Operation ''Become an MTT king in 2 months''

[Zidane18]

Hi, I am 21 years of age and from the UK.

Ok, so i have Until the end of March to exclusively play poker (before i head off to USA and Australia on a 3 month trip).

Obviously, i could do with winning some money to help me with my trip.

I have 2 months to hopefully make enough money to cover my trip (around 8000 dollars). The interesting thing about this is that i intend to do it via playing MTT's exclusively.

I have been playing a misture of cash games and MTT's on the internet and live for around 1 and a half years now, and have turned a modest profit. I intend to play tournies on the following sites: William hill, ladbrokes, poker stars and pacific poker (for their amazing 10k guarenteed tournies).

The stakes i will be starting playing for are probably from 20 dollar FO's and 5 dollar rebuys up to 100 dollar FO's and 20 dollar rebuys. And i also intend to play alot of tournies each day.

My Starting Bank roll will be around 4000 dollars across the 4 sites i mentioned earlier. I hope i can turn this BR into 12000 dollars. I hope this is possible via only MTT's, even though i have heard it said it is very hard to win consistant money at MTT's with most people looking to make money playing cash games.

I find playing playing tournies far more interesting than playing cash games, and the feeling of winning a MTT is so amazing.

Anyway, i will update this thread every day i play for anyone who is interested in my 'operation'.

Wish me luck

Zidane18

[bigred]

That's an extremely short time to master the game but I still wish you luck.

[IowaSkinsFan]

Hope you the best! one tourney win and u could be set.

[Zidane18]

Ok, So my starting bankroll is actually going to be $3664. Hopefully i can cash in a few tournaments and win some money!! I cant work out whether it is best to play around 50 tournaments a day or to play around 10 a day and concentrate on each tournament i play in more. Think i will probably go for a half way house and play in around 4 tournies at a time!

[Zidane18]

Some interesting hands in Mid MTT, average stack was around 5000. These are consecutive hands - would u play them the same?

Table "1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Chessman6 (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: flens (5367.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Heminsley (9737.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Southie59 (9445 in chips)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (3820 in chips)
Seat 6: jovaje (2760 in chips)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (6120 in chips)
Seat 8: Gatdacor (11200 in chips)
Seat 9: Loser18 (3090 in chips)
Heminsley: posts small blind 150
Southie59: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Loser18 [8s 8c]
Fagan59: folds
jovaje: calls 300
Yvonne001: folds
Gatdacor: folds
Gatdacor sits out
Loser18: raises to 1200
Chessman6: folds
flens: folds
Heminsley: folds
Southie59: folds
Gatdacor sits back
jovaje: folds
Returned uncalled bets 900 to Loser18
Loser18: doesn't show hand
Loser18 collected 1050 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1050 Main pot 1050 Rake 0
Seat 1: Chessman6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flens (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Heminsley (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Southie59 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fagan59 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jovaje folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Gatdacor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Loser18 collected 1050

I couldnt decide whether to limp, fold, go all in or just raise here. opted to raise to 1200 - which i think was a mistake because i lost fold equity and commited myself. A raise to 900 was not enough cos the limper was bound to call. I should of pushed.


Table "1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Chessman6 (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: flens (5367.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Heminsley (9587.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Southie59 (9145 in chips)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (3820 in chips)
Seat 6: jovaje (2460 in chips)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (6120 in chips)
Seat 8: Gatdacor (11200 in chips)
Seat 9: Loser18 (3840 in chips)
Southie59: posts small blind 150
Fagan59: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Loser18 [Qc Ad]
jovaje: folds
Yvonne001: raises to 900
Gatdacor: folds
Loser18: folds
Chessman6: folds
flens: folds
Heminsley: folds
Southie59: folds
Fagan59: folds
Returned uncalled bets 600 to Yvonne001
Yvonne001: doesn't show hand
Yvonne001 collected 750 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 750 Main pot 750 Rake 0
Seat 1: Chessman6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flens folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Heminsley (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Southie59 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 collected 750
Seat 8: Gatdacor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Loser18 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

This was the very next hand. I didnt want to call off a quarter of my stack and so it was simply reraise all in or fold. I folded cos he was not a maniac and it was an EP raise. Sure - i am ahead a fair amount of the time but i am also dominated alot of the time i think.

