Poker: Financial results for September 2013

Plan
My monthly targets for August were:
- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 800 hands of cash on NLHE $0.20 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 350 cash hands on PLO $0.20 6-max (1 table) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 4 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 16 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Have one more try at EPT sat, using FPPs to buy-in
- Play some WCOOP sats (if available and depending on the final schedule for the Main Events)

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars      :  -$  233.28
Black Belt Poker:  -$    5.53  (-£3.43)
Live play       :  -£   40.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results ($+31.85 overall)
8 Game    ($0.40)                   $  +0.46
PLO Zoom ($0.10)         362 hands  $ +10.29
Mobile NLO8 Zoom ($0.10) 237 hands  $  +0.83
NLO8 Zoom ($0.10)        819 hands  $ +20.27

Tournament Results ($-265.13 overall)
1x UKIPT sat MTT           $  -12.73
8x WCOOP sat MTT           $ -245.40
2x NLHE MTT                $   -7.00

8 Game wins/losses by game type for this month (1 session):
2-7        + 1.64
Limit HE   - 0.80
Omaha HL   + 2.39
Razz       + 2.48
Stud       - 2.34
Stud HL    - 4.76
NL HE      + 1.43
PLO        + 0.42

BBP results break down as follows:

Cash results (£-0.00 overall)

Tournament Results (-£ overall)
7x  MTT            -£  3.43

Reflect
My main focus this month was the WCOOP sats and everything else was pushed aside.  I also ran out of Poker bankroll 3/4 way through the month (hence my early post for end of month results) so my playing is now curtailed until next month.  

My live game was a bit frustrating, as managed to get to the final table but finished as the money bubble boy.  Did feel I played well overall though, so cannot complain.....

I have done my study sessions as targeted, watching Nick's Tournament videos.  I've still got a few video's to watch, so will need to continue with my studying, but have got spare time at the moment (as I have no Poker bankroll left) so shouldn't be a problem to get through them

Pokerstars cash results were pretty good (by my recent standards :) ) so was happy just to post a plus result in all categories.   The WCOOP sats were the main expenditure for me.  I posted a blog about this already (http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/poker-wcoop-2013-summary.html) so won't dwell on my lack of results here.   I wasn't intending to play a UKIPT London sat, but saw it listed when I was browsing so just jumped in.  Obviously was a waste of time and money :)

I didn't play much on BBP, just three league games and four other NLHE MTTs  I did cash one MTT (4th from 12 players) but nothing special to mention

My cash results were better than expected, and my tournament results are about on par with expectation.  Shame I didn't get anywhere with WCOOP, but it was always a bit of a long shot anyways.   

October Targets
I am still going through Nick Wealthall's "Tournament Cash Machine" program (http://transformmypoker.com/) so October will also need to be about training for and playing in MTTs.  My bankroll is precarious, so will have to drop right down in stakes to stay within my BRM   My targets are therefore:

- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 400 hands of cash on NLHE $0.10 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 400 cash hands on PLO $0.10 6-max (1 table speed) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 5 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)

Strategic Objectives
*  Keep to Poker Plan
Went out the window a bit this month due to WCOOP and Bankroll
*  Focus on less variants of cash games
So far, so good.
*  Break even on all cash games
Needs more studying
*  Fiddle around less with MTT/STT variants, concentrate on NLHE and 8 Game
OK this month

References
January 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2013.html
February 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-march-2013.html
April 2013 Cash Challenge http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/blogs/read/4020786/sceaga/First-month-results/
April 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2013.html
May 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2013.html
June 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2013.html
July 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2013.html
August 2013 Plan
My monthly targets for August were:
- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 800 hands of cash on NLHE $0.20 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 350 cash hands on PLO $0.20 6-max (1 table) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 4 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 16 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Have one more try at EPT sat, using FPPs to buy-in
- Play some WCOOP sats (if available and depending on the final schedule for the Main Events)

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars      :  -$  233.28
Black Belt Poker:  -$    5.53  (-£3.43)
Live play       :  -£   40.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results ($+31.85 overall)
8 Game    ($0.40)                   $  +0.46
PLO Zoom ($0.10)         362 hands  $ +10.29
Mobile NLO8 Zoom ($0.10) 237 hands  $  +0.83
NLO8 Zoom ($0.10)        819 hands  $ +20.27

