Pokerstars: -$552
RoI- 30%
Total Prizes: $1,151
Tournaments/Cashed/ pct. 14/89 16%
Average Buy In: $19
Best Cash: 16th in $11rebuy for $287
Pokerstars in 2010: + $3959
I decided to post my average buy in as a new stat because the reality is I am playing for higher stakes after my recent success. I was pretty much break even on the site but did have a disaster high volume no cash day where i went off for close to $500 in losses. I am also playing more cash games on the site since I don't always have the time to play tournaments. Despite not making a final table this month, I did have 5 semi deep runs which I am hoping is a good sign. I've really only been successful in one tournament on Stars all year so I need to get things going.
Full Tilt: +$2594
ROI: 64%
Total Prizes: $7,640
Tournaments/Cashed/pct. 23/118 19%
Average Buy In:$39
Best Cash: 3rd in $26 35k Gauranetee for $4,710
Full Tilt in 2010: + $17, 154
Clearly I am playing for higher buy ins on Full Tilt, which I should be doing, the frustrating thing is that I really didn't do anything in a tournament with a buy in of above $26. I took 7th in another $26 event for $1140 and final tabled a $5 event. I did make some semi deep runs in a $55 and 2 $75s so obviously it'd be great to take one of those down.
Month Overall: + $2042
2010 Overall: + $21, 713
Friday, June 4, 2010
Life Update June 2010
Real quick life informations: Basketball is wrapping up this weekend, sort of. I am going to be an asst. coach for another AAU team this summer with our team playing in Chicago and Florida. It should be really fun and I wanted to go to Chicago at some point this summer anyway. I will also find out soon if I am going to take a new coaching position this fall. There is a chance I will get the 9th grade boys job at Centennial High School. I hope I get it as it would be a fun new challenge, plus it would give me the experience to be a varsity asst. coach which can only help me in the long run.
I sort of want to move out of the place that I am living but I have to decide by the end of this month. This place is cheap but that is about the only appeal. I would love to live closer to Lake Calhoun, yet part of me kind of wants to head out towards the St. Paul, eastern suburbs area and live closer to my good friends that live in Hudson.
I sort of want to move out of the place that I am living but I have to decide by the end of this month. This place is cheap but that is about the only appeal. I would love to live closer to Lake Calhoun, yet part of me kind of wants to head out towards the St. Paul, eastern suburbs area and live closer to my good friends that live in Hudson.
Monday, May 10, 2010
April Poker BOOM
Pokerstars $ = +$5900
ROI 721 %
Total Prizes $6,660
Tournaments/Cashed/ Ptc. 16/77 21 %
Best Cash: Tied 1st in $3 rebuy for $6,036.
Pokerstars in 2010: + $4511.
All it takes is one! I really never thought I would chop a tournament ever, but it was 5 am and I had to get up for a basketball tournament in St. Cloud the next morning at about 8. Had we played it out first was 7k, 2nd was 5k so I took the 6k for my biggest career score, at the time...
Full Tilt $ + $12, 586
ROI 1278 %
Total Prizes $13, 573
Tournaments/Cashed, pct. 12/84 14%
Best Cash: 1st in $26 KO for $13, 016
Full Tilt in 2010: + $14, 160
No chop there obviously. Two days later I cruised to my biggest win of my life so far. I may start playing some higher stakes, but def, wanna stay within that 1% of my bankroll range on both sites.
Month Overall: +18, 486
2010 Overall: + $19, 671.
ROI 721 %
Total Prizes $6,660
Tournaments/Cashed/ Ptc. 16/77 21 %
Best Cash: Tied 1st in $3 rebuy for $6,036.
Pokerstars in 2010: + $4511.
All it takes is one! I really never thought I would chop a tournament ever, but it was 5 am and I had to get up for a basketball tournament in St. Cloud the next morning at about 8. Had we played it out first was 7k, 2nd was 5k so I took the 6k for my biggest career score, at the time...
Full Tilt $ + $12, 586
ROI 1278 %
Total Prizes $13, 573
Tournaments/Cashed, pct. 12/84 14%
Best Cash: 1st in $26 KO for $13, 016
Full Tilt in 2010: + $14, 160
No chop there obviously. Two days later I cruised to my biggest win of my life so far. I may start playing some higher stakes, but def, wanna stay within that 1% of my bankroll range on both sites.
Month Overall: +18, 486
2010 Overall: + $19, 671.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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
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.
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.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Feb 2010 Poker Update
Allright Here we go.
