The continuing story of my quest to become a half decent poker player....
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Written by SwingSwingSwing
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Friday, 29 May 2009 13:02 |
I've been suffering a little bit in the heads up SNGs. Usual reasons, some of the poor play, some underserved suckouts. Like KK vs 33, 33 hits a runner runner straight, AK vs AT, another runner runner straight, AA vs Q9, one pair on flop, hits his second on the turn. You know, just the usual. My ROI has dropped to just over 6% which is probably OK but at the $2.20 level, it really should be more.
I've have a change in focus this week due to PokerStars UK-specific VIP Club offer. For the month of May, PokerStars have slashed the requirements for the VIP Club levels meaning that I only need 250 points to get SilverStar and only 500 points to get GoldStar. The SilverStar threshold was almost achieved soley on the HU SNGs and this week I decided that I may as well put in a bit of effort and get through the SilverStar barrier and get the GoldStar status. To do this, I've switched back to limit holdem and have been playing $1/$2 6 max (although I'm probably not adequately bankrolled for this limit just now). It's been going quite well. There are still fish-a-plenty who still insist of betting the flop, turn and river with absolute air. You know, I really should think about switching back to limit.
Anyhoo, 67 points to achieve before the end of the month and I'll be GoldStar until August.
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Written by SwingSwingSwing
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Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:17 |
I broke through the $60 winnings barrier and moved up to the $5 regular HU SNGs. It did not go well.
Played 21, ROI -45.6, ITM 28.6%
Although it's not a bankroll breaker for me as I have plenty online to play the $5s, I decided to keep within my self-imposed limits and move back down to the $2.20s as it's pretty obvious that I some serious holes to plug.
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Written by SwingSwingSwing
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Monday, 04 May 2009 11:09 |
The Heads-Up SNGs continue to go well. I'm still playing the $2.20s as I haven't quite got the $60 winnings target I had set myself before I can move up to the $5s.
Yesterday, I did reach a small milestone - my overall Sharkscope stats are in profit. Woo Hoo.
Here are the stats:-
Played: 135
Won: $55
ROI: 18.5%
ITM: 65.2%
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Heading over to heads up. |
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Written by SwingSwingSwing
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Monday, 27 April 2009 17:02 |
It's been a while since my last post.
I'm still here, still playing poker when I can. There's been a change of focus as well from 9 man SNGs to Heads Up SNGS.
This came about because I felt I was weak when heads up in regular SNGs. I started watching PrimordialAA's videos on the SNG Academy before it closed. They are some of the best videos I have watched. His teaching style is so relaxed yet so informative. Unfortunately, he has moved to HUSNG.com which is rather expensive for my taste.
Anyway, inspired by PrimordialAA's teachings, I started playing the $2.20 heads up SNGs on Stars and it's going pretty well. I haven't played that many, around 60 or so, but my ROI is 32%, winning 72% of the time. Not bad.
One of the good things about heads up is that bankroll requirements are a lot lower with a comfortable level around 30 buyins. With that in mind, I've got a set of guidelines for moving up and down the various stakes. Only another $12 to win until I move up to the $5s.
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