HyperAggrDonk's 101k Challenge

Paying It Forward

2007-04-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

A little over five months ago, I applied for Taylor's "Protege" program, and on November 7th, I was announced as one of the 2 lucky winners. At the time, my regular games were $100NL and $200NL, and with Taylor's help, I have been able to comfortably move up to $1000NL. I am very fortunate to work with Taylor; he has been incredibly instrumental in developing my game and making me a better player. I feel the time has come for me to pay it forward.

So with that said, I am accepting applications. I am looking for 2 students whose regular game is $25NL to $100NL, and who have joined CardRunners prior to today's date. Please feel free to tell me as much about yourself personally and poker-wise as you like. I would prefer that you contact me either via PM on CR, or by e-mailing me at hyperaggrdonk@yahoo.com . I hope to have my 2 students chosen by the end of the month, and starting our first lesson on May 1st.

I am happy for the opportunity I was given and I only hope I can do Taylor justice by helping 2 people reach their poker goals, as he continues to help me reach mine.

Thanks,
Brian Rue / Hookem148

Nice break...

2007-04-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

I've had a nice break from poker for almost 2 weeks now. I played almost 60k hands in March, and had a great month, but it left me a little bit burnt out. Starting out April, I felt I was only bringing my A- game to the tables. So I have drastically cut down my play; I've played about 3k hands so far for the first 2 weeks of March. Just taking it easy and playing ABC at 1/2 and 2/4... low stress relaxed poker. No 8-12 table madness for hours on end.

That said, I am geared up to start playing regularly again, so look for me to get back to 3/6 and 5/10 with a refreshed poker mind.

-Brian

PS: Roll is at approx $62k

Over 60k

2007-03-31T02:40:00.000-07:00

BR = $60100+

Starting Month 6

2007-03-26T19:48:00.001-07:00

BR = 57356

$5k Day

2007-03-19T23:26:00.000-07:00

Today: +$5151
To date: +$55374
To go: $44626
Bankroll: $56374

1682 hands *** 3.1 hours *** 25.7 PTbb/100 *** 16.9/12.9 *** MT: 5.1

Ran amazingly well today. I 12-tabled $400NL for a bit over an hour (hence the nittiness). Then looked over the 5/10 tables, and saw that 18 of them were running, so I decided to 4-table 5/10. Here are my numbers from the session:

2007-03-17T02:26:00.001-07:00

BR=52152

Halfway there.

2007-03-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

My BR is over $51,000. Which means that I am halfway to my goal of $101k! I've been playing 4-5 tables of 5/10, and when the games don't look good, I'll run 12 tables of 2/4 and play a long session.

BR = $51,013.44

March 11th

2007-03-11T16:25:00.000-07:00

Have had a few sessions at 5/10, and am a winner finally. My first 2 sessions I took some nasty beats, but I have managed to turn a profit finally after a few days.

BR=$46141

Day 1??+1

2007-03-03T23:11:00.000-08:00

BR=$44006

Day 1??

2007-03-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

OK, so I havent updated for a LONG time. I'll get to it. Along with a good old fashioned reflection on the last few weeks. Basically I went on a downswing. I figured i'd let updating slide a couple of days and I'd update after I had a solid winning session, but it turned into a couple of weeks. My bad.
Current BR = $43928

Day 107

2007-02-07T23:11:00.000-08:00

Today: +$261
To date: +$42000
To go: $ 58000
Bankroll: $43000

hands *** hours *** PTbb/100 *** *** MT:

Swings, anyone? My day looks like a giant U:

Let me tell you, it's a pretty nice feeling when you dig out of a $3600 hole.

Day 106

2007-02-06T23:10:00.000-08:00

Today: +$325
To date: +$41739
To go: $58261
Bankroll: $42739

hands *** hours *** PTbb/100 *** *** MT:

Day 105

2007-02-05T23:09:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1405
To date: +$41414
To go: $58586
Bankroll: $42414

522 hands *** 1.4 hours *** 22.4 PTbb/100 *** 23.5/19.2 *** MT: 4.5

Definitely one of my more aggressive sessions. Ran a couple good bluffs, and got a couple big hands paid off.

Day 104

2007-02-04T23:08:00.000-08:00

FTP goes down 30 minutes into my session. Last hand I played, I raised JJ UTG, flop J64 with 2 spades, and I led at the flop. Then it froze. Wonder what will happen with that $$.

I was up approx $300 at that point, so I'll post those numbers for now. I'll ammend them next chance I get.

********************EDITED********************

Today: +$365
To date: +$40009
To go: $59991
Bankroll: $41009

127 hands *** .5 hours *** 24 PTbb/100 *** 21.3/17.3 *** MT: 3.1

My pokertracker had all my completed hands in, but obviously not the hands that were unfinished. And PT had me at +$365. It looks like any hand that wasn't completed before the meltdown became null. Which is fine for me. All money that was in play gets returned. If I had a guy all in and drawing dead with 1 card to come, and then FTP went down, then I'd be pissed. But no worries, we'll continue tomorrow.

