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It has been a long time since I updated my blog. As many of you know I was successful at turning 300$ to 10k (17,5k to be exact [I can't stop bragging about this!!!]) After I won the 22$ 1r1a and took 9th in 55$ rebuy (lost CL pot 33<AK, rivered), my MTT success on Stars has been nonexistent. I believe I have a -74% roi, around 240 games played and 31$ ABI (stuck like 5k). SNGs on Poker Stars have gone well, up almost 1,7k (small sample size though). 

On Full Tilt I've made 1k during the year on MTTs but I'm still disappointed on my performance there. I've had a few really good opportunities to get big scores but fallen short (usually at the final table). I know it's just variance, but it still hurts.

My future plans include being a staked player in SNGs. I will be coached/staked by a mid-stakes pro "msusyr24". I'm required to play 20,000 (yes, twenty thousand) 45 and 180 mans for him (50-50 with make-up and we split profits 1st of every month). For some it might feel like it's going to take forever, but I'm confident that with his help I'll be done before the start of 2011 (maybe even sooner). This is a long term commitment but I feel ready for it.

A little "msusyr24" background and how I found this opportunity. He is Alexander Carr, a 22-year-old poker pro. He is also a trusted member of parttimepoker.com (a staking site) and before Christmas I decide to buy a share of his MTT action for 400$. Luckily for me (and for him too i guess) he took 2nd in 55$ rebuy for 24k. I pocket a cool 2k and change. That's how i stumbled upon his site, [spam deleted] (the link was in his profile on PTP, lol)

After thinking and rethinking several opportunities concerning playing poker and how to get better, I decided that trying to land this staking/coaching agreement was by best choice. I made an application through [spam deleted] and I was approved to his stable of horses a few weeks later (It hasn't started yet, would be kinda embarrassing if he turns me down after I've written all this and promoted his blog and site, lol)

Many of you probably think that this is going to destroy my progress in getting better in MTTs and my volume in them. Well you are half-right. My volume in MTTs is going to be very low during the next few months. But as a privileged member of [spam deleted] (yay, this is fun) I will have access to "bonus MTT videos" that will surely boost my game. 

Studying SNG game will be big part of what I'll be doing during the next months to come. I'm not going to quite improving on my MTT game or cash game play though. I will join PokerXfactor in the near future as well as some instructional cash game website. I try to have at least 1 day every week only to play MTTs in the middle of the "SNG GRIND".

Before I get started with the "SNG GRIND" (I'm going to call it that, get used to it) I have a quest for glory. Win Mr. Blonde's Micro MTT team comp (also individual side bet). I cannot fail. I'll win and it's not even close. Right? It's starting in a few hours and I'm stoked.

I will update my progress throughout the year in this SNG coaching/staking thing ("SNG GRIND" i mean) and other things concerning poker. (Guess where? Yes, in my blog on pocketfives, hope someone reads it, I put a lot of minutes in this).

So for now, bye and let's all run good in February (except the guys I'm competing against in the MICRO MTT TEAM COMP!!!)

93 days ago I set a goal to myself. To turn 300$ into 10k. I had no timeframe, but I was very motivated to do it quickly. During these 3 months, I've played more poker than I've played during my whole life. Needless to say I've gotten way better. 

The challenge was a rollercoaster. For example I was up to 7k 10 days ago, and before I won the 22$ 1r1a yesterday, I only had 3k. I havent always stick to BR management , but I never were close to going broke.

So last night I won the 22$ 1r1a for 15k and change. By far my biggest score ever. I had a good stack through out the tourney, except during the last 2 tables. I was among the chipleaders with 18 players, but then I lost a huge pot (110bb) TT < QQ. I was left with 10bb with 15 left. Played pretty loose and was able to take the chiplead again with 13 players left. After that I was in the top three all the time. 

Heads-up me and my opponent had pretty even chipstacks. He offered a deal, but I really wanted that 15k so we kept playing. Heads-up only lasted 5 hands (lol) and this hand pretty much finished it.

