Full ring games...It seems like every time I go in there, worst case I break even, which helps to rack up Rakeback, or best case I make like $10-50. I usually like to grind for 30-60 minutes and then take a break.

Speaking of Rakeback...this month so far I've made $86.90...heres the
breakdown cut and pasted right out of cakes software:

Hands Dealt 3776
Hands Raked 1863
Total Rake $105.99
Entry Fees $157.35
Total $263.34
Earnings: $86.90

I dont count the RB in my monthly totals until its credited, which is during the first week of the month, but its nice to know its accruing and will be in the acct soon. This months profit does include the $130 I got for May...

I'm gonna go on vaca for 6 days starting Tuesday, so not sure how much I'll play during that time...could be some or maybe none...we'll see.

June Poker Profit


$1105

GL all
Wing

Poker is fun!

Enjoying poker for the most part. Had one of the worst days of my poker life a couple of days ago, and it was hard mentally, but I let it go before I went to bed, and I'm proud of myself for that. I made the mistake of playing a bunch of DON's which I know how to play, but since it had been a while since I played any, I didnt play them optimally. To make matters worse, I ran awful, so the net was a big down day. On a brighter note, I had a very good day today...havent lost an SNG yet, and had a solid cash session too. I have learned to be very philosophical about bad beats and coolers...my thought process goes something like this:

-I'm playing a buy in level that I know I have consistently beaten in the past
-So, the fact that I'm having a bad day is the exception, not the rule..
-So, once this patch of non-std variance is over I will be back to my winning ways
-So, I'm not gonna freak out, rather just keep grinding and everything will be fine.


This framework of thoughts has helped me immensely. I never play over my bankroll, so I never have to worry about a streak of bad variance busting me. Getting all worked up and emotional about a bad session, or day, is really just a waste of energy, so I try like hell to avoid it....plus if you let yourself get tilted, it can do major damage to your roll. No bueno! I'm feeling really good about my ability to mange the emotional swings. The main thing is just playing as well as possible at all times...being honest with yourself if your not, and avoid playing when you're tired, intoxicated, or in any kind of bad mood.


June Profit

$1029

GL All

Wing

Steady Climbin...

Not putting in as much volume as I would like, but having pretty decent results when
I do, so I'm not gonna complain. Still playing mostly on Cake til 7-2 when my bonus qual period ends. Still have $320 available to take down, and no way I'll get anywhere close to all of it, but I'll just be happy with whatever I can get. Just really been grinding the $10 HU with the occasional $25. I crunched some numbers, and my lifetime win/loss at $10 (on WingmanMtP username) on Cake is 178-158...really not very good. After 7-2, Cake will just be a backup for when Stars does server restarts, which was actually the original reason why I established it.

Gonna go to Denver for a whole week on 6-23, so going to modify the June goal down to $1400, because I know I will not be playing much if any while I'm out there.

June Profit

$861


I was breaking it out by site, but have transferred quite a bit of money around for friends...ie buddy ships me cash on Stars and I ship them on Cake or vice versa, so
it doesnt really reflect reality, so I just combined it.

Gl

Wing

Grinding

Set a goal of $2000 for June...not sure if I will make it, but so far doing pretty well. Really need to bust out more volume...frankly listening to too much music and fucking around too much, but what are you gonna do?

Not playing alot of volume, but def feeling good when I do play...maybe thats why I'm playing so well...who knows???


June Poker Profit

Stars $ 94
Cake/Mys $415

Total $509

So far, so good...

June is off to a decent start...got $130 in Rakeback from Cake, and been playing some solid HU. Mostly just playing $10's on Cake trying to find my rhythm. Once I feel that I'm destroying the $10's, I will go back to the $25's. I've played a couple hundred $25's on cake, and I have a positive ROI, but only about 1%. Obtaining FPP's is slow at the $10 level, so still have $340 left on the signup bonus. I've accepted the fact that I wont retire it all by July 2nd (the deadline), but I will work off as much as I can in June and just be happy with it.

Gonna work really hard this month to try to make $2000 in profit.


In tennis, Roger made the final of the French. He will play Robin Soderling for the title this weekend. Wow...if he can win that match, I cant see how hes not the best ever.

June Poker Profit

Stars $59
Cake/Mys $343

Total $402

June..Lets go!

Ok...So, I updated a few hours ago, but I just played some more and I wanted to update again. Just played a $100 HU Sng on Cake and won it, then I saw a donk that I've pwned a few times sitting in the $50 lobby and I sat him and got 99 in vs AK for stacks and got pwn'd. Oh well...thats the breaks. I also just played a little on Stars, and the software is so much better its unreal. Cake is listed as the 10th largest poker site worldwide in terms of traffic....they really need to upgrade the client. I'll be back on Stars soon...Enough about that.

Couple other cool things...I sold 100 call contracts naked on GM on Thursday. The June $1's (GMFV)...Got .28 for them. With the official Ch. 11 bankruptcy filing this AM, it looks like I made $2700+ in a jif. Love that! Won't be 100% official until June 19th, but I cannot fathom a scenario whereby those contracts wont go off the cliff worthless.

