Chas Rant

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Don't hate the Hammer!

I don't normally play the Hammer, but today I felt pretty frisky. Table didn't like it too much, but I did end up winning this SnG.

PokerStars Tournament #21016788, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $3.00/$0.40
10 players
Total Prize Pool: $30.00
Tournament started - 2006/03/09 - 11:25:28(ET)
Dear Chaswell,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $15.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Poker Stats

Poker is fun right now. Go figure, I'm up. I have a micro bankroll, so you can chuckle at my closely watched and recorded figures where pennies actually matter. For example, last night I really wanted to play in the WWdN, but that would have been a third of my bank roll. So instead I sat on the rail and played a $3.40 SnG. I played the fewest hands I have ever played (without busting). I was mostly paying attention to the blogger tourney and then the bubble burst while I wasn't watching and I decided to actually focus. I had an M around 4, and was ducking and dodging until we were heads up. I then played mad aggressive kamakazi and won in less than 10 hands HU. Luck, absolutely. But it was a great lesson in not getting stressed with a short stack.

For the year:
Tournies: +$68
Ring: -$19'ish
March ROI: 88.34%
Year ROI: 60'ish%
Total tournies: 32
longest winning streak: this week with 5 consecutive cashes

(I do not put WWdN stats in, because with my bankroll it would throw it off and I consider those to be entertainment)

I was almost even money from original buyin back just before the new year, but WWdN buy-ins dropped me back under.

Total deposits: $77
Low: Feb 15th'ish <$5
High: Jan 1st'ish $73
Current Bankroll: $42

Like what is being discuss over there, I started playing poker for a +ROI game to feed my constant gaming need. I played Civ, Battlefield, WoW, as well as several MUDs. My attention span normally doesn't last too long, but I always have some kind of game addiction. Poker is a bit of an obsession right now, but my wife watches the bank statements and would nail me to the wall if I make a deposit. If I stick to the same bank roll, I should be safe.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Geek Snowboarding

So, that's me. Sitting in the snow. Chatting with Ten on the radio. Laptop in the backpack and snowboard ready to ride. Posted by Picasa

Monday, March 06, 2006

Post to Post

So, I wanted to post, but I tend to read the other blogs before I write. I'll tell you what, when you think you are down, there are others below you and when you think you a soaring, there are SO many above you. But I should write something...

Colorado rocked. Snow boarded 3 days, skied 1 day and snowshoed one day. Altitude sickness was less than 24 hours, which is much better than my previous trips to the high altitude. Tried every single day to talk others in to going to the casinos with me. The free shuttle gives you exactly 5 hours at the tables, no more and no less. I was worried 5 hours would not be enough, everyone else was concerned that they would be bored. Oh well, I still have never sat at a casino table to play poker.

I made a really good decision to go snowshoeing with my wife in Breck. Typically, I am on the slopes and my wife is at the nordic center either cross country or snowshoeing. I was getting a little sore from boarding, so I took a day to go in the woods with her. We did a quarter of her normal distance and I was beat. I tried to keep my composure, but it is tough work. Every few minutes she would mention the over look, or a pond, or a great view and I would realize I was staring at the trail and gasping for air. I love the views from the top of the mountains when I get off a lift, but the feeling you get from finding some private place that is perfectly quiet and you had to work so hard to get there, it can really be amazing.