May Numbers, June Outlook
Poker was good to me in May. I ended the month up $19,361. Most of that came from two scores, 2nd in the Bodog $100k for $14,300 and 18th in the N'awlins WSOP Circuit Event (in on a $500 satellite, read more about that here) for $13,337.
I got off to a quick start on PokerStars for the month, 5th in a $100 freeze for about $2,000 on May 1st, but ultimately was down a couple thousand on Stars for the month, despite making the final table twice in their nightly $50 + one rebuy + one add-on. Stars is a pretty tough place to play. I'm pretty sure I'm a lifetime loser in their MTTs (though I'd be very surprised if my expectation there is that of a losing player - variance in MTTs is a bastard).
My Full Tilt results were pretty bad too. Granted, I only played 11 tournaments there in May, but I had just one cash and was down around $1,500. I know I just said it, but I should emphasize it again; the variance in multi-table tournaments is outrageous. I have to remind myself of this so I don't get too get excited after winning $20,000 in one month. For all I know I could be a loser in MTTs and just happened to run well in May.
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This month, Michael (my roommate, and the owner of PokerTips.org) and I are going to Vegas from June 15th-June 20th. Assuming I don't tank too horribly in online tournaments before then, I'll probably play the $2,000 WSOP Event on June 15th, and maybe the $1,500 event on June 16th, as well as maybe the $2,500 six-handed event on June 19th. There are definitely better tournaments for me in Vegas than the WSOP Events. For example, the Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza, as well as the daily tournaments at Caesars Palace both have great structure and more bankroll-sensible buy-ins. I hope to play at least one Venetian tournament, most specifically the $1,000 Sunday event on June 17th.
Alright, that's enough rambling about poker. Thanks for reading.
I got off to a quick start on PokerStars for the month, 5th in a $100 freeze for about $2,000 on May 1st, but ultimately was down a couple thousand on Stars for the month, despite making the final table twice in their nightly $50 + one rebuy + one add-on. Stars is a pretty tough place to play. I'm pretty sure I'm a lifetime loser in their MTTs (though I'd be very surprised if my expectation there is that of a losing player - variance in MTTs is a bastard).
My Full Tilt results were pretty bad too. Granted, I only played 11 tournaments there in May, but I had just one cash and was down around $1,500. I know I just said it, but I should emphasize it again; the variance in multi-table tournaments is outrageous. I have to remind myself of this so I don't get too get excited after winning $20,000 in one month. For all I know I could be a loser in MTTs and just happened to run well in May.
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This month, Michael (my roommate, and the owner of PokerTips.org) and I are going to Vegas from June 15th-June 20th. Assuming I don't tank too horribly in online tournaments before then, I'll probably play the $2,000 WSOP Event on June 15th, and maybe the $1,500 event on June 16th, as well as maybe the $2,500 six-handed event on June 19th. There are definitely better tournaments for me in Vegas than the WSOP Events. For example, the Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza, as well as the daily tournaments at Caesars Palace both have great structure and more bankroll-sensible buy-ins. I hope to play at least one Venetian tournament, most specifically the $1,000 Sunday event on June 17th.
Alright, that's enough rambling about poker. Thanks for reading.
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