Taking a Break

I've lost a little more than 1/3rd of the profit I made on Full Tilt. So, I'm taking a break for about a week. I'm studying Colin Moshman's Sit-n-Go strategy book. I don't want to tilt more than I already have and I think it's a good idea to take a break and do some studying. I probably don't do enough of that so, this should be good for my game. I'll return to poker next week and continue my quest for the $10,000 bankroll.

Bad beat after Bad beat............................

Wow! I have hit some major variance here. I have suffered some awful beats and at the wrong times in a tournament. I know things eventually work out but, damn. Take a look at these horrid swings. I feel good(mostly) about the decisions I made so, I look forward to the beats going in my favor and my hands holding up. I know, I know: waaaaaaaaaaaaahh. I was looking forward to playing some more this weekend but, it might be a good idea to stop before I really go on some major tilt.

Hot Streak

I started out on a hot streak on Full Tilt. Cooled off a little when I moved up to the $22 buy-ins.
If you're not using Sharkscope, you're missing alot of good information about your opponents. I look up my opponents' stats at the beginning of every tournament so, I can get a better idea of what I'm dealing with. Then, I color code each one to mark whether they're winning/losing or if they're marked by Sharkscope as a fish or shark. It only takes a minute to do. I just started doing this and it's working out really well. Every piece of information we can get is to our advantage and I think this is an extremely effective tool to help identify tendencies. Plus, if your buddy says he's winning money, you can check to see if he's lying.

Hope my luck continues. Off to the $10,000 race!

Interesting Information

http://www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php

There's some good information on this website. Read or skim through the whole page. Especially, the part about the traffic for particular poker sites. Traffic has increased since passage of the UIGEA.

Full Tilt Deposit

I haven't made a deposit in quite some time and I guess things have changed. I tried to use my credit card and debit card to make a deposit on Full Tilt. Both of those were denied. So, I used their Cash Transfer option. This was really easier than I thought it would be. I emailed Full Tilt to get the cash transfer directions and I went to the ATM to withdraw my cash. Then, found a nearby store that used Money Gram. Filled out the form to wire the money and went home to verify everything on Full Tilt. Believe it or not, the money was in my poker account in less than 10 minutes. It's definately not as easy as using a credit card but, it wasn't difficult either. The fee for Money Gram was $9.95. Not too bad. I can't wait til we get rid of this stinking UIGEA. I think the fish are still out there but, it would be easier for them to make a deposit with a credit card. I think we will see a poker boom again when this UIGEA is out of here.