Thursday, July 31, 2014

Poker: Financial results for July 2014

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Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 1200 cash hands on NLHE $0.10 Full Ring (4 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 600 cash hands on PLO  $0.10 6-max (2 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 8 MTT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars  :  +$  26.28
Live play   :  -£  40.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (-$ 5.37)
NLHE             ($0.10)   824 hands  -$ 32.05
PLO              ($0.10)   405 hands  +$ 36.16
NLO8 Mobile Zoom ($0.10)   106 hands  -$  9.48

Tournament Results (+$ 31.65)
10x Micromillions MTT              +$ 10.62 (3 cashes)
2 x Micromillions MTT satellites   -$  1.95
4 x Micromillions STT satellites   -$  3.03
Micromillions net gain +$ 5.64

5x MTT (180 seater)  +$  3.13  (1 cash)
12x STT (9 seat)     +$ 22.88  (6 cashes)

Reflect
The Farnborough Poker club is now shut :( so went back to Reading Genting for their £35+5+5 (plus 1 re-entry)   Sadly I didn't get much traction and wasn't 'feeling it' so once I was out, decided not to re-buy and went home early.

All my online activity is  pokerstars for the foreseeable, which makes it easier to report on :)   I didn't quite make the cash hands target (mainly due to MicroMillions)  Although the overall cash total was roughly breakeven, I was a little disappointed with my NLHE results.   I'm 4 tabling so playing a little robotically perhaps, so need to keep an eye on that.     

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I hadn't realised that MicroMillions was running in July, so got a bit side tracked into it.   I managed to play 10 Main Events and cashed 3 times, which I thought was pretty good going.   Overall a lot of fun and made a small return, so can't complain.  

My other MTT and STT results reflect how I feel about my game, in that I'm pretty happy with it at the moment.  I am playing a little more aggressively now, especially in the STT which are often Turbo knockout formats, but seems to suit me for the moment.  This is likely to give more swingy results, but we'll see over time how it works out.

August 2014 Targets

Back to normal this month:
- Play 1600 cash hands on NLHE $0.10 Full Ring (4 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 800 cash hands on PLO  $0.10 6-max (2 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 4 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 8 MTT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2014
*  Break even on all cash games
*  Play Mobile ZOOM as little as possible
*  Try to play MTT more regularly
*  Commit less to the online festivals

References
End of 2013 review http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/poker-end-of-year-results-for-2013.html
January 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2014.html
February 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2014.html
April 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2014.html
May 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2014.html
June 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2014.html

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Holiday: Bognor 2014

Decided to take a look at holiday flats whilst on holiday in Bognor this time round.

Saturday 5th July

Arrived around 12:30pm after clear run down.  Was very windy on the sea front, so went to Hotham Park to have our picnic lunch.   Was extremely warm out of the wind !  Took a short walk after lunch, then got to cottage around 2:30pm.  Unpacked and did our tradition of washing up all the cutlery/crockery we’ll be using for the holiday to make ourselves at home.   The cottage seems roomy and tidy and is very near the beach, so hoping it will be ideal.  Apart from the kitchen cupboards and blind, seems clean enough..

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Walked up to ‘The Martlets’ (Fayre & Square) for dinner.   Similar in style of food (and price) to Hungry Horse chain so in familiar territory.  Was pretty busy but the staff were still helpful and friendly.  Ordering at the bar was pretty disorganised and slow, but food came out very quickly and was decent enough.   Walked back and had a nice cup of tea (and some beer Smile )

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Sunday 6th July

Had decent sleep, but got up for breakfast (when on holiday, ridiculous idea !)  Ready for action at 10am so went to the West Park car show and had cup of tea before walking around looking at the cars.   Got back to the cottage for lunch, then watched British Grand Prix.   Needed a walk after the extended sitting watching TV, so walked up to Felpham and round back to town and had our Sunday Lunch in ’Hatters Inn’    Decent for a chain pub actually, so pleasantly surprised.   Had to have another walk to wear some of the food off, then back to the cottage to watch TV (Johnny English 2)

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Monday 7th July

Had another decent sleep, then got ready for our first flat viewing day.   Looked at some flats, then had lunch at the cottage to reflect on what we’d seen.   Had walk up to Aldwick and had impromptu viewing when we spied an agent showing someone else a flat, we managed to get in straight after, although turned out we saw a different flat from that which we expected.   (We like to be nosey anyway, so worked out ok)    Needed a rest on West Park on the way back, so coffee and cake is called for.   Having regained some energy we ended up walking all way over to other end of town. IMG_1840

Feeling a bit worn out, decided to go to the pub, but was shut !   Decided to go back to cottage instead and had a cup of tea before our last viewing of the day.   As we were worn out, went to a local favourite restaurant ‘Madlows’ where we had a lovely meal.    We did have enough energy for another short walk before collapsing in a heap in front of the TV back at the cottage

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Tuesday 8th July

Up and breakfast at 9:15am today !  Had hectic morning looking at flats again and it rained several times.  We did get wet, but managed to find shelter for when the rain really lashed down.   Had a quick lunch ‘on the hoof’ by taking our packed lunch with us.   Did get quite hot for half hour when the sun came out, but weather soon turned to heavy rain again but luckily we had retired to ‘The Waverly’ pub by then, so spend rest of afternoon sitting in the pub reviewing the flats we’d been looking at.   Briskly walked back as was still raining, and still needed to decide where to eat.   After a rest, decided to stay local and went to the nearest Italian Restaurant ‘Mamma Mia’ where we had another great meal.   When we came out, the sun was shining and we had a lovely walk along the promenade in the evening sun.  Shame we hadn’t had so much sun during the day !