Then next hand:

Table "1" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Chessman6 (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: flens (5367.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Heminsley (9587.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Southie59 (8995 in chips)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (3520 in chips)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (6570 in chips)
Seat 8: Gatdacor (11200 in chips)
Seat 9: Loser18 (3840 in chips)
Fagan59: posts small blind 150
Yvonne001: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Loser18 [Qh Kd]
Gatdacor: folds
Loser18: raises to 900
Chessman6: folds
flens: folds
Heminsley: folds
Southie59: folds
Fagan59: folds
Yvonne001: folds
Returned uncalled bets 600 to Loser18
Loser18: doesn't show hand
Loser18 collected 750 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 750 Main pot 750 Rake 0
Seat 1: Chessman6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flens folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Heminsley folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Southie59 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Gatdacor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Loser18 collected 750

HAd to get through six people here, but i felt like i had the perfect stack size for stealing.

Table "1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 1: Chessman6 (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: flens (6267.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Heminsley (9587.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Southie59 (8995 in chips)
Seat 5: Fagan59 (3370 in chips)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (5670 in chips)
Seat 8: Gatdacor (10900 in chips)
Seat 9: Loser18 (4290 in chips)
Gatdacor: posts small blind 150
Loser18: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Loser18 [Tc Td]
Chessman6: raises to 1700 and is all-in
flens: folds
Heminsley: folds
Southie59: folds
Fagan59: folds
Yvonne001: folds
Gatdacor: calls 1550
Loser18: raises to 4290 and is all-in
Gatdacor: calls 2590
----- FLOP ----- [8s 6d Js]
----- TURN ----- [8s 6d Js][5d]
----- RIVER ----- [8s 6d Js 5d][9c]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Loser18: shows [Tc Td] (A Pair of Tens, Jack high)
Chessman6: shows [Ac Th] (High Card Ace)
Gatdacor: shows [Qs Ks] (High Card King)
Loser18 collected 5180 from Side pot #1
Loser18 collected 5100 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 10280 Main pot 5100 Side pot #1 5180 | Rake 0
Board [8s 6d Js 5d 9c]
Seat 1: Chessman6 showed [Ac Th] and lost with High Card Ace
Seat 2: flens folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Heminsley folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Southie59 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fagan59 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Yvonne001 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Gatdacor (small blind) showed [Qs Ks] and lost with High Card King
Seat 9: Loser18 (big blind) showed [Tc Td] and won (10280) with A Pair of Tens, Jack high

This was two hands later. This was a marginal push, but i felt i was ahead (i knew that the SB was either very strong or not too strong). As it happened he had KQ and it was a race i was lucky to win. I decdied to go all in because 1) i knew UTg didnt have to have much to move all in. 2) i knew that the SB knew that UTG didnt have to have much to move all in. Thus, i concluded his call smelt of something like a9, a10, aj, KQ, KJ, 99, 88, 77. I thought it was worth the risk to try and win a huge pot.

This is just an insight into how i think during an MTT - how do you view these hands? do u think i made mistakes?

[Slash]

Well on the 8-8 hand its not the limper you have to worry about, but the 3 big stacks still left to play.With those stacks I would opt to push or fold for a win. Or call and hopefully you hit a set against a big stack (but with blinds 150-300 I wouldnt recomend it.

A-Q I FOLD (Based on the read)
K-Q I FOLD ( DONT LIKE PLaYING K-Q IN EP WITH A RELITIVELY LOW STACK if someone raises your PFR pot committed so once again push or fold)
10-10 This is a situational and a marginal push but it worked out ok...

[Zidane18]

In the money today

10 pound FO - 3rd for £121. About 121 entrants I think - BB
30 dollar short handed f0 - 8h out of 60 for 72 dollars - terrible misplayed hand form me
80 pounds for 8th in a 20 pound FO with 95 players - BB
30 dollar rebuy with 81 people (I was in for 90 bucks) 4th for $405
10 euro 168 man FO for 168 euros
15 dollar 667 man pacific poker freeze out. Came 41st for 45 dollar
Ladbrokes 5 dollar rebuy - 1st out of 230 600 dollars
Ladbrokes 85 man 25 dollar Fo. 6th place for 138 dollars
Williuam hill 20 dollar Fo. 4th Out of 141 for $225
William Hill 10 pound FO. 10th Out of 151 for £31
Ladbrokes 25 dollar FO. Out of 143 for $1200
William Hill 25 dollar freeze out. 30th Out of 278 for $35


Totals for today:

Standard of my play today = 8 out of 10
Standard of my luck for today = 3out of 10 (my luck was good till final table time. Then it deserted me horribly!)
Total winnings = $3395
Total Entry fee’s = $1351 (around 40 MTT’s)
Profit = $2044
Current BR = $5708

A decent day, although my luck seemed to desert me on final tables and I didn’t win any races, or even when I had the other person dominated. Anyway, cant complain, it was a decent day.

