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WSOP Final Table...in November?

Published on 2008-05-09 15:25:00

First, I apologize. I forgot to post my end of month results. I was either up a little or down a little. If I remember correctly, I was up about 10% when I started the day, but ended down a 1% or 2%. Did you hear about the final table of the WSOP thi > read more

How To Play a Maniac...

Published on 2008-04-25 17:51:00

He's a maniac, maniac on the floor...Just to be clear I'm thinking Chris Farley in Tommy Boy here, not Flashdance. Although, maybe that's worse.If you have played with me lately, you'll see that I like to be the aggressor at the table. I'm not a mani > read more

As predicted, first down month

Published on 2008-04-01 09:59:00

Well, it didn't come as surprise. March was my first month without a profit. I predicted this in February because I knew two things were going to happen. 1. I was going to be on vacation and not play for at least one week.2. I was going to burn a fai > read more

February shows continued growth

Published on 2008-03-03 11:30:00

Well, I've wrapped up February and the numbers look surprisingly consistent. I've again realized a 25% gain, bringing my online bankroll from $255 up to $320. It would have been a little higher, but my last day in February saw three sit-and-goes with > read more

live bankroll takes another hit while online bankroll soars

Published on 2008-02-19 14:32:00

Once again, it's the tale of two environments. My online game is cruising. I'm back to playing one ring game table, and three sit-and-goes at one time. If I play an MTT, I'll swap out one sit-and-go. I took a $50 beating the other day and I'm still s > read more

sit and goes = wild ride

Published on 2008-02-13 18:37:00

I've mentioned this before, but it is definitely worth repeating. If you are going to play just sit-and-goes to build your poker bankroll, sit down and hold on tight. It's a wild ride.After finishing last month up 37%, mainly thanks to sit-and-go pla > read more

end of month shows another 27% profit

Published on 2008-02-02 18:30:00

The bulk of this month was spent playing turbo, single-table sit-and-goes. I was able to realize a 27% increase in my bankroll, finishing the month of January at $255. Of course, this does not include the $20 I transferred to my wife. With that, my r > read more

NLHE sit-and-goes still holding strong

Published on 2008-01-28 09:14:00

So, after my analysis in the last post that pointed out that the sit-and-goes weren't the issue with my bleeding bankroll, I focused again on solid sit-and-go play. Of course, that got me down to below $200 again, which made me again question the wis > read more

another reminder to play within your bankroll

Published on 2008-01-11 12:53:00

At the end of the year I was at $200. The sit and go strategy was just bleeding me slowly. The last week I've been playing in three at a time, losing two and placing second in the third. That makes me lose $1.20 a night. Granted I had that first leap > read more

sit and goes are great, but need balance

Published on 2008-01-03 09:39:00

So, I think I'm done with the whole sit-and-go experiment. I like them for what they are - a quick tournament. I make so much consistent money at the ring game though, that I can't justify dropping that for a steady diet of sit-and-goes. At first I t > read more