PokerStars Game #37289981853: Tournament #241010537, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXIII (50000/100000) - 2009/12/27 23:24:17 ET

Table '241010537 6' 9-max Seat #2 is the button

Seat 2: MakeMeMaster (5597926 in chips) 

Seat 6: cptwingrave (7101074 in chips) 

MakeMeMaster: posts the ante 10000

cptwingrave: posts the ante 10000

MakeMeMaster: posts small blind 50000

cptwingrave: posts big blind 100000

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to MakeMeMaster [As 6s]

MakeMeMaster: raises 150000 to 250000

cptwingrave: calls 150000

*** FLOP *** [Jh 9s 2s]

cptwingrave: checks 

MakeMeMaster: bets 333555

cptwingrave: calls 333555

*** TURN *** [Jh 9s 2s] [9c]

cptwingrave: checks 

MakeMeMaster: bets 625999

cptwingrave: calls 625999

*** RIVER *** [Jh 9s 2s 9c] [3s]

cptwingrave: checks 

MakeMeMaster: bets 1234566

cptwingrave: raises 4646954 to 5881520 and is all-in

MakeMeMaster: calls 3143806 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (1503148) returned to cptwingrave

*** SHOW DOWN ***

cptwingrave: shows [Kd 9h] (three of a kind, Nines)

MakeMeMaster: shows [As 6s] (a flush, Ace high)

MakeMeMaster collected 11195852 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 11195852 | Rake 0 

Board [Jh 9s 2s 9c 3s]

Seat 2: MakeMeMaster (button) (small blind) showed [As 6s] and won (11195852) with a flush, Ace high

Seat 6: cptwingrave (big blind) showed [Kd 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Nines

The next hand we went all-in pre and my A7 holded against his KQ.

Now that I have a pretty decent roll (gonna cashout some tho) I'm going to play MTTs from 5$-55$ with occasional shots to the 100$ level. 

300$ - 17,5k in 93 days

Next day in the 22 1r1a I'm 34th. 

PokerStars Game #37331052903: Tournament #242010531, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (3000/6000) - 2009/12/28 19:54:12 ET

Table '242010531 68' 9-max Seat #8 is the button

Seat 1: odyrigos (82487 in chips) 

Seat 2: Willy Banaan (193747 in chips) 

Seat 3: HitUR2outer (223527 in chips) 

Seat 5: MonkeyD23 (251761 in chips) 

Seat 6: Da Gouveneur (743458 in chips) 

Seat 7: Offern (179632 in chips) 

Seat 8: MakeMeMaster (127374 in chips) 

Seat 9: bertuzzi19 (470597 in chips) 

odyrigos: posts the ante 600

Willy Banaan: posts the ante 600

HitUR2outer: posts the ante 600

MonkeyD23: posts the ante 600

Da Gouveneur: posts the ante 600

Offern: posts the ante 600

MakeMeMaster: posts the ante 600

bertuzzi19: posts the ante 600

bertuzzi19: posts small blind 3000

odyrigos: posts big blind 6000

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to MakeMeMaster [Kd As]

Willy Banaan: folds 

HitUR2outer: folds 

MonkeyD23: folds 

Da Gouveneur: folds 

Offern: folds 

MakeMeMaster: raises 8250 to 14250

bertuzzi19: folds 

odyrigos: raises 67637 to 81887 and is all-in

MakeMeMaster: calls 67637

*** FLOP *** [5c 6h 2d]

*** TURN *** [5c 6h 2d] [4h]

*** RIVER *** [5c 6h 2d 4h] [Qc]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

odyrigos: shows [6c 4c] (two pair, Sixes and Fours)

MakeMeMaster: shows [Kd As] (high card Ace)

odyrigos collected 171574 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 171574 | Rake 0 

Board [5c 6h 2d 4h Qc]

Seat 1: odyrigos (big blind) showed [6c 4c] and won (171574) with two pair, Sixes and Fours

Seat 2: Willy Banaan folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: HitUR2outer folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: MonkeyD23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: Da Gouveneur folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: Offern folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: MakeMeMaster (button) showed [Kd As] and lost with high card Ace

Seat 9: bertuzzi19 (small blind) folded before Flop

I cant complain about running bad tho.

 thats all

EDIT: 18th Decmber: 1st in 33$ 500 cap for 2600$ weeeeeee