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Wednesday 9th July

Agent rang at 8:55am asking for feedback…. don’t these people know about holiday makers !  Up and breakfasted by 9:20am today, as only got three flats to look at.    Viewings didn’t quite go to plan, but the one flat we did see was nice though.   Had lunch in the cottage, but then sat on the beach as it was hot & Sunny by now !   Went back to the cottage and had cup of tea and cake, before going out on one more viewing we’d just arranged.   We are definitely a bit weary, so have a nice long rest in a pub before heading back to our local Chippy restaurant for a Chip supper.   Feeling very full, we decide to have a final short walk of the day, although somehow end up in the Waverley pub again for another rest, then it’s back to the cottage for a well deserved veg in front of TV.  All this flat hunting definitely wears you out !

Thursday 10th July

We certainly seem to be sleeping well in this cottage, must also be the walking and sea air….    We’ve got a ‘day off’ today, so with the cloudy weather forecast, we’re off to Chichester for the day, travelling there on the bus and back by train (just for the experience of it)  The bus to Chichester was the local bus, so went all round the houses, but still only took about 35 minutes.   Found a nice cafe for our coffee and cake before wondering around the shops.   Had a decent dinner (and pudding for me) at the ‘Bell Inn’ where we’d eaten before which gave us the energy to hit the shops again.   After a couple hours we needed more sustenance, so had Tea and Cake Smile    It was hot and sunny afternoon, so had to get drink in pub before getting the train home.  It was about 25 mins on the train, then we still had to walk back from the station.  Being hot & sunny it was nice enough walk through the town to the sea front, where we had a pleasant rest watching the wind surfers in action.   Back at the cottage, had a short rest before walking out to one of the local pubs, just to try it out (managed a beer as well though)

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Friday 11th July

Woke relatively early at 8am, so ready by 9:15am to go out for a walk.   Didn’t get too far, as wanted to try out ‘The Coffee Corner’ which was newly opened.  Popped into town to buy some sandwiches for our lunch, which we were planning to have on the prom later on.   went for our first 2nd viewing at Selsey Avenue and both came out feeling very positive about it.   It’s started to rain though, so have to abandon our lunch out plan and dashed back to the cottage for lunch.   Despite the rain, our 2nd viewing of Royal Norfolk Mews was also very positive (making a choice will be tricky) but the last viewing wasn’t so great so at least there is only 2 flats to still think about.   As it’s still a bit rainy, we go to the local cafe for an ice cream and cup of tea (makes a change from cake)   We also decided Selsey Avenue is our favourite, so after eating walk back past ‘our flat’  Smile   End up at Bognor high street so start looking in furniture shops, but not before another cake and coffee.   Finish off the afternoon by getting lots of ideas for furnishings and furniture before going back to the cottage.     As we’re done with thinking for the  day, end up in the Brewers Fayre for our dinner.

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Saturday 12th July

Up and out around 9:30am to come back home, taking about 1hour 20 mins (plus a coffee and cake stop)

It’s been a slightly odd holiday, as it felt more like a working holiday at times, but still enjoyed it and do actually feel rested and relaxed.  The hassles will likely start next week in earnest from both work and decisions about flats.

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Poker: Financial results for June 2014

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Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 800 cash hands on NLHE $0.10 Full Ring (4 table) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 400 cash hands on PLO  $0.10 6-max (2 table) with target of breaking even (Pokerstars)
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even  (Pokerstars)
- Play 8 MTT with target of breaking even (Coral and Pokerstars)

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars  :  -$ 121.09
Coral       :  -£   4.07
Live play   :  -£  60.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (-$ 97.24 overall)
NLHE             ($0.10)  1677 hands  -$ 39.40
PLO              ($0.10)   810 hands  -$ 22.89
NLO8 Mobile Zoom ($0.10)   673 hands  -$ 34.95

Tournament Results (-$ 23.85)
4x MTT NLHE       -$19.11 (1 cash)
1x STT UKIPT Sat  -$18.66
7x STT (9 seat)   +$13.92

Coral results break down as follows:

Tournament Results (-£ 4.07 overall)
1x 1500GTD        -£ 4.07

Reflect
For the live game, it's back to the normal game at Sovereign in Farnborough, which seems to be the best game around at the moment (and it's closer to home :) )   I had another good run, although had to rebuy once before the break.  In the latter stages always seemed to have around 18 Big Blind stack so it was inevitable perhaps that my aggression on the final table saw me getting it in bad and ending up 7th from 45 runners (with top 5 paying out)  Again a little frustrating but you've got to go with your decisions

Pokerstars cash results took a bit of a down turn.   My NLHE game most of the loss was one bad session on one table, and for PLO cash was one bad session with two tables apart fr omthat was fairly consistant.  Just need to be sure I don't get a bit tilted when get a bad run going.   My NLO8 was again more than I intended to play.  Might need to re-think my Mobile Zoom strategy.  Having said that, I had two bad sessions from four, and in both cases were really 2 or 3 hands per session which accounted for my losses, so could easily have swung the other way if I'd got luckier :) 

For Coral, I had a bad run and managed to dump my Coral Bankroll on Carribean Stud.   Rather than top up and risk getting tempted by the table games again, I decided it was the push I needed to abandon Coral and focus exclusively on Pokerstars going forward now.  

July 2014 Targets

I'm off for a week in July, but otherwise should be a normal month, so my monthly target for July will be (playing Pokerstars only):
- Play 1200 cash hands on NLHE $0.10 Full Ring (4 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 600 cash hands on PLO  $0.10 6-max (2 table) with target of breaking even
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 8 MTT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2014
*  Break even on all cash games
*  Play Mobile ZOOM as little as possible
*  Try to play MTT more regularly
*  Commit less to the online festivals

References
End of 2013 review http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/poker-end-of-year-results-for-2013.html
January 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2014.html
February 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2014.html
April 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2014.html
May 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2014.html