Tournament Results ($-265.13 overall)
1x UKIPT sat MTT           $  -12.73
8x WCOOP sat MTT           $ -245.40
2x NLHE MTT                $   -7.00

8 Game wins/losses by game type for this month (1 session):
2-7        + 1.64
Limit HE   - 0.80
Omaha HL   + 2.39
Razz       + 2.48
Stud       - 2.34
Stud HL    - 4.76
NL HE      + 1.43
PLO        + 0.42

BBP results break down as follows:

Cash results (£-0.00 overall)

Tournament Results (-£ overall)
7x  MTT            -£  3.43

Reflect
My main focus this month was the WCOOP sats and everything else was pushed aside.  I also ran out of Poker bankroll 3/4 way through the month (hence my early post for end of month results) so my playing is now curtailed until next month.  

My live game was a bit frustrating, as managed to get to the final table but finished as the money bubble boy.  Did feel I played well overall though, so cannot complain.....

I have done my study sessions as targeted, watching Nick's Tournament videos.  I've still got a few video's to watch, so will need to continue with my studying, but have got spare time at the moment (as I have no Poker bankroll left) so shouldn't be a problem to get through them

Pokerstars cash results were pretty good (by my recent standards :) ) so was happy just to post a plus result in all categories.   The WCOOP sats were the main expenditure for me.  I posted a blog about this already (http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/poker-wcoop-2013-summary.html) so won't dwell on my lack of results here.   I wasn't intending to play a UKIPT London sat, but saw it listed when I was browsing so just jumped in.  Obviously was a waste of time and money :)

I didn't play much on BBP, just three league games and four other NLHE MTTs  I did cash one MTT (4th from 12 players) but nothing special to mention

My cash results were better than expected, and my tournament results are about on par with expectation.  Shame I didn't get anywhere with WCOOP, but it was always a bit of a long shot anyways.   

October Targets
I am still going through Nick Wealthall's "Tournament Cash Machine" program (http://transformmypoker.com/) so October will also need to be about training for and playing in MTTs.  My bankroll is precarious, so will have to drop right down in stakes to stay within my BRM   My targets are therefore:

- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 400 hands of cash on NLHE $0.10 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 400 cash hands on PLO $0.10 6-max (1 table speed) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 5 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)

Strategic Objectives
*  Keep to Poker Plan
Went out the window a bit this month due to WCOOP and Bankroll
*  Focus on less variants of cash games
So far, so good.
*  Break even on all cash games
Needs more studying
*  Fiddle around less with MTT/STT variants, concentrate on NLHE and 8 Game
OK this month

References
January 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2013.html
February 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-march-2013.html
April 2013 Cash Challenge http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/blogs/read/4020786/sceaga/First-month-results/
April 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2013.html
May 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2013.html
June 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2013.html
July 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2013.html
August 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2013.html

General: Day trip to Hinton Ampner (National Trust)

We’ve previously planned trips this year to the National Trust house Hinton Ampner, but for various reasons didn’t make it….. so was pleased me actually managed to get there today to take a look around !

I must admit the Tea Shop featured heavily in our visit as we got there about lunch time, so had a nice sandwich and sausage roll there before strolling round the main house.

It’s not a huge house, but was a fair amount of interest inside, but were soon outside in the grounds taking a look around.   The views from the south terrace were spectacular, despite the slightly grey, cloudy day.

The church in the grounds was also interesting looking and has lovely stained glass windows (looking best from the inside of course..)

After trekking round the remaining ground, we ended back at the tea shop for our mid afternoon snack

On the way home, we stopped at Petersfield, mainly because we’d never been there before.   Was OK for a small town, but nothing special there to take the interest really.

Despite the dull day, we had a nice trip out and came back feeling like we’d eaten well and had a nice walk about.

