October Poker Results

First negative month, but it could have been worse. At least I came out ahead thanks to rakeback.

Final Stats
705 Tournaments Played
-$116.34 Net Winnings
-0.59% ROI
$357.21 Rakeback

This is what an unlucky month looks like in HoldemLuck, though it got a lot better towards the end.

October 31, 2009 Posted in: Poker No Comments

September Poker Results

Another record month for me. I’ve moved up to the $28+2 tournaments in the Super Turbos, still 6-tabling. Should be moving to the $42+3’s this month if everything goes as planned.

Note I also earned $291.60 for the month in rakeback using RakeTheRake. They give 27% back on all rake you pay to Full Tilt.

September 30, 2009 Tags: Poker, results Posted in: Poker No Comments

August Poker Results

Killed it last month. Not much else to say, really.

Me = Luckbox.

September 2, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized No Comments

July Poker Results

Back into the swing of it after a 3 month hiatus in a big way. 500 tournaments played for the month, mostly 6 tabling.

And the graph. As you can see it was an up and down month, with a nasty downswing that put me down for the month about 2/3 through.

This next graph was generated with SNGLuck. It basically shows whether I ran hot or cold based on my luck on all-ins. This month I ran slightly better than expected. I’m a little surprised because I thought I ran pretty bad most of the month.

I actually made some adjustments to my game around the 350-400 mark, and considering this was my worst month statistically I think it’s fair to say that I was running incredibly hot in February and March.

I’m pretty excited to see how next month goes. I think I’m going to stick with 6 tabling. I’ve been taking my time and analyzing hands more, and as a result my decisions are taking longer. 6 tables seems to work pretty well.

July 31, 2009 Tags: results Posted in: Funny, Games, Poker, Sports No Comments

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These codes have been working for a while, and it’s pretty much the best deal ever.

July 26, 2009 Tags: dominos Posted in: Deals No Comments

Kansas City Chiefs 2009 NFL Draft Analysis

To be blunt, I thought the Chiefs had a terrible draft.

First off, we had a chance to take the best defensive player in the draft in Aaron Curry. You can tell me LB isn’t a need, but I look at the roster and only see 1 of 4 linebacker positions that have someone who will be a capable starter for us in 2 years. Instead we took Jackson, who while he is certainly the best 3-4 DE in the draft which was also a huge need, with the 3rd overall pick you better be getting a superstar, and that I believe he will not be. Curry, meanwhile, will likely be attending pro bowl after pro bowl for much of his career and rack up 100+ tackle seasons easily.

Secondly, we took Alex Magee. Honestly this pick makes no sense to me, personally. Another 5 technique 3-4 DE? Why didn’t we just take Curry and draft Magee in the 3rd? Or better yet, why not Jarron Gilbert who went 1 pick later to the Bears and is more talented and built like a prototypical 3-4 DE. What position does Glenn Dorsey play now? Rotational lineman?

Third pick Donald Washington, CB from Ohio State. Maybe the worst pick for me. CB is the one position we have pretty good depth at with the Brandons and Leggett, who is a playmaking nickelback and had a couple of TDs last year. We had a great chance to address a big need at RT while also getting good value with someone like T.J. Lang, who will be starting for the Packers.

Colin Brown, OT. Finally Pioli addressed RT, sort of. We drafted an oak tree in Columbia, MO. The problem is this guy probably wouldn’t have even been drafted if we didn’t take him. He was the 58th ranked OT on ESPN, and only the top 27 or so were projected to be drafted. There were also much better OTs available such as Jamon Meredith, who is much smaller but definitely NFL talent. Colin Brown ran the slowest 40 I’ve ever seen, around a 5.55. Essentially, he’s a tree who will probably be run right around in the NFL.

Note: The best OG in the draft, Duke Robinson, was still avaiable at this point.

6th round we drafted Will Franklin…. oops, I mean Quintin Lawrence. Both are fast, raw, injury prone, and can’t run good routes, but at least Franklin is 6′ 210.

And onto the 7th round picks.

Javarris Williams - Right position, wrong player. Rashad Jennings was still available, who many had as easily one of the top 6-7 backs in the draft and a 2nd or 3rd round talent. Jennings is clearly bigger and better. Williams is clearly not good enough to replace LJ, or even come close.

Then we traded to get Jake O’Connell. Didn’t we already sign 2 tight ends? Hopefully he can play.

And finally, Mr. Irrevelevant 2009, Ryan Suck-Up. He must have really sucked up, because he was only 20/30 in field goals his senior year and shouldn’t have been drafted. Not to mention Graham Gano is much more accurate and I’m positive has a stronger leg. Not to mention we have nobody with nose tackle size, and Chris Baker went undrafted.

Ok, I’m done venting. Basically, I don’t really agree with a single pick, honestly. Hopefully all the reaches turn out to be good players, otherwise it’s going to look like Scott Pioli didn’t do his research. Not a good start for a new GM.

April 27, 2009 Tags: draft Posted in: Sports No Comments

March Poker Results

I thought I got lucky last month, but maybe I was wrong. This month was just ridiculous.

Final Stats
168 Tournaments Played
$409.50 Net Winnings
32.50% ROI
$22.68 Rakeback

This months stats were kind of skewed because I was +$150 or so over the last two days. Subtract that and it seems a lot more realistic. I’m still loving these $7.50 Super Turbos, and I’m 6-tabling them now. Hopefully I can move up to 8 next month.

March 31, 2009 Tags: results Posted in: Poker No Comments

February Poker Results

February was my first full month back in the online poker swing, and it was a good one. I 4-tabled the $7.50 Super Turbo Sit & Go tournaments at Full Tilt, typically for no more than 30 minutes to an hour a night.

Final Stats
250 Tournaments Played
$260.70 Net Winnings
13.90% ROI
$33.75 Rakeback

February Results Graph

A couple of notes. Firstly, I’m not sure if this ROI is realistic in the long term for the super turbo tournaments. The blinds go up really fast, and although I have a lot of experience with ICM and poker in general, I may have been running hot. I think 5-10% is definitely possible though. I think I’m going to try and 5/6 table these. I’d like to play 1000 of them before I decide to move up to the next level of super turbos. Fun stuff though, people don’t seem to understand when they need to make moves at the $7.50 level.

March 4, 2009 Tags: results Posted in: Poker No Comments