January.....in the books by

January.....in the books

by Doylestown on 01/31/08

It was a sluggish start online in the New Year for both cash and tournaments. The Borgata excursion mid month proved lucrative thanks to my success at the $5/$10 cash tables.

Cash Games

Ended the month positive just shy of 5 buy ins. I played cash on 21 of January’s 31 days, a slow month for me. Ironically my hand volume was its highest ever. This is obviously attributable to added tables and at times, multiple daily sessions. I also attained Platinum status on Stars which was another minor goal I had set for myself after being a very casual Gold level player seemingly forever. 5 days into the New Year I was in a 12 buy in hole so pulling out a positive month feels just fine. I also mistakenly played a session of $2/$4 this month. Somehow I misread the lobby and next thing I knew I was playing 3 tables of $2/$4, lol. The session went fine, I profited about ¾ of a buy in.

Tournaments

Meh. The New Year started terribly, 3-51 to be exact with none of the 3 cashes being meaningful. At months end things had improved some, on Stars that is. Full Tilt continued to chew me up and spit me out. It’s officially gotten in my head and I’m on an official Full Tilt hiatus for the time being.

Since leaving for Borgata mid month I only played 2 tournament sessions. They both went really well flow wise. I found myself in some nice spots that didn’t fully pan out. The late night tournaments (9PM and later) can be tough for me to play because I’m usually up early for work and such. During one of last weeks’ sessions I played the 100K Stuper and $20R, both 9PM starts. I’ve maybe played these half a dozen times each in my online career. I cashed in both that night, first time for me in the Stuper. At one point while in the money I had a top 10 stack in both events, then for the next few hours I barely found a playable hand, eventually busting at the final few tables. A profitable but obviously disappointing night.

Let’s hope February starts better than January did. Can’t wait for the Super Bowl. Have to cherish these rare moments, they don’t occur often enough in your lifetime. Go Big Blue!

And to finish this monthly recap, either I’m blind as a bat or xxRod17xx is pulling a fast one on us. Does he really work at Borgata? I couldn’t find him, lol. Maybe next time.