Challenge #2: $1.50 6max Hyper-Turbo

PokerNightInCanada

Hello again Poker Enthusiasts,

After FAILING my first challenge attempt I found on Two-Plus-Two:
http://www.pokerforum.ca/f6/challenge-5-buy-bank-roll-management-26243/

I thought I would redeem myself for 2012, and take on another challenge - this one seems to be more attainable. After lurking the forums on Two-Plus-Two, I found this one:

CHALLENGE #2

100 Hyper-Turbo 6 Max Sit N' Go
Stakes: $1.50
Bankroll: $100.00
# of Games/day: Minimum 8
# of Tables/Session: Minimum 4

TOTAL BUYIN (100 GAMES) $140.00
TOTAL RAKE (100 GAMES) $10.00
1st Place = $3.96 (after buy-in and rake)
2nd Place = $1.44 (after buy-in and rake)
TOTAL POTENTIAL PROFIT (100 GAMES) $396.00

MY GOAL: End 100 Games with a $180.00 Profit

Will Use PokerTracker to Monitor & Post Results.

First Session Begins @ 10:00pm (EST) February 28th, 2012
I will also post, key hands for further assistance.

Cheers.

Hobbes

PokerNightInCanada

Thanks hobbes, almost game time 10:00pm!

Hellmuth's Mole

No, really, gl.

Hope you enjoy variance with a capital V.

PokerNightInCanada

Here is Day #1 Results:

# of Tournaments: 8/100
Profit/Loss: +$4.80
Bankroll $104.80
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $175.20

1st: 2
2nd: 2
3rd: 1
4th: 2
5th: 1
6th: 0

PokerNightInCanada

Good Evening Poker Players & Enthusiasts,

Day #2 is now in the books and here are the results.

# of Tournaments: 16/100
Profit/Loss: +12.54
Bankroll: $112.54
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $167.46

1st: 4
2nd: 5
3rd: 3
4th: 2
5th: 1
6th: 1

And now some key hands - looking for some insight:

TOURNAMENT #9

First tournament of the night, I came in 6th place due to this little mistep.
I time banked the river, before making the call. Maybe I could have put Villain on a better flush.

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|10/20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

CO: 498.00
BTN: 478.00
SB: 530.00
Hero (BB): 498.00
UTG: 498.00
MP: 498.00

CO posts ante 2.00, BTN posts ante 2.00, SB posts ante 2.00, Hero posts ante 2.00, UTG posts ante 2.00, MP posts ante 2.00, SB posts SB 10.00, Hero posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (42.00) Hero has 3:club: Q:club:

UTG calls 20.00, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 10.00, Hero checks

Flop: (72.00, 3 players) 6:club: 2:spade: 6:spade:
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: (72.00, 3 players) K:club:
SB checks, Hero bets 27.00, fold, SB calls 27.00

River: (126.00, 2 players) J:club:
SB checks, Hero bets 86.00, SB raises to 481.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 363.00 and is all-in

[spoil]SB shows 6:heart: J:heart: (Full House, Sixes full of Jacks) (Pre 42%, Flop 95%, Turn 84%)
Hero shows 3:club: Q:club: (Flush, King High) (Pre 58%, Flop 5%, Turn 16%)
SB wins 1,024.00
[/spoil]

TOURNAMENT #11

We are heads-up - Can I fold here?

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|75/150 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: 1,809.00
Hero (BB): 1,191.00

SB posts ante 15.00, Hero posts ante 15.00, SB posts SB 75.00, Hero posts BB 150.00

Pre Flop: (255.00) Hero has T:club: T:heart:

SB raises to 1,794.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 1,026.00 and is all-in

Flop: (2382.00, 2 players) A:diamond: 3:diamond: 9:heart:

Turn: (2382.00, 2 players) 4:diamond:

River: (2382.00, 2 players) 6:diamond:

[spoil]Hero shows T:club: T:heart: (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 67%, Flop 80%, Turn 73%)
SB shows T:spade: Q:diamond: (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 33%, Flop 20%, Turn 27%)
SB wins 2,382.00
[/spoil]

TOURNAMENT # 13

This was a key hand - I was being blinded away from the two chip stacks.

