Testing Out a Short Stack Strategy - Day 4

Day 4 of testing out a short stack cash strategy. Switching over to Full Tilt and multi-tabling 10NL

I ran across this Beginner strategy for No-Limit Texas Hold'em. This was compiled by one of my twitter followers. I also follow them.
This is basically a short stack strategy and can be applied to cash, SNG, or MTT play.
Days 1, 2 and 3 were on Walker Poker.
On day one I was down $2.50 due to some horrible beats and not really catching any cards classified as playable hands in the system.
On day two I was up $5.23.
On day three I was down $1.22 for the day.
Up $1.51 after three days.
On day four I decided to switch over to playing on Full Tilt. It's a lot easier to find multiple 10NL tables are basically full and trying to earn some Full Tilt Points toward the Full Tilt Biggest Bonus Ever promotion.
Multi-tabled 2 tables at a time.

Table 1 - Bought in with $2.00 (20BB)
Played 90 or so hands and went broke when my AKs from the BB was outflopped by A6o.

Table 2 - Bought in with $2.00 (20BB)
Played 110ish hands and went broke when my AK flopped 2 pair versus 66 with a flopped set.

Table 3 - Bought in with $2.00 (20BB)
This table went down to 5 handed and I left up $0.78.

Table 4 - Bought in with $2.00 (20BB)
Starting pushing my bedtime and I played one more orbit and then left Down $0.65.

Overall I played 276 hands and was down $3.87.
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Testing Out a Short Stack Strategy - Day 3

Here's my results of day three of playing a short stack strategy in 10NL and 4NL on Walker Poker

I ran across this Beginner strategy for No-Limit Texas Hold'em. This was compiled by one of my twitter followers. I also follow them.
This is basically a short stack strategy and can be applied to cash, SNG, or MTT play.
On day one I was down $2.50 due to some horrible beats and not really catching any cards classified as playable hands in the system.
On day two I was up $5.23.
One of the difficulties in using Walker Poker for this is that their is seldom more than one full 10NL table. I'm going to try to multi-table this tonight using one 10NL table and one 4 NL table.
Bought into a 4NL table for 80 cents (20BB) and quickly went broke when my JJ was beaten by AJ. In reviewing the hand and the system, I should ahve folded the hand when I was reraised re-flop.
Bought into a second 4 NL table for 80 cents. No real significant action. Left with $0.50.
Bought into a 10NL table for $2.00 (20BB). No real significant action. Left wih $1.88.
Overall down $1.22 for the day.
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Testing Out a Short Stack Strategy - Day 2

Here's my results of day two of playing a short stack strategy in 10NL on Walker Poker

I ran across this Beginner strategy for No-Limit Texas Hold'em. This was compiled by one of my twitter followers. I also follow them.
This is basically a short stack strategy and can be applied to cash, SNG, or MTT play.
On day one I was down $2.50 due to some horrible beats and not really catching any cards classified as playable hands in the system.
I'll be buying in with 20 BB ($2.00) as this puts me in the "Short Stack" category of this system which allows a little play than the "Tiny Stack" category of 12BB and still keeps the play somewhat limit as opposed the 25 BB category "Medium Stack."
Played for 108 minutes and left up $5.23.
That's a gain of 52 Big Blinds in less than 2 hours from a 20 BB buy-in.
I would say that should be considered a success.
Let's see how this plays out over the next few days (and I may start double-tabling if I can find enough full tables on Walker.)
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Testing Out a Short Stack Strategy

Here's my results of day one of playing a short stack strategy in 10NL on Walker Poker

I ran across this Beginner strategy for No-Limit Texas Hold'em. This was compiled by one of my twitter followers. I also follow them.
This is basically a short stack strategy and can be applied to cash, SNG, or MTT play.
I decided to sit in with 20BB (defined as a short stack in this system.)
I sit in and wait for the big blind to be posted. I get KK on my first hand. There is a middle position limper and everyone else folds to me. I raise to $0.45 (3.5 BB to 1 BB for the limper.) The middle position limper calls the raise. The pot is now at $0.95 and I have $1.55 in my stack.
The flop is 279 rainbow. My opponent checks. Betting pot would be well over half my stack, so I push all-in. My opponent insta-calls and shows AA. The turn and river are blanks and I'm felted.
I rebuy for $2.00 and sit out until the BB again. The same player is being fairly wreckless with a late of raises and basically bullying the table.
My first BB is Q8s. There are 3 limpers (including Mr. Crazy agressive.) The flop is GIN! QQ2. Since I expect Mr. Agressive to raise this pot (he'll be last to act) I check the pot. Play checks around to Mr. Agressive who bets pot. I reraise all-in. The 2 early position limpers fold and Mr. Agressive calls and shows Q6o. The turn is a 9 and the river is a J and we split the pot! ARG!
Rereading the strategy, I should have raised pot on the flop, but I don't think it would have changed the way the hand played out. I just think Mr. Agressive would have reraised me and would have went all-in or called all-in.
I then played for another 37 minutes (38 total) without seeing a playable hand.
Well, the point was to get comfortable withe the system and the system can't be held responsible for the cold deck hands.
I wound up down $2.50 overall. I'll be back trying this system in the days to come as I get time.
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Bankroll Progress - July 26, 2009

