Week 12

Bankroll is down to $7,042

Monday morning I lost a little under a buy-in and a half. Lost another 4 buy-ins when I got back. I played way too long, pretty much on tilt because I couldn't get anything going, meh pretty stupid really. I found myself getting really annoyed with the donks when they sucked out and wanting to bust them (well, more than I usually do). Really unhealthy attiude. I'm on a 15 buy-in downswing now, wow they really flew by .

Tuesday I took a break. I've gotten onto aejones about his audio files a couple of times but he was in Vegas, then Michigan and now he's in Hawaii so it's proving pretty difficult to get hold of him. BobboFitos has updated his ebook and he'll be releasing the updated version on the 25th as well as setting up a private forum on LeggoPoker for discussion, which I'm looking forward to. I logged onto AIM a few times last week to try and contact him about coaching but he never seems to be on there. I got onto SlowHabit about coaching as well, paid $1275 for a 5 hour package. Details here. I think it's extremely important that I continue to improve, the games aren't going to get any easier and if I want to make some really good money I'm going to have to invest. I like learning poker theory anyway, I don't know how to describe it, it's just interesting I guess. I also don't like knowing that there's loads of important poker theory but not knowing what it is.

Wednesday I was really busy all day dealing with holiday stuff so no time for a session.

Thursday I played a very small session. I was trying to do a video for my first coaching session but my trial had run out on Camtasia so I tried reinstalling it which worked before but that didn't work. I uninstalled it and downloaded it again but that didn't work, then I tried uninstalling it and removing the registry keys but that didn't work either. I eventually gave up and downloaded CamStudio instead, it took me a while to set it up and get it working. I went through 12 test runs trying to get it to capture in the right place and get the audio working. When I did get it working I tried to get 4 tables running but even though I was on the waiting list for 15 tables at one stage I could only get two tables going at once, and they were pretty meh anyway. I had to go into town to do more holiday shopping so I couldn't wait much longer and gave up.

Friday I managed to record a video but there were loads of jumps in the video and the audio which made it pretty much unwatchable, I'm going to have to try again when I get back, or pay up for Camtasia. I made a buy-in and a half, which was nice. I'm going on holiday tomorrow so that's why I'm posting this week early as I'm not sure how much internet access I'll have over there. I also downloaded a few videos from DeucesCracked which I hadn't gotten around to watching yet. I got a digital camera for my birthday so hopefully I'll have a few pictures when I get back.

Week 11

Bankroll is down to $9,110.

Monday morning I didn't get in a session, I was woken up pretty early to catch a spider so I felt too tired to play. I finally got around to watching Greg's "Wellness" video on LeggoPoker and he recommended going to this to test your reaction times and see how alert you are. I got "Bobbing bobcat" most of the time but managed to hit "Rocketing rabbit" once, that suggested I probably didn't get enough sleep last night. It was a very good video and hopefully I'll be able to improve at least 1 or 2 areas of my life.

I brought Lauren into town and when I got back lost 3 buy-ins at $600nl and half a buy-in at $400nl. I had a fish river my flopped sets twice in the space of about 10 hands which was very frustrating. I decided to quit after that, after seeing my reaction times I hadn't planned on playing at all, probably should have gone with my first instinct. Ah well, my first -2k day, woohoo. I cashed out $1100 as well which now means I'm just slightly underrolled for $600nl but I'm not down that much on my shot.

Tuesday morning went really badly, kept getting sucked out on, fish rivering flushs on me, etc., etc. Meh, I guess I was due a bad run , happy now cooker? Dropped 3 buy-ins at $600nl and 1 at $400nl. Not going to play anymore $600nl for a while at least. I managed to clear my $100 reload bonus as well.

Wednesday I decided to take the day off and have a break from poker. I also bought some whey protein which Greg recommended.

Thursday I dropped a little over half a buy-in at $400nl and broke even at $200nl. I had gotten a $200 reload bonus but I only have a week to clear it and I need twice as many points as I've gotten any other week so it's pretty unlikely that I'll get it cleared in time. Didn't get in a second session.

I didn't play at all on Friday, just laziness basically, or maybe I wasn't in the mood. I watched a couple of videos though.

Saturday it was my birthday so I took the day off. I did watch a couple of videos though.

Sunday morning I won a little under a buy-in at $200nl and broke even at $400nl. I felt I was playing well, making some well time bluffs, taking tonnes of notes on the fish which I used to exploit them later. In the evening I lost 2 and a half buy-ins at $400nl, I think I played too long, I got a bit tilty with one fish who disconnect protected on me and then ran like the sun. I obviously e-mailed Party about it and they didn't ban his disconnect protect which pissed me off even more. I 3bet shoved over his c/r in a 3bet pot and ran into his set, decided that was a good time to quit.

I also cashed out $4500, that should hopefully cover the rest of the holiday. Which means I'm underrolled for $400nl now, no harm in moving down for a while anyway.

Week 10

Bankroll is up to $19,939.

Monday I took the family to Dingle. We went to the aquarium out there. We were planning on seeing Fungi the dolphin as well but the weather was pretty bad and we probably wouldn't have had time anyway. Had a nice dinner in Tralee afterwards.

I would have some photos but I bought a camera up there and all the photos came out black so that was a bit of a waste. I had brought a camera with me but I couldn't turn the flash off so I couldn't use it inside the aquarium. There should be some photos on that but the film isn't finished yet. I think I'm just going to buy a digital camera and be done with it.

Tuesday I made a little under 3 buy-ins at $400nl. Won another 1 and a half buy-ins in the evening.

Wednesday I won 3 buy-ins in the morning. Very busy in the afternoon so no time for a second session.

Thursday morning there was very little action going, I got onto a $200nl table and lost a buy-in. I was playing very spewy and overaggro, even more so then usual!!! I was annoyed with my play, although it probably wasn't terrible, but the money felt pretty meaningless, I guess that's a good thing when playing poker.

I managed to get some $400nl tables running, still playing a little too aggro and not running great, value betting into better hands and stuff. Started playing a bit better, getting away with more stuff and finished up just under a buy-in at $400nl. Had to go shopping and do my monthly review so no second session.

Friday I made a little over 2 and a half buy-ins before the tables started to go dead. Decided that was a good time for a break.

I came back and started playing again but the tables went fairly quiet after a while. My bankroll was over $19K at this stage so I decided I'd see if there were any good $600nl tables going. There weren't a lot so I added some 200nl tables as well. In the end I made a little under a buy-in at $200nl, another buy-in and a half at $400nl and broke even at $600nl. I got my holiday flights booked as well, we're going to Fuerteventura on the 16th for 2 weeks. Going to need to cash out some more money for holiday stuff soon.

I got a $100 reload bonus Saturday morning, shouldn't take me too long to clear. I won a little over a buy-in at $600nl but lost over 2 and a half at $400nl. Finally managed to get myself back into the gym as well.

When I got back I lost my $600nl winnings and made back about half a buy-in at $400nl.

Sunday morning I made about half a buy-in at $400nl and broke even at $600nl. In the evening I made just under a buy-in at $400nl.