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|30/60 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

BTN: 972.00
SB: 1,255.00
Hero (BB): 773.00

BTN posts ante 6.00, SB posts ante 6.00, Hero posts ante 6.00, SB posts SB 30.00, Hero posts BB 60.00

Pre Flop: (108.00) Hero has A:diamond: 5:club:

fold, SB calls 30.00, Hero raises to 767.00 and is all-in, SB calls 707.00

Flop: (1552.00, 2 players) J:club: T:spade: A:heart:

Turn: (1552.00, 2 players) 6:spade:

River: (1552.00, 2 players) A:club:

[spoil]SB shows 6:heart: Q:heart: (Two Pair, Aces and Sixes) (Pre 44%, Flop 23%, Turn 20%)
Hero shows A:diamond: 5:club: (Three of a Kind, Aces) (Pre 56%, Flop 77%, Turn 80%)
Hero wins 1,552.00
[/spoil]

PokerNightInCanada

Good Afternoon,

Day #3 is now in the books and here are the results.

# of Tournaments: 24/100
Profit/Loss: +22.80
Bankroll: $122.80
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $157.20

1st: 7
2nd: 7
3rd: 4
4th: 3
5th: 2
6th: 1

Now I can enjoy some Netflix on this day off!

Cheers.

Tonychanman

looks like you're doing really well, keep up the good work. nice to see the progress

PokerNightInCanada

Good Evening Poker Players & Enthusiasts,

Day #4 is now in the books and here are the results.

# of Tournaments: 32/100
Profit/Loss: +19.20
Bankroll: $119.20
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $160.80

1st: 8
2nd: 8
3rd: 5
4th: 5
5th: 5
6th: 1

So far, my worst set of games in this challenge.

Here are some of the key hands:

Tournament #30

Looking for some insight on this hand please:

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|10/20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Hero (UTG): 484.00
CO: 454.00
BTN: 514.00
SB: 514.00
BB: 1,034.00

Hero posts ante 2.00, CO posts ante 2.00, BTN posts ante 2.00, SB posts ante 2.00, BB posts ante 2.00, SB posts SB 10.00, BB posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (40.00) Hero has A:heart: Q:club:

Hero calls 20.00, fold, BTN calls 20.00, fold, BB raises to 80.00, Hero calls 60.00, BTN calls 60.00

Flop: (260.00, 3 players) 6:diamond: 8:heart: Q:diamond:
BB bets 100.00, Hero raises to 350.00, fold, BB raises to 600.00, Hero calls 52.00 and is all-in

Turn: (1064.00, 2 players) 9:heart:

River: (1064.00, 2 players) 7:diamond:

BB shows 8:diamond: 6:spade: (Two Pair, Eights and Sixes) (Pre 37%, Flop 75%, Turn 82%)
Hero shows A:heart: Q:club: (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 63%, Flop 25%, Turn 18%)
BB wins 1,064.00

Tournament #31

Villain couldn't fold flop raise! - Any insight would be great here too

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|20/40 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

BTN: 561.00
SB: 1,634.00
Hero (BB): 419.00
UTG: 386.00

BTN posts ante 4.00, SB posts ante 4.00, Hero posts ante 4.00, UTG posts ante 4.00, SB posts SB 20.00, Hero posts BB 40.00

Pre Flop: (76.00) Hero has 6:diamond: 7:diamond:

fold, fold, SB calls 20.00, Hero checks

Flop: (96.00, 2 players) 5:spade: 8:club: 6:heart:
SB bets 40.00, Hero raises to 90.00, SB calls 50.00

Turn: (276.00, 2 players) J:club:
SB bets 207.00, Hero calls 207.00

River: (690.00, 2 players) 4:club:
SB checks, Hero bets 78.00 and is all-in, SB calls 78.00

Hero shows 6:diamond: 7:diamond: (Straight, Eight High) (Pre 39%, Flop 77%, Turn 66%)
SB shows K:club: Q:club: (Flush, King High) (Pre 61%, Flop 23%, Turn 34%)
SB wins 846.00

Tournament #32

Villain just got luck two hand before calling an All-In with Td 3d. My "Phil Hellmuth" trap I set up cost me this tourney.

