I really thought this was going to be the month that I had to report a loss. The beginning of June was not kind to me and I took a lot of rather spectacular beats. At one point, Hold’em Manager had my luck adjusted winnings a full $500 above my actual winnings.
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It was pretty rough and I started to dread playing. I didn’t know how I was going to get beat, but I sure as hell knew it was coming.
After a while, things started turning around. I started making money again and eventually moved up to the $30+3 SNGs where I made a killing.
I also took a couple of shots at the $50+5s. I lost one and took first in the other, so I’ll probably spend July slowly working my way into the $50+5 SNGs.
I’ve modified my poker bankroll strategy. It’s more conservative than the Chris Ferguson 5% rule for Sit N Goes, but it’s still aggressive enough to help me reach my goal of making $5k by the end of the year and I finally made Ironman on Full Tilt, so I’m expecting $150 in bonus cash from the Mid-Year payout. I plan on keeping my level of play up so I can keep my Ironman status and earn enough tokens to play the $75 tourneys on a regular basis.
In addition, I got rakeback set up on my Full Tilt account. I sent FT an email and signed up at FT’s partner rakebackpros.com. It took about a week, but it was well worth it. I’m generating about $60 a week in rakeback. I was so happy with it that I decided to offer rakeback on my site. Check it out when you get a chance. I put together some awesome deals for you guys.
My biggest leak this month has been pot limit omaha. I have a hard time determining when to c-bet and when to check/fold. I was also playing a super-aggressive style that got me into a lot of trouble. I reined it in a little and had my first winning session yesterday finishing up $50. I’m still down $35 overall, but it feels good to have a “w” under my belt. The game is a blast and I look forward to getting comfortable enough to move out of the $0.10/$0.25 level.
So what’s the bottom line? My bankroll stands at $2,202.10 and I’m on track to beat my goal of $5k by year’s end. Wish me luck!
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