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Monday, December 02, 2019

Poker: Financial results for November 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : +$ 32.58
Live play   : -£   0.00
Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results       (+$ 26.85)
   Omaha     (0.05) 118 hands   +$ 16.38
   8-Game    (0.40)   58 hands   +$ 10.47
Tournament Results (+$ 5.73)
2x STT (9 seat)       +$ 5.73 (1 cash)

Reflect
Small volume but did OK this month. The sessions I did play I managed to focus and pay attention to what I was doing, which probably accounts for my better results !

November 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even
Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html
June 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2019.html
July 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2019.html
August 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2019.html
September 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/10/poker-financial-results-for-september.html
October 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/11/poker-financial-results-for-october-2019.html

Friday, November 01, 2019

Poker: Financial results for October 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : +$   0.69
Live play   : -£ 46.00
Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results       (+$ 0.69)
Omaha     (0.05) 173 hands   -$ 3.56
8-Game    (0.25)   54 hands   +$ 4.25

Reflect
What happened to October! It seemed to just slip away from me!!   I was not 100% so wasn't up to playing much most evenings anyway I suppose, but was shocked when I saw I played just two sessions...

November 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html
June 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2019.html
July 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2019.html
August 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2019.html
September 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/10/poker-financial-results-for-september.html

Sunday, October 06, 2019

Poker: Financial results for September 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : -$ 67.89
Live play   : -£   0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results       (-$ 0.00)

Tournament Results (-$ 67.89) 4x STT (9 seat)       -$ 9.67 (1 cash)
2x WCOOP Sats       -$ 37.22
4x WCOOP Main events -$ 21.00 (1 cash)
WCOOP total loss         -$ 58.22

Reflect
Still not playing anywhere near what I used to and not sure how I will get back to those historic levels.    September I was motivated to play some of the WCOOPs, although they can be a bit of a time commitment !   I only went deep in one event but managed to cash a little. One of the sats I bubbled in a very annoying way, but thats the nature of them as well.   The 4 STT of my normal monthly target was OK with 1 cash from 4 attempts, but until I get more volume there is no significance to the results really

October 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html
June 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2019.html
July 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2019.html
August 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/09/poker-financial-results-for-august-2019.html

Monday, September 02, 2019

Poker: Financial results for August 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even
Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : -$   3.87
Live play   : -£   0.00
Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results       (-$ 0.00)

Tournament Results (-$ 3.87)
1x STT (9 seat)    -3.87

Reflect
Well, I only played one MTT so not much to talk about !! Partly due to holidays, but must get back into my rhythm of playing more regularly

September 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even
Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits
References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html
June 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2019.html
July 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/08/poker-financial-results-for-july-2019.html

Friday, August 02, 2019

Poker: Financial results for July 2019

Game	Players	Limit	Finish	Stake USD	Return USD	Profit USD
Holdem	15624	No	8570	3.30		-3.30	MicroMillions #11
Horse	122	Limit	19	0.55		-0.55	MicroMillions #12 sat
Horse	2304	Limit	1798	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #12
Holdem	11321	No	6552	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #21
Omaha HL	7088	Pot	617	3.30	7.61	4.31	MicroMillions #22
Omaha HL	2674	Limit	1419	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #32
Holdem	13482	No	7102	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #41
2-7	2044	Limit	775	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #42
Holdem	7776	No	955	3.30	8.46	5.16	MicroMillions #43
Omaha HL	5634	No	1990	5.50	5.31	-0.19	MicroMillions #52
Holdem	8560	No	3030	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #81
8 game	2735	-	346	5.50	7.50	2.00	MicroMillions #92
holdem	11764	No	5161	5.50		-5.50	MicroMillions #101
8 game	3555	-	253	3.30	5.88	2.58	MicroMillions #130

Reflect
I was on holiday for two weeks in July and only had time to play the Micro Millions whilst they were on. Overall I did OK, getting a some money back in several tournaments at least... no small feat with so many players !