[bearcats05]

um i wouldnt say luck was bad for you... look at your results looks like a heater to me...

[Zidane18]

um i wouldnt say luck was bad for you... look at your results looks like a heater to me...

hehe, yea u are right, but the main annoyence to me was that i ran into alot of good situations early and got to alot of final tables. then it all seemed to fall apart on the final tables! although i did manage to win two of them!

I intned to play the 50,000 guarenteed on pacific today, so hopefully i can cash in that and have a big score. cant decide whether to play in the poker stars sunday million or not? probably wont bother, and if i am i will go for the 215 second chance fo

[Zidane18]

um i wouldnt say luck was bad for you... look at your results looks like a heater to me...

hehe, yea u are right, but the main annoyence to me was that i ran into alot of good situations early and got to alot of final tables. then it all seemed to fall apart on the final tables! although i did manage to win two of them!

I intned to play the 50,000 guarenteed on pacific today, so hopefully i can cash in that and have a big score. cant decide whether to play in the poker stars sunday million or not? probably wont bother, and if i am i will go for the 215 second chance fo

dilema over - qualified at the 2nd attempt for a total of 50 dollars

[Zidane18]

I didnt have a great day today, but it could of been worse. Several final tables but failed to get heads up in any of them which is disapointing. I qualified for the sunday million in a sattelite. I was in for 50 dollars but busted with AKs vs JJ in a 20k pot after around 90 minutes. Never mind.

Summary of the day:

Standard of my play today = 5 out of 10 - made around 1 stupid error, and made maybe two others i could of played differently.
Total winnings = $1084
Total Entry fee’s = $1311
Profit = -$227
Current BR = $5481

[Zidane18]

Standard of my play today =8 out of 10
Total winnings = $8028
Total Entry fee’s = $1886
Profit = $6142
Current BR = $11623

Hmm, i achieved my operation in three days of pure MTT's! Now i guess my next goal is to try to get my bank roll to 30k, as this will pay for rent and my travels for next year. Hopefully i can do this.

I had an exciting last tournament of the day today - the 25 dollar 1300+ freezeout on PS which i managed to win for $5200, which is my biggest score to date. Heads up, me and my rival took $4200 each and played for the last $1000. i won our heads up match and am veryu happy now!!

[johnny_fish]

wow, great start. gl sir!

fwiw, I advise 100 buyins for fo's and 400 for rebuys.

[Slash]

good job... Keep it up! MTT's= THE SHIT!

[Zidane18]

wow, great start. gl sir!

fwiw, I advise 100 buyins for fo's and 400 for rebuys.

I agree with you. That means i am rolled for 100 dollar FO's now. I might keep playing the 20-50 dollar freezeouts at the moment with odd shots at larger tournaments. Bet365 and PS seem to have to good larger buy in tournies each day

[biondino]

This is excellent, Zidane - feel free to post more strategy stuff about your approach to MTT play if you get a moment!

[Zidane18]

Update:

Have to go out soon for swimming training and so cant start any tournaments now. going to play as many as i can tonight though. just played some cash games and won $1100. things certainly went my way as i didnt play that well i dont think. two big hands:


1) I had $600 at NL 1000. Villian had 5 times buy in stack. My image is crazy loose on this site, which means i play alot of hands very fast and find that top pair no kiker is often good for all my chips!

Guy on button raised to 40 dollars on Button, i was BB with QJ. I called and so did a limper. Flop came AQJ, i bet out 40 into a 120 pot looking for the pre flop raisor to raise me witrh an ace and then i could go all in. He raised to 140 and i pushed. he called with K10 for the nuts. Turn was 7 of clubs giving me a flush draw and then river was a jack giving me the house and a $1200 pot. Lucky me!


2) NL2000, 3 handed, i have $1400 and Button has $2000. I am on the BB.

Button makes it 60 to play, SB calls, I raise to $240 with Ace 7 suited. Button calls and SB folds. Flop comes K75, I check looking for a check raise where he might lay down KQ or 88-QQ. He checks behind. NExt card is a 7, bingo! I make it $140 - trying to faint weakness with something like AQ or JJ. He makes it $380 to play and i push for my last $600 over the top. He thinks for a while and then folds. Think he probably had something like 99. Anyway, that hand made me another $600.

