tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66736596831457487662024-03-08T03:35:02.836-08:00My first play millionneostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-85726389235022933922022-08-29T19:39:00.003-07:002022-08-29T19:41:47.863-07:00My bounty habit<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I know I shouldn't play bounties; I've lost more than 40 million on them. However, I play them anyway. Why? Several reasons:</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. they're fun to play<br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. when I've hit the rail in a Valueraptor, and still want to play poker, bounties are commonly what's on offer</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. I make enough money on Valueraptors to subsidize my bounty habit :-)</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my August 5 post. I'll add another reason:</p><p>4. when I've missed the midnight train Valueraptor due to playing online chess, I still need to get my poker fix :-)<br /></p><p>That's what happened to me last night. For the first time in a long time, I bagged a bounty but missed the money.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT-B NLHE 880000 120000 8 336 47 98 220000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-780,000<br />MTT with bounties NLHE balance: $-40,961,820<br />2022 balance: $202,472,000<br />blue distance: $154,515,000<br />balance: $297,315,953<br /></p><p></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-43274789985082184662022-08-28T20:13:00.004-07:002022-08-28T20:13:55.583-07:00Tournaments: 2; re-entries: 0; money finishes: 2<p>Lately, I've been re-entering tournaments frequently, and making the money rarely. That's a recipe for disaster. Last night, I turned things around, with no re-entries and two money finishes in two tournaments. Here's hoping this is the start of a hot streak :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 135 23 21 7670000<br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 141 23 5 41870000</span></span></p><p>delta: $39,540,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $284,161,468<br />2022 balance: $203,252,000<br />blue distance: $153,735,000<br />balance: $298,095,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-64811788933882242642022-08-27T21:10:00.003-07:002022-08-27T21:12:50.893-07:00Two wagering milestones<p>Last night, I hit two wagering milestones:</p><p>1. I wagered the most I ever have on a single tournament - $25,000,000</p><p>2. for the first time in my career, my extrapolated total wagered for a poker year topped one billion play dollars</p><p>It truly is the year of living wagerously :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 137 23 26 0<br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 141 23 17 9420000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-20,580,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $244,621,468<br />2022 balance: $163,712,000<br />blue distance: $193,275,000<br />balance: $258,555,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-32248701255271131612022-08-26T17:20:00.004-07:002022-08-26T17:20:19.924-07:00New personal worst<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The longer you've played poker, the harder it gets to set either a new
personal best or a new personal worst. I've mentioned before that I get
almost as much of a thrill from setting a personal worst as I do from
setting a personal best. That may seem strange, but it's the truth. I
love setting records of any kind :-)</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my April 9, 2015 post. My new personal worst: the most money I've lost in a single session. I lost $22,320,000 last night, besting my previous record of $21,700,000, set on June 29th. For the sixth session in a row, I set a new all-time blue distance. I swear I haven't been playing badly; I'm just in a massive downswing.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 148 23 67 0<br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 72 11 25 0<br />MTT-B NLHE 2200000 300000 8 250 34 29 2680000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-22,320,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $265,201,468<br />2022 balance: $184,292,000<br />blue distance: $172,695,000<br />balance: $279,135,953<br /></p><p></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-53320984072980022182022-08-25T21:20:00.005-07:002022-08-25T21:20:47.961-07:00Uberflushed<p>An uberflush is what I call it when two players were both dealt two cards of the same suit, and three cards of that suit show up in the community cards. That means both players have hit their flush, neither will fold, and one will be in for a world of hurt. When you're on the wrong end of an uberflush, that's what I call being uberflushed. Last night, I was uberflushed early on, and hit the rail a short time later. I re-entered, and lasted much longer on my second bullet, but still missed the money by a country mile.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 113 17 36 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $285,201,468<br />2022 balance: $206,612,000<br />blue distance: $150,375,000<br />balance: $301,455,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-30552425983357207462022-08-24T17:33:00.005-07:002022-08-24T17:33:58.651-07:00Poxit near the bubble<p>Last night, I hit the rail early, and re-entered. I was making great headway on my second bullet, and nearing the money bubble, when a situation arose where I had to decide whether I could be content with a min cash. If so, I knew I'd very probably be able to fold my way into the money. If not, it was mandatory to get all my chips into the middle. I'd been dealt pocket tens, and chose the latter course. I was a favorite all the way through the turn, but the river did me in. No regrets :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 131 20 24 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $295,201,468<br />2022 balance: $216,612,000<br />blue distance: $140,375,000<br />balance: $311,455,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-53799732260957456142022-08-22T19:47:00.001-07:002022-08-22T19:47:09.040-07:00Due for a deep run<p>I've missed the money in the last four tournaments, and feel like I'm due for a deep run. Time to make a killing :-)<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 105 17 24 0</span></span><br /></p><p>delta: $-5,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $305,201,468<br />2022 balance: $226,612,000<br />blue distance: $130,375,000<br />balance: $321,455,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-66823580915805829732022-08-21T20:35:00.004-07:002022-08-22T19:11:11.727-07:00The argument for re-entering a tournament<p>On Friday night, I hit the rail early on and re-entered the tournament. There are multiple reasons why it makes sense to re-enter:</p><p>1. you're betting on yourself, which not only shows confidence but even instills it</p><p>2. you're frequently re-starting in a better position than you had the first time around</p><p>3. having hit the rail once, you're almost guaranteed to play more cautiously than before<br /></p><p>4. the payouts will certainly be larger than they were before</p><p>5. if you reach the final table, your extra buy-in will essentially be a rounding error</p><p>For the record, the biggest profit of my career came from a tournament I re-entered.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 124 20 26 0</span></span></p><p>?delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $310,201,468<br />2022 balance: $231,612,000<br />blue distance: $125,375,000<br />balance: $326,455,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-74151881933700661662022-08-19T20:27:00.002-07:002022-08-19T20:27:14.839-07:00Wombat vs. Valueraptor<p>My current favorite tournament on PokerStars is called "The Valueraptor 5M, 250M Chips GTD". There's another tournament I also like which is called "The Wild Wombat 5M, 250M Chips GTD". The only difference that I can detect between them is that the Valueraptor has a 1 hour and 4 minutes late registration period, whereas the Wild Wombat has a 1 hour and 54 minutes late registration period. It may be that their pay structures differ slightly; I'll have to look into that at some point. The longer a tournament's late registration period, the more important it is to join it very late, in my opinion. Last night, I played both of these types of tournament, and narrowly missed making the money in the Wild Wombat.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 96 15 36 0<br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 108 17 21 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $320,201,468<br />2022 balance: $241,612,000<br />blue distance: $115,375,000<br />balance: $336,455,953 <br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-13618156303702184192022-08-18T15:43:00.005-07:002022-08-18T19:30:54.288-07:00A perfect min cash<p>Perfection is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve in any pursuit, and poker is no exception. For poker perfection in a positive context, the clearest (and perhaps only) example is the scenario where you win 100% of the hands where you go to showdown. For poker perfection in a negative context, the clearest example is the scenario where you fail to win a single hand before hitting the rail. For poker perfection in a borscht context, an excellent example is a perfect min cash. This is the scenario where you make the money with a severely short stack, fall in on the first hand after the money bubble bursts, and hit the rail on that very hand. That's what happened to me on Tuesday night, and it was kind of fun :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 118 20 20 7730000</span></span></p><p>delta: $2,730,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $330,201,468<br />2022 balance: $251,612,000<br />blue distance: $105,375,000<br />balance: $346,455,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-17199700124050449132022-08-15T18:56:00.002-07:002022-08-15T18:57:18.272-07:00Two memorable hands<p>Whenever I have two memorable hands in a session, odds are that one of them was my final hand of the night, and I hit the rail with it. That was the case again last night. On the first memorable hand, I was dealt a pair of nines, and hit quad nines on the flop. I merely had to call bets from that point on, ultimately getting all in. That huge pot shot me up the leaderboard, and I had high hopes of making the money. On the second memorable hand, I was dealt a big slick, and faced a preflop bet which would put me all in if I called. I'll put all my chips in the middle in that scenario every day of the week, and twice on Sundays :-) Unfortunately, my opponent turned over pocket jacks, and they held up.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 114 17 32 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-5,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $327,471,468<br />2022 balance: $248,882,000<br />blue distance: $108,105,000<br />balance: $343,725,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-12161342656606438572022-08-14T20:55:00.001-07:002022-08-14T20:55:42.620-07:00Stopping the bitch<p>Last night, I stopped the bitch, registering a profitable session after three straight losing ones. I'd been hoping for a really big score, but had to settle for a modest one. I made the first money jump up from a min cash. On my final hand, I flopped top pair, but a second three showed up in the community cards on the turn. I just didn't believe that someone with a three in their hand would have called my half pot bet on the flop, but that didn't make it any less true :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 146 23 16 9750000</span></span></p><p>delta: $4,750,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $332,471,468<br />2022 balance: $253,882,000<br />blue distance: $103,105,000<br />balance: $348,725,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-53088360938926267872022-08-13T20:07:00.002-07:002022-08-13T20:07:54.355-07:00Run over by a wheel<p>I think I'm due for some big bucks. I've been playing well, but just missing the money. Last night, my second tournament came to a screeching halt when I was run over by a wheel. I'd been dealt pocket queens, shoved, and got one caller. One of his hole cards was an ace; I forget what the other one was. I needed to fade an ace, and managed to do that. Unfortunately, the river gave my opponent a five high straight (aka a wheel), and I was left flattened on the highway.