Poker: WCOOP 2013 summary

I have been working hard to try and satellite into some WCOOP events, but sadly my efforts to just qualify have not been realised

The plan for this year was to try for 10 events, which in itself was quite ambitious (perhaps too ambitious as it turned out)

Over the course of the last few weeks I have been furiously finding satellites I can play in and then trying to get through to the event itself.  In most cases I tried at least twice, but one event I gave up on because of real world commitment, then the last event had to be abandoned as I’ve done my bankroll

Here are my results for this years series:

Event	Attempts	Cost	Notes
05  NL Hold'em	2	$63.00
10  PL Omaha	2	$36.00
12  NL Hold'em [Heads-Up]	2	$18.60
16  PL Omaha	2	$12.40
33  8-Game	3	$82.40
34  NL Hold'em	2	$89.40
42  HORSE	1	$40.80	Date clash so can’t play event
49  Mixed NL Hold'em/PL Omaha	2	$32.80
55  NL Hold'em	0	$0	Abandoned due to lack of bankroll
66  NL Hold'em Main Event	12	$0	Used FPP’s only
TOTAL		$375.40

Compared to last years result, it’s certainly a bit disappointing, but having said that I have enjoyed the cut and trust of playing the satellites and got close a few times to getting through.

In hindsight, I could have probably saved some money by being a bit more selective/patient and picking some less expensive satellites.  I paid out $61 in one case and $41 a couple of times, whereas there may have been better ones to go for. 

Sadly I don't have the bankroll (now don’t have *any* bankroll !) to buy-in directly, so that is it for me this year.   Will have to wait until SCOOP 2014 now

Poker: Financial results for August 2013

Plan
My monthly targets for August were:
- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 800 hands of cash on NLHE $0.20 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 350 cash hands on PLO $0.20 6-max (1 table) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 4 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 16 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Have one more try at EPT sat, using FPPs to buy-in
- Play some WCOOP sats (if available and depending on the final schedule for the Main Events)

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars      :  -$  200.89
Black Belt Poker:  -$  159.71  (-£103.06)
Live play       :  -£   40.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results ($-62.09 overall)
8 Game    ($1.00)              $ -44.95
Mobile NLO8 Zoom ($0.10)       $ -20.20
NLO8 Zoom ($0.10)              $  +3.06

Tournament Results ($-138.80 overall)
1x EPT sat MTT (FPP)       $    0.00
8x WCOOP sat MTT           $ -130.00
1x NLHE MTT                $   -4.40
1x PLO  MTT                $   -4.40

8 Game wins/losses by game type for this month (1 session):
2-7        + 3.62
Limit HE   -15.33
Omaha HL   - 1.88
Razz       - 2.77
Stud       +15.69
Stud HL    -15.30
NL HE      -20.45
PLO        - 8.53

BBP results break down as follows:

Cash results (£-70.66 overall)
NLHE Speed  ($0.20)  714 hands   -£60.17
PLO         ($0.20)   36 hands   -£10.49

Tournament Results (-£32.40 overall)
14x  MTT            -£  7.19
4x   10 seat STT    -£ 15.55  Maui Jackpot
2x   10 seat STT    -£  7.84
3x    6 seat STT    -£  4.88
1x    2 seat STT    +£  3.06

Reflect
I have done my study sessions as targeted, watching Nick's Tournament videos.  I'm not sure I'm applying all the techniques as yet, so need more reviewing of the previous materials as well as going through the next module.

Pokerstars was about as expected, in that I played several WCOOP satalites, and although had some good runs, didn't win any seats yet.   The cash side was a little disappointing but not outside acceptable limits

Black Belt cash was a little low on volume and also disappointing.  I think focussing on tournaments may be messing up my cash game!   The Tournaments were also a bit disappointing but with the low volume, difficult to make any firm judgements.... other than that I am still no good at Maui Jackpot tables and should probably give them up!!

September Targets
I am still going through Nick Wealthall's "Tournament Cash Machine" program (http://transformmypoker.com/) so September will also need to be about training for and playing in MTTs.   I'm also still got some WCOOP satallites to play.    My targets are therefore:

- Have at least 4 study sessions
- Play 400 hands of cash on NLHE $0.20 6-max (1 table Speed) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 150 cash hands on PLO $0.20 6-max (1 table) with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 10 MTT/STT with target of breaking even (BBP)
- Play some WCOOP sats

Strategic Objectives
*  Keep to Poker Plan
Achieved all this month, except 8 Game cash sessions
*  Focus on less variants of cash games
So far, so good.
*  Break even on all cash games
Needs more studying
*  Fiddle around less with MTT/STT variants, concentrate on NLHE and 8 Game
OK this month

References
January 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2013.html
February 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poker-financial-results-for-march-2013.html
April 2013 Cash Challenge http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/blogs/read/4020786/sceaga/First-month-results/
April 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2013.html
May 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2013.html
June 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2013.html
July 2013 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2013.html