Also, Rafael Nadal was thrashed in 4 sets by Robin Soderling in the French...wow! A shocker is an understatement. I guess Roger will now have the best chance of his life to win the French and bolster his case as the best player who ever lived. BTW...I have a sports betting account, and if any of my friends, or poker buddies wants to place a wager on the French, or NBA final, or any sporting event for that matter, get in touch with me and I will help you out. My email is jonnybuoy@yahoo.com


June Poker profit

Stars $ 47
Cake/Mys $ 54

Total $101

GL
Wing

May is Done...kinda glad

May has been a little bit frustrating. Up and down and all around. Getting a little bit tired of Cake...the software is clunky as hell. As for games filling at stakes like $10-$50, it's ok for HU...would never play it regularly for anything else. Games dont fill quick, its hard to multitable, and the rake is really hi for some formats (Double the rake that stars gets for DON's as an example). But I'm still marching forward with the bonus whoring process, and the rakeback is cool...made $130 in May which isn't credited to my account as of this second, so I'm not going to include it in my final May stats. The sign up bonus still has $350 to go...don't think I will retire it all by the deadline of July 2nd. Dont care that much though...they changed the rules May 1st and made Fpp's harder to get, but the rakeback is better than it was, so it is what it is...bottom line...the new program is better.

Made a few sportsbets on Mysportsbook.com, and did well with that, and also made a little on Blackjack (I know degen!)

I did not make my minimum goal of $1000 for the month which is very dissapointing, but it just makes me more motivated for June. I want to make at least $2,000 in June to offset the shortfall and then some.

Final May Numbers

Stars $372
Cake and Mysports $457


Total Profit $829

May is winding down

Its been a weird month.....Up and down and now back up a little bit. I had gotten into some bad habits in HU...very donkish habits. Bad habits kinda creep into your game slowly...little by little, and before you know it...blam...your playing like a fucking donk. The thing that I realized is that I never set any traps for my opponents...I always bet out my good hands, and never slowplay. Now, I'm not a huge fan of slowplaying, and alot of fish do it way too much, but against some opponents, it works really well. It kinda dawned on me when I was playing this one dude who would float my cbets on the flop every time. Then, if I checked the turn, he would fire a pot sized bet on the river and take it down. I finally just literally said to myself outloud..."just make a hand and check the turn". Well...I did and it worked like a charm. When he fired out, I repopped him...He instafolded leaving himself shortstacked. Ding...ligthbulb. Now, this isnt something that I didnt already know...I've done it a million times in the past...its just that I had gotten away from it...I was just in the habit of cbetting and if I had a made hand on the flop, betting out even bigger on the turn. This is the right play against some fish...particulary stations that arent gonna fold anything no matter what. But, the slightly more sophisticated donks require a little bit of deception to pwn.

I was also stabbing at too many pots OOP, getting hard headed at times, and also not letting hands develop...not allowing the villain to make dumb mistakes...I was forcing the action too much, and getting my self into dead end type positions too often. I feel like today I corrected alot of it...my results today have been much better, so keeping my fingers crossed that I am truly onto something, and that I have made some tweaks for the better.

I staked my friend Rob again, and this time we both made some money. I ended up making $129, and he ended up with a bankroll where he previously had none. Rob's a cool dude and a good poker player, but he really need to build up a roll if he wants to make a living playing cards. He knows this, but its easier said than done when you starting from ground zero. Also met another guy, Mike Csikasz (Csikasz on stars)...and we've partnered on some 4 mans too. Played a couple of brief sessions...his specialty appears to be HU, and his graph is sick, so looking forward to seeing what develops.

Still playing mostly on Cake...trying to work off this sign up bonus. They changed the rules for FPP's, so they accrue slower, but they dont back the bonus $$ out of the Rakeback anymore, so I think its a posiitve, but its a little convoluted. Still have $360 to go on that.

Anyway...every month has to be $1000+ going forward...minimum. Thats the goal, so I have a little work to do yet!!


May Poker Profit

Cake $293
Stars $388

Total $681

GL
Wing

Plodding along

May has been a little bit of a slog so far...not bad, not good. Need to have another $1000+ month, and close to being on track for that. My friend Rob (1M A SHARK) and I partnered a 3375 FPP 4 Man HU the other day, and won it. My first time playng one of those. We were both pitted against guys that were up huge on scope, so it was exciting and gratifying. My boy Rob played a dude named Youngluck who is up like 90K on scope, and Rob made an unbelievable A hi hero call for the match. He was IM'ing me right before he called saying he was thinking of calling. I was watching his match, and I was skeptical, but I never make advice during matches unless asked, and he didn't ask, so I just watched as his timer ticked and he thought. Then he called, and Youngluck had shoved a busted str8 draw...bam! My heart was pounding. Then, the reality set in that I needed to win to ensure that we pwn'd the $215 bucks. Well...my guy was good too...up like $15K on scope. Like 2 hands later, he shoved a str8 draw into my set, and I called, and he whiffed.

BLAM!!!!

Pretty cool....

Also staked Rob on some $25 HU's on Cake. He ended up playing 39 of them and went 17-22. I think he got a bit tilted towards the end, and started to force a little bit. Well...our deal was to split profit and loss, so we split the $174 loss, so I lost $87. So, we've done 2 stake deals, and I'm down exactly $200. We'll probably try something else soon....I know he's a good player.


May Poker Profit

Stars $341
Cake $122

Total $463

May

Well...a new month. Hopefully, it will be comparable to April. Thus far, it has been kinda up and down.

A few things of note....I qualified a $250 reload bonus on Stars a few days ago. Those are always nice. There is another one pending for $120, but it will probably be a June thing at the earliest since I'm playing full time on Cake now. I staked my buddy Rob $325 for some $6 SNG's, and we finished that up. I ended up losing $112 on that, so it def didn't turn out the way either of us had hoped. I received a rakeback credit from Cake on May 1st....rakeback is cool!

May Poker Profit

Stars $201
Cake $ 6


Total $207

GL

Wing

Bad last day, but good April

Played a bunch of HU today, 4 mans and 2 mans. Played pretty bad overall, and ran bad too. Lost about $200 on Stars.

On 2 mans

W L

$55 1 2
$33 5 6
$25 3 1 (Cake)


On 4 mans....well...lets just say we got pwned. Actually we went 2-7 in $22's and 1-1 in $11's, and my buddy lost most of his roll.


