Swiggidy's Poker Blog

History:
I started playing play-money poker in March 2005. I was reading posts and applying what I learned so I would be better when I played with my friends.

After reading posts for 6 months I started to accept that real money could be made playing poker, so I started with $100 on Party Poker. I got about $100 in bonuses, but lost most of it playing SnGs (rake at 5+1, ability at 10+1).

Since then:
Cleared 3 boss media bonues playing 10NL, plus made about $300 in the process (4 tabling)
Made $120 on professional football last year
Did 3 Casino bonuses for ~$500

So I currently have:
$350 on PokerStars
$1,250 in neteller

Based on everyone's posts on FTR I decided to give up on SnG (except occasionally for fun) and not rely on MTT. I am leaving the $350 on pokerstars, and will start learning how to play ring at 25NL.

I just played ~1k hans of 25NL (2 tabling) on towergaming and got my "free" copy of PokerOffice 2, in addition to making $65.

I will play ~2k more hands to clear a $50 bonus (not great I know but I am already here and I want to collect stats somewhere). I will have stats to post on these 2k hands when I am done and provide an update then in addition to a new destination.

It took 1.5k hands to get 200 points.

Early I was down to -68BB, pulled up to +198BB then finished back at 70BB.

My stats (VPIP / PF raise / PF aggr):
21.9 / 11.3 / 3.1

Won 5.6BB/100

I think I will do the paradise poker bonus now...

I played Paradise, can't use PO so pbthhh

I lost a stack in my last 5 hands and finished around +$5 after ~1000 hands (plus another $50 for the bonus).

I deposited $500 in to party to play $25NL. I need to play consistently first before I can worry about other goals.

I just played 75 hands at one of two tables while watching MNF. 8/5, cards were terrible and I didn't take advantage of any blind stealing opportunities.

paradise is sick. there are so many calling stations but without PT im in trouble. i think they are the loosest on the weekends. i still have 50$ in bonus to clear, and ill save it for the weekend.

it messes with my head to 4 table paradise and 4 table ongame at the same time. it is +ev to go AI with TPTK on the weekend at paradise, where at ongame you get killed.

also i have never seen so many people limp KK/QQ and be so passive as paradise.. i had a rough day there today after a big weekend, so im just venting.