stt progress 21-29 and a review of my progress

stt - 21 $6 turbo

finally got a first place! and am now in the black.... although its only about the same as getting my rake back.

i abused the guy i went heads up with. we started heads up even stacked. you can see how i ran him.



PokerStars Game #5896515443: Tournament #29856418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/08/12 - 22:57:36 (ET)
Table '29856418 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: scaryjerry1 (12000 in chips)
Seat 7: gardenrock (1500 in chips)
scaryjerry1: posts the ante 25
gardenrock: posts the ante 25
scaryjerry1: posts small blind 200
gardenrock: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [Kc 6c]
scaryjerry1: raises 1200 to 1600
gardenrock: calls 1075 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5h 4s 5s]
*** TURN *** [5h 4s 5s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [5h 4s 5s Td] [Ts]
scaryjerry1 said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gardenrock: shows [3s 3d] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
scaryjerry1: shows [Kc 6c] (two pair, Tens and Fives - King kicker)
scaryjerry1 collected 3000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board [5h 4s 5s Td Ts]
Seat 1: scaryjerry1 (button) (small blind) showed [Kc 6c] and won (3000) with two pair, Tens and Fives
Seat 7: gardenrock (big blind) showed [3s 3d] and lost with two pair, Tens and Fives

stt - 22 $6 turbo

8th place finish. in bb folded to sb raises my blind I have AQs, make call. flop comes A rag rag, i check push he show AKo didnt suck out. waited til this hand

PokerStars Game #5896816300: Tournament #29859643, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/08/12 - 23:21:03 (ET)
Table '29859643 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: IKeepItREAL (1765 in chips)
Seat 2: zaclies (1650 in chips)
Seat 3: icygolfer (1170 in chips)
Seat 4: str8clutch (3620 in chips)
Seat 5: The Ace Draw (2015 in chips)
Seat 6: scaryjerry1 (220 in chips)
Seat 7: justus338 (1615 in chips)
Seat 8: RoveRon (1445 in chips)
zaclies: posts small blind 15
icygolfer: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [4h As]
str8clutch: folds
The Ace Draw said, "nice chase"
The Ace Draw: folds
scaryjerry1: raises 190 to 220 and is all-in
justus338: folds
RoveRon: folds
IKeepItREAL: folds
zaclies: calls 205
icygolfer: folds
*** FLOP *** [9s Js 3d]
*** TURN *** [9s Js 3d] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [9s Js 3d Th] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
zaclies: shows [8s 7s] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
scaryjerry1: shows [4h As] (a pair of Jacks)
zaclies collected 470 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 470 | Rake 0
Board [9s Js 3d Th Jh]
Seat 1: IKeepItREAL (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: zaclies (small blind) showed [8s 7s] and won (470) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 3: icygolfer (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: str8clutch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: The Ace Draw folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: scaryjerry1 showed [4h As] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 7: justus338 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: RoveRon folded before Flop (didn't bet)

stt - 23 $6 turbo

took second... but it was so rigged!

PokerStars Game #5897329354: Tournament #29860328, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/08/13 - 00:02:14 (ET)
Table '29860328 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: jerrijh (9430 in chips)
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (4070 in chips)
jerrijh: posts the ante 25
scaryjerry1: posts the ante 25
jerrijh: posts small blind 200
scaryjerry1: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [7d 2h]
jerrijh: calls 200
scaryjerry1: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd 2c Kh]
scaryjerry1: checks
jerrijh: checks
*** TURN *** [Kd 2c Kh] [7c]
scaryjerry1: bets 3645 and is all-in
jerrijh: calls 3645
scaryjerry1 said, "skeet"
*** RIVER *** [Kd 2c Kh 7c] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
scaryjerry1: shows [7d 2h] (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
jerrijh: shows [3c Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Sevens)
jerrijh collected 8140 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8140 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 2c Kh 7c 7s]
Seat 3: jerrijh (button) (small blind) showed [3c Kc] and won (8140) with a full house, Kings full of Sevens
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (big blind) showed [7d 2h] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Kings