Final April

Stars - <$9>
Mys Poker $1140
Cake $ 540

Total $1671

A few more days in April

Hanging in there strong for the month. Still on track to be the best month ever.
Playing exclusively on Cake....$10 and $25 HUSNG's and full ring. Been very pleased with the way my monthly profit has just steadily climbed the entire month. No downswings of any significance. I think playing 6 tables of cash all the time really smooths things out. I have always hated FR, but I'm kinda getting the hang of it now, at least at the .25/.50 level anyway. As I mentioned, the only reason I'm playing it is to qualify the $600 sign up bonus on Cake. Thus far, I've retired $130 of it in 3 1/2 weeks, so right on track there.

April Poker Profit

Stars $ 201
Mys Poker $ 1041
Cake Poker $ 373

Total $ 1615

$25 HUSNG on Cake

Played a bunch. Ran pretty darn bad...had a ton of river suckouts, etc. Thought I would post a couple of the more ridiculous ones.

Hand #18484D2DF4000023: $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T5058036
Tournament ID:5058036, Table 1
Seat 3: WingmanMtP (1440.00 in chips)
Seat 8: lord*** (1560.00 in chips)
lord***: posts small blind 15
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 30
Dealt to WingmanMtP [ Qs Qd ]
lord***: raises to 60
WingmanMtP: raises to 150
lord***: calls
@@@ F_L_O_P @@@ [ 7d Th 4h ]
WingmanMtP: bets 250
lord***: calls
# # # TURN # # # [ Td ]
WingmanMtP: bets 555
lord***: raises to 1,110
WingmanMtP: is all in 485.0000
lord***: returns uncalled bet 70
lord***: shows 9c Js
WingmanMtP: shows Qs Qd
&&& RIVER &&& [ 8h ]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lord*** wins 2,880 with Straight, Jack high



This idiot re-raised the turn with a gut shot, and voila, there's his 8.


Heres another one...this one wasnt necessarily a bad play by the villain, but he
def got it in bad, and spiked the river.

Hand #18484D2E20000047: $25 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T5058080
Tournament ID:5058080, Table 1
Seat 3: WingmanMtP (2048.00 in chips)
Seat 8: NUNU*** (952.00 in chips)
WingmanMtP: posts small blind 25
NUNU***: posts big blind 50
Dealt to WingmanMtP [ 9d 9s ]
WingmanMtP: raises to 100
NUNU***: calls
@@@ F_L_O_P @@@ [ 8c 7c 6d ]
NUNU***: is all in 852.0000
WingmanMtP: calls
WingmanMtP: shows 9d 9s
NUNU***: shows Ah 8d
# # # TURN # # # [ 7h ]
&&& RIVER &&& [ Ad ]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NUNU*** wins 1,904 with Two Pairs, Aces and Eights


This last one is as bad as the first one....wtf?????


Hand #18484D39B5000009: $10 Heads-up NL Hold'em Turbo T5061045
Tournament ID:5061045, Table 1
Seat 3: WingmanMtP (1300.00 in chips)
Seat 8: vinn*** (1700.00 in chips)
vinn***: posts small blind 10
WingmanMtP: posts big blind 20
Dealt to WingmanMtP [ Kc 9h ]
vinn***: raises to 60
WingmanMtP: calls
@@@ F_L_O_P @@@ [ 4s 9d 6c ]
WingmanMtP: bets 80
vinn***: raises to 360
WingmanMtP: is all in 1160.0000
vinn***: calls
vinn***: shows Jh 3c
WingmanMtP: shows Kc 9h
# # # TURN # # # [ 2c ]
&&& RIVER &&& [ Jd ]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vinn*** wins 2,600 with Pair of Jacks

I mean, cmon!!! This idiot got it in with Jack hi, and no draws....WTF!!!!
Oh, and of course the river Jack saves his dumb fuck ass....whatever.


There are so many more, but I wont bore you.


Actually ended the night 50/50 on $25 games after I won my last
5 straight, so I'm very pleased with that given how many bad beats I took. I would say at least 8 rivers with all the money in and me in the lead.

I will say that I did make quite a few mistakes too though....mostly when I started to steam a little bit....but I regained my form and played solid after a few deep breaths.. ;-)

April Poker Profit


Stars $201
My Poker $1060
Cake $330

Total $1591

Good day..

Played mostly cash, but did squeeze in 4 HU games. I went 4-0 in the HU, and each of my cash sessions generated some profit plus a bunch of FPP's obviously. Playing almost exclusively on Cake for now to bonus whore the $600. So far, I've been credited with $80. $520 to go....gonna have to grind almost every day, but its worth it. April shaping up to be best month ever as long as I dont blow up here at the end.



April Poker Profit

Stars $245
Mys Poker $806
Cake Poker $407


Total $1458

Gonna grind some today

Have played very little over the past week, but mostly won in the few games I've played. Gonna try to get in some volume today. Gonna be playing $25 HU and full ring cash on Cake under WingmanMtP today.

April Poker Profit

Stars $228
My Poker $800
Cake $325

Total $1353

No poker over the weekend...

Went out of town for the weekend, so haven't played hardly at all since last Wednesday. Gotta get back in the grind either today or tomorrow. Month is still looking really good so far.


April Poker Profit

Stars $218
Mys Poker $823
Cake Pkr $153

Total $1194

GL all..

Wing

ZOMG...never felt better about poker.

