Back in Business!

For only the 5th time since this experiment started about 10 months ago, I will go to bed with a bankroll over $50. Rock bottom for me was May 8 when I was down to just $0.10.

I've been fortunate to add over $9 in the two days since I hit paydirt in the 10 FPP freeroll. Incidentally, I won $85 at Argosy over the weekend in about 3.5 hours of play. With my new understanding of how cash games are played, I am very excited about the future of this experiment.

Big Win Gives New Start! Bankroll Goes from $0.71 to $42.21

Click on the screenshot to read the details of my big FREEROLL WIN! I had slipped to under $1.00 this morning, and had to go back to playing freerolls to get enough to buy in for the minimum one dollar in cash games. I very nearly won the tournament! I went into heads-up with a chip lead, and my two pair lost the final hand to a full house. I really dreaded the long climb back up to $50 to get another chance to keep it. Holy cow, if I can't keep it this time, I don't deserve to keep trying.

Back at it Again

By May 8, I was down to $0.10. I had become very busy with training for my triathlons, and then on April 28 I became the head lacrosse coach at WHS, which devoured all my time up until June 1. Since May 8 I occasionally played on FFP freerolls when I could, until finally I won enough money this week to get up over a dollar again. I really have not played much since early May.

In the meantime, I've been doing some reading. I read Harrington's Tournament Vol. III earlier this spring, and recently finished his Cash Games Vol. I. I started Cash Games Vol. II today. I'm pretty sure Vol. I won me $85 at Fortune Bay Casino in Minnesota this month. I really understand the difference between Tournament play and Cash play much better now. I hope Action Dan comes out with Vol. III for Cash Games. I found the workbook results very revealing.