bovada challenge june 5 to july 1

[thetrinity]

heres the deal. i made a side bet with a friend that i can make 2000 profit on 20+1 turbo double ups only on this site by july 1. it was actually supposed to start yesterday but we delayed it a day, anyways its starting today. i want to keep my updates on here, i think itll help me be more motivated. im gona put a number what i did for the day and what i need in profit by the end of the day to be on pace. i usually dont play this low but i gave him a hard time about losing at this level, he gave me the usual fixed, players dont fold stupid excuses. im gona give u guys daily updates, i think itll help me stay motivated by putting the info on here.

heres the terms of the bet:

1. can play only 20+1 turbo double ups. basically you win 19 dollars for finishing in the top 3, if you come in 4th 5th or 6th you lose 21 dollars.

2. no max to how many i can play at a time or as many as possible.

3. if i make 1499 or less, i owe him 500. if i make 1500-1999 i win 500. if i make over 2k, i win 1k. i have until july 1, 2012 midnite est to reach these goals.

[thetrinity]

day 1: june 5. on pace for 2000= 74.07 on pace for 1500= 55.56

i know there will be peaks and valleys even at this level, i want to make sure i start slow though so i can get the hang of these. ill let you know how many i play and how many i cash when im done with playing for today.

[borednaz]

Good luck, I usually play these specific double ups at bovada so I can tell you they are usually soft. You might want to play 2 at a time though as you sometimes get tabled with rocks.

[yisman]

going to be hard. I've had no luck at Bovada poker. Good luck.

[thetrinity]

Good luck, I usually play these specific double ups at bovada so I can tell you they are usually soft. You might want to play 2 at a time though as you sometimes get tabled with rocks.

at first im going to play 2 at a time. im not really a great multitabler to be honest. i wanna see what kinda rate i do with 2.

[thetrinity]

two reasons he picked these tournaments.

1. he said they run a lot so i will have plenty of chances to play them.

2. it had to be a grind, he didnt want me to be able to get hot in something with higher variance.

[daneblazer]

2. it had to be a grind, he didnt want me to be able to get hot in something with higher variance.

So he selected turbo tournaments? Genius

[thetrinity]

So he selected turbo tournaments? Genius

non turbos dont run enough. i can only win 19 dollars at a time this way as well.

[daneblazer]

I think volume is going to present a problem. I haven't played sng's on Bodog in years, but from what I remember it takes a while for them to fill up. I don't know how important this is to you or what else you have going on, but I suggest skewing your playing schedule to the higher traffic times if you aren't already. Play from 7pm - 3am est then rest and take care of your business the rest of the day. To me, time is worth more than sitting around 20 minutes waiting for a table to fill.

[BiTeMe UsAdOj]

To me, time is worth more than sitting around 20 minutes waiting for a table to fill.

[daneblazer]

^ lols

...only when I don't have anything better to do like sitting around waiting for SBR Poker rooms to fill up.

[borednaz]

He's not actually wrong, it does take sometime for the double ups to fill. Which is why I often grab the 10's too. Being stuck in the 20's might be mind numbing.

[thetrinity]

acutally ive been on here trying to play and i told him it takes too long to fill up. hes agreed to let me play any single table sit n go with a buy in between 20 and 30 dollars, all other rules still the same. he told me these ran nonstop which really isnt the case, ive been waiting way too long for people to sit down, i told him i had to be able to play whenver i felt like or it was no deal, not only high traffic hours.

[thetrinity]

3. if i make 1499 or less, i owe him 500. if i make 1500-1999 i win 500. if i make over 2k, i win 1k. i have until july 1, 2012 midnite est to reach these goals.

last change (i hope). its now if i make 999 or less i owe him 500. 1000-1999 is going to be considered a push. over 2k is still the same payout, hell owe me 1000.

[thetrinity]

june 5: +15 goal 74.07 played 23 tournaments

june 6 end goal for 2000 is 148.14

[peacebyinches]

hi, sorry to bump, just acknowledging my payment to biteme usaoj that I owe.

get money

[thetrinity]

no problem peace. a few comments from yesterday.

1. i ran kinda bad, also think i made a few dumb mistakes.

2. i think i can pretty easily handle 3 games at a time. i did some playing of 2 games and some playing of 3 games, didnt really have much trouble doing 3, even though most of the time it was only 2 games.