This month is on its way to being the best I've ever had. I've been playing well, running good, and I discovered Cake. Holy crap!!! So, I signed up for Cake and got a $600 bonus which of course has to be qualified thru earning FPP's. I had been playing on the Cake network already using the Mysportsbook.com poker skin, and I noticed the games were really soft, so I figured I might as well sign up a new account thru Cake directly and bonus whore the $600. So, I started off playing $25 HU SNG's. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I got off to a rough start with those, but it wasn't due to poor play, just variance. Well, I'm still playing the $25 HU's, and in fact have won 9 out of the last 10, but more interestingly, I have discovered the Cake full ring game. Unlike Stars, with Cake any raked hand counts towards FPP's...$1 = 1FPP, unlike Stars .40 = 1FPP, but even a .05 cent rake gives you .05 FPP. On stars you only get FPP credit if the hand rakes at least .40 cents. So, any rake below that is lost and does not accrue or accumulate. This matters alot at low stakes like 50NL, since most hands dont generate .40 cent rake. I've been 6 tabling the .25/.50 Full ring. Its a little fast and hectic, but the FPP's are piling up pretty quick. Over the weekend, I received $40 in bonus credit. (They credit you $10 the minute you get 167 FPP), so it would take 10,000 to retire the entire $600. This should be "Cake"!! The only bad thing is, they only give you 90 days to retire the FPP requirement, so I'm gonna really need to play almost exclusively on Cake to get this done.

Only need about 400 more FPP on Stars to get $250 free, but have til August to get that done, so back burner it goes.


Gotta go take care of some non-poker related stuff, so gonna end it here.

April Poker Profit

PokerStars $221 (Wingpin on Scope)
Mys Poker $704 (Wingpin on Scope...Cake/Sportsbook)
Cake Poker $161 (WingmanMtP on Scope)

April Total $1,086

YTD Poker Profit $1,901

PS. I have a special little secret that I've been using to make obscenely easy money on Mysportsboook.com, so if you wanna know what it is shoot me a message.

Later Wingnuts!!!

GL

Wing

VIP MTT...Sob story

Since I'm a big time Gold Star this month, I figured I might as well play some of the VIP tourneys. So, I played the weekly $75K donkament yesterday. Top 270 cashed, with 270 getting $75. We were down to 271 players left. Blinds were 300/600 and ante 25. I had just folded the BB, and was left with 611 and a small blind of 300 and ante of 50 coming up. So, after posting the SB and ante, I had 261 left....no bueno, but lo and behold I get dealt AA. Muy bueno!!!

Here is what happened....



PokerStars Game #26980437036: Tournament #152212242, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/04/11 15:59:25 ET
Table '152212242 163' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (611 in chips)
Seat 2: Revolver_O (10699 in chips)
Seat 3: Bigsmd (3239 in chips)
Seat 4: darkesthaven (3180 in chips)
Seat 5: BB_ShiNing (3040 in chips)
Seat 6: mikestein (4718 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: aversiestaes (17585 in chips)
Seat 8: lotus818 (2203 in chips)
Seat 9: I The King I (1826 in chips)
Wingpin: posts the ante 50
Revolver_O: posts the ante 50
Bigsmd: posts the ante 50
darkesthaven: posts the ante 50
BB_ShiNing: posts the ante 50
mikestein: posts the ante 50
aversiestaes: posts the ante 50
lotus818: posts the ante 50
I The King I: posts the ante 50
Wingpin: posts small blind 300
Revolver_O: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Ah Ad]
Bigsmd: folds
darkesthaven: folds
BB_ShiNing: raises 2390 to 2990 and is all-in
mikestein: folds
aversiestaes: folds
lotus818: folds
I The King I: folds
Wingpin: calls 261 and is all-in
Revolver_O: folds
Uncalled bet (2390) returned to BB_ShiNing
*** FLOP *** [9c Kd Jh]
*** TURN *** [9c Kd Jh] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [9c Kd Jh 2s] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BB_ShiNing: shows [Kc Ks] (three of a kind, Kings)
Bigsmd said, "own3d"
BB_ShiNing collected 78 from side pot
Wingpin: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
BB_ShiNing collected 2133 from main pot
Bigsmd said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2211 Main pot 2133. Side pot 78. | Rake 0
Board [9c Kd Jh 2s 5c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (small blind) showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: Revolver_O (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Bigsmd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: darkesthaven folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BB_ShiNing showed [Kc Ks] and won (2211) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: mikestein folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: aversiestaes folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: lotus818 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: I The King I (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)



Well, I know I should've folded AA there. Seriously. Several other players had less than 1000 left, and I had just gotten thru both blinds, so with 261 left, I would be able to post the ante 5 more times, and def someone would've been blinded in and busted out. I used up every second of my timer too.... But fuuuuuuck!!!!!! I finished 271 for a prize of $0.

I also played the weekly Silver star $30K free tourney. Cashed in that for a small amount.


Oh well...the month is still going really well.


April Poker Profit

Stars $221
My Poker $592
Cake -$ 19

Total $794

GL everyone

Wing

Going strong still...

Still having good results....not tilting, and playing solid. I feel that I'm becoming more and more comfortable just evaluating my play honestly, and not worrying so much about the results when I'm playing at a level that I have consistently beaten over a good sample size of games. Things are a little different when playing at a level that has kicked my butt in the past....then I have to think a little bit deeper about it, and make sure there isnt some subtlety that I'm being pwned on and not even realizing it.

Gotta go play tennis in a few minutes, so gonna cut this short.

Apr Poker profit

Stars $212
Mys Poker $592
Cake -$ 46

Total $758

GL
Wing

Another solid day

Played a little bit today, and mostly won. So far in the new Cake account which I opened just to bonus whore ($600), I am 4-0 in $10's, 11-13 in $25's, 0-2 in $50's, and 1-0 in $100's (all HU). In the $25's I got off to a terrible start going 3-10, but obv 8-3 since and won my last 5. The quality of the opponents is noticeably weaker than the $22's on Stars from what I can discern thus far, but we will need to
play a much larger sample to be 100% convinced of that. I'm 80-90% convinced now though frankly. Anyway...still gunning for the $1000 month, minimum. I will be very dissapointed with one dime less than $1000. In fact, I expect to exceed that significantly.