Day 103 - Over $40k

2007-02-03T23:07:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1464
To date: +$39644
To go: $60356
Bankroll: $40644

2754 hands *** 4.3 hours *** 4.4 PTbb/100 *** 28/23 *** MT: 4.8

Swing, swing, swing. I played 4 tables of HU against the same guy, so thats why my numbers are a bit aggro. Nice end to the day though, and I am finally over $40k. Let's hope I can stay above this number and avoid the downswings. GL me.

Day 102

2007-02-02T23:06:00.000-08:00

Today: -$370
To date: +$38180
To go: $61080
Bankroll: $39180

686 hands *** 1.9 hours *** -4.5 PTbb/100 *** 20.7/16.3 *** MT: 4

Day 101

2007-02-01T23:05:00.000-08:00

Today: +$805
To date: +$38550
To go: $61450
Bankroll: $39550

1326 hands *** 3.2 hours *** 4.8 PTbb/100 *** 17/13.4 *** MT: 4.5

Day 100

2007-01-31T23:04:00.000-08:00

Today: +$745
To date: +$37745
To go: $62255
Bankroll: $38745

21 hands *** 0.15 hours *** 296 PTbb/100 *** 23.8/23.8 *** MT: 1

SOOOOOOOOOOO sleepy.

Swings, Variance, and Me

2007-01-31T11:30:00.000-08:00

The title reminds me of a pamphlet you might read in Junior High gym class about going through puberty. Why was it that you learned about Sex-Ed. in Jr. High gym class? Like I need some old man who used to coach High School football in his glory days to teach me about "my changing body" ...and, of course, abstinence. But I digress.

I'm learning about the swings of poker, and I think that I am handling them pretty well. Losing $3500 in one day can take its toll on a person, especially since just a few months ago I was a $100NL and $200NL grinder who barely ever swung more than $500 in either direction. On Day 92, I made $3714, which was my highest single day ever. The very next day, I lost $3536, which was my worst single day ever. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the nature of the game. I am playing well, and when I have a losing day, I go through my PokerTracker and review my big losses. What did I do, what was my image, what was his image, what hand did I put him on, what would be correct to do given the situation, etc. Fortunately, I've had more winning days than losing days.

To win at this game, you need to emotionally detach yourself from the money. It's not about the money, it's about playing correct winning poker. I'm working on this, and I think it's coming. I want to beat the game. In the end, the money is a perk.

Day 99

2007-01-30T23:03:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1565
To date: +$37000
To go: $63000
Bankroll: $38000.20

994 hands *** 1.8 hours *** 13.3 PTbb/100 *** 16.7/14.1 *** MT: 6.3

Swingy day again. But I made 2 huge hands, both for $2k+ pots.
One-outed a guy, and was able to get it all in on the river:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?782446
This was a cooler for the other guy, but he tried to trap me and let me outdraw him:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?782474

LOL @ final bankroll = $38,000.20. Yes, I played until I broke $38k.

Day 98

2007-01-29T23:02:00.000-08:00

Today: +$4237
To date: +$35435
To go: $64565
Bankroll: $36435

1138 hands *** 3.0 hours *** PTbb/100 *** 19.1/16.6 *** MT: 3.8

New PR today. Swingy as usual. Was up $1600 early, then back to even. Hovered for over an hour. Then went on a huge heater for the last hour.

This hand helped:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?782429

Day 97

2007-01-28T23:01:00.000-08:00

Today: -$1108
To date: +$31198
To go: $68802
Bankroll: $32198

1590 hands *** 3.1 hours *** -5.8 PTbb/100 *** 19.1/15.9 *** MT: 4.8

Swings. Was up pretty nicely to start, then went downhill.

Day 96

2007-01-27T23:00:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1039
To date: +$32306
To go: $67694
Bankroll: $33306

490 hands *** 1.3 hours *** 17.7 PTbb/100 *** 19.4/15.5 *** MT: 4.0

Solid day.

Day 95

2007-01-26T22:59:00.000-08:00

Today: +$449
To date: +$31267
To go: $68733
Bankroll: $32267

294 hands *** 0.8 hours *** 19.3 PTbb/100 *** 20.7/15.7 *** MT: 3.8

Winning day. I feel better.

Day 94

2007-01-25T22:58:00.000-08:00

Today: -$1498
To date: +$30818
To go: $69182
Bankroll: $31818

471 hands *** 0.8 hours *** -27 PTbb/100 *** 20.1/16.3 *** MT: 6.3

Similar to yesterday, but I didn't take it for long.

Day 93

2007-01-24T22:57:00.000-08:00

Today: -$3536
To date: +$32316
To go: $67684
Bankroll: $33316

1822 hands *** 4.9 hours *** -16.2 PTbb/100 *** 18.6/15.5 *** MT: 3.9

WOW. I made nothing, and I got raised off of everything. And when I had a hand, they had better. $2k pots where the river has to be one specific card in the deck for me to get stacked, and it comes. Welcome to month 4.

