Build-a-Bankroll: 2

So, I've not played too many more games since last time due to my new found parental responsibilities! I've broke the 100 game mark & as predicted my ROI has dropped significantly, but its still in a decent place so I'm not too concerned. 

I cleared the requirement of MGR to get the free coaching from Broker so I've started stage 1 of that, which is covering Loose-Passive players. Although this is only the first session from Broker, I actually prefer the video style & the depth he goes into compared to the fundementals course I took back in December. I feel it looks at more things you need to consider such as range of hands, maybe this is because I've had time to play & develop my thought processes whereas when I took the fundementals I was like a rabbit in the headlights & didn't really know what I needed to think about & what questions to ask.

I'm still at the $1 games for now, a couple of wins short of moving up to the $2 games but should be able to hit this in no time.

In terms of FTP, I've played 77 games so far this month, the games played early on was when I was playing really bad & tiredness was kicking in from sleepless nights causing more mistakes than normal. Thankfully I've recovered from that, I'm picking my session times better albeit few & far between at the moment. I'm hoping the situation improves by month end & I can start showing some decent volume. 

When I can't get much time alone to concentrate, I've been loading up Stars. I tend to use Stars just for playing around & trying out new concepts. I've only got around $30 on there so I also tend to load it up if I'm a little drunk too! Better to blow a small $30 roll thats easily replaced than my main roll & regret it afterwards!

September: Poker is hard!

So I haven't posted for around 2 weeks now so I thought I'd give a quick update as t how things are going for me. I'm learning fatherhood is +EV for life but -EV for my roll & poker time! Hats off to anyone who can maintain their grind while dealing with a newborn.

Since Nate has been born I've not had a normal grind schedule & it's affected my play to some degree. My shot at the $10s started much the same as my start at the $5s, but it was mostly down to bad play on my part. Thankfully I came into the $10s over rolled, at one point I was down around 8 buy ins but have slowly brought it back up & I now stand around 2 buy ins down.

 So, where do I go from here?

I'm still progressing my little BR Builder series & I'm going to update it again soon. But as for my main BR I need to make sure that when I play, it's optimal. Making sure I'm not tired, rushing things just to get games in & I have peace & serenity in my surroundings. I'm pretty comfortable at the $10s I don't feel like I'm being out played or anything so I just need to play my best & crush. Hopefully things will settle down & I'll regain my schedule soon, also hoping to secure enough games to hit my requirement for the free training from Brokerstar.

Good luck at the tables.

- Jay

Build-a-Bankroll: 1

Hey all, in-between my last few entries I've joined TAGPoker.co.uk & begun building a new bankroll on Titan Poker. I've done this for one reason only, if I generate $15 in MGR I can get free coaching from BrokerStar. And free coaching is worth the time investment IMO!

So, the plan. I deposited the minimum $20 & intend to move up once I hit 20 BIs for the $2 level, slightly aggressive I know but I don't give any credit to these players at all so I'm pretty confident I can crush the $2-$5s no problem.

Progress so far: I've played around 35 games so far, so pretty small sample. I think my ROI is in the region of 30-35%, obviously running super HOT ;)
Another couple of buyins & I'll be at the $2s & ready to crush.

If I can, I might make my first video at the levels as I progress.

- Good luck at the tables.

Jay