August 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html
June 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/07/poker-financial-results-for-june-2019.html

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Holiday: Southend On Sea

In summary

House we rented was nice
Weather was pretty good (warm and sunny intervals most days) so spent a long time on the beach
Had a lot to eat
Walked about a bit
Lovely and restful break
Didn't do much else :)

More details

Sunday 30th June

Left home at 11am. Stopped at Rayleigh at 1pm for lunch. Got told at 2pm we could get into the property (check-in advertised for 3pm), so left for Southend and got in by 2:30pm Unpacked and washed up to get settled in. Nice enough place. Plenty of room for 2 people, clean and tidy, with good TV, Amazon and internet access. Very close to beach and secured parking behind the house. Went for walk along prom and found was heaving with people ! Had a car show on the prom as well, which was a mixed blessing. Walked through town, then back to the house for dinner and to watch Grand Prix and Glastonbury on TV

Monday 1st July

Woke 8am after a lovely sleep and out the house by 10am. Bit blowy but sunny. Found a proper bakers for future reference Setup camp on beach for 10:30am. Back at midday for lunch in garden. Went for walk and found tourist information office. Walked past west cliff casino, found theatre and had an ice cream. Walked back into town, then back to the house by around 4:30pm a bit worn out! Left to get to the Toby Carvery for dinner at 5:45pm (40 minute walk) Walked back along prom for drinks back at the house.

Tuesday 2nd

Had lovely sleep again ! Woke 9am (which became the default time then on!) Breakfast at 10am so didn't get to beach until 10:30am. Little cloudy but wind not so bad, nice when the sun is out. Lunch at 12:30 until 2pm, then went to park for walk and to find nice sheltered spot to sit for a while. Ended up walking around mostly until about 5pm. Went to Rose resteraunt for dinner on the sea front. I had lovely pie and mash

Wed 3rd

10am got bus to Leigh-on-sea. Lots of cake/coffee shops, but didn't stop ! Walked back along prom, where it was very windy. Lunch stop was at fish & chip shop half way back. Found a sheltered bench in the park and had nice rest then walked into town and got cakes, which we ate back at the house on the patio. Restful evening watching "The Accountant" film

Thu 4th

Solid sleep again :) On beach by 10:30am. Back to the house for lunch on the patio, then afternoon session on the beach from around 2pm until 5pm. Off to the Brewers Fayre for dinner. Had long wait and then the food was only OK Didn't get to bed until late (by our standards anyway)

Fri 5th

Long sleep, beach at 10:45am. First time not needed wind break or T-Shirt on. Meant to be hottest day at 26 degrees. Lots of school trips showed up on the beach, one group descended on us (or so it seemed) This was a pattern going forward for the remainder of our stay, in that on weekdays, there were hoards of mainly primary school groups on the beach. We had our lunch in the garden of the house as normal, then back on beach for the afternoon. Out for dinner at 6pm and went to an Italian Fish & Chip shop by the pier, where there is a string of around 10 fish & chip shops in a row! I had Lasagne, Lynn going for Panini. Then went onto Genting casino where I managed to turn £40 of our holiday money into £80 so a bit of a result ! Had celebratory ice cream on the way back to the house

Sat 6th

On beach in the morning, with far fewer people on the beach than during the week. Had lunch in the garden as normal and back on the beach, but had turned cloudy so went to town for a teacake in the tea shop. Later we went to the chip shop for dinner, our first "proper" fish and chip supper... also my first pudding of the holiday (Syrup sponge and custard of course)

Sun 7th

Went on the train to the end of the pier today. Lynn wasn't comfortable once we'd got out, so got straight back on the train to go back to land. Then went into the pier museum, which was quite interesting, showing the history of the pier and the trains running on it. After lunch we went for a "shopping day" into town, leaving the house at 1pm. Every shop we went in, seemed like we bought something ! 3pm stopped in M&S for our tea and cake, then later on back at the house we had a rest and more tea :)

Mon 8th

Bit cloudy and windy, but promise of sun so had a morning on the beach. In the afternoon session, the sun went in at 3pm which turned it quite cold, so decided to finish off our "shopping day" and went into town again. Went back to the Toby Carvery for our dinner, which is a decent walk, and ended up at the Rendevous Casino on the way back. I got a free pint of beer which was nice, but wasn't able to repeat the luck I had with the holiday money when using my own money and left the casino down £100 ! Expensive beer in the end :)

