Last 10 Tournaments

My last nine SitNGo tournament and one full tournament ($5.00 Entry) I've finished in the money 6 out of 10. Not so bad I guess. I would like to be in first 15-20 percent of the time. I've been pretty happy the way I've been playing, as they say patience is a virtue. Here is where I placed in my last 10.

Bold represents that I was in the Money.

2 out of 9
7 out of 9
1 out of 9
8 out of 9
6 out of 9
2 out of 9
3 out of 9
8 out of 9
248 out of 1910
2 out of 9

The Cincinatti Kid (1965)

Check out this great poker video from the movie The Cincinatti Kid that I found on YouTube.

Some Ups and Downs

The beginning of the week was filled with some bad beats, bad moves, and some good wins. However the bad beats out weighed the good wins. I took a few days off and yesterday I play a $5.00 $.50 tournament and came in 248 out of 1910. Not the greatest in the world but at least I was in the money. I was happy the way I played, I lost half my stack a few times and got it back. I always seem to play better from behind. I like the $5.00 tournaments there aren't as many idiots like the dollar games. In fact I didn't come across any the whole night! Then I played 3 SitnGos came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The beginning of the week I was Mr. 4th place and not making it into the money. It was very frustrating so I needed some time away.

That's me JJWalker5 but not so Dynomite! I may play in the same buy in tournament at 9pm tonight!

A K OS vs. 3 4 OS (off suit)

Last night I had a pretty bad beat. I was heads up at a SitNGo that had a total of 10 entries. The other player started to try to get some free blinds by calling all in. I was dealt a Big Slick off suit and I called. The cards were turned over and he had a 3 4 off suit. I already knew what was going to happen. He drew a 3 and won the pot. It just doesn't seem right! I may try a full tournament today, however I think my eyes need a break!

1st Place!

I do realize it's not that much of a big deal. I work from home (own biz) and my kids took a nap so I decided to play some SitNGos. Played four games and came in first in one of them. Not great but it's always nice to win! I am happy with the win more so because I played a texbook game and it paid off. So many donkeys in these $1.20 buy ins, it's nutz!

Check it out!

I guess I kind of suck at sit and go tournaments.

I had a bunch of bad beats the last 5 hours. I think it's the dollar buy in SitNGo tournaments you get a lot of maniacs. I was beat with aces in the hole against 9 5 off suited. The most painful I had a flush king high, and was beaten with a straight flush 45678. Awful! The worse part is I had about 4 four of a kinds today (yesterday) and no action! Unreal! I took a bit of a beaten then once again went to the cash games and walked away with 20 bucks on a .10/25 blinds. Which is pretty amazing. A guy was playing his straight very slow that he got on the flop and I caught the full house on the river. He went all in with $12.00 and I took it all. The cash games are so much easier, you can just play good hands if you like. Unlike tournaments you are forced to bet or the blinds will eat you alive. The good news with the SitNGos is that the last two games I came in 3rd and 1st. I told myself do what the books say, I was discipline and did well. For whatever reason it's very hard to do what you know you should do. A hand a round is all you need (if that), steal a few blinds here and there. I did that and it went well!

Once the bankroll is up is up to $100 bucks and I am atleast making the money 50% of the time I am moving up to the 3.40 tournaments. I am almost due for my $25.00 sign up bonus from pokerstars.net!

My bankroll is up 40%

Check this out!

PokerStars Tournament #79847211, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.00/$0.20
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $9.00
Tournament started - 2008/03/06 - 01:40:44 (ET) Tournament finished - 2008/03/06 - 02:27:14 (ET)
1: JJWALKER5 (East Brunswick), $4.50 (50%)
2: munju31 (Richmond), $2.70 (30%)
3: Jimmy2Cool (Tempe, Arizona), $1.80 (20%)
4: Big Fig Newk (Gilbert),
5: flipwtal (Wuppertal),
6: nexstar79 (Seoul),
7: mmjetta (John Day),
8: Dalenas (Alytus),
9: 59sparky (Albion),
You finished in 1st place.

A Phil Helmuth Bad Beat and Meltdown.

My favorite part of this video is when Helmuth says after he lost the hand, "This guy probably can't even spell poker."

The Big Slicker

This is a poker blog where I will be posting my bankroll which I started the other day with $25.00 and post some funny poker videos. I just have too much time on my hands! :oP

I do pretty well with cash games but I want to get better at tournaments since it's better risk/reward factor. I am planning on playing cash NL Holdem games when my bankroll drops too much. I could of put more money in and played higher buy in tournaments, however I like the grind.

You can find my on PokerStars.net my handle is JJWalker5.

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So here where it is now! It's not very impressive however I made some money!


7 -1.20 tournaments lost 6 and came in 3rd (in the money) on one (1.80 pay 3rd place)

1 - 3.40 tournament (played it by accident) came in 3rd (6.00 pay for 3rd)

Tournament Play -$5.20

Cash Game .10/.25 blinds profit of $9.78

tournament loss of................................................-$4.00

Cash Game...............................................................+9.78

Profit.........................................................................+5.78

Bankroll....................................................................$30.78 (31 percent)