PokerStars - $1.40+$0.10|10/20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

BB: 534.00
Hero (UTG): 484.00
CO: 960.00
BTN: 548.00
SB: 474.00

BB posts ante 2.00, Hero posts ante 2.00, CO posts ante 2.00, BTN posts ante 2.00, SB posts ante 2.00, SB posts SB 10.00, BB posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (40.00) Hero has K:spade: Q:diamond:

Hero calls 20.00, CO raises to 60.00, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 40.00

Flop: (160.00, 2 players) 4:heart: K:diamond: 5:spade:
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: (160.00, 2 players) T:club:
Hero checks, CO bets 898.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 422.00 and is all-in

River: (1004.00, 2 players) A:diamond:

Hero shows K:spade: Q:diamond: (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 42%, Flop 87%, Turn 93%)
CO shows A:spade: 9:club: (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 58%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
CO wins 1,004.00

Overall, a pathetic showing on my part - hoping to gain some insight on these hands.

Looking forward to Day #5, where I need to win 4 of 8 to get back up to pace to my goal.

Cheers.

neverlookback

how are you playing these? aggressive? tight? JJ or better? or just regular SnG style?

PokerNightInCanada

Good Evening Poker Players & Enthusiasts,

Day #5 is now in the books and here are the results.

# of Tournaments: 40/100
Profit/Loss: +26.52
Bankroll: $126.52
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $153.48

1st: 11
2nd: 9
3rd: 8
4th: 6
5th: 5
6th: 1

Thank you guys for following my Journey, to answer your questions and PMs.

During these hyper turbo's i'm watching out for players who will commit to any 2 cards. I will also, try to avoid the chip leader unless I have AK or better. The goal is to make it to the final 4, and then change gears - stealing blinds whenever possible is not an option, as players usually will get desperate and call with Any 2 or any small ace.

Cheers.

GTA Poker

Running way over ev, nice results so far

UBetIFold

I have zero experience with hyper turbos, so I'm not really sure how they play out. But, the AQ hand, we're you trying to set a trap or something with that hand? I just don't get the limp, then calling a 4x raise with that premium of a hand, in my mind, that would be an easy ship onced faced with a raise pf. but then again, I do t really know the dynamics of that type of game.

Could you provide some insight on this, I know you said AK or better but, how often are one of them going to show up with better here. Seems Like a good spot to get it in

How long does one of these take to complete on average?

PokerNightInCanada

UBetIFold;303346 wroteI have zero experience with hyper turbos, so I'm not really sure how they play out. But, the AQ hand, we're you trying to set a trap or something with that hand? I just don't get the limp, then calling a 4x raise with that premium of a hand, in my mind, that would be an easy ship onced faced with a raise pf. but then again, I do t really know the dynamics of that type of game.

Could you provide some insight on this, I know you said AK or better but, how often are one of them going to show up with better here. Seems Like a good spot to get it in

How long does one of these take to complete on average?

Yeah, the AQ hand I played it bad - I don't like shipping all in to a race, because of any 2 cards and stack sizes.

Not many premium hands, but as the players bust out - your hand values do increase so Ax off suit, KJ QJ are monsters 3 way

To answer your other question, these tourney's if you make it heads up last 16-20 mins depending on the players. The longest one i've played was 35mins.

PokerNightInCanada

GTA Poker;303339 wroteRunning way over ev, nice results so far

Thank you sir!

PokerNightInCanada

Good Afternoon Poker Players & Enthusiasts,

Day #6 is now in the books, and I am at the half way point of this challenge. I have 50 games remaining to run like god to reach my goal.

POTENTIAL WINNINGS (50 GAMES LEFT): $198.00

# of Tournaments: 50/100
Profit/Loss: +33.78
Bankroll: $133.78
Goal: $180.00
Remaining Goal: $146.22

1st: 14
2nd: 11
3rd: 10
4th: 8
5th: 5
6th: 2

No more room for errors, with only 50 games to play....wish me luck!

Cheers.

Richard~

aren't these the ones you start with 10 BB's?

PokerNightInCanada

Richard~;303380 wrotearen't these the ones you start with 10 BB's?

A Hyper-Turbo event is one in which the blind levels increase extremely quickly – even faster than in a turbo tournament. The length of each round (before the blinds/antes increase) in a hyper-turbo tournament is usually 3 minutes and the number of starting chips is typically 500 chips or less – significantly lower than other tournament types

Richard~

Then I have to say your number of last place finishes is both impressive and lucky ^^' I'd expect more 6th place finishes from a grinder

PokerNightInCanada

Richard~;303397 wroteThen I have to say your number of last place finishes is both impressive and lucky ^^' I'd expect more 6th place finishes from a grinder

Thank you sir.

It hasn't been easy, just gotta keep my head up and watch out for the maniacs.