Tues 9th

Got bus to Shoeburyness East Beach at around 10:20am, taking around 25 mins to get there. Unbelievably there was loads of school kids there.. seem to be following us around ! Walked around town until 1pm when we were pleased to arrive at the Harvester restaurant which was our lunch destination. Had nice lunch and long rest... Long walk back along the prom, but stopped at the Dog & Coffee cafe for tea and cake. Were worn out by the time we got back, so watched "Dream Girls" on TV for the evening entertainment

Wed 10th

Cloudy, but warm and no wind, so decided to have another walking day. Went along the coast to West Cliff, then inland and ended up at the top of Southend town. Walked back towards the shops and found the Museum which had various exhibits about ship wrecks, Romans, etc so was quite interesting. Stopped for lunch in a Pie and Mash shop. I did have pie and mash, but didn't fancy the Eels :) Walking through town, stopped at our current favorite shop (Poundland) and bought half hundred weight of chocolate again :) After a rest at the house, had another walk along the prom and got an ice cream which we ate sitting in the park again. Had a light tea and watched "The Rewrite" film at the house

Thu 11th

Beach day today. Warm and sunny most of the day, with little wind. Ended up walking to the Toby Carvery again, as wanted a bit of exercise... and also a large meal :)

Fri 12th

Up and about relatively early, ended up leaving for home at 9:30am... getting home after small holdup on M25 at 11:45am.. plenty of time to open the post, get some food and do the washing :)

Poker: Financial results for June 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : -$ 106.55
Live play   : -£ 26.00
Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results       (-$ 109.69)
8-Game     ($2) 314 hands   -$ 109.69
Tournament Results (+$ 3.14)
STT (+$ 3.14)
1x Holdem Spin'n'Go (3 seat) -$ 2.75 (0 cashes)
9x Max Spin'n'Go              +$ 2.50 (2 cashes)
1x Sit'n'Go         (9 seat) +$ 3.39 (1 cash)

Reflect
Not too much volume this month. Little disappointed by the 8-Game results, but not overly concerned.   I am currently amused by the Max games but they are a glorified Spin'N'Go which I should avoid according to my results :)

July 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even
Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html
May 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-may-2019.html

Friday, May 31, 2019

Poker: Financial results for May 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 272.38
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results       (-$ 126.64)
PLO Zoom     ($0.25) 132 hands   -$ 115.23
PLO Zoom     ($0.02)   51 hands   -$   2.79
PLO          ($0.05) 102 hands   -$   8.62

Tournament Results (-$ 145.74)
STT (-$ 86.17)
24x Holdem S'n'G (3 seat) -$ 19.00 (9 cashes)
7x Holdem       (9 seat) -$ 24.67 (1 cash)
2x Max Spin'n'Go          +$   2.50 (1 cash)
2x SCOOP satellites       -$ 45.00
MTT (-$ 59.57)
3x MTT                -$ 11.32
5x SCOOP Main events +$ 23.25
11x SCOOP satellites   -$ 71.50

Reflect
My SCOOP campaign wasn't actually as bad as it seems. I managed to win my way into 2 high value tournaments and one lower value one, which would have cost much more than the $116.50 I spent trying to win my way in. Sadly my actual results for all the main events was not really all that close to the money. I did get to play for a total of 143 hours for my money and played 2 8-Game tourneys which is my favorite game (I did best in the first 8-Game tourney I played)

Other than SCOOP, I didn't play all that much. I decided to try a couple of sessions at higher levels of PLO cash, but that didn't work out as I hoped either. I dropped a total of 10 buyins which isn't too bad for a small sample maybe, but don't have the bankroll to keep playing at the higher level. For June, I will focus more on the 8-Game as my main cash game

June 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

NOTE:
For the months of February through May this year, I'm donating 50% of any Poker profits to Clare White who is fundraising for her charity https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/clare-white32 but sadly, no extra cash this month either...

