Roller Coaster Ride of a week
OK so I did great Monday, sucked it up Tuesday and Wednesday each day to slowly crawl back near even. Thursday was super again and yesterday was again a crawl back to even. I was down $75 at one point after my first session. I took a little break and decided to try something different. I found a site which offers bonuses for casinos similar to what PSO does for poker. (FYI PSO may do casinos one day).
So I put in $100 and got a $100 match bonus. The site bonusbonus.net throws in an extra $50 once you complete 15x wagering of the total bonus. So I had to wager $1500 to be able to withdraw the $100 and get the $50 extra bonus sent via neteller or paypal. I played lots of Blackjack last night and mostly played $2 and $3 wagers. After the $1500 wagered I ended up +$40 (on top of the bonus). Not bad at all. Technically the house edge is about 0.5% on blackjack and the average run should yield about -$7.50 for 1500 hands (I think I did that math right). So it was a nice run :).
I used the strategy chart on WizardofOdds.com just to make sure I got full value out of every bet. I then decided to play a little Let it Ride just because I love the game and had that great win in Vegas last year. Started off well here and was +40 from Let it Ride just doing $1 wagers. I hit some trips and a full house so after all was said and done last night my account was looking nice.
About halfway through my blackjack playing I saw a couple of juicy tables on UltimateBet. The tables in the afternoon were juicy too but I just kept getting hammered by flushes. Trip Ks...someone hits the flush. Flop straight...someone hits a flush. It sucked. Made up for most of it really quickly though at night. 2 of my first 4 hands were huge wins with AA and a flush and I was up $35 right off the bat. I played two tables and when all was said and done I won back $60 of the $75 I had lost earlier.
Variance is knocking me all over the place. It sucks when you are losing. Hard to keep composure and not tilt sometimes. The afternoon session I was emotionally calm the whole time because I was confident with my play. I knew the games I was in were good and I was making correct decisions. Earlier this week I was getting frustrated by the losses but also probably felt a little outplayed at times. I need to notice that earlier and jump off those tables.
I have been playing 1/2 pretty much exclusively for about a month now. My goal is to play maybe 20k or 30k hands and move up to 2/4 as long as I am beating 1/2 for a decent amount.
1 month check-up:
8000 hands
+$351.74
2.2 big bets / 100 hands
I'm happy with that rate so far. I was beating .5/1 at about 3.5 BB/100 so that means I'm making more money on average because I've now doubled the stakes. Excellent. Let's hope that continues to be the case.
Til next time....may the flop be with you :)
So I put in $100 and got a $100 match bonus. The site bonusbonus.net throws in an extra $50 once you complete 15x wagering of the total bonus. So I had to wager $1500 to be able to withdraw the $100 and get the $50 extra bonus sent via neteller or paypal. I played lots of Blackjack last night and mostly played $2 and $3 wagers. After the $1500 wagered I ended up +$40 (on top of the bonus). Not bad at all. Technically the house edge is about 0.5% on blackjack and the average run should yield about -$7.50 for 1500 hands (I think I did that math right). So it was a nice run :).
I used the strategy chart on WizardofOdds.com just to make sure I got full value out of every bet. I then decided to play a little Let it Ride just because I love the game and had that great win in Vegas last year. Started off well here and was +40 from Let it Ride just doing $1 wagers. I hit some trips and a full house so after all was said and done last night my account was looking nice.
About halfway through my blackjack playing I saw a couple of juicy tables on UltimateBet. The tables in the afternoon were juicy too but I just kept getting hammered by flushes. Trip Ks...someone hits the flush. Flop straight...someone hits a flush. It sucked. Made up for most of it really quickly though at night. 2 of my first 4 hands were huge wins with AA and a flush and I was up $35 right off the bat. I played two tables and when all was said and done I won back $60 of the $75 I had lost earlier.
Variance is knocking me all over the place. It sucks when you are losing. Hard to keep composure and not tilt sometimes. The afternoon session I was emotionally calm the whole time because I was confident with my play. I knew the games I was in were good and I was making correct decisions. Earlier this week I was getting frustrated by the losses but also probably felt a little outplayed at times. I need to notice that earlier and jump off those tables.
I have been playing 1/2 pretty much exclusively for about a month now. My goal is to play maybe 20k or 30k hands and move up to 2/4 as long as I am beating 1/2 for a decent amount.
1 month check-up:
8000 hands
+$351.74
2.2 big bets / 100 hands
I'm happy with that rate so far. I was beating .5/1 at about 3.5 BB/100 so that means I'm making more money on average because I've now doubled the stakes. Excellent. Let's hope that continues to be the case.
Til next time....may the flop be with you :)
Sounds like you're doing well at the 1/2 level. Do you find you enjoy Limit more than No Limit?
I use to be a diehard Limit fan but since I've been playing SNG's, my win rate at SNG's is better than my limit play.
I also used the PSO Instant Bankroll and boosted my bankroll up using that. I had to play Limit on Party to clear it and I must say, I still don't enjoy it as much as No Limit.
But - to each their own I suppose. I look forward to reading when you're ready to jump up to 2/4. May the chips be with you!
Posted by
Dave |
10:26 AM