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Old 02-05-2012, 02:03 PM   #931
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I have been following your thread....I am also building a bankroll from nothing currently at 45.00 started 11 January 2012....built a roll up when back down to zero... took a shot now trying to be conservative..good luck in your challenge.
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Old 02-06-2012, 09:21 AM   #932
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Another lucky morning, cashed a $2.20 bounty sng for $8, BR at a new high $35.26. Really should have lost $1.20 but sucked out near the bubble and had passive opponents itm.
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Old 02-06-2012, 11:33 PM   #933
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Nice job Weaselblob seems like you're making consistent progress, believe me it goes pretty quick once you get rolling.. and as far as you saying you sucked out near the bubble man don't sweat it lol think of it as pay back for all the times you've been sucked out on cause personally I feel like someone sucks out on me every big tournament I enter

Played alot today.. first a 4nl session, went terribly. Than a 10nl session.. also went terribly. lol Can you see the pattern? So anyways went on crazy tilt after a couple real bad sessions and was down about 5BIs.. so decided to play a $90 HU SnG, and took it down fairly easy. I know it was terrible BRM, but at that point I was seeing red.. and i'm very lucky, because a loss would've busted me pretty much. Although I believe my heads up game is one of my stronger points, it was still an idiotic move.. because the only reason i've made it thus far is due to my good BRM. Just wanted to post this to show everyone how one misstep can end all the prior weeks of hard work, so guess what i'm saying is.... Don't do it. GL at the tables to everyone taking this challenge on, it's very doable.. just gotta work hard and put in the time.

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Old 02-07-2012, 09:38 AM   #934
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but think of all the vip points you made lol
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Old 02-07-2012, 11:26 AM   #935
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Thanks, n3phew, I like your thinking on the suckouts, especially since I pretty much handed the chip lead to an opponent who five-outered me on the river this morning.

Bankroll management, yeah. In many ways I'm finding a $30 bankroll trickier than $10, the reason being the marginal value of each Step 3 I bink is getting lower, but the next level up where I may have an edge represents a big risk. I had about half my roll spread out among 4 tables of 4nl last night, and the three bounty sngs I played this morning represented 15 or 20 percent.

I guess I should just "go for it" and play games I think I can win with the understanding that I can always refill slowly on the steps if I go completely busto.
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Old 02-07-2012, 12:07 PM   #936
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Super Bowl over - what a crazy few days (basically one long one from Saturday morning till Monday morning. We had a party for our staff last night - and I'm back in my (now eerily quiet office) today. Only about 10 of us left (out of the staff of 600 that were here)...

Paperwork day today and tomorrow then home tomorrow night. Indianapolis has been ok but I do miss Southern California! I look forward to having a few days off and sleeping - then this weekend probably start in some of the LAPC events at Commerce.

What a month. This is the crazy way I start every year (never get to go to Bahamas like some of you for PCA) - but have to say the money is about as much as a final talbe in one of the big tournies that I don't get to go play there) - so not complaining... now for some poker though.

Don't know how much I'm going to spend online as I'm really thinking I may be done with online till it gets regulated and we get a good site here in USA finally. I very much look forward to that day! In meanting I'm lucky enough to live in Los Angeles (still the poker capital of the world)... so I will definetely be playing a lot!

I will still come on this thread though -I love you guys here!! And love the progress and challenges that are overcome by this great group of people / players (was going to say guys but not sure - are there any girls itt?)

So again - home tomorrow - tired - getting the flu (as i always do after these major events) - and back to poker this weekend!

I'm not leaving the thread though !! Will continue to post live and any online playing that I may do here!

Continued best wishes to everyone!!

Good luck and run good!!!
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:59 AM   #937
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Haven't played a whole lot the past couple of days, i've been studying a bit on the Heads Up SNG Grind. I'm wanting to continue building my roll playing the Super Turbo Heads Up games, and maybe a cash session here and there.. but the ST HU SNGs are kinda difficult to transition over to from cash and I wanna make sure i'm ready. Anyways GL at the tables.. Will definately keep updating.

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Old 02-09-2012, 09:29 AM   #938
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Lots of $$$ at the ST HU SNG's. Esp at the $8 and $16 levels.
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Old 02-09-2012, 08:26 PM   #939
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Yeah it'd be sick to make it to those levels at some point, for now i'm going to play low and work my way up.. variance is apparently an issue with the Super Turbos and I don't want to take too big of a risk learning the game.
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Old 02-10-2012, 08:49 AM   #940
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I sucked the rest of this week. Ran and played kind of bad Tuesday, dropped a few bucks. Couldn't get anything going Wednesday morning. Was drinking and stressed out with non-poker stuff Wednesday night and went on a tilty downswing. Took yesterday off.

Played mostly meh this morning before having one nice piece of rungood at the end of my session. BR currently $25.32 after going as low as $18.
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Old 02-10-2012, 08:58 AM   #941
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Played my first HU SNG session yesterday and it went alright.. Played like 25 games, ended up almost 5 BIs on the session. It's nice to switch up from cash for a change, the HU games are much more entertaining and keep me focused all game. Although i'm rolled for the $4 games, i've been playing the $2 to get used to the format.

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Old 02-10-2012, 01:30 PM   #942
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Ran KK vs. AA twice in an hour this morning on the 25NL tables. I'm going to drop back down to 10NL until bankroll is >$150 again. Current BR is ~$130.
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Old 02-11-2012, 01:33 AM   #943
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Haven't been playing much this last week. I am up at Zion National Park in Utah for the weekend with my girl. Absolutely beautiful up here.......

Grinding out some small wins at 25/50c Stud/8. Lots of bubbles or min cashes as far as tournies go........

Roll is back up to @ $60 after dipping into the $40 range at one point.

GL everyone and keep posting those wins


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Old 02-11-2012, 10:26 AM   #944
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Haven't been playing much this last week. I am up at Zion National Park in Utah for the weekend with my girl. Absolutely beautiful up here.......

Grinding out some small wins at 25/50c Stud/8. Lots of bubbles or min cashes as far as tournies go........

Roll is back up to @ $60 after dipping into the $40 range at one point.

GL everyone and keep posting those wins


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Anyone here still playing on Minted? and how much does that suck now that they pulled out..
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Old 02-11-2012, 01:38 PM   #945
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I play on Merge, I heard about all that though.. sucks for US players all around. Less Options. Hopefully Merge sticks around though.
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