Steaks?

Hey everyone! I'm posting this in hopes that someone out there still follows this blog, and that that someone has some spare dinero they'd be willing to put up as a stake. I would prefer the stake come from one person as opposed to having it pooled between 6 people as was the case the last time I was staked, but will make the concession if necessary.

Here's what I'm looking for:

2000$ stake for 100NL on FullTilt. I would consider playing on PokerStars, but the staker would have to convince me the incentive programs PokerStars provides would be equivalent (or better??) than the rakeback I receive on FullTilt.

The terms (general outline):

• Stake is for 100NL (mostly) and appropriately bankrolled tournaments (occassionally)
• I will drop down at 15BI if necessary
• I won't move up or buy into a tournament with entry constituting more than 1% of the funds available without consulting the staker beforehand
• I will not play any turbo games or rebuy tournaments
• I will keep full record of my progress and make it available to my staker at any time
• If the stake is terminated early and I have made a loss, the remaining funds will be returned to the staker
• If the stake is terminated early and I have made a profit, 100% of the original stake will be repaid, plus 50% of the profits made
• Stake is repaid once my roll has reached 6000$, the staker receives 4000$ and I keep 2000$ UNLESS myself and the staker are both confident with me taking a shot at the next level. If this is the case, then I would continue playing to a maximum of 10,000$ at which point the staker would receive 6000$ and I would retain 4000$.
  

Any additional terms can be discussed.

If this interests you, or may interest someone you know, please let me know. You can post a comment here or send me an email at: k dot e dot crouser at gmail dot com.

Cheers,
Ken

October done, and it's time for another break

So I skipped my first class last week. My grinding over the weekend was strictly and solely responsible. So I've (reluctantly) made the smart choice and pulled everything. Not sure what I'm going to do with the money yet, but I'm sure I'll think of something!

October saw me play 13,400 hands at 8.35ptbb/100 overall, but the real BOOM is:

7,260 hands of 100NL at 12.10 ptbb. Which means lifetime at 100NL over 51,952 hands I'm running at 7.97 ptbb.

Here's the month:




And here's the lifetime 100NL garph for extra +bragEV.




Might (probably) busto-robusto my next rakeback transfer of ~126$, so stay tuned for that.

Otherwise, see you next year!

I like October

It's nice that I've had more time to play this month than I thought I would. And by that, I mean I really haven't had time to play, I've just been playing anyways and sacrificing sleep mostly.



Some of the highlights of the month: (Games are still soooo good)


Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 341771
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $37.00
CO: $223.50
BTN: $356.05
Hero (SB): $135.50
BB: $127.40

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with Q K
2 folds, BTN calls $1, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, BTN calls $5

Flop: ($13.00) K 5 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $11, BTN calls $11

Turn: ($35.00) T (2 players)
Hero bets $28, BTN calls $28

River: ($91.00) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $90.50 all in, BTN calls $90.50

Final Pot: $272.00
BTN mucks 7 K
Hero shows Q K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero wins $269.00
(Rake: $3.00)



Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 340319
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP: $101.00
CO: $103.95
Hero (BTN): $131.60
SB: $129.25
BB: $35.30
UTG: $33.25

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with A 6
3 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, SB calls $3, BB calls $2.50

Flop: ($10.50) 5 5 K (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $8, SB calls $8, BB folds

Turn: ($26.50) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $22, Hero raises to $120.10 all in, SB calls $95.75 all in

River: ($262.00) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $262.00
Hero shows A 6 (a flush, Ace high)
SB shows J T (a flush, King high)
Hero wins $259.00
(Rake: $3.00)


I actually snapped the river in this one. His line makes no sense and he almost never has a 3 here.


Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 344112
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $118.80
BTN: $478.30
Hero (SB): $100.00
BB: $101.50
UTG: $263.35

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with 5 5
3 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3

Flop: ($8.00) A 2 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls $5

Turn: ($18.00) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls $12

River: ($42.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $21, BB raises to $80.50 all in, Hero calls $58 all in

Final Pot: $200.00
Hero shows 5 5 (three of a kind, Fives)
BB shows K Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero wins $197.00
(Rake: $3.00)


I love this game.

I'm alive

School and my ladyfriend are dominating most of my time, but I've had the odd time to play a session here and there.

- 50NL HU starts off, goes great at first, then I break even / lose a bit
- Try a brief 50NL 6-max session, go on a +4 buyin heater
- Rolled for a shot at 100NL, so I tried it. Was meh at first, but finished on a heater tonight. It's good to be home

A part of me wants to pull my roll and enjoy the 2k, but another part of me wants to keep grinding in my very, very sparse spare time. We'll see...

Here's the month

50NL HU? Fun hand

So the two sessions or so I seem to get each month now are devoted to trying to get a handle on NL HU, starting with 50NL. So far it's been mostly good (up ~8 buyins).

There's (obviously) a story with this hand, but I thought it was pretty fun. Snap 250bb preflop with A4s? I think so.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 2 players - View hand 317742
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $133.25
BTN/SB: $127.25

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with 4 A
BTN/SB raises to $127.25 all in, Hero calls $126.75

Flop: ($254.50) 9 3 T

Turn: ($254.50) 6

River: ($254.50) K

Final Pot: $254.50
Hero shows 4 A (Ace King high)
BTN/SB shows 8 Q (King Queen high)
Hero wins $254.00
(Rake: $0.50)

Stake Repaid - Time for school

So I settled the stake tonight. With school coming up, a new (amazing) girlfriend, lots of work, going to Vegas... It all adds up to me not playing much poker. Rather, no poker. So I contacted my stakers, and everything is repaid.

After a 50/50 split of the profits I'm left with just under 950$ to play with. I'm tempted to withdraw it right away, but I might keep it there until school has kicked into high gear, at which point I won't be playing poker again until after I graduate.

Thanks a ton to all my stakers, I'm glad I could provide a decent (42% or so) interest on your investment. See you on the felt! ...Eventually.

Long day...

Did a lot of grinding today. First time in a while. One of the reasons for my extended absence (and there were many) was the repeated celebrations revolving around me turning 26.

I didn't play great. Probably cuz I was playing too many tables trying to clear my 200$ bonus as fast as possible.

Here's the graph. Hands possibly to follow.



60$ of bonus cleared, roll sits at $3,850 and change.