Carpe Noctum

Alright so February is all but over.  It was definitely a good month for the most part.  I played MTTs a few times the first 2 weeks, and was able to mix in a few SNGs.  The second half of the month I only played HU.  I think it was exactly 14 days if I’m not mistaken.  I stuck to 50/100/200 NL.  Overall I’m glad with the results.  I really wish I would have logged more tournaments early on but unfortunately that wasn’t the case as things came up. 

This is Feb Graph:

Last 4 months:

Eventually I would like to add 400NL but the fact that I’m constantly withdrawing money keeps me from attaining that goal as of yet.  In the future I’ll be able to for certain however. 

For next month I plan on hopefully playing strictly HU for about 20 days or so.  The other 10-11 days I figure I’ll probably play lots of MTTs since MiniFtops is approaching.  I’ll mix in a few off days obviously, but for the most part that’s what I’d like the schedule to look like. 

Other than that I’ve been able to do one on one sweat session with one member who played on Stars.  He was really pleased with how that went so all in all it went well.   Also I was able to partake in a session where we [members of this HU group and myself] analyzed another member’s video in part of a discussion.  I think that the back and forth analysis and comments that were brought throughout the discussion by each of the members was extremely helpful and definitely constructive in a lot of ways. 

In any case, I’m looking forward to next month but I’m sad to see this month go.  Next month will be $ick though.  That’s the plan.  Good luck at the tables. 

      Funny how a relaxing night can bring about some crazy HU death match.  At any rate, after chatting up with a friend I loaded some tables and wound up getting into many interesting spots to say the least.  I got into this gross spot 

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 2 players - View hand 1193532
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $276.70
BTN/SB: $212.35

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with 8 9af
BTN/SB raises to $2, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4.00) J 6 5(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $2, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($8.00) Q(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: ($8.00) T(2 players)
Hero bets $8, BTN/SB raises to $18, Hero raises to $37, BTN/SB raises to $208.35 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: $82.00
BTN/SB wins $81.50
(Rake: $0.50)

      With the information gathered through the match I like how I played it.  I discussed the hand with several friends and some agree its a fold and others a call.  The discussions are helpful though, I really do appreciate them.  I got into other interesting spots for sure, but other than that I was happy with the results considering 2 matches I wound up getting soul crushed within the first 15 minutes. 
      Other than that, got to hang out with family over the weekend, skyped with fam back home and got to eat plenty of good food and try some new things which is always awesome. 
      I'm looking forward to logging more sessions this week.  I want to do some yoga and want to put time in the gym.  Hopefully everything goes as planned.  Anyhow, good luck at the tables.



Regards,

-Zy

      I just got done with my second HU session for the day.  It went rather well.  I did manage to loose 2 400bb pots to the same opponent, one to a suckout and the other when I went full steam ahead with a draw where he wound up calling a big check raise with a float and spiked TP on the turn.  Either way I liked how I played both hands vs. that particular opponent, and I was glad I was able to come back to win most of the money that I was down.  He still wound up leaving after a bit, but at least he didn't hit and run me.
      The session wound up being a success however.  I managed to beat 3 other opponents that I was fortunate enough to face.  One which was a shortstacker that decided to play with his 40bb stack.  I luckily kept hitting the deck from every angle.  He kept reloading for a bit so I was very glad for that.  In any case, I'm up a bit under $800 for the last 3 days so I'm pretty pleased with that.  Its mostly been 50NLHU but I've mixed in some 100NL and 200NL as well.  I still want to make sure I log 2-3 sessions a day and keep boosting my roll to where I want it to get too.
      I wound up having to withdraw about $950, which kind of sucks but life is life.  Two more medical bills came through the mail and I need to get on those in order to make sure I handle the debt as it comes. 
      On a side note, I got to chat a bit with a fellow member from DC who's skype I just got, which was pretty cool.  We've agreed to discuss tournament hands and some HU hands and pretty much everything that might arise in order for both of us to help push each other as much as we can.  I'm looking forward to more skype sessions as discussions are one of the ways that I learn best.  At any rate, its pretty late here and I need to hit the hay.  Peace out guys.

Regards,

-Zy

      Right now I haven't been able to sleep for quite some time so I decided to try this thing called a Poker Blog.  To get things off the ground I originally started playing 6 Max table mindlessly 12-tabling, albeit winning [although I didn't actively think of my game], but then I was lucky enough to find this site.  Watching some of Tubasteve's videos with Nowhere man I was able to get my game "from the ground up" [pun intended] to the point where it dramatically grew exponentially.  At any rate, I quickly progressed to 50NL>100NL>200NL but mostly I stuck to 4 or 6 tabling 100NL or 200L when the games were profitable. 
      At the current moment in time however I'm gravitating between 50/100/200/400 NL HU when I can and lots of MTTs.  I love both aspects of them very much, but I keep ending up at the MTTs more so than not.  To make a long story when I have chosen to run MTTs rather than HU I've been able to log an appropriate amount of volume, which is really good because that's been one of my goals for quite some time but unfortunately I got sick over the winter and I didn't play poker for approximately 3 months or so. 
      My BR is currently 8.1K which is more than enough to do low stakes MTTs and/or cash.  However I find myself constantly having to withdraw my winnings in order to pay bills and such, which is great.  It's just that I've been trying to push it back over 10K and then over 15k as I did in the past, but that will come with time.  Patience is a really great virtue in this game.  Too many people burn out or aren't able to run through the endless skirmishes that happen and give in to tilt and a slew of other reasons.
      Simply put, I'd like to move my MTT game to midsteaks and get my bankroll first over 20K, then over 40K, and I know this is possible by the end of the year I just need to add volume when needed.  Whilst that goes on I'd like to keep adding HU games whenever they seem profitable or I feel in the mood for them.
      Yesterday I was able to log 66 tournaments, 14 of them being SNGs but I count them nonetheless.  My deepest runs were 21st and 22nd respectively, which I guess isn't so bad.  I wound up playing almost 12 hours, which is longer than my average day but I had a few deep runs.  The last 7 days I've played MTTs, I've made the Final 3 tables 10 times, Final 2 tables 5 times, and Final Table once.  I'm pretty happy about the consistency for one, but I'm just so damn competitive that if I'm not in the Final Table I end up thinking everything's absolute failure.  Don't give me wrong, I'm extremely realistic, and I do know that the cards sometimes hinder your goals [which is why I preach patience to myself constantly], its just that I want it so bad I can taste it.  When there's blood in the water the sharks are coming.
      I know that as long as I keep logging the time, and putting in ample volume, everything will take care of itself.  I just need to stay motivated, keep my eye on the prize, and everything will be fine.  Oh, and before I forget I got a pic of my new setup.

I know it might seem overkill, but it really isn't.  I'm just glad that I finally got it set and I'm able to use it how I want too.  Anyhow, time to get some Zs, good luck at the tables!



-Zy