April Poker Profit

Stars $202
Mysp Pkr $557
Cake -$ 46
_______________________

Total $713

GL
Wing

April still going well...

Had a bad run on Cake today and lost like $200 playing mostly $25 Hu, but it was almost all coolers, bad beats and lost flips, so I'm not trippin too hard. Had a good nite last nite...Stars is at the all time high, so that feels good, and I played a little cash on Mysports Poker and did well. Gotta go to the restaurant and do some real work, so I'm gonna make it short.

April Poker profit

Stars $207
Mysp Pkr $580
Cake -$147

Total $640

Gl
Wing

Good day..good month so far.

Been playing all morning. Happy that I'm getting up at reasonable hour and playing during the day. Was doing the weird all night thing for awhile...I hate that.

Played $11/$22 4 mans and some $11/$20 HU.

Felt really confident in my decisions today.

I really want to have a $1000 month. It should be a cakewalk since I will be
qualifying a $250 bonus during the month....only need 523 more FPP, so that will def happen in April. Unless I get stupid, I should exceed $1000 easily....


April Poker profit

Stars $148
My Poker $346
Cake $ 16

Total $510

GL

Wing

Good Sunday....

Had an excellent, low stress day yesterday. Went and played some tennis in the middle of the day...got a good sweat in, and then came home to find my buddy, 1M A SHARK hanging out on IM. We partnered (or should I say pwntnered) some $11 4 mans. We ended up 15-6 and we lost the last 2. I made one of the most questionable plays all day on the very last tournament to lose it.

Here it is...

Wingpin: posts small blind 20
pAtcAsh83: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Qd 8d]
Wingpin: raises 80 to 120
pAtcAsh83: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3d 2d]
pAtcAsh83: checks
Wingpin: bets 160
pAtcAsh83: raises 160 to 320
Wingpin: raises 2400 to 2720 and is all-in
pAtcAsh83: calls 2400
*** TURN *** [Kh 3d 2d] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3d 2d Th] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pAtcAsh83: shows [2s 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces)
Wingpin: shows [Qd 8d] (high card King)
pAtcAsh83 collected 5680 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5680 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 3d 2d Th 7c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Qd 8d] and lost with high card King
Seat 2: pAtcAsh83 (big blind) showed [2s 2c] and won (5680) with three of a kind, Deuces


In hind sight, I think it was a bad play....I was playing very well, and stacks were deep, so no need to go crazy and shove it all in there. But...I was gettting tired, and this guy was 3 betting me quite a bit, so maybe I got a little impatient....and obv if any diamond hits (other than the K) and I look like a genius.

SO...bottom line, made about 8 buy ins without taking much risk or ever getting the least bit stressed. (Except maybe for the runner runner 4's that cracked my QQ!)


April poker profit

Stars $122
Cake/Sportsbook $342
Cake $ 9
___________________________
Total $473


Maybe my $1000 goal for April is too low...but lets not get cocky.

BTW.....if you havnt seen this yet....you have to watch it.

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch?e=20090222182227485

GL
Wing

Thank god for new months...$1k month in April???

Running pretty good so far in April. Played 15 4 mans with 1M A Shark yesterday, and we went 9-6. He got really unlucky in one tournament that I watched, getting
it in 3 or 4 times with the chip lead and the best hand, only to see this fish suckout every time....he eventually lost the match. We played some $6 4 mans only because his roll is depleted big time due to withdrawals...once we won a few, we played some $11's and we made some more money. Hopefully, if he can build his roll a little, we can start to pwn the $22's 4 mans....I'm ready now. My ROI in my last 50 HU matches with buy-in between $20-$55 is 20%, so if there is anyone with a strong track record wants to partner up on some $20-$33's, I'd be open to discussing.

I created another new account on Cake poker to get a $600 bonus. I've mentioned this a few times before, but I'll say it again....the quality of the players on Cake is dismal. Now I have my stars account, my Cake/sportsbook account (which uses the Cake software skin, but is a separate poker site from Cake), and my Cake account. My username on Cake/Sportsbook is Wingpin just like Stars, and on Cake it's WingmanMtp. One other cool thing. The way Cake qualifies the bonus is in $10 increments that they automatically credit to your account as you qualify. This way, you dont have to wait until the entire thing is earned to see/withdraw any of it.
I do kinda hate the software, but I'll probably get used to it.

Off to an awesome start in April...Hopefully can make it at least a $1K month. I'm feeling really good about it right now.

April profit

Stars 46
Cake/Sportsbook 341
Cake 9

Total $396

blöff = Pwned

Ok...this was funny. So, I'm playing this fish in an $11 HU. Early in the match he bluffs me off of top pair. The funny thing about it was, I asked him if he had a King, and he replied "blöff". I obv didnt buy it, and my kicker was a 4, so I laid it down. I thought it was a really good, disciplined laydown until he showed me the Ace high! Well, I congratulated him on the nice blöff.

Here is the hand....