stt - 24 $6 turbo

gambled second hand went out 8th/9th

PokerStars Game #5900729812: Tournament #29880621, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/08/13 - 09:37:52 (ET)
Table '29880621 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Oo.BLU.oO (1810 in chips)
Seat 2: GV MVP (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: Krazyhands (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: edymais (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: HepatitB (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: scaryjerry1 (1280 in chips)
Seat 7: fpierre (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: ralphyburg (1440 in chips)
Seat 9: THELAMA1 (1500 in chips)
Krazyhands: posts small blind 10
edymais: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [Js Jc]
HepatitB: folds
scaryjerry1: raises 40 to 60
fpierre: calls 60
ralphyburg: calls 60
THELAMA1: folds
Oo.BLU.oO: raises 180 to 240
GV MVP: folds
Krazyhands: raises 1240 to 1480 and is all-in
edymais: folds
scaryjerry1: calls 1220 and is all-in
fpierre: folds
ralphyburg: folds
Oo.BLU.oO: calls 1240
*** FLOP *** [7d 6s 6d]
*** TURN *** [7d 6s 6d] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [7d 6s 6d 4d] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Krazyhands: shows [Qs Ks] (a pair of Sixes)
Oo.BLU.oO: shows [As Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Oo.BLU.oO collected 400 from side pot
scaryjerry1: shows [Js Jc] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
Oo.BLU.oO collected 3980 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4380 Main pot 3980. Side pot 400. | Rake 0
Board [7d 6s 6d 4d 9d]
Seat 1: Oo.BLU.oO showed [As Ac] and won (4380) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 2: GV MVP (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Krazyhands (small blind) showed [Qs Ks] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 4: edymais (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: HepatitB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: scaryjerry1 showed [Js Jc] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Seat 7: fpierre folded before Flop
Seat 8: ralphyburg folded before Flop
Seat 9: THELAMA1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

stt - 25 $6 turbo

tough hu match

PokerStars Game #5901013722: Tournament #29880741, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/08/13 - 10:24:09 (ET)
Table '29880741 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: scaryjerry1 (3670 in chips)
Seat 5: boldcat (9830 in chips)
scaryjerry1: posts the ante 50
boldcat: posts the ante 50
boldcat: posts small blind 300
scaryjerry1: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [Jc 9s]
boldcat: raises 1200 to 1800
scaryjerry1: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [2s 4d 5s]
scaryjerry1: bets 1820 and is all-in
boldcat: calls 1820
*** TURN *** [2s 4d 5s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 4d 5s 5d] [Td]
boldcat said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
scaryjerry1: shows [Jc 9s] (a pair of Fives)
boldcat: shows [Ac 4h] (two pair, Fives and Fours)
scaryjerry1 said, "gg"
boldcat collected 7340 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7340 | Rake 0
Board [2s 4d 5s 5d Td]
Seat 1: scaryjerry1 (big blind) showed [Jc 9s] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 5: boldcat (button) (small blind) showed [Ac 4h] and won (7340) with two pair, Fives and Fours

stt - 26 $6 turbo

third place... dissapointing since i went into money with chip lead...

PokerStars Game #5902358278: Tournament #29888311, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/08/13 - 13:08:47 (ET)
Table '29888311 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Mikeeo (7430 in chips)
Seat 8: LanglaisAK (4085 in chips)
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (1985 in chips)
LanglaisAK: posts small blind 100
scaryjerry1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [5h 3h]
Mikeeo: folds
LanglaisAK: raises 200 to 400
scaryjerry1: raises 1585 to 1985 and is all-in
LanglaisAK: calls 1585
*** FLOP *** [9d 6d 2c]
LanglaisAK said, "respect my raise"
*** TURN *** [9d 6d 2c] [5s]
scaryjerry1 said, "4"
*** RIVER *** [9d 6d 2c 5s] [8h]
LanglaisAK said, "lol"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LanglaisAK: shows [Ah As] (a pair of Aces)
scaryjerry1: shows [5h 3h] (a pair of Fives)
scaryjerry1 said, "gg"
LanglaisAK collected 3970 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3970 | Rake 0
Board [9d 6d 2c 5s 8h]
Seat 2: Mikeeo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: LanglaisAK (small blind) showed [Ah As] and won (3970) with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (big blind) showed [5h 3h] and lost with a pair of Fives

