March Poker Update

Okay, did Dane make money this month? Is he down for the year? Oh god I can't wait.

Pokerstars $-$387
ROI -14$
Total Prizes $974
Tournaments/Cashed/ pct. 23/94 for 24%
Best Cash 17th in $5rebuy for $144
Pokerstars in 2010 -$1336

I don't know if frustating is even the right word anymore. How do you cash in 24% in tournaments (a really good number by the way) and not make money? Well you have to hit final tables and eventually take one down. This month had the 17th in the $5rebuy, but also a 14th place in the $2.75 8k gaurantee, along with a 27th place in a 30k and a 30th in a 10k. With the bankroll really taking a hit on stars (its down to about $1300) I really have to watch what I'm playing, and really try not to play any buy ins for over $11.

Full Tilt $ +$1486
ROI +152%
Total Prizes $2,285
Tournaments/Cashed/pct. 17/98 for 17%
Best Cash 1st in $10KO for $1325
Full Tilt in 2010 + $2574

I never thought I would say thank God for Full Tilt, but I really was playing well without a lot of results and in the last few days of the month it all came together. I took first in that KO as I mentioned but also made a strong run in the $5 early daily B to take 3rd and a $510 finish. I was dissapointed I couldn't pull off the victory as 2 wins in 4 days would of been really nice! That being said, Full Tilt is really saving me and I feel like I am playing well and learning from mistakes which is really important.

Live Poker
Touraments/Cashed 0/1 0% -$30
I managed to play one live tourney this month, the cheap $30 one at Aces, I got a little titled which I can't do because I have to realize that live poker is so much different (and worse) that you have to just adjust to people playing like shit and now how are they are supposed to.

Month Overall: +$1069
2010 Overall: +$1210

Life Update First, March 2010

I know everyone is dying to know, what the heck happened in my life during the month of March? Basically, a lot of things to set up an exciting April. We had our tryouts for Minnesota Magic AAU team that I will be coaching and while we got some good players, I was a bit dissapointed that our boss decided to go with 3 teams instead of 2. If we had just made 2 teams and taken the top 16 or 17 of the 28 kids that tried out, we would be a lot better, but I understand it is a business and the more kids he can place on teams the more money he can get. We ended up leaving the try out with 7, 2 of which I had to have. Of course one of those kids had a really high maintenance mother and it turns out he has already left the program. We were able to recruit 2 other kids so we currently have 8, including a very explosive point guard that I'm sure you will here about down the road. I have no problem "stealing" basketball plays and during the NCAA tournament I used my TIVO quite a bit to rewatch certain sets that seemed to work a lot. Our first practice is this Tuesday and I could not be more excited about it. I think I can know understand why certain coaches like Steve Lavin will go ten years without coaching and then find themselves back in it,it really is a powerful addiction. I really think that I will coach some basketball team in some way for the rest of my life. I'm really fortunate at the age I am to have already coached has many teams as I have, and coaching AAU is a ton of fun and a totally different experience.
On another topic, I have my fantasy baseball draft tonight. I finished 4th 2 years ago and an emberassing 12th of 12th last year. The guys and gals that we do the league with are really competitive so it is a lot of fun, I think I have a better strategy this year and really want to win! I think I actually want to either pick first or 11th or 12th so I won't blow my first round pick as much.
I don't know if I mentioned this in the last blog, but I now have two cats! Bobcat and Junie, I got them from the Humane Society and they really get along well and are both really friendly and nice.