PokerStars Game #26711401036: Tournament #153234341, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/04/04 10:00:28 ET
Table '153234341 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: Bodobreak1 (1420 in chips)
Bodobreak1: posts small blind 10
Wingpin: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [4d Kc]
Bodobreak1: calls 10
Wingpin: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7s Qc]
Wingpin: bets 28
Bodobreak1: raises 28 to 56
Wingpin: calls 28
*** TURN *** [Kh 7s Qc] [6h]
Wingpin: checks
Bodobreak1: bets 140
Wingpin: calls 140
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7s Qc 6h] [5c]
Wingpin: checks
Bodobreak1: bets 300
Wingpin said, "king huh?"
Bodobreak1 said, "blöff"
Wingpin said, "i dont htink so"
Wingpin: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Bodobreak1
Bodobreak1 collected 432 from pot
Bodobreak1: shows [5h Ad] (a pair of Fives)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 432 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 7s Qc 6h 5c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: Bodobreak1 (button) (small blind) collected (432)



Ok...so this dude was a total station. He called most everything, with seemingly
anything. In this hand he was raising preflop with 56, and then leading out on every street. Well, I slowplayed a set of Jacks because I knew he would fire out some donk sized bluff on the river. Luckily for me, he made 5's full on the end, but it gave me Jacks full. So, I have the nutz...now to just get this donk to stack off as many chips as possible. So, I'm thinking for a second, and he says "blöff". I'm thinking...he either has a Jack or a 5, but hes calling either way...so I push.

Here is the hand.

PokerStars Game #26711537493: Tournament #153234341, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/04/04 10:05:53 ET
Table '153234341 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1207 in chips)
Seat 2: Bodobreak1 (1793 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 15
Bodobreak1: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Js 8d]
Wingpin: calls 15
Bodobreak1: raises 30 to 60
Wingpin: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [9h Jd Jc]
Bodobreak1: bets 30
Wingpin: calls 30
*** TURN *** [9h Jd Jc] [5c]
Bodobreak1: bets 30
Wingpin: raises 90 to 120
Bodobreak1: calls 90
*** RIVER *** [9h Jd Jc 5c] [5d]
Bodobreak1: bets 120
Bodobreak1 said, "blöff"
Wingpin: raises 877 to 997 and is all-in
Bodobreak1: calls 877
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [Js 8d] (a full house, Jacks full of Fives)
Bodobreak1: shows [6s 5s] (a full house, Fives full of Jacks)
Wingpin collected 2414 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2414 | Rake 0
Board [9h Jd Jc 5c 5d]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Js 8d] and won (2414) with a full house, Jacks full of Fives
Seat 2: Bodobreak1 (big blind) showed [6s 5s] and lost with a full house, Fives full of Jacks




Of course he instacalls, and doubles me up.

haaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Good Riddance March!

Played a ton the last couple days and made Gold star status. No biggie...I dont even really care, but its free FPP's if nothing else. Ended the month +/- $20 from breakeven. It's a little confusing because I played a bunch of 4 mans with 1M A SHARK, and I played quite a bit on Cake poker. BTW...the players on Cake are downright awful. Check my Sharkscope on there for further evidence! I'm not discouraged at all though. In fact I have some really cool news to report from today April 1. Stars is currently in a server restart, so I went to Cake (same username Wingpin) and game selected and have made $222 so far. Took some dude twice at the $100 turbo.

As for the end of March, played a ton of $15 9 mans and had a slightly negative roi which was surprising, but I started feeling better the last 10 or so. Just some subtle things that have to be relearned when you have been playing so many hu matches. Namely, position, blind stealing and starting hands vs blind levels/effective stacks.


Final March $0
April profit $228

YTD Profit $1043

A few more days in March

I'm running a little better the last couple days. Not brave enough to play anything above $11 though...not sure why. Still down about $100 for March...determined to finish in the black. Have not had a losing month since Sep. 08. Also, closing in on Gold Status...strange because I have played more games in March than any other month ever, but it doesnt really seem like it. I need to evaluate what I'm doing here. I'm thinking seriously about abandoning HU for a while at least. Will think about this for a few days. Gonna play an ass of 9 mans in the next few days to try to put March in the + column.

More of the same today....

I'm just turning into a fucking whiner now...and I know it...just started playing today, and this was one of the first few games.

PokerStars Game #26359208509: Tournament #150762524, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/25 18:25:24 ET
Table '150762524 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: bar_juny (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1520 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 15
bar_juny: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Kc 2s]
Wingpin: raises 45 to 75
bar_juny: raises 45 to 120
Wingpin: calls 45
*** FLOP *** [Qh Tc Ks]
bar_juny: bets 240
Wingpin: calls 240
*** TURN *** [Qh Tc Ks] [2h]
bar_juny: checks
Wingpin: bets 450
bar_juny: raises 670 to 1120 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 670
*** RIVER *** [Qh Tc Ks 2h] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bar_juny: shows [Ad Td] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
Wingpin: shows [Kc 2s] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
bar_juny collected 2960 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2960 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Tc Ks 2h Ah]
Seat 1: bar_juny (big blind) showed [Ad Td] and won (2960) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 2: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [Kc 2s] and lost with two pair, Kings and Deuces



WTF...WTF...WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feeling very down on poker

Not because I've lost a bunch...I haven't. But thats only because its pretty hard to lose a bunch on $11 hu matches which is mostly what I've been playing lately.

It's because of how bad I'm running lately. I know I'm not playing perfect...I know that there are plenty of aspects to my game that need to be improved....I also know that variance is part of the game and without it the bad players wouldnt be here... But nonetheless, It's depressing. Just to make myself feel better, I'm gonna post a few ridiculous hands from tonight...mainly because I know if I play another match, it'll just happen again. My opponents tonight have been extraordinarily poor players...many with fishbowls on sharkscope...and I've been pwned anyway.

Before I post the HH's, this vid sums up how I feel right now. (You may have to cut and paste it, but its worth it, I promise!

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch?e=20090222182227485

Quote from the vid:

"Every time I put my money in some donkey piece of shit motherfucker has to come along galloping like a cock sucking donkey and anally penetrate me like a 12 year old virgin...Fuck this shit, I'm never playing poker again"



Here goes....this first one is hilarious I think.

