Weekly Bankroll Update 10/15-10/21

Another up week on Global, but not without some swings. I slipped a few spots on the leaderboard as it was a dismal week for play money tourneys. Played eight and cashed in two. No final tables. In real money, I played 14 tourneys and cashed in six. Friday night was the only night I didn't cash. A 28th place finish on Sunday, 18th Monday, 35th Tuesday, 23rd Wednesday, 25th Thursday, and ended the week strong with an 8th place finish Saturday night. Even though I wasn't up as much as in previous weeks, I thought I played well despite some really horrible beats. Here's where I stand:

Play Money: 1,557,000 Down 6k.

Real Money: $313.20 Up $14.70.

Target for next Cash Game level: $400 ($20)

Target for next SnG level: $440 ($22)

Target for next MTT level: $550 ($11)


This week I will probably play the same tourneys as I did last week. Try to move up the Eagle Cup leaderboard, and play the two $.11 tourneys each night. I feel like variance is starting to shift a little, and I'm gonna just play it safe. If I can make it over $400, I will start incorporating the cash games a little, but until then, I'm just going to keep banking.

Weekly Bankroll Update 10/8-10/14

  








It was another crazy week, but slowed down a little by schoolwork. I finished the first class towards my Master's degree though and now I have two weeks before my next class starts. I didn't play Wednesday night, but it was still an enormously profitable week. In the Gold Coins leaderboard I'm in 3rd. I made a bunch of cashes and final tables in the Eagle Cup tourneys this week finishing 6th Sunday night, 17th Monday night, 2nd on Thursday night, 5th place Friday night, and 11th place Saturday night. Still lots of poker left. In real money, it was a great week for me as I had a few deep runs finishing with a 32nd place finish Sunday night, a 2nd place finish Monday night, a 34th place finish Thursday night, a 33rd place finish Friday night, and a 7th place finish Saturday night. Here's where I'm living:







Play Money: 1,563,000 Up 447k.

Real Money: $298.50 Up $37.91.

Target for next Cash Game level: $400 ($20)

Target for next SnG level: $440 ($22)

Target for next MTT level: $550 ($11)


I just missed breaking $300, but that should be no problem this week. It's hard to decide what to do from here. I'm about $100 from the next marker for cash games, and a long way away from the next MTT level, with not a lot of insurance to play the $5.50s. I think it'll be business as usual for the $.11s, and I'll play any $3.30 Eagle Cup, but that's it I think. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I could be looking at $400 just a few weeks from now if I play carefully. Hopefully one of these $3.30s will be a deep finish and I can get a nice score. I've been considering playing cash games, but it hasn't seemed to be necessary. The tourneys are going much better than expected, and as long as I'm profitable there is no need to switch, although eventually I need to take a shot and see what happens. Until then I will keep bankrolling my small winnings.

Weekly Bankroll Update 10/1-10/7

As expected, this week I was forced to slow down due to schoolwork obligations and did not play Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I played in only 13 tourneys this week. Sunday I cashed in the Eagle Cup freeroll finishing 324th out of over 2600, and had two 18th place finishes (1 in the $3.30), and a  41st place finish on Monday night. So 4/13 cashed last week. I had a huge jump in play money and became a "play money millionaire" as I finished 3rd in the opening Eagle Cup event and actually spent Monday night in 3rd place on the leaderboard. Here is where I'm at:

Play Money: 1,116,000 Up 257k

Real Money: $260.59 Up $12.45

Target for next MTT level: $275

Target for next Cash Game Level: $400

Target for next SnG level: $440


This week it' s back on the horse and I'll be looking to move back up the Eagle Cup Play Money leaderboard. I'm currently 30th. I'll also be looking to get over the $275 marker in order to bankroll myself for the $5.50 MTTs. There are a couple of $3.30 Eagle Cup tourneys coming up so I'll play those, but I'll be backing off playing $3.30 tourneys every night until I get over $275.

Weekly Bankroll Update 9/24-9/30

Well this week I was finally able to incorporate a higher buy-in tourney to my repertoire. Although I finished the week up, I'm not entirely sure I want to keep playing the $3.30 buy in. I haven't had enough plays yet, but this week I was only 1/7. I'm gonna give it one more week, but if I'm not profitable, then I will stop playing it. My results were not as good as the past few weeks, but with school work and other family obligations, I really burned the candle at both ends. So I had five cashes out of 20 tourneys played, and they were as follows: a 20th place finish Sunday night, a 13th place finish Tuesday night in the $3.30, a 6th place finish Wednesday night, a 47th place finish Thursday night, and a 29th place finish Friday night. Here's where I'm at:

Play Money: 859k Up 33k.

Real Money: $248.14 Up $6.69.

Target for next MTT level: $275.

Target for next Cash Game level: $400.

Target for next SnG level: $440.

This week Global Poker kicks off its month long Eagle Tournament Series beginning with a $10,000 guaranteed freeroll tonight. I will be playing in that, as well as Event #1 which is a $3.30 buy in tomorrow night. I'm hopeful this week will be a bit more profitable, but if not, I will be dropping down to play just the $.11 tourneys.

Weekly Bankroll Update 9/17-9/23

This week on Global Poker was another big one. I played 13 tournaments and cashed in six of them. An 18th place finish Sunday night, a 31st place finish Tuesday night, a huge double cash Wednesday night finishing 24th and 3rd, a 20th place finish Thursday night, and a 12th place finish Friday night. I have definitely elevated my game over the past month, and cashing seems to be the new norm. As a result, I am adding a $3.30 tourney to the mix and I'm hopeful I'll be able to play 21 tourneys this week. This will result in an investment of $24.64 (14 x $0.11 tourneys, and 7 x $3.30 tourneys). It's gonna be tough with schoolwork piling up, but I think I can get it done. If I happen to run bad, I have no problem dropping back down and dropping the $3.30 tourney, but I'm hoping it doesn't come to that. Here's where I stand:

Play Money: 826k Down 4k.

Real Money: $241.45 Up $36.17.

Target for next MTT level: $275 ($5.50)

Target for next Cash Game level: $400 ($20)

Target for next SnG level: $440 ($22)

Weekly Bankroll Update 9/10-9/16

Another monster week on Global as I played just 10 tourneys, but cashed in five of them. An 8th place finish Sunday night, a double cash Monday night finishing 9th and 13th, a 20th place finish Tuesday night, and a 22nd place finish Wednesday night capping off seven straight nights of cashing dating back to last week. In that time I cashed 9/14 tourneys and appeared at three final tables. The bankroll has finally cracked $200 and soon I'll be playing tourneys with larger buy ins. Likely $3.30. Here's where I'm at:

Play Money: 830k Up 44k.

Real Money: $205.28 Up $19.08.

Target for next SnG level: $220 ($11)

Target for next MTT level: $275 ($5.50)

Target for next Cash Game level: $400 ($20)

Weekly Bankroll Update 9/3-9/9

It was another wildly successful week at Global Poker and the bankroll continues its push to $200. I played 14 tournaments again this week and cashed in five of them. An 8th place finish Sunday night, a double cash Thursday finishing 15th and 10th, a 7th place finish Friday night, and a 35th place finish for a min cash on Saturday. No big cashes, but a couple of final table runs was not too shabby. Here's where I stand:

Play Money: 786k Up 35k.

Real Money: $186.14 Up $26.23.

Target for next Cash Game level: $200 ($10)

Target for next SnG level: $220 ($11)

Target for next MTT level: $275 ($5.50)