Mixed Feelings!

I’m happy, very happy that I have back access to the internet.
Since Wednesday evening my ISP finally did what I was hoping for already a month. Align their configuration with the one of the phone provider.

The mixed feeling is based my first 4 SNGs I played, since I’m back online.
I played 3 5 seater SNGs and 1 10 seater.
Miserable play. I’m capable of keeping my patience and suddenly I do the most absurd calls! I don’t know why. The result, 2 times not even a chance to getting close to the money.
The third SNG was much better but I was eliminated in 3rd place when I lost with my AK against a AA. The A in the flop killed me! Feeling to safe after the flop cause the other one in the play only checked!

The 10 seater SNG was as worse. Kicked out in 7th place.

I found a little bit surprising cause I have a lot of Poker articles lately.
The good thing is that I have set myself some goals!

Here they are:
Short term goals:
- STG1: Increasing my bankroll to 40$. Enough to be allowed to play 2$+0.5$ SNGs according to the SNG bankroll management Guidelines.
- STG2: SNGs 0.9$+0.1$ 5 seater. The intension is to end up 60% of the games ITM. This will be a though one. I will play 50 of them and then see if I reached this goal. The pay-out at the 5 seater is, the second gets 1,35$ and the winner gets 3,15$ of the stakes. The goal is to win at least 9 of them and come in second place at least 21 times. This will give me a profit of 6.7$.
- STG3: SNGs 0.9$+0.1$ 10 seater. The intension here is the end up 50% of the games ITM. Same measurement again. The conclusion will be taken after 50 games. The goals is to win at least 5, come in second place at least 5 times and end third in another 15 SNGs. This would give me profit of 13$. The ultimate goals here is 5 times first, 10 times second and 15 times third, which means a profit of around 17$.

Long Term goals:
- LTG1: to play at the final table of a MTT with at least 100 contenders. I will give myself until April next year for this goal. This cause I don’t play a lot of MTTs and if I play one of those it is a FreeRoll, which makes it harder to reach to final table. I have played a final table once before of a FreeRoll with 3224 participants.
- LTG2: A money long term goal. Before the end of the year I want to cash out 50$ without bringing my bankroll at that moment below 100$. Looks peanuts for some of you out there but don’t forget my current bankroll or my next deposit, which will be 25$. This means that without a deposit I have to increase my current bankroll with 141$ or after a deposit an extra 125$.

I think I have to fund my bankroll for the first time this year. Only 5,73$ left. Probably to small to reach one of the goals. Or it should be the Freeroll goal.
Only 3 games far in STG2 but if I continue like this. I will not even reach half the goal. To get it, I need to win 20% of the 5 seater SNGs and come in second in at least 45% of the SNGs. To reach to goal I have to get ITM already 63% of the SNGs I play.

Good Luck and see you at the tables!
Dremeber

Already more then 2 weeks without internet and Poker

Started to get fed up with my ISP, but there seems to be progress in the bugfixing of my ADSL line. What a nightmare.
No internet at home and no internet at work (I changed work location but not employer). The internet access at the customer where I will be working for the next 2 years, if everything goes well, is so restricted and monitored that it is not worth the risk, to update this blog or my sport betting blog from there.

I printed a lot of poker guidelines. So, I'm reading at nigth in stead of player poker. I hope that this will benefit my play. So far, I discovered three golden rules which I did not know of.

1. Why do you play Poker?
You should have an answer on this question. I know my answer, but do you know yours. Or should you think about it? The answer for me is simple. I just enjoy playing Poker, I love the thrill about the decision I even love the bad beats.

2. What do you want to achieve with playing Poker?
This one for me is harder to answer. I want to improve my Poker playing capabilities and earn some money. This answer is apparently not good enough. You should set short and long term goals. This is needed cause it will influence your playing style. So within the next internetless week I shall try to set some goals which are challenging but still reachable.

3. Bankroll management for SNGs.
This was something completely new for me. Your bankroll should cover at least 10 buy-ins and preferably 15. This way you can catch up losing streaks, which will come.
A more obvious rule, is to look for PokerRooms with low entry fees on SNGs. They can make a difference how many SNGs you can play with the same money.
And last but not least. Only risk maximum 10% of your bankroll per day! This way if you loose all your SNGs for that day, you will not be blocked by the fear of losing the next day. So for instance if you have a bankroll of 100$, you can play for 10$, meaning for instance 10 SNGs of 0.90$+0.10$. This SNGs can be found on Unibet Poker for instance. A link can be found in the right hand frame.

When I have back access to the internet I will post my short and long term goals.
What are your goals?

Cheers,
Dremeber