Weekly Bankroll Update 11/19-11/25

Well, the monkey is finally off my back. I got my first win on Tuesday night in the Daily $500 Bonanza tourney. 624 players entered and I received $89.75 for my first place finish. It was my only cash of the week, but I'm more than ok with that. I also played some cash games this week buying in for $4, and was up slightly in those. Sunday night I played in a home game buying in for $40 and walking out with $58 for an $18 profit. I was even up in play money this week. Lots to be thankful for as this was by far my best week on Global Poker. Here's where I ended up:

Play Money: 2,077,000 Up 7k.

Real Money: $430.10 Up $90.99

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

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

Target for next Cash Game level: $1,000 ($50)


There are some serious decisions that need to be made this week as far as what games I should be playing. I will continue to play the $.11 Daily $500 Bonanza and will probably bump up from the $4 cash games to the $10 cash games in order to qualify. The way I look at it, I have $30.10 to play with. I do not want to go below $400 under any circumstances, and I will try and grind my way up to $550 so I can up my max MTT buy in to $11. If I play one $.11 tourney and one $3.30 each night, I will spend $23.87 in buy ins. As long as I can hold my own in the cash games and maybe get a deep run or two, I should be able to profit, but if it doesn't work, I will drop back down and work my way back. If I can get a little further above $400, I will play $5.50 MTTs every night instead of $3.30 MTTs. I'm super excited for this week, and will be bringing my A-game every night. Stay tuned!

Weekly Bankroll Update 11/12-11/18

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and my bankroll increases have slowed dramatically. I was up this week again (barely), but there just aren't many tournament options for me right now. I was 3/6 in the $.11 tourneys, but in cash games I was down slightly. I'm going to need to find a way to make money more consistently, but a down week seems virtually inevitable. I will spend this week being thankful for where I'm at, but I mustn't become complacent. This will be a slow week obviously with the holiday, and tonight I'll be playing in a live cash game. My first in quite a while, so stay tuned for next week's update to see how I fared. In the meantime, here are my balances:

Play Money: 2,070,00. Even.

Real Money: $339.11 Up $1.32.

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

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

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

Weekly Bankroll Update 11/5-11/11

This week was a slow one on Global. I didn't play Wednesday or Saturday, and the tournament schedule has changed. There is one $.11 tourney per night, and it's a Turbo with over 500 players. This coupled with the fact that I sat out two nights, led to a very small gain. I played six tourneys and cashed in two. I also played a $.02/$.04 cash game and was down $.54. This week some changes need to be made. Homework will likely slow me down, and I have to find a new way to make money for the bankroll. Cash games will likely be utilized unless I have a large cash in the tourney. I still have to play 50 flops to qualify, and I'll probably make the $.02/$.04 my regular level. The buy-in is $4 and that seems like a safe wager from where I am. I could play the $.05/$.10 for $10, but that would be really tough to make back if I go broke. It's a little earlier than I wanted to start playing cash games, but the change in landscape leaves me no other choice. Low level SnGs ($.55 or $1.10) are also an option. The thought of playing two $3.30 tourneys every night has crossed my mind, but I'm not quite ready to commit to that yet. It would cost me $46.20 in buy-ins, and I'd need at least two cashes just to break even. Plus, since the schedule change, almost all the $3.30s are turbos now. The only one really worth playing is a 6-handed rebuy. I will try and stay active this week in order to turn profits. Adapt and overcome as they say. Here's where I'm at:

Play Money: 2,070,000 Up 51k.

Real Money: $337.79 Up $3.22.

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

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

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

Weekly Bankroll Update 10/29-11/4

Another week in the books as I continue to inch my way to $400. The Eagle Cup has wrapped up and thanks to deep runs in the final tourney (12th), and the Main Event (8th), I ended the series 9th on the Gold Coins leaderboard. I received a 400k payout for that accomplishment and my play money has surpassed 2 million. It was another so-so week in real money. I cashed in four out of 12 tourneys with one final table (7th). Here's where I am going into this week:

Play Money: 2,019,000 Up 532k.

Real Money: $334.58 Up $12.06.

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

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

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



I have a lot of school work to catch up on this week so I probably won't play every night. I will be playing at least one $10 cash game though. It'll likely be later in the week once I've played a couple of tourneys. If I run good in them, then I'll put the cash game on hold till next week, but if I run bad, it's time to take a shot and see what happens. I've been up every week, but progress has been slow lately. Cash games will eventually be added to the arsenal so it's not a bad idea to get my feet wet now especially during slow tourney weeks.

Weekly Bankroll Update 10/22-10/28

As expected, variance has caught up with me. To put it simply, this week was brutal especially in the Eagle Cup tourneys. It started off well enough with a cash on Sunday, but that was it. I played eight tourneys and cashed in just one. Real money wasn't much better. I played 14 tourneys and cashed in four. A double cash Sunday night finishing 27th and 22nd, a 12th place finish Thursday night, and a 13th place finish Friday night. I finished up this week, but not by much. Here's where I stand:

Play Money: 1,487,000 Down 70k

Real Money: $322.52 Up $9.32.

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

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

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

An up week is an up week no matter how you get there, and this week I got there, but if the gains continue to come slowly, I will switch over and try my hand at a cash game. I'm holding out as long as I can, but eventually I'll have to at least play a session and see what happens. In the meantime, it's business as usual for one more week. The Eagle Cup wraps up tonight and I'll try and steal some last minute leaderboard points to try to finish in the top 10. I'm currently in 11th. Real money will be the same this week. Two $.11s each day.

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.