Great stuff, Gordon. It's quite telling that when we set ourselves targets (as both you & Old Phil have) our results generally improve. Nobody would even dream if running a Business without targets, but poker players, who are also trying to turn a profit, rarely do. Keep up the good work, gl gl. Posted by Tikay10
Well played-I am in complete agreement with young Master Kendall
PS-I can feel a spite call coming on in a PLO8 soon...
Friday. I played 4 tournaments, without success, late on Friday night 11.00pm ish. I have not experienced quite as much aggression as I did tonight for some time.
Saturday. Another good night with two final tables, out of 6 tournaments. One fifth place and third in the Gold Rush, where I was disappointed to see my AK all in beaten by extraman’s J9, he hit a full house. He went on to win it, well played Norman.
In summary, my statistsics continue to improve and I note that I have appeared in 3 of Aussie’s lists, including a place in the top 100. I seem to have some momentum, but surely it can't last?
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
·Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 608 Ranking 95 = level par
·Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 115 – over par
·Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 74 – under par
·Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 104 – over par
·Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 91 – under par
·Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par
Sunday. I didn’t manage to qualify for any of the majors tonight, but still had a satisfactory set of results, with one final table (3rd) and a third cash in the Gold Rush out of 6 starts.
Monday. Busy night tonight. Managed to qualify for main event, but without success. Out of seven tournaments played, I managed a minimum cash in one, the Gold Rush, which is becoming a favourite with me.
Tuesday. Qualified again for the main event tonight, and was able to sneak into the cash. Also another cash in the Gold Rush, that’s now 4 days in a row. No cashes in the other 4 I played.
October has been quite a good month for me (so far). In 52 MTTs I have had 15 cashes including 6 final tables (1 win and 3 thirds). All this has impacted very positively on my statistics, including a considerable reduction in the negative ROI.
I am going away for a few days, so will not be at the tables before Sunday.
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
·Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 626 Ranking 95 = level par
·Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 110 – over par
·Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 72 – under par
·Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 100 – over par
·Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 71 – under par
·Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par New Highest 71 – under par
Sunday. 6 tournaments tonight with absolutely nil success. I managed to get into Q1 in 5, but did not get near the cash or take any bounties.
Monday. 2 final tables tonight (5th in both), but only one bounty to show for it.
Tuesday. Another final table (4th), so the good run continues.
With three final tables, the last few days have, again, been positive, although in each of the final table exit hands I went in ahead. Those are the flips you need to win to get into the top three. Nevertheless October has been a terrific month for me, as reflected in Aussie’s rankings, from 520 to 60 in 4 weeks. Let’s hope it can be maintained.
The year to date points ranking is just the one area where I have not quite achieved the level par target. Analysing my statistics, I need to convert more of my high Q1 finishes into cashes and more cashes into final tables. Perhaps I need to sacrifice the former to achieve the latter? Maybe I need to be a bit less cautious?
I will not post on this thread again until later in the year. Thanks for reading.
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
·Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 642 Ranking 96 = level par
·Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 103 – over par
·Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 73 – under par
·Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 96 – level par
·Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 60 – under par
·Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par New Highest 60 – under par
Comments
Great stuff, Gordon.
It's quite telling that when we set ourselves targets (as both you & Old Phil have) our results generally improve.
Nobody would even dream if running a Business without targets, but poker players, who are also trying to turn a profit, rarely do.
Keep up the good work, gl gl.
PS-I can feel a spite call coming on in a PLO8 soon...
Friday/Saturday Update (Brag Alert)
Friday. I played 4 tournaments, without success, late on Friday night 11.00pm ish. I have not experienced quite as much aggression as I did tonight for some time.
Saturday. Another good night with two final tables, out of 6 tournaments. One fifth place and third in the Gold Rush, where I was disappointed to see my AK all in beaten by extraman’s J9, he hit a full house. He went on to win it, well played Norman.
In summary, my statistsics continue to improve and I note that I have appeared in 3 of Aussie’s lists, including a place in the top 100. I seem to have some momentum, but surely it can't last?
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
· Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 608 Ranking 95 = level par
· Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 115 – over par
· Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 74 – under par
· Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 104 – over par
· Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 91 – under par
· Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par
· Profit. ROI minus 13% ROI minus 5%
Update
Sunday. I didn’t manage to qualify for any of the majors tonight, but still had a satisfactory set of results, with one final table (3rd) and a third cash in the Gold Rush out of 6 starts.
Monday. Busy night tonight. Managed to qualify for main event, but without success. Out of seven tournaments played, I managed a minimum cash in one, the Gold Rush, which is becoming a favourite with me.
Tuesday. Qualified again for the main event tonight, and was able to sneak into the cash. Also another cash in the Gold Rush, that’s now 4 days in a row. No cashes in the other 4 I played.
October has been quite a good month for me (so far). In 52 MTTs I have had 15 cashes including 6 final tables (1 win and 3 thirds). All this has impacted very positively on my statistics, including a considerable reduction in the negative ROI.
I am going away for a few days, so will not be at the tables before Sunday.
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
· Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 626 Ranking 95 = level par
· Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 110 – over par
· Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 72 – under par
· Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 100 – over par
· Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 71 – under par
· Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par New Highest 71 – under par
· Profit. ROI minus 13% ROI minus 3%
Update - Mission Accomplished (Well Almost)
Sunday. 6 tournaments tonight with absolutely nil success. I managed to get into Q1 in 5, but did not get near the cash or take any bounties.
Monday. 2 final tables tonight (5th in both), but only one bounty to show for it.
Tuesday. Another final table (4th), so the good run continues.
With three final tables, the last few days have, again, been positive, although in each of the final table exit hands I went in ahead. Those are the flips you need to win to get into the top three. Nevertheless October has been a terrific month for me, as reflected in Aussie’s rankings, from 520 to 60 in 4 weeks. Let’s hope it can be maintained.
The year to date points ranking is just the one area where I have not quite achieved the level par target. Analysing my statistics, I need to convert more of my high Q1 finishes into cashes and more cashes into final tables. Perhaps I need to sacrifice the former to achieve the latter? Maybe I need to be a bit less cautious?
I will not post on this thread again until later in the year. Thanks for reading.
Cheers
My target for the rest of this year is “simple”. Get back to level par or better and remove the minus from the ROI. Statistics below are as at 22nd September, updated on the right.
· Played 557 with a ranking of 97. So all things being equal my ranking should be 97 for everything else - ie 97 is level par Played 642 Ranking 96 = level par
· Points ranking 145 – over par Ranking 103 – over par
· Cashes ranking 85 – under par Ranking 73 – under par
· Final tables ranking 137 – over par Ranking 96 – level par
· Rolling monthly points ranking 520 – over par Ranking 60 – under par
· Highest rolling monthly points ranking 87 – under par New Highest 60 – under par
· Profit. ROI minus 13% ROI minus 4%