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 118 20 23 0<br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 58 9 12 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-15,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $327,721,468<br />2022 balance: $249,132,000<br />blue distance: $107,855,000<br />balance: $343,975,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-23766076878185353532022-08-12T20:27:00.003-07:002022-08-12T20:27:45.136-07:00A different zip code<p>It took me 13 years, and 3,622 poker sessions, to amass just under 95 million play dollars. That brought me to the beginning of this poker year. In the last 18 sessions, I've lost just under 93 million play dollars. Should I be worried? Somewhat surprisingly, the answer is no. How can this be? It's because I'm in a different poker zip code now. I routinely wager 10 million play dollars a session. I'm still more profitable this year than all the other years combined. I have a legitimate shot at winning a billion play dollars this year, and making a profit of half a billion. If that means recurring 100 million play dollar blue distances along the way, so be it :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 129 20 28 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $342,721,468<br />2022 balance: $264,132,000<br />blue distance: $92,855,000<br />balance: $358,975,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-85852294832304553662022-08-11T20:20:00.004-07:002022-08-11T20:21:11.822-07:00A more realistic goal<p>Last month, I announced an audacious goal - to make a profit of one billion play dollars this year. I'm going to dial that back, and aim for a more realistic goal - namely, to win one billion play dollars this year. Winnings don't have the buy ins and re-entries deducted, so they're not accurate as a measure of how well you're playing, but it's still fun to rack up huge numbers :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 140 23 19 7950000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-2,050,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $352,721,468<br />2022 balance: $274,132,000<br />blue distance: $82,855,000<br />balance: $368,975,953 <br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-10200859161352828202022-08-10T19:45:00.004-07:002022-08-10T19:45:47.048-07:00When a min cash isn't miniature<p>The higher the buy in of a tournament with a guaranteed prize pool, the higher the payouts on every rung of the payout ladder, including the bottom rung. At the stakes I'm playing tournaments at these days, I'm making more of a profit with a min cash than I used to make when I made the final table. I'll take it :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 94 15 15 8290000</span></span></p><p>delta: $3,290,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $354,771,468<br />2022 balance: $276,182,000<br />blue distance: $80,805,000<br />balance: $371,025,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-73201977464411706142022-08-10T19:09:00.003-07:002022-08-10T19:09:28.060-07:00One billion more to wager<p>In the first 102 sessions of this year, I wagered a total of $19,030,000. In the 103rd session alone, I wagered $20,000,000. This poker year therefore has a very clear inflection point :-) If I play every day for the rest of the year, and wager on average what I've wagered on average since the inflection point, that means I'll be wagering over a billion play dollars more than what I've already wagered this year. And that's exactly what I intend to do :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 141 23 34 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-15,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $351,481,468<br />2022 balance: $272,892,000<br />blue distance: $84,095,000<br />balance: $367,735,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-30578180344275368902022-08-08T19:14:00.003-07:002022-08-08T19:14:24.709-07:00The skin of my teeth<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Last night, I made the money by the skin of my teeth. I survived two
hands I had no right to survive. Sometimes, you need a little help like
that :-)</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my May 15, 2019 post. It applies equally well to last night's session. Nearing the money bubble, I was Caboose Boy, and folding every chance I got. Of course, it's impossible to fold when you fall in, and I fell in not once but twice. Mirabile dictu, I was lucky enough to win one and chop the pot on the other. That was just enough to allow me to survive until the money bubble burst.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 108 17 17 8370000</span></span></p><p>delta: $3,370,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $366,481,468<br />2022 balance: $287,892,000<br />blue distance: $69,095,000<br />balance: $382,735,953 <br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-20143663944520216462022-08-07T16:55:00.002-07:002022-08-07T16:55:10.277-07:00Swinging for the fences<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">It makes little sense to swing for the fences in a cash game, since
there's no limit to the amount of money you could lose by doing so. It
may make sense to swing for the fences in a tournament, however; the
difference is that in a tournament, the most you can lose is your buy
in. That may be an acceptable risk when weighed against the upside
