End Game Strategy

So after listening to to sheets' seminar and thinking about furthering my tournament strategy. I have decided to do as the Russian chess players and focus on my End Game strategy.

In the 70's-80's when the Russians and Americans would play in chess tournaments the AMericans could not beat the Russians. The Russians training focused on the End Game strategy, while the Americans worked on a series of complex opening moves. The problem was that if the American Chess players found them self deep in the game with few pieces they wouldnt know how to win.

I have decided to focus on my final table and heads up strategy while building my bankroll. I plan to allocate a small % of my weekly profit to MTT entry. I think that waking dow just 1 or 2 big wins for the year can propel me farther than grinding out short-handed ring games.

I began my quest last night, actually before deciding that this would be my quest. I actually played several different games through out the evening. I began by playing the stars $11r 25k guarantee. I finished out of the $. I also signed up for the bodog $52+5 17.5k guarantee. It had a nice overlay. I finished out of the prize pool. I played several sit-n-goes on fulltilt. I played 4 - $30+3, 1 $50+5, 1 $10+.5 HU, and 1 $6.6 tier 1 satellite.

The $6 sat. was the longest I had ever played, it was 1:45 mins before I busted out on the bubble.

In the $50 STT I lost a large portion of my stack defending my blind against a steal when holding 22, villian caught an A on turn to complete his A5o. Then this hand pretty much cripppled me.

Seat 2: mysoccers (4,355)
Seat 3: pokerdl_3 (1,625)
Seat 4: huntsvegas (1,865)
Seat 5: CONKY9 (560)
Seat 7: mr_dupree (895)
Seat 8: InYourHead (760)
Seat 9: wackemnstackem (3,440)
huntsvegas posts the small blind of 30
CONKY9 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InYourHead [Qh Qs]
mr_dupree calls 60
InYourHead raises to 240
wackemnstackem folds
mysoccers folds
pokerdl_3 folds
huntsvegas folds
CONKY9 folds
mr_dupree calls 180
*** FLOP *** [Kd 7d Ac]
mr_dupree bets 655, and is all in
InYourHead folds
Uncalled bet of 655 returned to mr_dupree
mr_dupree mucks
mr_dupree wins the pot (570)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 570 | Rake 0
Board: [Kd 7d Ac]
Seat 2: mysoccers didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: pokerdl_3 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: huntsvegas (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: CONKY9 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: mr_dupree collected (570), mucked
Seat 8: InYourHead folded on the Flop
Seat 9: wackemnstackem didn't bet (folded)

gg QQ.... I was out 2 hands later....

I owned the HU game I played, well owned it if that means winning in 2 hands

Full Tilt Poker Game #392414908: $10 + $0.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (2542033), Table 1 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:53:52 ET - 2006/01/19
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InYourHead [6h 9c]
Kiz357 calls 10
Kiz357 is feeling happy
InYourHead raises to 60
Kiz357 calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Ah Ad 2c]
InYourHead bets 60
Kiz357 folds
Uncalled bet of 60 returned to InYourHead
InYourHead mucks
InYourHead wins the pot (120)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 120 | Rake 0
Board: [Ah Ad 2c]
Seat 1: InYourHead (big blind) collected (120), mucked
Seat 2: Kiz357 (small blind) folded on the Flop



Full Tilt Poker Game #392415646: $10 + $0.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (2542033), Table 1 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:54:14 ET - 2006/01/19
Seat 1: InYourHead (1,560)
Seat 2: Kiz357 (1,440)
InYourHead posts the small blind of 10
Kiz357 posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InYourHead [4d 4c]
InYourHead raises to 60
Kiz357 raises to 100
InYourHead calls 40
*** FLOP *** [8d 3d 7s]
Kiz357 bets 200
InYourHead raises to 540
Kiz357 calls 340
*** TURN *** [8d 3d 7s] [6d]
Kiz357 bets 800, and is all in
InYourHead calls 800
Kiz357 shows [Ks Ah]
InYourHead shows [4d 4c]
*** RIVER *** [8d 3d 7s 6d] [Qs]
Kiz357 shows Ace King high
InYourHead shows a pair of Fours
InYourHead wins the pot (2,880) with a pair of Fours
Kiz357 stands up
InYourHead stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,880 | Rake 0
Board: [8d 3d 7s 6d Qs]
Seat 1: InYourHead (small blind) showed [4d 4c] and won (2,880) with a pair of Fours
Seat 2: Kiz357 (big blind) showed [Ks Ah] and lost with Ace King high

And in the $30's I faired ok. I actually flopped a straight flush on the bubble of one when I was in bb with big chip stack.


Full Tilt Poker Game #392639005: $30 + $3 Sit & Go (2542765), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:53:40 ET - 2006/01/20
Seat 3: InYourHead (3,862)
Seat 5: udv2005 (3,000)
Seat 7: connerzz13 (4,762)
Seat 9: Trackeng (1,876)
Trackeng posts the small blind of 120
InYourHead posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InYourHead [6d 8d]
udv2005 folds
connerzz13 calls 240
Trackeng raises to 480
InYourHead calls 240
connerzz13 folds
*** FLOP *** [Td 7d 9d]
Trackeng bets 1,396, and is all in
InYourHead: gg candy machine
InYourHead calls 1,396
Trackeng shows [Kc Kd]
InYourHead shows [6d 8d]
*** TURN *** [Td 7d 9d] [3d]
udv2005: wow
*** RIVER *** [Td 7d 9d 3d] [Qh]
udv2005: vnh
Trackeng shows a flush, King high
InYourHead shows a straight flush, Ten high
InYourHead wins the pot (3,992) with a straight flush, Ten high
Trackeng stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,992 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 7d 9d 3d Qh]
Seat 3: InYourHead (big blind) showed [6d 8d] and won (3,992) with a straight flush, Ten high
Seat 5: udv2005 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: connerzz13 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Trackeng (small blind) showed [Kc Kd] and lost with a flush, King high

My total results for $30+3's , I finished second 2 times, third 1 time, and fourth 1 time.

Buy-ins = $132
Winnings = $216
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but when taking into all of my STT's I didnt fair so well.

Buyins - $193.60
Winnings - $216
profit - $22.4

I also lost ~$120 playing the $11r and the $52+5

I plan on grinding out $20+2 STT for a while, a while meaning until I get back to $900. I currently have a bankroll of $290 :-( I will get back to $900 though.

I wont be playing tonight, we have family coming over for dinner. I actually may not be playing tommorrow either, depending on what my wife has planned for me.