Conclusion:

I was lucky. My super LAgg fairly high stakes cash play has caused me huge swings in the past as u might be able to guess. I am a far better MTT player. However, the only reason i can play well post flop in MTT's now is because of the last 6 months that i have spent playing a lagg game at cash games in which i constantly have to make marginal post flop decisions.

Might try to qualify for the nightly 100 grand on p-stars tonight. Unfortunatly cant play the $300 $60,000 guarenteed tourny on ladbrokes tonight cos i am not in. bit gutted about this as am feeling good about my game at the moment. Also miss the two 10k GTD tournies on pacific poker and the £12k GTD £50 Fo on willaim hill. Still should be some good tournies going on when i am get back though.

Cash game summary:

Profit: $1100
Current Bankroll: $12723

[biondino]

Okay dude... you are VASTLY underrolled for the $1000 and $2000 games. I have no idea if your skill level is sufficient but seriously, stop playing at these stakes or you will lose all your holiday money. I am deadly serious - it's not worth the ENORMOUS risks you're taking.

If you want to play cash inbetween MTTs, then you're rolled for $400NL (though again, do you have the skills? No reason to assume not, though if you're playing a laggy, high variance game even 31 buyins may not be enough and perhaps you should consider $200).

I really don't mean to be patronising - I can't even win at $100 so I'm not one to talk - but playing those stakes with that roll is a recipe for swift and inevitable disaster.

[Warpe]

oooo...this is getting good...

lol @ crashandburnaments

Can someone find that thread on that guy that made 70K and then went busto? He should serve as a warning to others.

[Zidane18]

Okay dude... you are VASTLY underrolled for the $1000 and $2000 games. I have no idea if your skill level is sufficient but seriously, stop playing at these stakes or you will lose all your holiday money. I am deadly serious - it's not worth the ENORMOUS risks you're taking.

If you want to play cash inbetween MTTs, then you're rolled for $400NL (though again, do you have the skills? No reason to assume not, though if you're playing a laggy, high variance game even 31 buyins may not be enough and perhaps you should consider $200).

I really don't mean to be patronising - I can't even win at $100 so I'm not one to talk - but playing those stakes with that roll is a recipe for swift and inevitable disaster.

u r right. But at first i was just having fun with $600 dollars that i was prepared to lose. This got turned into $1200 and so i then just took a pop at NL2000 with this money. Had i lost my first $600 i would of just stopped playing cash. I play cash on what i am prepared to lose rather than to make serious money. It wasnt like i waS going to play NL2000 and lose 12k on a downswing!

U R right tho dude, it was a mistake to play. I think from now on i just wont play cash games as i could of eaasily lost $600 that i worked hard for in my MTT's.

[Zidane18]

oooo...this is getting good...

lol @ crashandburnaments

Can someone find that thread on that guy that made 70K and then went busto? He should serve as a warning to others.

really? lol that is insane. I am not intending to play cash games really, but just took a shot risking $600 and possibly picking up a nice win - surely that isnt such a bad move??? If i lost that then i just stop playing the cash games? is this bad logic? should i just not bother and stick exclusively to what i am best at?

[biondino]

Yes, your logic is flawed.

The $600 is YOUR MONEY just like all the rest, and should be treated as such. It's not such a big crime, no, but ultimately you'll start to lose, and not only is your roll shrinking (and your holiday will be $600 less fun) but there's always the chance it'll tilt you into chasing your losses - and tbh your attitude makes me suspicious that this could happen.

If you want to play cash games, play at a level that you're rolled for. It'll still be fun and challenging but at far less of a risk.

I know I seem like a fogey but this stuff is important. If you play out of your roll you WILL go bust. Stick to what you're good at, yes - if you only have like an hour, play an SNG instead of cash - it'll use your skills and risk far less of your roll.

[Zidane18]

Yes, your logic is flawed.

The $600 is YOUR MONEY just like all the rest, and should be treated as such. It's not such a big crime, no, but ultimately you'll start to lose, and not only is your roll shrinking (and your holiday will be $600 less fun) but there's always the chance it'll tilt you into chasing your losses - and tbh your attitude makes me suspicious that this could happen.

If you want to play cash games, play at a level that you're rolled for. It'll still be fun and challenging but at far less of a risk.

