Alexforth's Poker Blog

[alexforth]

Hello everybody!

My nickname is Alexforth I live in Germany and am a passionated and pretty experienced poker player. However I have a problem: I to often steam all my winnings(not paycheck!) away. This is pretty the reason I would like to start a poker blog of mine. I hope the fact that I will share my everyday poker experience with you will make me more responsible with my bankroll.

My starting point is a deposit of 20 Euro at 770-poker. My goal is a bankroll of 2500$ so I can play full stack NL100(blind 0,5/1 Dollar) or PLO100 shorthanded. My actual goal is a good bankroll management and not to go broke by donking the money away while playing BJ or to high limits.

I started yesterday and am already at 24 Euro by playing shorthanded NL10 tables.

[blueday]

Welcome Alexforth.

This is great - I'm looking forward to your poker blog and to see how you get on.

I saw some great advice from one of the poker pros.

He said to never sit at a table with more than 5% of your entire bankroll and make sure you sit at the right table stakes.  5% of your bankroll should see you through 100 big blinds so ensure you pick the right stakes.  If you win and you are holding 10% of your bankroll at the table, leave and recalculate 5% of your bankroll and sit down at the appropriate table with 5% again.

Im not trying to tell you how to suck eggs but bankroll management at your level is paramount.

I wish you all the very best of luck and Im looking forward to your posts.

blue

[lipstick_xoxos]

Hi Alex,

Keep us posted on your bankroll! Hopefully it can go only one way....up up up!!

Lips

[alexforth]

Bankroll balance: 26,69 Euro.

Thank you girls.

I think it was Chris Ferguson who gave that advice in conjuction with his "from-zero-to-hero-challenge". In 16 month he built a bankroll of 10,000$ out of nothing, just by playing freerolls at the beginning.

I actually know this rules and really appreciate that you took the time to post them here, blue. So far I didnt follow them and played NL10. However I decided to go down to NL2 now, as I had some big draws to hit yesterday to make the plus. And I think it is a good metal practice, too.

The good thing is: I have some mansion club points which are good for 3x20+2$ Tokens and a welcome to the club freeroll invitation with a prizepool of 3000$ and a entrance of ca. 500.

[blueday]

Hi Alexforth,

Thats a really good start. 

Yes it was Chris Ferguson.  Sadly I couldn't remember his name 

Best of luck in the freerolls.

blue

[alexforth]

Bankroll: about 25 Euros

Tonight I played a 20+2$ S'nG with one of my Tokens. And got awfully bad-beaten by a loose-aggressiv-playing guy.

I flopped 3 sevens and got him all with A high and backdoor flush- and straight-draws. He got runner runner full house Aces over sevens.

Sick one!

[blueday]

OMG - thats just dire.  So fixed.  So bad.  So unlucky.

blue

[alexforth]

bankroll: 20,60 Euro

I didn't play very well today after that bad beat. I think I played a bit too loose preflop and lost a cupple of flips and run into better two pairs than mine. I stopped playing as I noticed that I was losing patience and motivation to play my A-Game. I am thinking about switching back to NL10, as players at NL2 are quiet good and kinda really tight. But I will have to give it a try tomorrow, we will see what happen.

[blueday]

Best of luck Alexforth.  Im looking forward to your posts.

blue

[alexforth]

Bankroll: 27,34 Euro

I am now playing at mansion poker to keep my VIP level.
I switched to PLO2 and PLO4 and it went quiet well as you see. The oppenents called me down to the river with draws although I was betting the pot and in one of my last hands I won a huge pot against a guy who called a pot size bet on the river with a straight on a paired board(see the pic). I had the full house.

I am looking forward to play the welcome to the club freeroll and maybe another 20+2$ or 30+3$ S'nG with one my of my tokens tonight.

[blueday]

Nice win - he clearly was fishing for the straight.  Sheme he didnt hit it on the river.

Keep up the good work.

blue

[alexforth]

Bankroll: 34 Euro

another nice pot I won. I had this double suited aces preflop and got the action and the right board good for over 12$ which are actually 300BB!!!!

[blueday]

Very nice pot.  Well done.

Strange bet for the all in pre-flop by MONAMONA1

blue

[alexforth]

Bankroll: 38 Euros

OMG: I had a huge bad beat again in a 30+3$ Tourney! Again I am a huge favourit on the showdown and the guy gets runner runner.

Cashgame went well.

[blueday]

Damn that sucked.  Would he have called if you had raised pre-flop?  Was he a calling station?

Unlucky though nonetheless. Well done with the bankroll though. 

blue