Thursday, December 31, 2015

Poker: End of Year Financial results for 2015

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Overall results for the year -$ 404.26

Results break down as follows:

Cash results (-$ 241.09)
8-Game                              +$ 28.52
NL Holdem       ($0.10) 4365 hands  -$ 30.23
NL Holdem       ($0.25) 2307 hands  -$226.48
NL Holdem Zoom  ($0.25)   79 hands  +$ 12.54
PLO             ($0.10) 2326 hands  -$ 99.76
PLO             ($0.25) 2185 hands  +$ 89.59
NLO8 Zoom       ($0.02) 7041 hands  -$  3.83
NLO8 Zoom       ($0.05)   90 hands  -$  8.51
NLO8 Zoom       ($0.10)  762 hands  -$  2.93

2-7  + 43.46
Limit HE - 12.86
Ohl  -  1.41
Razz  +  7.61
Stud  +  5.21
Stud HL  +  3.17
NLHE  + 18.32
PLO  - 34.98

Tournament Results (-$ 163.17)
STT x92    -$ 228.65
STT Micromillions+EPT  +$ 13.31

MTT x54    -$  44.73 
MTT EPT+MicroMillions+SCOOP+WCOOP+UKIPT   +$ 96.90

Reflect
For my cash results, apart from a mad July for my NLHE cash, my results weren't bad really :)   August was also a relatively bad month, but not too bad overall, and since October have not played an awful lot.    I'm pleased with my 8-Game cash results as I seem to be fairly consistent.   The NLO8 Zoom is also getting more consitant, mostly as I have learnt to fold more when shoved into on the river :)   Hold'em cash was OK apart from July/August and PLO was fine for the year really.   I've not got a huge bankroll still, but am tempted to go back to my old cash routine and get back to playing NLHE and PLO sessions.  Having said that, getting time to play is likely to be the biggest problem for the coming year !

My tournament results are a bit more mixed.  I seemed to go through a phase were I couldn't win an STT, but since dropping down and changing the format, seem to be having more success.  I'd really like to play more MTT, but again time is going to be the issue.... even more so.  

Although we're selling up the Bognor flat, my changing jobs will throw a spanner in the works for my Poker schedule.  Jan/Feb should be relatively OK, but March onwards is really unknown quantity at the moment.

Comparing results to my Strategic Objectives for 2015

*  Work more on my game to be able to break even on NLHE and PLO cash games
NLHE - didn't achieve, although without 2 key hands (where I lost full £100 buy-ins both times), it would have been a different story.  Perhaps I shouldn't be so hard on myself, apart from playing a bit too high for my budget
PLO - $10 loss over 4500 hands is effectively break even, so happy with that
NLO8 - broke even over 7000 hands, so good result
8-Game - also a break even over decent number of hands

Overall OK but could do better

*  Don't play Mobile ZOOM
Didn't manage to avoid this :)   The main reason for this was due to my keep loosing.  As I'm now improving my game, I can be a bit more relaxed about it

*  Try to play MTT more regularly
Played quite a few over the year in the end, but not as many as I would have liked.

*  Commit only to the SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
Almost managed it :)   Made a small profit on SCOOP, small loss on MicroMillions and decent return on TCOOP (which wasn't in the plan :) )

*  Only try EPTs when have got previous months profits
Did get a decent win in TCOOP which I put towards the EPT sats, so yes adhered to this objective :)

Strategic Objectives for 2016
*  Work more on my game to be able to break even on all cash games
*  Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
*  Only try EPTs when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-end-of-year.html
January results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2015.html
February results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2015.html
April results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-april-2015.html
SCOOP write up http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/poker-scoop-2015-results.html
May results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2015.html
June results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2015.html
July results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-july-2015.html
August results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2015.html
September results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-september.html
October results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/poker-financial-results-for-october-2015.html
November results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/poker-financial-results-for-november.html
December results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/poker-financial-results-for-december.html

Poker: Financial results for December 2015

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Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 3 session of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 16 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars  :  +$ 18.01
Live play   :  -£  0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (+$ 20.19)
NLO8 Zoom         ($0.02) 2206 hands  -$  2.53
8-Game            ($0.40)   94 hands  +$ 10.18
NL Holdem Zoom    ($0.25)   79 hands  +$ 12.54

2-7  + 0.51
Limit HE + 0.04
Ohl  + 0.21
Razz  + 2.99
Stud  + 1.70
Stud HL  - 3.64
NLHE  + 7.57
PLO  + 0.80

Tournament Results (-$ 2.18)
3x STT (9 seat)         -$ 2.18 (1 cashes)

Reflect
I didn't really play all that much this month, mostly grabbing half hour here and there on my mobile !   What I did play was OK, having a decent session on 8-Game and cashing in one of the three 9 seat STT games I played.   My NL O8 game seems to be improving, being only 1 buy-in down after over 2000 hands in the month!   Feel I am playing better than my results still, but time will tell

January 2016 Targets will be:
- Play 3 session of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2015
*  Work more on my game to be able to break even on NLHE and PLO cash games
*  Don't play Mobile ZOOM
*  Try to play MTT more regularly
*  Commit only to the SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
*  Only try EPTs when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-end-of-year.html
January results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2015.html
February results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2015.html
April results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-april-2015.html
SCOOP write up http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/poker-scoop-2015-results.html
May results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2015.html
June results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2015.html
July results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-july-2015.html
August results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2015.html
September results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-september.html
October results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/poker-financial-results-for-october-2015.html
November results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/poker-financial-results-for-november.html

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Poker: Financial results for November 2015

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Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 3 session of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 16 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars  :  +$ 18.55
Live play   :  -£  0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (+$ 12.94)
NLO8 Zoom    ($0.02)   768 hands  +$ 4.76
8-Game       ($0.40)   418 hands  +$ 8.18

2-7  + 12.17
Limit HE +  0.78
Ohl  - 14.06
Razz  +  5.30
Stud  -  1.76
Stud HL  +  8.11
NLHE  +  7.20
PLO  -  9.56

Tournament Results (+$ 5.61)
4x STT (9 seat)         +$ 5.61 (3 cashes)

Reflect
My cash results are looking pretty much on target and am happy with my play.  The YTD results for 8-Game and O8 are pretty reasonable as well, so hope the trend will continue.   Need to make sure i dont get complacent and loosen up my game though! My PLO in the 8-Game hasn't been great financial results the last couple of months, although I'm mostly happy with the hands making up this loss

Although still a small sample, the STT results are well above expectation.   Really must try to play more STT and some MTT as well

December might be tricky month to get more play in though as lots going on with flat sale, finding a new job and everything else...... !

December 2015 Targets will be:
- Play 3 session of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2015
*  Work more on my game to be able to break even on NLHE and PLO cash games
*  Don't play Mobile ZOOM
*  Try to play MTT more regularly
*  Commit only to the SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
*  Only try EPTs when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2014 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-end-of-year.html
January results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/poker-financial-results-for-january-2015.html
February results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2015.html
April results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/poker-financial-results-for-april-2015.html
SCOOP write up http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/poker-scoop-2015-results.html
May results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/poker-financial-results-for-may-2015.html
June results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2015.html
July results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/poker-financial-results-for-july-2015.html
August results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2015.html
September results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/poker-financial-results-for-september.html
October results http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/poker-financial-results-for-october-2015.html