PokerStars Game #26326485749: Tournament #150536182, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/03/24 20:34:38 ET
Table '150536182 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: bluffull (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1470 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 10
bluffull: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [4s Ad]
Wingpin said, "i pick my spots"
Wingpin: raises 40 to 60
bluffull: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [3d 4h 2d]
bluffull: bets 80
Wingpin: raises 80 to 160
bluffull: calls 80
*** TURN *** [3d 4h 2d] [Ah]
bluffull: checks
Wingpin: bets 220
bluffull: raises 440 to 660
Wingpin: calls 440
*** RIVER *** [3d 4h 2d Ah] [2h]
bluffull: bets 650 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 590 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (60) returned to bluffull
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bluffull: shows [Kh 2s] (three of a kind, Deuces)
Wingpin: shows [4s Ad] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
bluffull collected 2940 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board [3d 4h 2d Ah 2h]
Seat 1: bluffull (big blind) showed [Kh 2s] and won (2940) with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 2: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [4s Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours


Maybe I played this wrong. I can see how you might say that calling the turn bet was bad because of the straight, and the river bet was bad because of the 3rd heart. Believe me...I see that, but the reality is, he had neither. I mean...I flopped top pair and I 3bet him. Then I turn aces up, and he check raises me with bottom pair...My read was spot on. Then he hits the miracle 2 outer on the river...wtf???!!!???

Ok...this next one was another donk chasing and hitting gin on the river which incidentally gave me a set of Kings.

PokerStars Game #26326909093: Tournament #150537088, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/24 20:46:48 ET
Table '150537088 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: fancy5 (1504 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1496 in chips)
fancy5: posts small blind 15
Wingpin: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [9c Ks]
fancy5: raises 30 to 60
Wingpin: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Kd 4h 2s]
Wingpin: bets 85
fancy5: calls 85
*** TURN *** [Kd 4h 2s] [8h]
Wingpin: bets 300
fancy5: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [Kd 4h 2s 8h] [Kh]
Wingpin: bets 390
fancy5: raises 390 to 780
Wingpin: calls 390
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fancy5: shows [9h Ah] (a flush, Ace high)
Wingpin: mucks hand
fancy5 collected 2450 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2450 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 4h 2s 8h Kh]
Seat 1: fancy5 (button) (small blind) showed [9h Ah] and won (2450) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Wingpin (big blind) mucked [9c Ks]



This next one just happened a few minutes ago, and really took my spirit away.



PokerStars Game #26334508364: Tournament #150590023, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/03/25 1:45:45 ET
Table '150590023 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1132 in chips)
Seat 2: MrRossi197 (1868 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 10
MrRossi197: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [4d Jh]
Wingpin: raises 40 to 60
MrRossi197: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [4h As Jc]
MrRossi197: checks
Wingpin: bets 80
MrRossi197: raises 180 to 260
Wingpin: raises 460 to 720
MrRossi197: raises 460 to 1180
Wingpin: calls 352 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (108) returned to MrRossi197
*** TURN *** [4h As Jc] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [4h As Jc 5h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrRossi197: shows [Ad 7d] (three of a kind, Aces)
Wingpin: shows [4d Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
MrRossi197 collected 2264 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2264 | Rake 0
Board [4h As Jc 5h Ac]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [4d Jh] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 2: MrRossi197 (big blind) showed [Ad 7d] and won (2264) with three of a kind, Aces



Please dont anyone tell me I played this wrong (unless you really think I did I guess) I mean its the classic. I pop bottom 2 and he pairs his ace. Pretty standard way to lose a match...for the guy with the Ace. But not with me....of
couse he penetrates me with the 2 outer 3rd ace on the river. Holy fuck...say it aint so. I cant win...I cannot fucking win!!!

Had to post this HH

Been dealing with many instances of hands like this. Maybe its a product of the $11 level?? Anyway, if any good players read this, give me some advice, or whatever, if there is any to be had. I'm running into these types of things alot.

This guy was very aggro. He called oop with any two. I re-popped him pre here, and he called with 23....then this.


PokerStars Game #26287127010: Tournament #150263920, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/03/23 18:32:36 ET
Table '150263920 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1600 in chips)
Seat 2: bigboyblues (1400 in chips)
bigboyblues: posts small blind 10
Wingpin: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [6s Ad]
bigboyblues: raises 60 to 80
Wingpin: raises 180 to 260
bigboyblues: calls 180
*** FLOP *** [6d 4s 2c]
Wingpin: bets 380
bigboyblues: calls 380
*** TURN *** [6d 4s 2c] [7h]
Wingpin: bets 960 and is all-in
bigboyblues: calls 760 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (200) returned to Wingpin
*** RIVER *** [6d 4s 2c 7h] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [6s Ad] (a pair of Sixes)
bigboyblues: shows [2s 3s] (a straight, Three to Seven)
bigboyblues collected 2800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2800 | Rake 0
Board [6d 4s 2c 7h 5s]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [6s Ad] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: bigboyblues (button) (small blind) showed [2s 3s] and won (2800) with a straight, Three to Seven


OK...after i posted that, I have had so many more funny ones, I'm gonna post a few.
This fucktard was 6-10 betting every hand...i finally got a decent hand, raised from the BB, and then this...lol

PokerStars Game #26288120296: Tournament #150269245, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/23 18:58:37 ET
Table '150269245 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1165 in chips)
Seat 2: PFT MANIAC (1835 in chips)
PFT MANIAC: posts small blind 15
Wingpin: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [8d 8c]
PFT MANIAC: calls 15
Wingpin: raises 90 to 120
PFT MANIAC: raises 1715 to 1835 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 1045 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (670) returned to PFT MANIAC
*** FLOP *** [Ks 6c As]
*** TURN *** [Ks 6c As] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 6c As 2d] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [8d 8c] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
PFT MANIAC: shows [6d 6h] (a full house, Sixes full of Aces)
PFT MANIAC collected 2330 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2330 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 6c As 2d Ah]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [8d 8c] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 2: PFT MANIAC (button) (small blind) showed [6d 6h] and won (2330) with a full house, Sixes full of Aces


This was the very next game...aggro retardonk again.