stt - 27 $6 turbo

bunk orama... o swell

PokerStars Game #5902468723: Tournament #29889850, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/08/13 - 13:20:02 (ET)
Table '29889850 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: thevanquish (1170 in chips)
Seat 2: RJ 20/20 (2215 in chips)
Seat 3: scaryjerry1 (640 in chips)
Seat 4: BoomBoom (1290 in chips)
Seat 5: sbutruck (1470 in chips)
Seat 6: Esurk (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: IKeepItREAL (1445 in chips)
Seat 8: az2325 (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: mrbigtyler1 (2330 in chips)
az2325: posts small blind 15
mrbigtyler1: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [7s 7h]
thevanquish: folds
RJ 20/20: folds
scaryjerry1: raises 610 to 640 and is all-in
BoomBoom: folds
sbutruck: folds
Esurk: raises 830 to 1470 and is all-in
IKeepItREAL: folds
az2325: folds
mrbigtyler1: calls 1440
*** FLOP *** [Ah 4s Jh]
*** TURN *** [Ah 4s Jh] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 4s Jh Qs] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mrbigtyler1: shows [Th Tc] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
Esurk: shows [As Kd] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Esurk collected 1660 from side pot
scaryjerry1: shows [7s 7h] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
Esurk collected 1935 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3595 Main pot 1935. Side pot 1660. | Rake 0
Board [Ah 4s Jh Qs Js]
Seat 1: thevanquish folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: RJ 20/20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: scaryjerry1 showed [7s 7h] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 4: BoomBoom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sbutruck folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Esurk showed [As Kd] and won (3595) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 7: IKeepItREAL (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: az2325 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: mrbigtyler1 (big blind) showed [Th Tc] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Tens

stt - 28 $6 turbo

took first, had some retard railing me trying to talk shit but he just kept calling me a monkey and donkey, b/c he called off all his chips to me with AKo.... i dont care i took it down like a champ

PokerStars Game #5908089389: Tournament #29915673, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/08/13 - 21:12:16 (ET)
Table '29915673 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: CCHD373 (5216 in chips)
Seat 7: scaryjerry1 (8284 in chips)
CCHD373: posts the ante 50
scaryjerry1: posts the ante 50
scaryjerry1: posts small blind 400
CCHD373: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [Ah Kh]
CCHD373 said, "tx"
scaryjerry1: calls 400
CCHD373: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c Ad Jh]
CCHD373: bets 800
scaryjerry1: raises 800 to 1600
CCHD373: calls 800
*** TURN *** [6c Ad Jh] [8d]
CCHD373: bets 1600
scaryjerry1: raises 1600 to 3200
CCHD373: calls 1166 and is all-in
CCHD373 said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [6c Ad Jh 8d] [9s]
scaryjerry1 said, "gg"
CCHD373 said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CCHD373: shows [4c Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
scaryjerry1: shows [Ah Kh] (a pair of Aces)
scaryjerry1 collected 10432 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10432 | Rake 0
Board [6c Ad Jh 8d 9s]
Seat 2: CCHD373 (big blind) showed [4c Jc] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 7: scaryjerry1 (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Kh] and won (10432) with a pair of Aces

stt - 29 $6 turbo

what a setup... went into heads up a dog. made a comeback, big blinds put me back down with a failed move.

so the final hand i thought sweet, im going to take this thing down... sike! obv this guy was even happier than me.

