NockyNocky - My journey as an MTT pro
06-15-2017
, 09:33 PM
Cheers mate
06-17-2017
, 11:44 AM
Gave the bowly morning schedule a try today, which as expected was incredibly soft. Can't say that I played particularly well if i'm being honest with myself, but ran hot and managed to make ~$500.
Fun little tourney. I had 1/3 of the chips with 10 left and people were still rebuying for 5 or 6bbs. Added an extra $60 or so to the value of the win
Aside from that, I had a 2nd in a 22PSKO on Party for $250 and a 5th in some $12 bowl on 888 for $100.
It's kind of tempting to play that schedule and just print so much in EV with less variance, but it also has its downsides with the lower ABI I'd be forced to play, lower upside potential due to smaller prizepools and not to mention having to be up and sat at the computer by 8/9am...
Will re-evaluate which schedule i'll play when I get back from Paris, but tbf i don't really want to be too strict on myself with regards to specific hours, as one of the reasons poker is so great is the flexibility.
Aside from today's session, I played as planned on Mon, Wed, Thurs. Played relatively well for the most part and winrates are looking much better so far this month, when compared with the last few. That doesn't mean i've not made plenty of mistakes, but i'm very positive for the future if I can continue to learn from them and strive to consistently improve, both in terms of strategy and achieving peak in-game performance.
Bricked the 25/25 last night at Leeds. Won lots of small pots and for the most part my hand-reading was really tuned in, but made a few disappointing mistakes in some bigger pots. Bustout hand reminded me why in general, value betting wide is so profitable in live MTTs and bluffing not so much
Will do my best to remember that whenever i venture back out into the live arena!
Off out for some dinner now with my gf and her sister, then will put in some study this evening and hopefully a high quality (and profitable?) Sunday session!
Fun little tourney. I had 1/3 of the chips with 10 left and people were still rebuying for 5 or 6bbs. Added an extra $60 or so to the value of the win
Aside from that, I had a 2nd in a 22PSKO on Party for $250 and a 5th in some $12 bowl on 888 for $100.
It's kind of tempting to play that schedule and just print so much in EV with less variance, but it also has its downsides with the lower ABI I'd be forced to play, lower upside potential due to smaller prizepools and not to mention having to be up and sat at the computer by 8/9am...
Will re-evaluate which schedule i'll play when I get back from Paris, but tbf i don't really want to be too strict on myself with regards to specific hours, as one of the reasons poker is so great is the flexibility.
Aside from today's session, I played as planned on Mon, Wed, Thurs. Played relatively well for the most part and winrates are looking much better so far this month, when compared with the last few. That doesn't mean i've not made plenty of mistakes, but i'm very positive for the future if I can continue to learn from them and strive to consistently improve, both in terms of strategy and achieving peak in-game performance.
Bricked the 25/25 last night at Leeds. Won lots of small pots and for the most part my hand-reading was really tuned in, but made a few disappointing mistakes in some bigger pots. Bustout hand reminded me why in general, value betting wide is so profitable in live MTTs and bluffing not so much
Will do my best to remember that whenever i venture back out into the live arena! Off out for some dinner now with my gf and her sister, then will put in some study this evening and hopefully a high quality (and profitable?) Sunday session!
06-20-2017
, 06:41 AM
07-02-2017
, 08:27 PM
June Roundup:
Still have some improving to do in terms of winrates but heading in the right direction compared to the couple of months previous.
Nice to book a small winning month, certainly better than a losing one anyway!
Volume was low this month due to the fact that I played my last session on the 18th. Decided to make the most of the last week in my house in Leeds and enjoy the sun...did put in a decent amount of study on the side so no regrets. Also went away for 4 days to Disneyland Paris which exceeded all my expectations, had a brilliant time! After that, we got an extra 2 nights in Paris courtesy of easyjet (made a mess of our flight home), so that was a decent bonus and got to have a look round the city and visit the Louvre and Eiffel Tower.
As far as July goes, I have my graduation on the 12th and then going away with family to Cyprus for 2 weeks on the 24th. Going to aim for 14 sessions in the time I have, playing at least 30 MTTs/session.
July Goals:
-14 Sessions (400+ MTTs)
-10hrs of study per week (Max 5hrs of that can be videos)
-Plan/prepare meals ahead of sessions
Non-Poker:
-Play golf 3x per week
-Drink enough water! It's actually ridiculous how difficult I find this...such a bad habit.
-Sort through all the stuff I brought back from my uni house. Have to pretty much tackle an obstacle course to get to my bed atm.
Final university results are being released tomorrow so fingers crossed that goes okay! After that, i'll prep food, do some study and then put in a session!
Still have some improving to do in terms of winrates but heading in the right direction compared to the couple of months previous.
Nice to book a small winning month, certainly better than a losing one anyway!
Volume was low this month due to the fact that I played my last session on the 18th. Decided to make the most of the last week in my house in Leeds and enjoy the sun...did put in a decent amount of study on the side so no regrets. Also went away for 4 days to Disneyland Paris which exceeded all my expectations, had a brilliant time! After that, we got an extra 2 nights in Paris courtesy of easyjet (made a mess of our flight home), so that was a decent bonus and got to have a look round the city and visit the Louvre and Eiffel Tower.
As far as July goes, I have my graduation on the 12th and then going away with family to Cyprus for 2 weeks on the 24th. Going to aim for 14 sessions in the time I have, playing at least 30 MTTs/session.
July Goals:
-14 Sessions (400+ MTTs)
-10hrs of study per week (Max 5hrs of that can be videos)
-Plan/prepare meals ahead of sessions
Non-Poker:
-Play golf 3x per week
-Drink enough water! It's actually ridiculous how difficult I find this...such a bad habit.
-Sort through all the stuff I brought back from my uni house. Have to pretty much tackle an obstacle course to get to my bed atm.
Final university results are being released tomorrow so fingers crossed that goes okay! After that, i'll prep food, do some study and then put in a session!
07-02-2017
, 08:33 PM
I'm not overly comfortable playing live yet, which doesn't help and I only have a very small sample size. Thank you very much!