PokerStars Game #26288801944: Tournament #150271720, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level IV (50/100) - 2009/03/23 19:17:05 ET
Table '150271720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1502 in chips)
Seat 2: Killerratzz (1498 in chips)
Killerratzz: posts small blind 50
Wingpin: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Ah 5s]
Killerratzz: calls 50
Wingpin: raises 1402 to 1502 and is all-in
Killerratzz: calls 1398 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (4) returned to Wingpin
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7c 4s]
*** TURN *** [Qs 7c 4s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 7c 4s Qc] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [Ah 5s] (a pair of Queens)
Killerratzz: shows [As 4c] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Killerratzz collected 2996 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2996 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 7c 4s Qc Jh]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [Ah 5s] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Killerratzz (button) (small blind) showed [As 4c] and won (2996) with two pair, Queens and Fours


Then this....

PokerStars Game #26291387210: Tournament #150290887, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2009/03/23 20:30:59 ET
Table '150290887 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (1655 in chips)
Seat 2: jj mcalister (1345 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 25
jj mcalister: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [As 5s]
Wingpin: raises 50 to 100
jj mcalister: raises 50 to 150
Wingpin: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [Kd Ah 6s]
jj mcalister: bets 150
Wingpin: raises 300 to 450
jj mcalister: calls 300
*** TURN *** [Kd Ah 6s] [Ts]
jj mcalister: bets 150
Wingpin: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Kd Ah 6s Ts] [2h]
jj mcalister: bets 595 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 595
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jj mcalister: shows [Tc Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
Wingpin: shows [As 5s] (a pair of Aces)
jj mcalister collected 2690 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2690 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Ah 6s Ts 2h]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [As 5s] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: jj mcalister (big blind) showed [Tc Td] and won (2690) with three of a kind, Tens


Then this...this dude was hilarious...literally bet 8 times the BB on every hand, in position or out. Finally, I got 99, and I shoved. He called with 72. Check this shit out!

PokerStars Game #26296590879: Tournament #150329891, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/23 23:31:36 ET
Table '150329891 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: willambranch (1675 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1325 in chips)
willambranch: posts small blind 15
Wingpin: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [9d 9c]
willambranch: raises 1645 to 1675 and is all-in
Wingpin said, "tilted?"
Wingpin: calls 1295 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (350) returned to willambranch
*** FLOP *** [7s 8c 7d]
*** TURN *** [7s 8c 7d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [7s 8c 7d Ad] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [9d 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
willambranch: shows [7c 2c] (a full house, Sevens full of Deuces)
willambranch collected 2650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2650 | Rake 0
Board [7s 8c 7d Ad 2d]
Seat 1: willambranch (button) (small blind) showed [7c 2c] and won (2650) with a full house, Sevens full of Deuces
Seat 2: Wingpin (big blind) showed [9d 9c] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sevens


Then this...he tried to trap me on the riveer, but i didnt bite, but it didnt matter
cuz he sucked out on the very next hand, which you will see below this one.


PokerStars Game #26296817715: Tournament #150331387, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/23 23:41:14 ET
Table '150331387 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (935 in chips)
Seat 2: Mackie57 (2065 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 15
Mackie57: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [7h 9h]
Wingpin: raises 30 to 60
Mackie57: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [9c Tc 3d]
Mackie57: checks
Wingpin: bets 80
Mackie57: calls 80
*** TURN *** [9c Tc 3d] [5h]
Mackie57: checks
Wingpin said, "cmon man...got bills to pay"
Wingpin: bets 120
Mackie57: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [9c Tc 3d 5h] [2c]
Mackie57: checks
Wingpin: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mackie57: shows [3c 4c] (a flush, Ten high)
Wingpin: mucks hand
Mackie57 collected 520 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 520 | Rake 0
Board [9c Tc 3d 5h 2c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (button) (small blind) mucked [7h 9h]
Seat 2: Mackie57 (big blind) showed [3c 4c] and won (520) with a flush, Ten high


The very next hand, this one...not too too bad, but more of the same.


PokerStars Game #26296833507: Tournament #150331387, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2009/03/23 23:41:56 ET
Table '150331387 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Wingpin (675 in chips)
Seat 2: Mackie57 (2325 in chips)
Mackie57: posts small blind 15
Wingpin: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [7c Ac]
Wingpin said, "pffft"
Mackie57: raises 60 to 90
Wingpin: raises 180 to 270
Mackie57: raises 330 to 600
Wingpin: raises 75 to 675 and is all-in
Mackie57: calls 75
*** FLOP *** [8s Qs 6s]
*** TURN *** [8s Qs 6s] [Ks]
Wingpin said, "wow"
*** RIVER *** [8s Qs 6s Ks] [4c]
Wingpin said, "over an dover"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [7c Ac] (high card Ace)
Mackie57: shows [4s As] (a flush, Ace high)
Mackie57 collected 1350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1350 | Rake 0
Board [8s Qs 6s Ks 4c]
Seat 1: Wingpin (big blind) showed [7c Ac] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: Mackie57 (button) (small blind) showed [4s As] and won (1350) with a flush, Ace high


He even hit the meaningless 4 on the river just to really spite me!! Hilarious!!

OK all you hi stakes geniuses. Help me out here...any advice??

GL
Wing