trigs' summer grind thread!!

trigs

today's my last day of work and then i'm off for two months!! as usual, i'm planning on playing as much poker as i can. there are no giant summer projects around the house nor are there any (foreseeable) issues that should prevent me from playing a lot. i'm creating this thread to track my progress (there will be graphs!) and to keep me motivated.

as i mentioned previously, i'm not going to make volume goals as i don't want to make myself feel like i have to play when i'm not in the mood. therefore, i'm keeping my goals relatively general.

Summer Poker Goals:

profit at least $2000 online
play at least 5 live tournaments and win one

i'm basing the profit goal on previous summers of online MTT grinding. i think it's very modest and doable. obviously, profiting more would be nice. in previous summers, i haven't grinded online cash games though so i really don't know what my profit/loss will look like at the end of this summer.

the only things holding me back are the gf making me do chores and my inevitable hangovers from drinking way too much every day :D

for online MTTs, i'll most likely stick to the micro/low levels (buy-ins of $10 or less) and multi-table around 6 at a time. i'll probably attempt a few satellites as well on occasion and take some chances here and there at some higher buy-ins.

for online cash, i will try to play minimum $0.25BBs and up. it'll probably be omaha, but i may do some 5 card omaha or maybe something else that i'll do mostly for fun (like razz for example).

for live MTTs, i'll be buying into the $100-$300 range. most likely i'll be playing at brantford for most of these.

i may also consider playing some live cash games if i'm up for it. that will probably be at casino niagara for the most part. probably $1-$2 no limit as there is no omaha spread there.

since i'm no pro, my bankroll is pretty flexible. also, the gf has pretty much told me to stop being a pussy and play some decent stakes so i guess i'll have to move up and step up my game!

i'll try to post sessions upon completion which may or may not be daily updates.

i am considering BAPing the live MTTs but nothing for sure yet.

feel free to come cheer me on or watch me blow thousands of dollars! either way, it should be fun!

payperview

Please give a little notice on your BAP. Best of luck. Keep us posted.

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FU trigs

And by FU I mean gl :D

Glglgl

trigs

started out easy today on account of me staying up crazy late and drinking all night. yes, i may be an alcoholic but at least i'm a fun drunk.

MTTs:
$4.40 8 max 1000 cap - $0
$5.50 PLO - $0 (finished close to the money after flopping a boat on a JJ8 board. got all the money in and villain caught A turn for bigger boat)

Cash:
$0.25-$0.50 PLO
99 hands
$17.17 profit
34.69 BB/100

i felt like i played pretty decent. got unlucky early in a big pot but villain i lost it to donked it all back and then some.

$0.25-$0.50-$0.08 ante Razz
101 hands
($2.05) profit
-6.12 BB/100

i was doing pretty well at first but had a few big pots not go my way in the end.

i may play some more still but probably won't update again until tomorrow.

BlondeFish

As acidjoe knows, early July is an ideal time to play live MTTs while the tournament regs are off to Vegas, e.g., $200+20 GBH on July 2, $140+10 Georgian Downs on July 3, and the Saturday/Sunday Mohawk tourneys.

Good luck.

trigs;377224 wrotefor live MTTs, i'll be buying into the $100-$300 range. most likely i'll be playing at brantford for most of these.

trigs

BlondeFish;377276 wroteAs acidjoe knows, early July is an ideal time to play live MTTs while the tournament regs are off to Vegas, e.g., $200+20 GBH on July 2, $140+10 Georgian Downs on July 3, and the Saturday/Sunday Mohawk tourneys.

Good luck.

GBH may be a little too far away for me (about 2 hours), but Georgian Downs and Woodbine aren't too bad (around 40 minutes).

Irunit4times

Trigs where are you located? Im in waterdown and thinking of going to the GBH on JUly 2nd if you were near could carpool and split costs.

trigs

Irunit4times;377363 wroteTrigs where are you located? Im in waterdown and thinking of going to the GBH on JUly 2nd if you were near could carpool and split costs.

i'm in hamilton. i may head out there. i'll let you know for sure by tomorrow.

trigs

no luck on the MTTs so far. i had a somewhat decent run in the big $8.80 but finished short of money.

$5.50 PLO - $0
$8.80 NLH - $0
$4.40 8 max 1000 cap - $0
$7.50 big $22 satellite - $0

felt good playing cash again. at least it's keeping me hovering around even for now.

$0.10-$0.25 PLO
103 hands
$19.69 profit
117.55 BB/100

i'll probably play some more today still but figured i'd get a little update in.

trigs

micro millions series starting july 17th

MicroMillions Poker Tournament Series - Micro Millions Online Tourneys

i'll hopefully play a lot of these. i haven't played a lot so far this summer as i haven't been feeling too well lately. just playing a single MTT today but currently sitting 57 out of 117 in PLO $5.50. top 144 ITM.