I got an interesting e-mail from UltimateBet last week. They offered me a free $10 for making any deposit. Or I could have 111% deposit bonus.
I took the free $10. I don't clear bonuses very fast an I still have a Stars reload bonus to work on. I just made a minimum $10 deposit and they added the $10 right away, no strings attached. That's pretty good, about the easiest 100% profit you'll ever see. Thanks UB.
I'm not really sure what to do with UB going forward. Maybe still play low buyin tournaments which are fun at times. I noticed they don't advertise on WWE Smackdown any more on Rogers Sportsnet and no WWE freerolls lately so I don't have that bit of brand loyalty any more. My bankroll there is now a bit over $100 for the first time thanks to a recent tournament score and this new $20 injection. Plus I can cash out $10 of rakeback I earned if I want to. Still I'm not sure about a longer term plan for there.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
taking a shot at $25 NL
I've decided to move up to $25 NL. After I reloaded recently on PokerStars I have enough bankroll now.
I reached my goal at $10 NL to win 5 buyins. It took just under 5000 hands for a winrate of a little over 5 BB/100. Not bad I would say. The sample size isn't particularly large. Still based on my experience there I'm confident I was beating it.
It was actually a bit better than $5 NL which I beat at 3.7 BB/100. Unlike $2 and $5 NL it was less swingy without the big 6 and 8 buyin downswings and crazy heaters. So that was nice, profit with less variance.
I'll start out playing single table for around 500 hands and see how it goes. I'll give it a 3 buyin shot. Hopefully I'll be able to play well and be able stick there and win some. I've always wanted to be able to say I play $25 NL so now I can. This is exciting and a little bit scary. If I can't stick at $25 NL I don't think I'll be going back to $10 NL. I'd rather look for a new game.
Hopefully there will be some good tables at $25 NL. There are just an ocean of $25 NL tables on Stars. And there are some huge multi tablers there playing 24 tables. Still by the law of large numbers with that many tables there must be at least some soft tables. So hopefully I'll be able to find some beatable games among them.
This was the last interesting hand I played at $10 NL. A good sendoff.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com
SB ($10)
BB ($3.95)
Hero (Button) ($11.70)
Preflop: Hero is Button with As, Ac
Hero bets $0.30, 1 fold, BB raises to $3.95 (All-In), Hero calls $3.65
Flop: ($7.95) 3h, Ah, Kc (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($7.95) 4h (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($7.95) 4s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $7.95 | Rake: $0.35
Results:
Hero had As, Ac (full house, Aces over fours).
BB had 9c, 8s (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $7.60
I reached my goal at $10 NL to win 5 buyins. It took just under 5000 hands for a winrate of a little over 5 BB/100. Not bad I would say. The sample size isn't particularly large. Still based on my experience there I'm confident I was beating it.
It was actually a bit better than $5 NL which I beat at 3.7 BB/100. Unlike $2 and $5 NL it was less swingy without the big 6 and 8 buyin downswings and crazy heaters. So that was nice, profit with less variance.
I'll start out playing single table for around 500 hands and see how it goes. I'll give it a 3 buyin shot. Hopefully I'll be able to play well and be able stick there and win some. I've always wanted to be able to say I play $25 NL so now I can. This is exciting and a little bit scary. If I can't stick at $25 NL I don't think I'll be going back to $10 NL. I'd rather look for a new game.
Hopefully there will be some good tables at $25 NL. There are just an ocean of $25 NL tables on Stars. And there are some huge multi tablers there playing 24 tables. Still by the law of large numbers with that many tables there must be at least some soft tables. So hopefully I'll be able to find some beatable games among them.
This was the last interesting hand I played at $10 NL. A good sendoff.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com
SB ($10)
BB ($3.95)
Hero (Button) ($11.70)
Preflop: Hero is Button with As, Ac
Hero bets $0.30, 1 fold, BB raises to $3.95 (All-In), Hero calls $3.65
Flop: ($7.95) 3h, Ah, Kc (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($7.95) 4h (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($7.95) 4s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $7.95 | Rake: $0.35
Results:
Hero had As, Ac (full house, Aces over fours).
BB had 9c, 8s (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $7.60
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