3. probably gona shoot for playing more like 30-35 tournaments a day on most days. i have about 3 or 4 commitments on the weekend before july 1 and while i will play some, im figuring more like 20 tournaments on these days. i dont think i made great use of my time playing, a few too many quick breaks and waiting too long for specific tournaments to sit in. the double ups go very quick, but i think i have more an advantage at the regular full tables.

4. also, i wont be keeping track of what i need to be up to be on pace for 1500, since thats now obselete. if i make at least 1000, that becomes a push, so its just half the profit that i need for 2k to avoid losing 500.

[thetrinity]

june 6 totals: profit +67.60 played 57 tournaments

june 7 end of day goal for 2k pace: 220.21

[daneblazer]

Is turning points into tokens allowed? If you can't put in the volume on the weekends, it's a slight problem. That's when there are more games and the action is usually softer.

I can't imagine trying to do more than 4-5 tables with that software.

[frankzig]

Problem at Bovada takes SO long for peole or the server to act???? anybody know why??

[daneblazer]

They want to keep the software as shitty as possible to keep the "net withdrawers" away without chasing away the "net depositors" and their money from the poker and casino economy. Grinders like playing multiple tables and having software that makes it a headache to multi-table chases them away.

[thetrinity]

u can only play 4 tables anyways. awful day yesterday tho.

june 7 totals: +16 played 77 tournaments (software was very laggy yesterday duno why, so i didnt get much volume in)

june 8 goal: 290.28

i should be able to play a lot this weekend though, next saturday and the sunday after that im gona be busy.

[thetrinity]

if theres a point where i feel i wont get to 2k won, then i will stop at 1k, i need a good weekend though.

[thetrinity]

alrite guys a little better today just stopped.

june 8 total: +100.20 played 116 tournaments

june 9 2k pace: 360.35

gona shoot for 50 tournaments tomorrow

[BeerDog99]

GL Bud!

[thetrinity]

June 9 total: +153.60 played 158 tournaments

June 10 pacemark: 438.42 on pace for 2k

Not even close so far. Need to go on a run in a hurry or ill b scramblin to make 1k.

Today ill definitely get in 50 tournaments. Decided to go out last nite, had a little summer fever.

[thetrinity]

sorry i didnt get to update this to now:

great day yesterday june 10 total: +399.20 played 210 tournaments'

june 11 pacemark for 2k: 512.50

[Hurls]

BOL

[thetrinity]

another very good day just got done for the night.

june 11: 551.40 after 251 tournaments

june 12 2k pace: 586.57

almost on pace right now, ive ran very good the last 2 days. im not going to get much play in tomorrow at all tho, prob maximum of 20 tournaments.

[thetrinity]

correction guys, im over the pace actually, about time. making 1000 should really b no problem, i still think itll be tough to hit 2k, im not gona be able to play too much tomorrow, probably only 20 tournaments at most

[thetrinity]

june 12 totals 575.60 after 268 tournaments

june 13 2k pace: 660.64

actually played cash yesterday and got crushed, glad that doesnt count in this

[sinmiedo]

bodog tournaments are ok to build the bank roll
stay away from tables
ang triple up or double up is another great way to make it.
In november i run from 140 to 3000 in 2 months, unfortunatly i got very crazy on the 1 2 and . 50 1 and lost all
howevr my turnament winnings were about 1900 taking down sevral of them , mayority 10 buy ins.
there are few good ones and i can expand more if you like
gl

[daneblazer]

bodog tournaments are ok to build the bank roll
stay away from tables

Aw come on Sin. In the glory days of Bodog I had a 25-30% roi on sngs. ...but I left it all for "the tables"

...not sure if I regret it or not

[daneblazer]

june 12 totals 575.60 after 268 tournaments

june 13 2k pace: 660.64

actually played cash yesterday and got crushed, glad that doesnt count in this

I hate to be a douche (well, not really), but why not focus on your goal? Don't do something that may throw off your confidence and psyche? (and if you posted that here it did). My question is, what are you going to do when you hit $1000 with a week or two left?

[sinmiedo]

[QUOTE=daneblazer;15057374]Aw come on Sin. In the glory days of Bodog I had a 25-30% roi on sngs. ...but I left it all for "the tables"

...not sure if I regret it or not
[/QUOTE

In my case i do much much beter on sng and MTT than the tables.
I m not good at them as you know, hover in tournamens for some reason do a lot better.
cheers