I know I seem like a fogey but this stuff is important. If you play out of your roll you WILL go bust. Stick to what you're good at, yes - if you only have like an hour, play an SNG instead of cash - it'll use your skills and risk far less of your roll.

Ok i understand what u mean. that is a good idea too. if i only have a small amount of time from now on then i will just play a few SNG's. thanks for your help, i understand and agree with what u r saying and dont think i am going to play any cash anymore, even just to risk a small amount of my BR. I am in a few tournies atm, hopefully i can hit a few FT's

[Warpe]

oooo...this is getting good...

lol @ crashandburnaments

Can someone find that thread on that guy that made 70K and then went busto? He should serve as a warning to others.

really? lol that is insane. I am not intending to play cash games really, but just took a shot risking $600 and possibly picking up a nice win - surely that isnt such a bad move??? If i lost that then i just stop playing the cash games? is this bad logic? should i just not bother and stick exclusively to what i am best at?

Found it:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ghlight=finbop

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...page=0&fpart=1

[Zidane18]

BAd day:

Nothing went my way today, lost the majority of my races, had AK, KK, QQ run into aces and kings alot and basically got hammered by bad beats in huge pots. got to 1 FT and made mistakes at it which was frustrating!!! O well, hopefully tomorrow will bring me better luck. i intend to play a load of tournies tomorrow. I guess today was the bad luck to offset the decent fortune i got yesterday in my big tourny win.

Summary of the day:

Standard of my play: 6 out of 10
Amount won: $311
Entry fee's paid: $900
Profit: - $589
Current BR: $12134

[Zidane18]

I think that todaY I tried to play too many tournaments at a time. therefore i am going to follow a schedule for a few days to see how ti goes. This involves playing 26 tournaments in a day (unless i am out where i will obviously be able to play alot less tournies). This shud mean that i am not playing 14 tournies at a time and am instead playing around 6 or 7 (on average) - which i can deal with and make notes on other players.

[Zidane18]

Having another difficult day so far today. Getting outdrawn alot and losing a large percentage of my races. I can deal with this, but am worried cos i have no just gone out of two tournaments where i needlessly put my money in behind. i think this was partly due to the frustrations of the last two days, in which i am generally playing very good poker. Here is one of my horrendus mistakes:

MP villian has 3000 chips, i have 1500 on cut off. Blinds are 50/100

I have 99, MP raises to 400, i push, others fold and he calls with QQ. I dont improve and am knocked out.

Here is an even worse one:

$50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/01/24 - 15:50:14 (ET)
Table '41088854 63' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Grumbo (2400 in chips)
Seat 2: urbanstud (3485 in chips)
Seat 3: drff12tp (4770 in chips)
Seat 4: frankie810 (3565 in chips)
Seat 5: C.H.Renzz (2305 in chips)
Seat 6: jotun_99 (1330 in chips)
Seat 7: basebaldy (3975 in chips)
Seat 8: Zidane18 (1095 in chips)
Seat 9: fresof (2680 in chips)
fresof: posts small blind 50
Grumbo: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Zidane18 [Tc 9c]
urbanstud: raises 200 to 300
drff12tp: calls 300
frankie810: folds
C.H.Renzz: calls 300
jotun_99: folds
basebaldy: calls 300
Zidane18: calls 300
fresof: folds
Grumbo: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [4h 8s 3s]
Grumbo: checks
urbanstud: checks
drff12tp: checks
C.H.Renzz: bets 2005 and is all-in
basebaldy: raises 1670 to 3675 and is all-in
Zidane18: folds
Grumbo: folds
urbanstud: folds
drff12tp: folds
*** TURN *** [4h 8s 3s] [9s]
Grumbo said, "foldet ace queen spades..."
*** RIVER *** [4h 8s 3s 9s] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
C.H.Renzz: shows [8h 7h] (two pair, Eights and Fours)
basebaldy: shows [Ts Th] (a flush, Ten high)
basebaldy collected 5860 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5860 | Rake 0
Board [4h 8s 3s 9s 4s]
Seat 1: Grumbo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: urbanstud folded on the Flop
Seat 3: drff12tp folded on the Flop
Seat 4: frankie810 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: C.H.Renzz showed [8h 7h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fours
Seat 6: jotun_99 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: basebaldy showed [Ts Th] and won (5860) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 8: Zidane18 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: fresof (small blind) folded before Flop

horrendus call.