Poker Stars $- $299
ROI -16 %
Total Prizes $975
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 12/81 15%
Best Cash: 10th in $5Rebuy for $320
Pokerstars +/- in 2010 : $- 949
Summary: A very frustrating month on Pokerstars to say the least. You saw that right, a 10th place finish, which means that I bubbled the final table of a very big tournament. First place was over $7k, top seven spots where all over $1k. I actually wasn't having very many big losing or winning days on Stars, and then the final few sessions of the month were all triple digit losers which put me negative on there. Also, 15% cashing is not good, that needs to improve.
Full Tilt $ +920
ROI + 103%
Total Prizes $1,869
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 7/89/ 8%
Best Cash: 1st in Daily Dollar for $1601
Fullt Tilt +/- in 2010: + $1088
Summary: Well what do you know I actually won a tournament. On the first of the month I somehow won the crapshoot that is called the Daily Dollar. Sadly that'sabout all I won on FT this month, and tried to play some more $26 tournaments with my new bankroll, bad idea. With the payout structures more top heavy on Tilt, I really need to be more disciplined, so this month I am not going to play any buy ins higher than $12 on the site.
Live Poker: DID NOT PLAY
Again, really hoping to change that.
Month Overall : + $621
2010 Overall: + $141
Poker Stars $- $299
ROI -16 %
Total Prizes $975
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 12/81 15%
Best Cash: 10th in $5Rebuy for $320
Pokerstars +/- in 2010 : $- 949
Summary: A very frustrating month on Pokerstars to say the least. You saw that right, a 10th place finish, which means that I bubbled the final table of a very big tournament. First place was over $7k, top seven spots where all over $1k. I actually wasn't having very many big losing or winning days on Stars, and then the final few sessions of the month were all triple digit losers which put me negative on there. Also, 15% cashing is not good, that needs to improve.
Full Tilt $ +920
ROI + 103%
Total Prizes $1,869
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 7/89/ 8%
Best Cash: 1st in Daily Dollar for $1601
Fullt Tilt +/- in 2010: + $1088
Summary: Well what do you know I actually won a tournament. On the first of the month I somehow won the crapshoot that is called the Daily Dollar. Sadly that'sabout all I won on FT this month, and tried to play some more $26 tournaments with my new bankroll, bad idea. With the payout structures more top heavy on Tilt, I really need to be more disciplined, so this month I am not going to play any buy ins higher than $12 on the site.
Live Poker: DID NOT PLAY
Again, really hoping to change that.
Month Overall : + $621
2010 Overall: + $141
Life Update first, then a poker update
Gonna do a brief life update before I do all the poker mumbo jumbo in the next entry. (Dane I really don't think people care, nobody really reads this.) Well in case anyone does...
I recently moved into my own apartment in Minneapolis. Like any living situation there are pros and cons, but overall I like it, seem to be able to afford it, and it is nice to leave for work 13 minutes before my shift starts and still arrive early.
However, I am going to need be even more frugal in the next coming months because I once again have decided to coach AAU basketball this spring/summer. I am going to coach younger kids this year, 15 U, so freshmen basically. It is a level that I first coached a few years ago and I think it will be a lot of fun. It is of course volunteer, and since it takes me away from my normal job on weekends (at least Saturday for sure) I may only be getting 3-4 shifts a week for awhile. I didn't think I was going to do it again, but I got so excited when the director of the Magic called me that I just knew it was right.
My former roomate Cory and my brother have really been doing well with their own radio show Jakey and the Ace. Cory has gotten really good at booking guests and so far has landing professional wrestler Ken Anderson, and NFL Network Anchor Scott Hansen. He is thinking about going to Brown College for it, and I might just go with him!
I recently moved into my own apartment in Minneapolis. Like any living situation there are pros and cons, but overall I like it, seem to be able to afford it, and it is nice to leave for work 13 minutes before my shift starts and still arrive early.
However, I am going to need be even more frugal in the next coming months because I once again have decided to coach AAU basketball this spring/summer. I am going to coach younger kids this year, 15 U, so freshmen basically. It is a level that I first coached a few years ago and I think it will be a lot of fun. It is of course volunteer, and since it takes me away from my normal job on weekends (at least Saturday for sure) I may only be getting 3-4 shifts a week for awhile. I didn't think I was going to do it again, but I got so excited when the director of the Magic called me that I just knew it was right.
My former roomate Cory and my brother have really been doing well with their own radio show Jakey and the Ace. Cory has gotten really good at booking guests and so far has landing professional wrestler Ken Anderson, and NFL Network Anchor Scott Hansen. He is thinking about going to Brown College for it, and I might just go with him!
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