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html
April 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/05/poker-financial-results-for-april-2019.html

Monday, May 06, 2019

Poker: Financial results for April 2019

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-
Pokerstars : -$ 13.39
Live play   : -£ 0.00
Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results       (-$ 4.43)
PLO Zoom     ($0.02) 252 hands   -$ 4.43
Tournament Results (-$ 8.96)
STT (+$ 7.02)
4x Holdem S'n'G (3 seat)    -$ 10.00 ( 1 cash)
31x Holdem       (9 seat)    +$ 1.04 (10 cashes)

Reflect
I've been trying to play more but is more tricky these days. Did manage a good run on the 9 seat STT, but the other areas let me down. There is a danger for May in that it's the SCOOP, although I'm on holiday for the first week...

May 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2019
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

NOTE:
For the months of February through May this year, I'm donating 50% of any Poker profits to Clare White who is fundraising for her charity https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/clare-white32

References
End of 2018 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
January 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/02/poker-financial-results-for-january-2019.html
February 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/03/poker-financial-results-for-february.html
March 2019 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2019/04/poker-financial-results-for-march-2019.html

Monday, April 01, 2019

Poker: Financial results for March 2019

Friday, March 01, 2019

Poker: Financial results for February 2019

Friday, February 01, 2019

Poker: Financial results for January 2019

Friday, January 04, 2019

Poker: End of Year Financial results for 2018

Overall results for the year
Pokerstars : -$ 851.86
Live play : -£ 143.00

Live summary
Played 6 tournaments, cashed in 1 and got a return from Alex

Pokerstars results break down as follows:
Cash results   (-$ 407.02)
8 Game       ($0.40) 1052 hands -$ 20.88
8 Game       ($1.00)   389 hands +$ 40.58
NLHE         ($0.25)   508 hands -$ 133.17
PLO Zoom     ($0.02) 9737 hands -$ 47.55
PLO Zoom     ($0.25) 2508 hands -$ 246.00

Tournament Results (-$ 444.84)
   MTT -$ 206.44
9x MicroMillions      -$   2.45 (5 cashes)
3x EPT                -$ 55.00 (0 cashes)
1x PSPC               -$   0.00 (0 cashes)
15x SCOOP              -$ 68.44 (3 cash)
2x WCOOP              -$ 17.20 (0 cash)
15x Holdem             -$ 63.35 (3 cashes)

    STT   -$ 238.40
1x SCOOP             -$ 18.75
30x STT Spin'n'Go     -$ 77.00 (9 cashes)
150x STT (9 seat)      -$ 142.65 (52 cashes)

Reflect
    I haven't been playing as regularly as I wanted to, and my results aren't as good as I would hope.   Overall though I am not too worried as were a lot of distractions in 2018. Hopefully 2019 will allow me to focus more, get back into the swing of things and my results will then improve

Comparing results to my Strategic Objectives for 2018
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
Not got back to a regular schedule yet really. Will hope to get more regular in 2019

* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
More or less managed to avoid the online festivals I couldn't avoid. Did get a little sidetracked by EPT but only to a small degree

* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits
More or less managed this

References
End of 2017 http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2018/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
End of 2016 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html
End of 2015 http://sceaga.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/poker-end-of-year-financial-results-for.html

Poker: Financial results for December 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 3.57
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (-$ 16.90)
PLO Zoom ($0.02) 726 hands -$ 16.90

Tournament Results (+$ 13.33)
STT (-$ 65.16)
1x Holdem (9 seat) +$ 5.33 (8 cashes)
5x Holdem Spin'N'Go $1 +$ 8.00 (3 cash)

Reflect

I didn’t get much time to play this month, so cash hands are down on normal (albeit I shouldn’t really be playing any Mobile Zoom !) I only played the Spin’N’Go as I had $5 voucher given to me… so played 5x $1 games and cashed 3 times

January 2019 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monday, December 10, 2018

Cars: my Car history 2018 update

I can never remember anything, so put together this car history, to the best of my memory!

