Month 2

This month was all about STTs. My aim for the month was to play 100 games and I managed 370. However, this was at th expense of playing very few cash games.. That’s fine for now, I’ve just reread PNLHE and the Harrington on Cash Games books are out at the end of the month. So background work is still going on while I continue to master STTs.

I ended up playing 82x5s for a profit of $107 (24% ROI); 18x6s for a profit of $77 (66% ROI); 250x10s for a profit of $225 (8% ROI); and 22x22s for a big loss of $403.

After the bad run at the 22s, finishing ITM 3/22, I started looking into STT variance and have decided that I’m playing with too light a bankroll at 20 BIs. My latest idea is to play 500 6.50s, building a bigger bankroll and getting a minimum sample size to measure my ROI, hourly rate etc.

Until recently I’ve avoided turbos because of the increased luck factor and associated drop in ROI. However, I can play 200 turbos a week and get a sample of 500 games in a little over a fortnight. If I were to run at a 10% ROI I’d pad my bankroll out by an additional $300, $600 at 20%. I’ve already finished 300 games at the 11s and I’d like to complete a 500 games sample at that level by way of comparison. And then there’s the 16s. I’ve heard there are a lot of regulars at that level but I’ll give it a shot when I have 20BIs i.e. sometime later this week.

After playing all these STTs at Stars I will be a silver star by the end of the month. I’m not really aware of all of the benefits but a 50% FPP bonus is good for a start. Sign up bonuses with other sites is something I’ll have to think about more but I’ll wait until my bankroll has grown a bit and I’m playing at a higher stake.

Aims for the coming month:

Continue concentrating on STTs

Play 500+ STTs (including turbos)

Get 500 game samples at 6.50s and 11s

Take a shot at 16s

Week 8

I played 96 $10 STTs for a profit of $42 (<5%>and although the profit was small I have gained confidence at this level. I managed to take my bankroll over $440 and took a shot a the 22s. I played 5 games and managed a third for a $74 loss for the week.

Week 7

On the whole a good week ending with a bankroll of $320. I didn't play a single cash game all week but managed almost 100 STTs. I played 90 $10 games for a profit of $135 (13% ROI) taking my bankroll over $400 and moved up to $20 games. I played a set of 4 games finished OOM i n all of them and have had to move back down again. Exactly the same thing happened a few weeks ago when I moved up to $10 games and it didn't take me too long to work them out, so I'm not particularly worried. I'm quite comfortable playing $10 games so I should be able to take another shot at $20 by the end of the week.