May So Far / SCOOP Time

Very very slow start to the month, I think I played a little first couple days then had 4 straight days off drinking/hangovers/not in mood to play.   Resumed a week or so ago and its been pretty steady 2-8 hours days with nothing of interest to report.  Currently sit just under £1,400 before rakeback which is fine and im under ev again which would probably put it towards £2k.   Halfway through month so with rakeback (not sure how much) its a decent enough month without huge volume or being forced to play.

Gonna play some SCOOP now, didn't touch badugi other day and im not gonna play the $700 pl hilo six max today after some deliberation as im not in that serious a mood and don't enjoy 5 card online as much.  Will play the $82 version though so I can not worry about doing something silly.   Gonna ditch the limit O8 too as im out Friday but I still hope to play between 2-6 others in the coming week or so.

April Figures

Already posted about the volume side of this month so not too much to report since that.  I had 6 days off completely which was needed/nice then ive just eased back in with 1-4 hours a day the last few days.

Right onto the confusing part.  Actual profit was £10,120 but this was because ive cashed in a lot of rakeback from last year.  Profit without that was £2,107 but with rakeback generated was about £5,800.   Then I should adjust as some of that is paid out as part of a WSOP package which I dnt include in profits unless I cash in the event, also don't include 7 nights free luxury hotel accommodation in that.  

So final "adjusted" figure is approx. £3,407, but I also have entry to a $2,500 event and 7 nights accommodation worth $1,400ish.

As for May, theres no promotion listed yet I can see so might be just playing across a few sites but I would expect some sort of promotion to come up.  Also SCOOP on pokerstars this month and im hoping im in the mood to play several of these.  Last year I finshed 6th/321 in the $700 pl 6max hilo but unfortunately they have changed this event to 5 card this time.  I still enjoy 5 card but prefer it live I think.  Ive listed 9 events to play but will play between 3-6 more likely.  Also this year I will probably avoid the lower buyins in most events , eg not enter a $27 if im in a $215 of it.  Exception maybe the 5 card where its $82.

ISPT

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Slog Over

Too much of a grind but its done  45 days out of 48 playing 7-10 hours.  Hindsight is a great thing but this hasnt been worth it at all overall.  Yeh ive made a solid profit but tilt and hatrid have flowed through my veins the last 2 days as well as earlier in the month once and 3 or 4 times last month.   Basically this was just too long and too much per day without enough time off.   I write this to note for future grinds as its too late to save my mental state in this one. 

I hope/think now im not forced to play i might just begin to enjoy the game again but there will be plenty of time off up to the end of April for sure 100% only playing if im in the mood.

This month adjusted for rakeback is around the £5,000 mark but i will post a final figure for April on the 30th.  Sounds great but it was close to £8k at peak and tilt/run bad/play bad has just destroyed that.  Also ive played 19/20days so am just completely drained.   Gonna try and do more months like February the rest of the year across more sites with less volume and more hilo giving plo much less attention.

I now sit around £14,000 for 2013 but im approximately £6,000 below ev so i had run around level i acutally would be on a solid £5k per month = £60k year which is is over my £50k target so i should be happy !!!!!   Deffo need to work on enjoying this game more in the future, thats my biggest problem for sure in the short/long term.   Unsure which graph to put below, was gonna do just april but i think ill post the whole year one (for my main site) to try and keep me sane.   Spot where the huge grind started as it affected my ev line in a big way which was so nice and straight before it !!!  In fact if it wasnt for my best day in about a year last Saturday things would look a lot different.

March Slog Review

Volatile month as graph will show if i bother to upload it below.   Profit of £5,821 but adjust for rakeback and its actually less as ive cashed in more than ive raked.   Roughly £3,308 is what i make it.  Sounds good but ive been flat out nearly all month and i got off to a flyer so its all been a struggle the last couple of weeks really. Run well below allin ev again , just not happening yet this year but at least im not losing money ....yet !

Had some monster swings this month both ways, worst was losing over £3,300 in 2 days which involved some extreme tilt but i think its refocused me now ive had a day off and played since.  120k hands too on my main site could be the most hands ive played in a month and is more than double what i normally play, circa 50k.

Im on a promotion while i cashout my rakeback over the next month or 2 which involves me playing a total of 45 days out of 49 of between 7-10hours per day.  So far im 26/28 so im almost certainly committed to this now and have 2 more days off between now and April 21st.   At the end i will have raked $22,500 and will get around 2/3 of that back in cash/package and will also be clearing old rake im cashing in which should give me a bit more freedom to spread across multiple sites in the 2nd half of the year.

Ive been trying out different stuff on both plo and hilo and im not sure just yet how its going but its nice to mix my game up for a change and hopefully it can only lead to becoming a better player , but at the least it will give me a different style i can choose to switch between depending on my mood and the tables etc.

Could return to moaning here more next month but ive been doing it on facebook to a few buddies lately, ill see what i decide as ive got bit bored of boring them now too.  This slog can drive u mental at times but the much needed day off yesterday seems to have recharged me a bit for now !  Anyways gl to all readers and i hope you and me both enjoy April more than March.