Good Afternoon! The Bankroll is up to $855.05 and with one more win we can move up to the $26 level and hopefully have the bankroll take off from there.

I won my last two $11 45 mans and that has really helped the bankroll. I have been sick all week so I haven't really even been able to play.

Below are my $10 45 man stats since the since the beginning of the challenge.

<TABLE id=t1 class=sortTable border=1 borderColor=black><TBODY id=tablerows><TR id="patricii#fulltilt&9/9/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-10" class=sortTablealt><TD id="patricii#fulltilt&9/9/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-101" class=sortTable align=middle>patricii </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>30</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$13.15 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$10 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>120%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$395 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>N/A</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>FullTilt</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>9/9/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-10</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Below are my total stats for $10 45 mans since I started playing them.

<TABLE id=t1 class=sortTable border=1 borderColor=black><TBODY id=tablerows><TR id="patricii#fulltilt& E45-45 S10-10" class=sortTable><TD id="patricii#fulltilt& E45-45 S10-100" class=sortTable align=middle>patricii<INPUT onclick=showpreferences(); src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif" width=28 height=14 type=image mce_src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif"></TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>403</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$6.68 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$10 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>61%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$2,691 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>N/A</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>FullTilt</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>E45-45 S10-10 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
I dont think this ROI is really sustainable but I am hoping I can keep it above 30% ROI once I have put in a large sample size.

TRROpenRocks great job!

I wanted to send props out to my new student on www.istakeu.com. He is running a $330 stake to run 45 man tourneys on FTP. His bankroll is currently at $599 and he is moving up to the $26 level. On FTP his name is TRROpenRocks. On www.istakeu.com he is Dierks.

These were his stats before coaching. <TABLE id=t1 class=sortTable border=1 borderColor=black><THEAD> <TR class=sortTable><TH class=sortTableasc width=140>Username</TH><TH class=sortTable>Games Played</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Stake</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. ROI</TH><TH class=sortTable width=50>Total Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable>Form</TH><TH class=sortTable>Ability /100</TH><TH class=sortTable>Network</TH><TH class=sortTable width=50>Filter</TH></TR></THEAD> <TBODY id=tablerows><TR id="TRROpenRocks#fulltilt&5/2/2005 7/20/2009" class=sortTable><TD id="TRROpenRocks#fulltilt&5/2/2005 7/20/20094" class=sortTable align=middle>TRROpenRocks </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>110</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$0.06 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$3 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>20%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$7 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>N/A</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>FullTilt</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>5/2/2005 7/20/2009</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
These are his current $10 45 man stats since coaching.

<TABLE id=t1 class=sortTable border=1 borderColor=black><THEAD> <TR class=sortTable><TH class=sortTableasc width=140>Username</TH><TH class=sortTable>Games Played</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Stake</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. ROI</TH><TH class=sortTable width=50>Total Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable>Form</TH><TH class=sortTable>Ability /100</TH><TH class=sortTable>Network</TH><TH class=sortTable width=50>Filter</TH></TR></THEAD> <TBODY id=tablerows><TR id="TRROpenRocks#fulltilt&7/21/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-10" class=sortTable><TD id="TRROpenRocks#fulltilt&7/21/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-106" class=sortTable align=middle>TRROpenRocks </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>79</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$3.07 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$10 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>28%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$243 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>N/A</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>FullTilt</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>7/21/2009 9/17/2009 E45-45 S10-10 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Key things why TRROpenRocks is doing well.

-He can take a beat without it putting him on tilt
-He listens and ask questions until he understands what I am explaining.
-He is paying attention to his tables and taking notes of the players he is playing against
-He has the drive to get better
-HE CAN TAKE A BEAT WITHOUT IT PUTTING HIM ON TILT!

Nice Job Dierks!

I am playing Mini FTOPS Event #19 tonight for the www.istakeu.com team and hope to make another deep run.

I hope to play more MTT's for this challenge in order to get this bankroll to make a large jump.

Thank you for reading my blog and look forward to more to come. $10K here we come.

Patricii

Hello Everyone,

We had a pretty good day 1 of my challenge. The bankroll currently stands at $589.37.

I played a few $10 45 man sessions. 4 tables each session. My standard way of playing 45 man tournies is ultra tight until I get a premium hand. I then try and extract as many chips as possible. It is very important for me to play my big hands big so I can build up a stack to get to the final table. This Strategy has worked very well for me at the $10, $26 and $75 45 man level. I ran somewhat deep in the first 4 tournies but couldn't win the big hand.

I then decided to play my 2nd session very differently than the first to prepare me for playing the Mini FTOPS event #1. I played many more hands in position in order to pick up chips. I stole more blinds and 3 bet much more than normal. I really enjoyed taking over the table. I ended up getting 1st, 4th, 4th and 12th in the 2nd session. At one point I was at 3 final tables with 29K, 19k and 12K which are prettty nice stacks in the 45 man tourneys on Full Tilt. Unfortunately I didn't win more money but overall was very happy with my play and it was nice to be up for the day.

