My fun Texas Hold'em poker play diary

Site UltimateBet.com
User TodSamay
April, 2010

19.04.2010
Play Money: $5,000
Tables: 2p-$10/$20; 9p-$5/$10
Time: 02:30
Balance: $594,134.56
Comments:
Profit: $28,005.00
Comments:

20.04.2010
Play Money: $5,000
Tables: 4p-$10/$20; 6p-$5/$10
Time: 03:00
Balance: $616,159.06 (reached $600k!)
Profit: $22,024.50
Comments: Was tough in the beginning. Almost lost the day budget. Pre-flop went well with high pairs. Had several strong flushes and straights. Hidden pair works perfect as usual for easy play, had few strong hidden full-houses.

21.04.2010
Play Money: $1,000
Tables: 6p-$5/$10
Time: 02:00
Balance: $638,617.31
Profit: $22,458.25
Comments: After all a good day. Started well, used only $1000 budget. Was tired after beach. Made few stupid moves, but then got all lost back. Most plays were pre-flop with high bets.

22.04.2010
Play Money: $25,500 (went BIG today!)
Tables: 2p-$25/$50; 4p-$5/$10; 6p-$10/$20; 9p-$5/$10
Time: 03:30
Balance: $678,024.81
Profit: $39,407.50
Comments: Good and interesting day. Played several different tables, several different macro-strategies. Had a tough play on one-on-one table with some "raiser". Have lost $12,000, then cracked his head, returned all losts back and won $6,000.

23.04.2010
Play Money: $13,200
Tables: 2p-$5/$10; 2p-$10/$20; 9p-$5/$10
Time: 02:30
Balance: $684,634.81
Profit: $6,610.00
Comments: Hard day. Almost lost... Well, almost.

24.04.2010
Play Money: ---
Tables: 6p-$10/$20; 9p-$5/$10
Time: 01:30
Balance: $662,497.31
Profit: -$22,137.50
Comments: Not my day. Lost over $22,000.Raisers pre-flop, cards were against me today.

25.04.2010
Play Money: $9,000
Tables: 9p-$5/$10; 2p-$5/$10; 6p-$5/$10
Time: 02:30
Balance: $712,871.16 (over $700k!)
Profit: $50,373.85
Comments: I am back on track! Have covered all yesterday's bad loses. Even broke $700k level.

26.04.2010
Play Money: $3,000
Tables: 6p-$10/$20
Time: 02:30
Balance: $735,422.66
Profit: $22,551.50
Comments: Simply good day. Had some loses in the entrance but then learned players and began to win just hand after hand.

27.04.2010
Play Money: $10,000
Tables: 2p-$25/$50
Time: 02:30
Balance: $770,018.88
Profit: $34,596.22
Comments: Good day on one-on-one table. Had good but tough games with two players, won though. Other ten have won easily. Need more practice in learning player's strategies. Did few stupid calls although knew that had worse hands. Lost in another free-roll tournament. Need better tournament macro-strategy plan.

27.04.2010
Play Money: $20,000
Tables: 6p-$10/$20
Time: 02:00
Balance: $772,713.88
Profit: $2,695.22
Comments: Dramatic day. Lost $20,000 then had to work hard to get them back.

28.04.2010
Play Money: $10,000
Tables: 6p-$10/$20, 2p-$10/$20, 2p-$25/$50
Time: 02:30
Balance: $801,203.35 (broke $800k!!!)
Profit: $28,489.47
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