PokerStars Game #5909510951: Tournament #29922849, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/08/13 - 22:52:58 (ET)
Table '29922849 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 7: DaveStinks (9400 in chips)
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (4100 in chips)
DaveStinks: posts the ante 25
scaryjerry1: posts the ante 25
DaveStinks: posts small blind 200
scaryjerry1: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scaryjerry1 [3s 5d]
DaveStinks: calls 200
scaryjerry1: checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 4c 9h]
scaryjerry1: checks
DaveStinks: checks
*** TURN *** [3d 4c 9h] [3c]
scaryjerry1: bets 800
DaveStinks: raises 800 to 1600
scaryjerry1: calls 800
*** RIVER *** [3d 4c 9h 3c] [6s]
scaryjerry1: bets 2075 and is all-in
DaveStinks: calls 2075
scaryjerry1 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
scaryjerry1: shows [3s 5d] (three of a kind, Threes)
DaveStinks: shows [3h Js] (three of a kind, Threes - Jack kicker)
DaveStinks said, "gg"
DaveStinks collected 8200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8200 | Rake 0
Board [3d 4c 9h 3c 6s]
Seat 7: DaveStinks (button) (small blind) showed [3h Js] and won (8200) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 9: scaryjerry1 (big blind) showed [3s 5d] and lost with three of a kind, Threes

a review of my progress heading into the 30 stt's

first the stats.

non turbos

10 played
1 cash 2nd place
hours played - 4
hourly rate - (-10.02)
total buyins + rake - $40.40 + $4.9 (-45.30)
roi -75%

turbos

19 played
13 cashes (4-1st, 4-2nd, 5-3rd)
3 bubbles
ITM - 68.4%
hours played - 9.7
hourly rate - 8.97
total buyins + rake - $86.9 +$9.10 (-96)
total profit - $86.90
ROI - 78.2%

so in reviewing these #'s it becomes obvious that I am doing better at the turbos. I attribute this to the fact that if you play junk the affects are multiplied b/c of the quickly escalating blinds. I normally dont play anything except premiums and in late position i will play suited connectors and try to steal after the flop.

I am happy to be able to add to my bankroll. my total profit from stt's is $46.50, but i have played a couple of micro MTT's. 1 or 2 $1.50 45 man turbos, and a $2.2 triple shoot out to the sunday million. Obv these tourneys were blanks for me. It was just for something different. I also played a couple of FPP freerolls, but blanked in those as well. I also lost a little playing nickle dime O8b.

So my bankroll has increased $43.91 minus my blanks. that is a 91% increase from friday. I'll definetly book it. I have a long way to go, but hopefully I am on the right track.

I will be geting a rakeback payment soon. Its nothing large, just under $30. I am going to miss not getting rakeback, since i am playing on stars.

I will continue playing the $6 turbo's. I have done well in the past at teh $15's and look forward to playing them, but I am not going to risk ruin. I am already skating thin right now but when taking into the rake I think I am better off playing $6's instead of $3's. In a $6, the rake is 8.3%, in a $3 the rake is 13.3%.

So my short term goal is to move my bankroll up to $500 (~30 buyins) before I move up to the $15+1 turbos. It is going to be a slow grind. If I am able to keep up with my current overall ROI of 28% it will take me ~215 more stt's. My STT's are averaging ~30 mins each. so that equates to ~108 hours. I do not multitable, and dont really plan to pick it up until my bankroll is bigger. I will probably avg 1 hour per night 2 STT's before bed and after the wife/kids go to bed. and ~8 hours on the weekend. That is going to put me on avg at 13 hours per week of play. My goal should be to break $500 by the first week of October.

Obviously I hope I can pull this off a little earlier, but if not I now realize that slow and stead is really the way to go. Right now I am using a trial version of a STT tracking application. The cost of the app is $35 and I will probably pull that out of my bankroll also.