[Zidane18]

A good day today after a terrible start with alot of bad luck

Then it turned round and i started winning my races. I made a huge mistake at a final table where i was chip leader and ended up busting 8th. this was due to tiredness, but i am still annoyed about it. never mind. a good day overall:

Standard of my play = 8 out of 10
Total winnings = $3451
Entry fee's = $1347
Profit = $2104
Current Bankroll = $14238

I have had an ok start to my aim to build a bank roll at MTT's, lthough i know i can do better.

[Zidane18]

Today has been bad so far. MAde 3 final tables and got busted 9th each time due to a combination of bad luck, no chips and bad play.

First one i was equal second in chips in a 22 dollar 180 man sng on ps. I had kings on sb, raised into my equal second place villian, he went all in flopped an ace and beat me.

Then the next FT i make i limp utg ewith aces and go all in on flop to find the chip leader has hit 21 pair form the bb. i took a risk and it back fired.

the last FT i had Aj and 6 times bb utg. i pushand run into kings.

All of these had top prizes of over 1k. And 2.4k in the case of the aces hand. Am in a few touyrnies now, but unless i cash big in one of them i coulod end up over $1k down for the day

[Zidane18]

I managed to turn round a potentially awful day by winning the 15 dollar 360 freezeout on poker stars. I had a huge chip lead with 4 left and then proceeded to suck out on 3 guys in 3 consecutive hands to win the thing. I am now second in the leaderboard of poker stars for this week. I am pretty sure i could overhaul first place and win the thing, but i cant play for a few days now due to other commitments. Oh well

Summary of the day:

Total winnings = $2059
Total entry fee's = $1863
Profit = $196
Current bankroll = $14434

I am pleased with how things have gone so far. In my first 6 days i think i have managed to probably in the region of 200-300 tournaments. I am now contemplating whtehr to just play around 6 high stakes tournies a day, or whether to keep plugging away at the 20-50 dollar MTT's that are occupying my time at the moment.

[kmind]

I may have missed something, forgive me, but aren't you now where you want to be BR wise? I'm not sure I'd risk it right now when you have the sure shot. That said, you are playing very well.

[johnny_fish]

My advice is to play another 300 donkaments at 20-50 and then reevaluate.

[jackvance]

Found it:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ghlight=finbop

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...page=0&fpart=1

It doesn't necessarily have to end bad though. At the end of december I went to watch the highest tables on prima and this character named "guguguy" was sitting at 50/100. Apparently he went on a similar heater as these guys, as he was playing 50NL just a few days prior. (railbirds were saying this and he confirmed) I saw him lose his stack and sit in again with his entire roll (~9k) He subsequently went on a heater and ran it up to like 150k. Then dropped it all on PLO or something.

Standard so far, but now in januari he was back (I think with money he had on FT) and played a small amount of hands on a super heater (30ptBB/100) and he is up like 300k now according to that highstakes tracking website.

@OP: sick run, keep it up

[Zidane18]

I managed to turn round a potentially awful day by winning the 15 dollar 360 freezeout on poker stars. I had a huge chip lead with 4 left and then proceeded to suck out on 3 guys in 3 consecutive hands to win the thing. I am now second in the leaderboard of poker stars for this week. I am pretty sure i could overhaul first place and win the thing, but i cant play for a few days now due to other commitments. Oh well

Summary of the day:

Total winnings = $2059
Total entry fee's = $1863
Profit = $196
Current bankroll = $14434

I am pleased with how things have gone so far. In my first 6 days i think i have managed to probably in the region of 200-300 tournaments. I am now contemplating whtehr to just play around 6 high stakes tournies a day, or whether to keep plugging away at the 20-50 dollar MTT's that are occupying my time at the moment.

Ok an update, i have been playing high stakes cash games over the last week or so. I won around $3000 when all was said and done (the story of how i ended up ayt this point is very interesting and very swingy but i wont go into it cos it is not important to my tournament play), and i have withdrawn this money and spent it all on things! I intend to start at the tournaments again now, going to be fun. My BR is still going to be calssed as $14434, as the cash game profits are not for my bank roll but simply for me to spend! lol

hopefully i can win a couple of tournies in the next couple of weeks and get my BR up some more . am feeling confident.

[bearcats05]

u seem to be on a really nice heater... good work but dont get too overconfident.

[Zidane18]

Ok, so i withdrew my profits from my tournaments and then played some cash games for a few weeks with good results. Am back to the MTT's now with my target being to try and win as much as possible!

Starting bank roll = $3052

Hopefully today will bring me a few cashes to welcome me back to the tournament world!