Car	Appx Date	Comments
Mini Clubman 1000cc	1980	Company Car. Engine kept having problems, rebuilt a couple of times. (don't know why, I never revved it more than maximum revs....)
Austin Allegro		Company Car. Surprising how many people you can get in an Allegro
A different Austin Allegro		Company Car. First experience of lift-off oversteer. Luckily Tree wasn't damaged..... car written off. Oops.....
Citroen Athena		Bosses car, used fairly regularly whilst I was "rested" from company car ownership..... first experience of 3 figure speeds (it was socially acceptable in those days) however was unable to think of suitable reasons to explain to boss why his fuel consumption halved whenever I drive his car..... so fun was seriously curtailed after various "discussions" on driving technique.
Talbot Solara		Company Car. Rubbish car, but permanently on the road again! Learnt about weight transfer when swerving to avoid truck pulling out in front of me. Luckily the barrier on the A3 Hook underpass wasn't damaged.... car written off....... probably did car loving humanity a favour though....
Talbot Solara Series II		Company Car. Very exciting as the first car I had from brand new. Also first one I had with 5 speed gearbox ! (it is some new fanged gadget, will never catch on..)
BMW 316		Company Car. Only had it for a month.... didn't want to give it back, as in those days it was cool to have a Beema
Ford XR3i		Company Car. Ended up with engine on fire when starting it one day, probably petrol leak in engine bay... write off of course (but not my fault this time !!)
Ford Capri 1.6L Laser		Company Car. First real experience of rear wheel drive. Also first experience of a big tank slapper.... luckily didn't hit anything, and my passenger ended up marrying me, so couldn't have been that bad :-)
Cant remember what I had next	1990	Company car of some sort.
Saab 900i auto	1990	Company Car. Working in London now. Daily commute, yuk.
Saab 900s manual	1991	Company Car.
Cannot remember	1992-94	Company Car. Some repmobile or other probably
Rover 216	1994	Changed company, this was obviously a company car !
Rover SDI 3.5 V8	1994	First car I owned myself. Changed company and decided to get car allowance. Only lasted about 7 weeks before it collapsed in a heap of rust and mangled bits (£50 for a car wasn't much even in those days)
Renault 19 1.3	1994	My car. Great car actually.
Cannot remember	1996	Company car. Doing high mileage so went back to company car.
Renault Laguna 2.0 Sport	1997	Company car. Sport meant you got the "firm" seats (i.e. - your head doesn't touch the side windows when you turn the steering wheel)
Saab 900 Turbo	1997	My car again. Changed company just as Tony Blair got into power... bound to hammer company car drivers, so I went for a car allowance. Very quick car (once Turbo has spun up that is, none of this namby-pamby low-pressure turbo rubbish)
Lotus Elise	1997	"Our" weekend car. until wife wanted to sell her half..... Hmmmm, OK. Absolutely wonderful car though, would love to race one. (we all need to dream)
Subaru Impreza Turbo	1999	My Car. mine, mine, mine.... one of the most reliable cars in the business, so why did it throw a rod through one of the cylinders then ? Complete engine rebuilt under warranty (luckily) Great car, but refused to be driven sensibly. I must be getting old as started worrying about my Driving License.
Jaguar XK8 Convertible	2002	My car. Fantastic car, not just for posing in either. Only sold it to provide my racing budget (and some stuff for the house, but hey....) Might own another one again (or maybe an Exige would be better..)
Land Rover Discovery Td5	2003	Company Car. To tow my race car of course. Tax liability is a bit of a bugger, but you can't beat it for towing.
Range Rover	2004	Company Car. Temporary arrangement from May-Sept. Unbelievably, you cannot buy a new Discovery at the moment !
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2004	Company Car. Temporary arrangement from Sept 04- Apr 05 Auto gearbox, but fantastic V8 petrol engine. Great for towing and not bad in a straight line :-)
Subaru Forester 2.5 XT	Mar 2005	Own car (Alphabet) Can tow 2 tonnes and goes like stink as well !
Lotus Elise R	Mar 2008	Own car (Alphabet) Fabulous car
Fiesta	Mar 2010	Driving wife’s car
Alpina B3	Aug 2011	Own car (private) Convertible
Ford Focus ST	Nov 2012 to 13th Oct 2018	Own car (private) Nice car, practical and able to go a bit as well
Jaguar XE Landmark	Dec 2018 to current	Own car (private) Ex-Demo (90 days old with 1900 miles when I got it) Nearly bought an F-Type, but this one is much more sensible and still a great car !

