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MNRoberts
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1yr agoMay Update
Pretty solid month overall, except for 2.5k on Party. Managed to make up for it at 5k, so it balanced out in the end.
Also won another Main Event seat like last year—looking forward to seeing how that goes next month.
All Sites:
PokerStars:
Party:
GG:
Total: +$28140.97 + $9,901.42 ($7,551.42 GG, $1750 PS, $600 Party) = +$38042.39
As I mentioned last month, I’ve been trying to cut back on playing 500nl on GG. After running the numbers, I ended up losing about 10% in leaderboard rakeback. That said, it definitely felt good not having as many tables going, and from a pure EV perspective, it’s not clear that I’m not actually making more at 200nl on PokerStars or Party.
Of course, there are still some good 500nl tables on GG, so I won’t be too strict about avoiding them—but overall, this might be a direction I continue with going forward.
Lastly, CoinPoker is running a Mid-Stakes Cash Game World Championship, and I’m thinking of jumping in for fun to see how it goes.
Here’s to a good June!...
MNRoberts
4
8mo agoOctober Update
Sorry for the late update. I was in Toronto for the World Series. What a heartbreak. I went to all four games in Toronto, and putting my Jays bias aside, I truly think that was the one of the best World Series ever. It’s a shame they couldn’t pull it off, as that was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
On the bright side, in order to afford those tickets, we finally had a pretty good month! It had been a while.
All Sites:
PokerStars:
Party:
GG:
Total: +$4516.69 + $14,625.31 ($13,475.31 GG, $750 PS, $400 Party) = +$19,142.00
Let's keep it up in November!...
MNRoberts
4
1yr agoApril Update
April was going great right up until yesterday at 2.5k. Still ended up being a solid month overall though.
And guess what? I hit another BBJ! Just the smaller side this time, but still a nice bonus.
All Sites:
PokerStars:
Party:
GG:
Total: +$12184.42 + $27197.51 ($25297.51 GG, $1500 PS, $400 Party) = +$39381.93
So clearly, this lower volume, higher stakes strategy hasn’t really worked out the past two months lol. What I’m considering for the upcoming month is dropping 500nl on GG. The reason is that, for the first time this month, I’ve noticed I’ve had so many tables up that I’ve been misclicking and with the new GG timebanks, it’s been a lot harder to keep up with the action.
It’s also tough to actually improve (versus just autopiloting and trying to focus on the stuff I’m working to implement) and then review hands properly when there are just too many of them. I’m not 100% sure I’ll do it, but it’s starting to feel like it might be necessary.
If my math is right based on previous results, even in a worst case scenario, each 500nl table I have running on GG is worth around $13 (Excluding BBJ)100 hands. I’m not sure how much that will change if I’m not hitting the leaderboards as consistently, though right now that adds about 10–20% more in rakeback per month.
Honestly, I thought we’d be playing on ROW again by now, since the court date was back in November (and still no decision has been made). It’s been tough trying to balance maximizing the Ontario pool while it lasts, versus improving and getting ready for when we go back to the global pool.
Average stake aside let’s say I’ve got one hour free. Do I spend it reviewing hands or working in the trainer, or do I just fire up tables knowing I’m making X hourly? It’s getting harder to justify not playing.
Anyway, just thinking out loud. We’ll see how May goes!...