3 Months Complete

2007-01-23T23:00:00.000-08:00

Month 1: +$7,501
Month 2: +$14,671
Month 3: +$13,680

Total profit: $35,852

Day 92

2007-01-23T22:56:00.000-08:00

Today: +$3714
To date: +$35852
To go: $64148
Bankroll: $36852

745 hands *** 1.5 hours *** 41.5 PTbb/100 *** 16.8/13.5 *** MT: 4.9

Everyone was going nuts. Lotta reraising. I noticably tightened up, but people just kept paying me off.

Day 91

2007-01-22T22:55:00.000-08:00

Today: +$82
To date: +$32138
To go: $67862
Bankroll: $33138

44 hands *** 0.3 hours *** 17.4 PTbb/100 *** 20.5/18.2 *** MT: 2

Didn't feel like playing at all. On top of that, the game selection wasn't that great. I played a round or two at a couple of tables, got my token "day of poker" in, and called it.

Day 90

2007-01-21T22:54:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1197
To date: +$32056
To go: $67944
Bankroll: $33056

1293 hands *** 2.7 hours *** 6.6 PTbb/100 *** 22.3/17.7 *** MT: 5.6

Day 89

2007-01-20T22:53:00.000-08:00

Today: +$530
To date: +$30859
To go: $69141
Bankroll: $31859

48 hands *** 0.3 hours *** 138 PTbb/100 *** 20.1/16.7 *** MT: 1.7

Still need to play more.

Day 88

2007-01-19T22:52:00.000-08:00

Today: +$36
To date: +$30329
To go: $69671
Bankroll: $31329

23 hands *** 0.1 hours *** 19.7 PTbb/100 *** 17.4/13 *** MT: 1.2

I need to play more.

Day 87 - up $30k

2007-01-18T22:51:00.000-08:00

Today: +$323
To date: +$30293
To go: $69707
Bankroll: $31293

1482 hands *** 2.6 hours *** 2.7 PTbb/100 *** 18.6/14.9 *** MT: 6.9

EVERYONE was reraising. Amazing. Preflop and on the flop. Only thing I could do was tighten up. Had to make a lot of big folds, and I didn't like it. I'm sure I got bluffed a few times. The times I looked people up I was crushed. Called 2 people's "bluffs" and they had boats. I need TC to teach me how/when to call. Tons of coolers too - ran KK into AA twice. Lost to a couple sets. Not sure how I managed the profit.

Day 86

2007-01-17T22:50:00.000-08:00

Today: +$329
To date: +$29970
To go: $70030
Bankroll: $30970

905 hands *** 2.2 hours *** 3 PTbb/100 *** 20/16.7 *** MT: 4.7

Bleh day. Was up 1400 within 30 minutes, then took some small beats, small losses, then my AA got cracked. Bleh.

Day 85

2007-01-16T22:49:00.000-08:00

Today: +$1849
To date: +$29641
To go: $70359
Bankroll: $30641

1077 hands *** 2.2 hours *** 16 PTbb/100 *** 20/16.4 *** MT: 5.7

Swingy day. Standard bad beats/FD's hit. But I made some nice hands:
Nuts are good:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?745736
And this one against a major donk:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?745735

Day 84

2007-01-15T22:48:00.000-08:00

Today: +$267
To date: +$27792
To go: $72208
Bankroll: $28792

882 hands *** 2.1 hours *** 3.8 PTbb/100 *** 19.5/14.8 *** MT: 4.4

Internet went out while I was 6-tabling. Luckily I wasn't involved in any hands.

December Rakeback

2007-01-15T13:31:00.000-08:00

Rakeback: +$2002
To date: +$27525
To go: $72475
Bankroll: $28525

$2k in rakeback. Sweet.

Day 83

2007-01-14T22:47:00.000-08:00

Today: +$2662
To date: +$25523
To go: $74477
Bankroll: $26523

965 hands *** 1.7 hours *** 34.5 PTbb/100 *** 21/16.4 *** MT: 6.4

WOW. Talk about a huge day. Nice way to get out of my slump. Of course, this hand helped a lot:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?740189
If you didn't look at that hand, go look at it now. Read it twice. Yes, that happened.

Day 82

2007-01-13T22:46:00.000-08:00

Today: +$261
To date: +$22861
To go: $77139
Bankroll: $23861

942 hands *** 2.1 hours *** 3.5 PTbb/100 *** 22/16.7 *** MT: 5.2

Day 81

2007-01-12T22:45:00.000-08:00

Today: +$648
To date: +$22600
To go: $77400
Bankroll: $23600

1158 hands *** 2.9 hours *** 7 PTbb/100 *** 23/17 *** MT: 4.5

Two monster bad beats for 2+ buyin pots. That's poker.

Day 80

2007-01-11T22:44:00.000-08:00