Poker: Financial results for November 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 64.16
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results       (+$ 1.00)
PLO Zoom     ($0.02) 726 hands   +$ 1.03
8-Game       ($0.40) 156 hands   -$ 0.03

Tournament Results (-$ 65.16)
STT (-$ 65.16)
37x Holdem (9 seat) -$ 65.16 (8 cashes)
4x Holdem Spin'N'Go $1 -$ 0.00 (1 cash)

Reflect
Cash seems more under control now. I'm trying not to play Zoom so aggressively as previously :) 8-Game was a little disappointing, but still OK. My STT results were terrible at the beginning of the month, but then had a hot run towards the end to get some decent results in. Just a shame to have such poor results overall

December 2018 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Strategic Objectives for 2018
* Get back to a more regular schedule of playing
* Commit only to the TCOOP, SCOOP and MicroMillions online festivals
* Only try Pokerstars Championship/EPT when have got previous months profits

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Poker: Financial results for October 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 33.89
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (+$ 5.22)
PLO Zoom ($0.02) 1169 hands +$ 5.22

Tournament Results (-$ 39.11)

STT (-$ 39.11)
5x Holdem (9 seat) +$ 20.89 (2 cashes)
12x Holdem Spin'N'Go $10 -$ 60.00 (3 cashes)

Reflect
I am not playing many serious sessions at the moment. Cash is only Mobile Zoom, so happy enough to see any positive result for the month. My STT efforts got side tracked by trying to win a Spin'N'Go with PSPC prize (I never saw sight of such a prize though) I still don't seem to be able to get near average results for Spin'N'Go so should avoid them (again!) in future. The actual STT I did play I was happy enough with

December 2018 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Poker: Financial results for September 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 28.13
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results       (-$10.51)
PLO Zoom     ($0.02) 917 hands   -$ 11.97
8-Game       ($0.40)   21 hands   +$ 1.46

Tournament Results (-$ 17.62)

STT (-$ 0.42)
12x Holdem (9 seat) -$ 0.42 (5 cashes)

MTT (-$ 17.20)
WCOOP #62-L Sat -$ 15.00
WCOOP #44-L Sat -$ 2.20

Reflect
I'm relatively pleased with my STT performance, but not all that happy with my PLO. I still tend to play for short periods of time on a weekend morning mostly, which I should probably stop doing !

October 2018 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

References

Friday, September 07, 2018

Poker: Financial results for August 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : -$ 20.04
Live play : -£ 45.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results (-$ 5.37)
PLO Zoom ($0.02) 786 hands -$ 5.37

Tournament Results (-$ 14.67)

STT (-$ 14.67)
5x Holdem (9 seat) -$ 14.67 (1 cash)

Reflect
I still haven't got around to adding any cash to my Stars account, so still playing on limited budget. Not been playing a lot in August and on holiday at the end of the month.

September 2018 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

References

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Poker: Financial results for July 2018

Plan
Monthly target was:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

Monitor
Overall results for the month:-

Pokerstars : +$ 1.96
Live play : -£ 0.00

Pokerstars results break down as follows:

Cash results       (+$ 12.27)
8-Game       ($0.40)   89 hands   -$ 3.09
8-Game       ($1.00)   55 hands   +$ 21.17
PLO Zoom     ($0.02) 606 hands   -$ 5.81

Tournament Results (-$ 10.31)

STT (+$ 10.39)
Micromillions -$ 2.45 (See separate write up)
6x Holdem (9 seat) -$ 7.86 (2 cashes)

Reflect
I hadn't worried about adding any cash to my Stars account, so have been playing on limited budget. Have also had limited time to play my normal games as was focusing on MicroMillions (http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2018/07/poker-micro-millions-2018-results.html )

August 2018 objectives:
- Play 2 sessions of 8 Game cash with target of breaking even
- Play 10 STT with target of breaking even

References

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