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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 13:00 |
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Yesterday, I was browsing my Heads Up SNG results and realised that I achieved a milestone, namely the 500 tournament mark. A good time for stats updated, I thought.
So the scores on the doors are.......insert drumroll here........
Played: 503
ITM%: 55.7%
ROI%: 3.0%
This includes all my heads up SNGs, even the ones I played waaaaay back when I was definitely clueless about the whole HU thingy. I suppose I have to be pleased that I'm positive and that I have a good chance of being a winning player, even if it's a barely winning player.
One of the problems of being a barely winning player with a small ROI is that my winnings are very sensitive to variance. As little as 50 games ago, my winnings were in the red. My HEM EV graph was also in the red so I was definitely going through a bad run. It was scary just how little time it took for the winnings to evaporate. The bad run passed, however, and I'm back in profit.
Another thing that pleased me is that I'm in profit at every buyin I've played from the $2.15s up to the $10.50s.
So, what's my plan going forward?
My plan is to continue to play the $5.25s until I'm up $75-$100 dollars and then perhaps have a proper go at the $10.50s. Of course, I'll carry on with the HU education, namely watching HU videos and reading the 2+2 Heads Up forum. And I'll be putting extra effort into monitoring my emotional state while playing to ensure that I don't tilt away money.
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The Slippery Downward Slope and the Arduous Climb Back |
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Monday, 02 November 2009 16:05 |
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Again, it's been awhile.
After my last post the old Heads Up SNGs results took a turn for the worst. As you can probably see in the wee graph in the left column, after getting to peak profit of $74, I basically lost it all and for a game or two fell back into negative territory.
A 15 buyin downswing is not nice, I can tell you. Some of the suckouts were gross, leading me to lose my self-control and I tilted off some more when I really should have just closed down and stepped back.
A couple of days away from the virtual felt helped loads and allowed to me to review and take stock. For a while, I dropped down to the $2.20s but it was too demoralising and I moved back to the $5.25s.
Here's what I learned during my little review:-
-Work out what sort of opponent you are up against and act accordingly. There is no point playing your default style if it's not the best way to beat this particular opponent.
-If you've lost three in row - stop. You're probably not in the correct frame of mind to win. Stop and review the hand histories of those defeats.
-Monitor your tilt level. If you've had a beat take a deep breath. Even if you're in the lead in the match, make sure you're not getting too aggressive in trying to finish your opponent. Think properly about your move.
-Big bets on the river are usually not bluffs!
Results have been a whole lot better since and I'm only a couple of wins away from getting back into profit at the $5.25s.
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Heads Up SNG Update - Woo Hoo |
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 12:25 |
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I'm getting the hang of this heads-up lark now.
Over the weekend, I managed to recoup the losses I made when I first ventured into the $5 Heads Up SNGs. Now, after 90 games (which isn't a lot really), I'm $7.50 in profit with an ROI on 1.6%.
Yeah, yeah, very small sample size, yada yada yada but I'm very happy with the way I've been playing recently. My patience has improved, my tilt control is better (but not perfect) and I'm adapting better to my opponents. I'm still prone to occasional lapse, like in the first hand of one SNG, I went busto with a turned two pair against my opponent's flopped straight, despite him telling me via his repeated min-raises that he had a monster.
Next target:- Get my overall Sharkscope profits back into positive territory. Only eleven dollars to go.
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 08:20 |
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It's been a while but I've been busy. Following on from my previous post, I did indeed make GoldStar in the rather spiffy PokerStars promotion. And it paid immediate dividends too. I qualified for one of the weekly VIP tournaments and finished 8th out of five thousand or so opponents. This added $350 or so to my account which is always nice.
I then hardly played a hand for two months.
Other stuff got in the way. Mainly upgrading my Dumbarton FC wesbite, On The Rocks to work with Joomla 1.5. I had migrated my previous lovingly hand-crafted database code into Joomla 1.0.x a few years ago. And then ignored it. Joomla 1.0.x has now been retired so it was time that I moved it up to Joomla 1.5. Unfortunately, Joomla 1.5 is significantly different from its predecessor and it took me a while to rewrite the code. But, as of Sunday evening, the new version of OTR is up and running. I've still got tonnes of stuff to fix and add but it's a start.
Now that that is out the way and the site I build for my mum is up and running, I've been able to get some more poker in.
My adventures in the world of heads up SNGs continue. I've stepped up the $5s again and I'm playing much better although I've still got a way to go before I recoup my earlier disastrous time at the $5s.
ROI percentage is around -14%, much better than the -40% of a couple of months ago.
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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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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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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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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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Thursday, 26 February 2009 20:50 |
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It's all gone pretty pearshaped. I've just had a sequence of ten tournies without a cash. It's wiped out all of my Sharkscope profit which is not very nice. Reviewing the games, a few were bad moves by me but quite a few were bad moves by opponents and a few were just being unlucky. Oh well. I'll keep on grinding.
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Friday, 20 February 2009 18:01 |
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I've added a wee graph in the left column that will display my current SNG Winnings graph from Top Shark purveyors of quality poker software. Top Shark hasn't been around as long as Sharkscope but it hasn't missed any of my recent tournaments. I've played a couple of SNGs since my last post and I've played them much better, getting a first and second. |
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