If anyone is interested in me coaching them in the 45 man tourneys let me know. Below are y 45 man stats on Full Tilt.

<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=550><THEAD> <TR><TD width=140><SPAN>Username</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>Games Played</SPAN></TD><TD width=45><SPAN>Av. Profit</SPAN></TD><TD width=45><SPAN>Av. Stake</SPAN></TD><TD width=45><SPAN>Av. ROI</SPAN></TD><TD width=50><SPAN>Total Profit</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>Form</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>Ability /100</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>Network</SPAN></TD><TD width=50><SPAN>Filter</SPAN></TD></TR></THEAD> <TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN><SPAN>patricii</SPAN><INPUT src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif" type=image mce_src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif"></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>385</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$6.23 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$10 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>57%</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$2,397 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>Tilt</SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>N/A</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>FullTilt</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>E45-45 S10-10 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>x</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN><SPAN>patricii</SPAN> </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>219</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$2.5 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$24 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>10%</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$547 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>-</SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>N/A</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>FullTilt</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>E45-45 S20-30 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>x</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN><SPAN>patricii</SPAN><INPUT src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif" type=image mce_src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif"></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>218</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$22.57 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$69 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>30%</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$4,919 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>-</SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>N/A</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>FullTilt</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>E45-45 S50-80 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>x</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN><SPAN>patricii</SPAN><INPUT src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif" type=image mce_src="http://www.sharkscope.com/images/shark3.gif"></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>936</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$8.57 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$26 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>36%</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>$8,019 </SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN>Tilt</SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>N/A</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>FullTilt</SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN>E45-45 S<=80</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I played session 3 during my Mini Ftops event and never really was able to get anything going.

Deep Run in Mini Ftops Event #1- 32nd/16750 for $592.95

At www.istakeu.com we are running a team stake for all of the Mini Ftops events. I believe we have 13 different players playing all the different events and then we will all divide the money up at the end of the series.

It is a really great idea and have to hand it to Muck_it_fish001 for coming up with it and organizing it.

We had 6 players play this tourney for Team Istakeu. We had 3 or 4 other players playing this tourney on their other stakes. We all chipped in $5 each for a last longer bet which I ended up winning.

This tourney was by far the largest I had every played. I decided to open my game up and try and steal blinds, pots, 3 bet in position etc in order to build my stack and setup a loose aggressive table image so I could get action when i actually had a hand.

During the tourney one of my Poker friends Attacat sent me the following quote over skype.

the only truth in tournament poker:
In order to live, you gotta be ready to die! *Roy Rounders

I can definitely say I did not fear losing and it felt good.

I started pretty slow just hanging around the starting 5K stack for at least a couple of hours. I doubled my stack by flatting an early postion raiser with KK. I hit a set on the flop and he had KQ and I doubled up. I hung around 10k for a little bit until I got JJ in the BB. The Button open shoves for 10k and then small blind calls his bet for about 10k and I decide that it is now or never to build my stack. KJ7 flop and I had 30k. I then went on a blind stealing spree when the following hand came up.

The table was letting me steal so I knew someone would eventually play back at me. I picked up AK in middle position and made my standard 2.3-2.5 preflop bet. The cutoff clicks on his time button and then of course shoves all in. It was a great show but i wasn't laying down AK there. He turned over K2 and I doubled up again. to about 60K. There were many more fun hands during this tourney. I thought I played great and showed that I too can play more than just a tight aggressive style. I got my stack up to 1.5Million and lost a JJ vs A2 hand which I would like to have back. I ended up blinding down to around 10 big blinds. I shoved on the button with 35 and got called by KQ and was shown the door. What a great run but am yet to take it the full distance. I foresee some big scores happening soon if I keep playing well.

I am going to look for some of my key hands in the Mini Ftops #1 and post them below.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4684970

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4684987

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4684990 doubled up to a nice stack to one of the chip leaders. I was hoping to get called light since he had so many chips.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4684995 One of my favorite hands of the tourney. When I picked up the draw on the flop I decided to do a out of position flat. I hope to hit my flush and if not hope that he gets nervous about me having an ace or king. I had already planned to fold to a big turn bet if made and bet the river if he checked the turn. It worked out nice. He had been opening and he really had a wide range of hands here.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4685003 I wish I would have shoved all in preflop to pick up the pot. His pot bet looked weak but I took the conservative route. Didn't work out.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4685007 Bust hand. shoved with 3,5 on the button and lost to kq.

Well I am happy the way I started and look forward to reaching my $10K goal.

Best Regards

Have a Great day!

Patricii

Hello Everyone,

My name is Patricii. I have been playing poker since the end of 2004. I started with a deposit of $300 and have never had to deposit again. I have not made the kind of money that the top players have made but have grinded out a profit month after month for quite awhile.