potential of reaching the huge payouts at the top of the pay table.</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my November 15, 2019 post. Last night, in the first tournament I entered (a Valueraptor), I swung for the fences just after the money bubble had burst. I called all in with a flush draw, but whiffed. Since I'd fired two bullets, and only min cashed, I had a net loss on the tournament. I don't regret going for it, though.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 139 23 18 7900000<br />MTT-B NLHE 2200000 300000 8 317 47 23 4525000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-75,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $363,111,468<br />2022 balance: $284,522,000<br />blue distance: $72,465,000<br />balance: $379,365,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-81704327270824658482022-08-06T19:39:00.002-07:002022-08-06T19:39:12.820-07:00100 tournamontys<p>Last night, I achieved another poker milestone. For the 100th time in my career, I made a profit of at least one million play dollars in a tournament. I hereby dub such tournaments "tournamontys" :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 158 27 60 0<br />MTT-B NLHE 2200000 300000 8 255 34 12 6010000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-3,990,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $365,211,468<br />2022 balance: $284,597,000<br />blue distance: $72,390,000<br />balance: $379,440,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-52221776555197377502022-08-05T18:40:00.005-07:002022-08-05T18:40:28.518-07:00My bounty habit<p>I know I shouldn't play bounties; I've lost more than 40 million on them. However, I play them anyway. Why? Several reasons:</p><p>1. they're fun to play<br /></p><p>2. when I've hit the rail in a Valueraptor, and still want to play poker, bounties are commonly what's on offer</p><p>3. I make enough money on Valueraptors to subsidize my bounty habit :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 122 20 42 0<br />MTT-B NLHE 2200000 300000 8 249 34 18 3120000</span></span></p><p>delta: $-11,880,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $370,211,468<br />2022 balance: $288,587,000<br />blue distance: $68,400,000<br />balance: $383,430,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-64109631753058216142022-08-04T19:51:00.000-07:002022-08-04T19:51:01.785-07:00$6,420,000 ladder up<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laddering up is so important in tournaments. It can mean the difference
between profit and loss, or between a ho-hum profit and a tidy one.</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my December 27, 2018 post. Last night, I got under the lights, but was the short stack. By hook and by crook, I was able to ladder up two spots, giving me an extra $6,420,000 in profit. Ka-ching!</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 108 17 7 18650000</span></span></p><p>delta: $13,650,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $380,211,468<br />2022 balance: $300,467,000<br />blue distance: $56,520,000<br />balance: $395,310,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-65280402654511264072022-08-03T20:59:00.005-07:002022-08-03T21:00:37.166-07:00Padding my loss portfolio<p>I take pride in my colossal losses as well as in my colossal gains. Why? For the simple reason that the more losses I'm able to sustain without going broke, the more I prove that I'm a resilient player and will always bounce back. Last night, my blue distance broke the 70 million play dollar barrier for the very first time, and I'm still alive and kicking. What, me worry? :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 60 9 19 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-5,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $366,561,468<br />2022 balance: $286,817,000<br />blue distance: $70,170,000<br />balance: $381,660,953 <br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-17060950929587007912022-08-03T15:57:00.005-07:002022-08-03T15:58:25.681-07:00Bad river money<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There are times when it pays to bet big on the river, and there are
other times when it makes no sense to bet a single chip. If you do
happen to bet in those latter situations, that's what I call bad river
money.</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my September 13, 2013 post. On Monday night, I spent a ton of bad river money on a hand where I'd been dealt pocket queens. I failed to notice that the river card supported a straight. The only reason I didn't hit the rail was because I had more chips at the start of the hand than the opponent who hit the straight had. My stack was crippled, however, and I hit the rail shortly after. Served me right!</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 142 23 38 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-5,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $371,561,468<br />2022 balance: $291,817,000<br />blue distance: $65,170,000<br />balance: $386,660,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673659683145748766.post-21585634094368089292022-08-01T19:37:00.003-07:002022-08-01T19:37:47.513-07:00Bad players considered harmful<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bad players, as a general rule, are good to have at your table. This is
especially true in cash games. However, in tournaments, bad players can
sometimes cripple your stack with their inexplicable plays.</span></p><p>This is an excerpt from my September 28, 2012 post. Last night, a bad player took me to the felt. I'd been dealt a pair of queens, and put in a healthy pre-flop bet. An opponent with 43o (four three offsuit) called. The flop had two threes in it. I stayed with my queens to the bitter end. I just couldn't credit that someone would have paid to see the flop when one of his cards was a three. No good player with a hand like that would ever have called my pre-flop bet. If only bad players could be banned :-)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings<br /><br />MTT NLHE 4400000 600000 8 124 20 53 0</span></span></p><p>delta: $-10,000,000<br />MTT NLHE balance: $376,561,468<br />2022 balance: $296,817,000<br />blue distance: $60,170,000<br />balance: $391,660,953<br /></p>neostreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768653082599124965noreply@blogger.com0