Hopefully this will be a weekly blog to keep track of my bankroll progress on the 3 sites I am playing on (Full Tilt, Poker Stars, and Walker Poker).

Starting Balances (as of Thursday 7/16/09)

Full Tilt Poker
Real Money: $311.48
Tournament Dollars: $2.00
Total: $311.98
FTP: 0.00

Pokers Stars
Real Money: $21.22
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Total: $21.22
FPP: 43

Walker Poker
Real Money: $43.58
VIP: 82.13

Total Bankroll: $376.78


My Play This Week

Thursday 7/16/09 (up $3.05)
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Full Tilt - $0.75 – MTT Satellite to Record Breaker – Did not cash
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 3rd for $1.80
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 3rd for $1.80

Friday 7/17/09 (up $2.05)
• Poker Stars - $1.20 9 seat SNG – Finished 4th
• Full Tilt – 5 FTP $5,000 MTT – Finished 6058th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 1st for $4.50
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 6th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 2nd for $2.70
• Full Tilt - $1.25 turbo 9 seat SNG – Finished 3rd for $1.80
• Full Tilt – 5 FTP $5,000 MTT – Finished 1385th for $0.50
• Full Tilt – Blackmoonpoker.com freeroll – Finished 190th for $0.07

Saturday 7/18/09 (up $13.98)
• Full Tilt - $2.50 private tournament with 50 cent bounties – Finished 5th of 53 for $8.48
o Collected 5 bounties for $2.50 plus 1 private bounty for $2.00 on Poker Stars
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 42nd of 190 for $5.00
• Full Tilt – PPA Petition Freeroll – finished 2,556th for $0.21

Sunday 7/19/09 (down $7.60)
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 3rd
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 2nd for $2.40
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament – finished 4th
• Pokers Stars - $1.00 100K Guaranteed Record Breaker – finished 50,471st

Monday 7/20/09 (up $0.70)
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00

Tuesday 7/21/09 (Up $0.70)
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00

Wednesday 7/22/09 (Down $2.60)
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Cashed for $2.00
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash
• Poker Stars - $1.10 DON SNG – Did Not Cash

Thursday 7/23/09
No poker played

Friday 7/24/09
No poker played

Saturday 7/25/09 (Down $1.76)
• Walker Poker – 10NL – Played 92 minutes – Down $3.14
• Walker Poker – 10 NL – Played x minutes – Up $1.89
• Full Tilt - $1 private tournament ($150 added) – Finished 45th of 174
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament ($50 added) – Finished 54th of 58
• Full Tilt - $3.5K PPA Petition Freeroll – Finished 1562nd of 9857 for $0.35
• Full Tilt - $1.50 private tournament ($100 added) – Finished 10th of 109 for $3.14

Sunday 7/26/09 (Up $2.20)
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 1st for $1.00
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 5th
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 6th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 2nd for $2.75
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 1st for $1.00
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 2nd for $2.75
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 7th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 6th
• Full Tilt - $.30 satellite to Daily Dollar – Finished 4th
• Full Tilt - $1.25 9 seat SNG – Finished 2nd for $2.75




Ending Balances (as of Sunday 7/26/09)

Full Tilt Poker
Real Money: $322.53 (+$11.05)
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Total: $322.53 (+$11.05)
FTP: 110.05 (+110.05)

Pokers Stars
Real Money: $22.52 (+$1.30)
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Total: $22.52 (+$1.30)
FPP: 54 (+11)

Walker Poker
Real Money: $42.33 (-$1.25)
VIP: 91.31 (+9.8)

Total Bankroll: $387.38 (+$10.60)

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Guest Book

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Coming Soon

As I wind down my freeroll project on Full Tilt (clik here for details), it is time to turn my attention to more general bankroll building not only on Full Tilt, but also on the other sites I play on (Poker Stars and Walker Poker.)

The purpose of this blog is to provide a more generic blogging envirnoment for me to discuss poker bankroll building, poker in general, and anything else I wish to share.

Look for this blog to be ramped up a little bit as I get closer to the end of Project Freeroll and even more after that. Read More......