I am shooting to build a $500 bankroll to $10,000 by December 31, 2009.

I have taken Poker seriously and have a library of about 35 Poker Books of which I have ready many of them multiple times to make sure that I really understood the information. I have watched many online training videos of the top online players which I feel has helped my game. I also am a very active member at www.istakeu.com and am constantly discussing hands with some of the players they have. I am one of the top players and investors on the site and have met a lot of great people that have helped me take my game to the next level.

My starting bankroll will be $500. I will take $465 of it and sell 35 $1 shares to stakers at www.istakeu.com. 1 share per person. I hope by doing this many people will get involved and have fun following me reach my goal and watch my ups and downs.

I play mostly on Full Tilt Poker but will start playing tourneys on other sites if I feel they are +EV.

<TABLE id=t1 class=sortTable border=1 borderColor=black><THEAD> <TR class=sortTable><TH class=sortTable width=140>Username</TH><TH class=sortTable>Games Played</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. Stake</TH><TH class=sortTable width=45>Av. ROI</TH><TH class=sortTabledes width=50>Total Profit</TH><TH class=sortTable>Form</TH><TH class=sortTable>Ability /100</TH><TH class=sortTable>Network</TH><TH class=sortTable width=50>Filter</TH></TR></THEAD> <TBODY id=tablerows><TR id=patricii#fulltilt&null class=sortTable><TD class=sortTable align=middle>patricii </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>3,002</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$4.57 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$15 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>29%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$13,726 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>81</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>FullTilt</TD><TD class=sortTable>x</TD></TR><TR id=Patricii#cake&null class=sortTablealt><TD class=sortTable align=middle>Patricii </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>20</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$107.49 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$24 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>830%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$2,150 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>84</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>Cake</TD><TD class=sortTable>x</TD></TR><TR id=Patricii#ongame&null class=sortTable><TD class=sortTable align=middle>Patricii </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>61</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$25.43 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$8 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>200%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$1,551 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>Hot</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>78</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>Ongame</TD><TD class=sortTable>x</TD></TR><TR id=patriciii#ongame&null class=sortTablealt><TD class=sortTable align=middle>patriciii </TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>70</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Profit is the Average Profit Per Game after rake has been subtracted." align=right>$4.74 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. Stake is the average tournament buy-in amount." align=right>$6 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Av. ROI is the Average of each game's Return On Investment. It is the average of each (Payout-(Stake+Rake))/(Stake+Rake). This is not the same as total ROI which is (Total Payouts-(Total Rake+Total Stakes))/(Total Stakes+Total Rake)." align=middle>108%</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The Total Profit is the net profit for this player (and includes rake)." align=right>$332 </TD><TD class=sortTable title="Super Hot=6 straight payouts. Hot=3 straight payouts. Tilt=4 straight losses. Super Tilt=8 straight losses." align=middle>-</TD><TD class=sortTable title="The ability rating is a number up to 100 that shows a players ability based on combining all the statistical measures we have for that player." align=middle>75</TD><TD class=sortTable align=middle>Ongame</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I am a bankroll nit so I have never had to worry about losing my bankroll. My goal is to turn this $500 into $10,000K by the end of 2009. Once I reach my goal of $10K I will start to play more tourneys at the $55, $75, $109, $165, $216 level as long as I feel that they are +EV. I wan't to make sure I take full advantage of my bankroll and not be so much of a bankroll nit like I have been in the past.

I feel I need to take a shot at the bigger buy-ins and see if I can be successful at them. I may find out that I am better suited at the $55 and lower buy-ins but I need to take a shot at it to find out for sure.

Bankroll Guidelines


Sng’s/Mtt’s-Buy-in will never exceed 3% of bankroll.<SPAN> </SPAN>I have the choice to play a satellite within the bankroll requirements to take a shot at a higher buy-in event.<SPAN> </SPAN>If I win the entry then I can play that event or add it to the bankroll.

Cash Games-50 Buy-in rule.<SPAN> </SPAN>

I will be playing any style of poker that I feel fit.<SPAN> </SPAN>I am wanting to learn new games and have already played Holdem, PLO, Omaha 8, and some RAZZ.

Goals for this Bankroll Challenge/Blog/Staking opportunity

-Play more volume
-Play higher buy-ins and learn the adjustments to be a strong player at those levels
-Make this entertaining for the blog followers
-Build bankroll to $10,000
-Learn a lot about myself and my poker game and improve both

Thank you for being a part of this.

If you want to be one of the $1 share holders you can click on the below link to buy a share.

http://www.istakeu.com/viewstake.asp?id=334

If you just want to follow my ride than that will be great also. I will start this as soon as 50 $1 shares are sold or on September 11th which ever comes first.

Have a great day!

Patricii