Reader's Digest - Rghy2 edition

[rghy2]

I just received my first Bovada check today!! Request date was 2/28, but they had to verify my address, so it was confirmed 3/1. I got my FIRST check in less than a week!!! Nice work Bovada!!

[rghy2]

Had a good run the last few days. I used the $22 coupon in a DON and cashed. I've had a good run on SWC too. SWC is up to 484 and Carbon is up to $290. I also cleared the first $10 of me depositors bonus, which took just over 2 months.

I played live last weekend. I only meant to play the ladies tournament, but just couldn't call it a night afterwards. I outlast about 2/3s of the field, but didn't come close to cashing. There were 10 tables and the final table got paid. I played some limit PLO8 for the first time live. It was weird though, because it was 5 card omaha, so you got got 5 cards instead of 4. Broke even at that table. That was fun, but I decided to check out another casino in the area that had a tournament starting. The structure was ridiculous on that one, it was basically a live hyper-turbo. 10 min blinds and they were NOT gradual increases. I didn't cash in that one either. I stayed and played some limit 3/6 and then jumped to the NL 1/2 game when that broke up. I was doing pretty good and made about $100, but the game broke up pretty quickly. I lost some on video poker too, so I was down for the day, but I had fun. The cool thing was that even though it was a losing session, it made me realize how much I've developed my skill and that I could honestly say I was better than 80% of my opponents. It makes me want to play live more even though I really don't have the extra money.

[rghy2]

Got 4th in the mission freeroll for $33 to bring my Carbon BR to a new high of $327!

[rghy2]

Yesterday's grind wasn't so hot for the BR, down to $280, however my points balance got a nice boost. B2B and Grinder champ WOOHOO!!!! Time to supplement my poker winnings with some decent sized LLBs!! Not tonight though, got a TOOL concert tonight!

[Rackinitin]

keep up the good work and you will cash in almost every time just play the same way everytime if your on a winning streak

[Musicmannn]

My 0 to hero approach has been here w BC. I went through a zillion surveys and videos and spent the money on cash cards. I've been playing .01/.02 cash games and have $13.22 now. I plan on an Agg BI strategy and plan to move up to 2/5 once I hit $50.00 plus. I am playing micro with ACR, Carbon and Bovada, and am using 50BI as my move up numbers. My WR are 10bb+/100 and I am grinding and learning. Good luck to you!

[Invertedafro]

I just received my first Bovada check today!! Request date was 2/28, but they had to verify my address, so it was confirmed 3/1. I got my FIRST check in less than a week!!! Nice work Bovada!!

thatz badazz, nice werk.

[rghy2]

Carbon - I made the mistake of trying to play a bunch of Micro OPS games at work which was killing my BR. I lost about $50 this week on games I was sitting out of most of the time. Stupid, I know. But I turned it around and won the CC $100 added game for $122. That's my biggest win yet!!! I also have a $22 and a $33 coupon I may use this weekend. Normally, I would just use the coupons in DONs, but I'm starting to get this urge to take a shot at a larger buy-in MTT. Even worse, I really want to qualify for the VIP freeroll promotion next month, but the days to qualify for the first one will all be while I'm working!! Let the bad habits continue...

Bovada - I'm slowly building back a roll. I've had several PO cashes in the dollar range. I hope to make some CC cashes as well.

SWC - I've noticed traffic is dying off here and it's taking longer to sell chips. I still play in the occasional MTT, and I'm making cashes and slowly selling off chips. However, my roll there is slowly dwindling away and I can't bring myself to care. SWC produces the most immediate gains since I can sell off 10% of my cashes as soon as I cash, so even though the BR is going down, in a way it's really my consistent money maker.

Carbon - 344
Bovada - 12.68
SWC - 365

[rghy2]

I have been really off my game this week, and it's costing me money. I normally play all weekend, but realized this Saturday this I should stop, and I did cut way back. I'm still not feeling motivated to get back in the game yet. I get burnt out every once in awhile and it usually lasts a few days and I come back refreshed playing a better game.

Now, for the exciting part. My Carbon bonus expired, so it's time to request a check!! I just put my request in for $225. That leaves $75 in my account. Once I receive the check I'll make another min deposit for a bonus. The April reload bonus is 75% and gives an $11 ticket to the Big Ticket Qualifier. That'll be another $25 in my account. I will also use my VIPs for SNG entries to build my BR back up and I currently have 2791 VIPs which equals $27.91 worth of entries. I also still have the $33 coupon that I'll probably use on a DON once I'm back on my game.

Now that my BR is dropping back down, I'll be dropping stakes as well while I try and build it back up. I know the levels I'll be starting back at I can easily beat, and I'm actually looking forward to taking it easy for a few weeks.

I screwed up SWC - I accidentally registered for a 50 chip tourney instead of a 5 and didn't cash. The traffic has gone way down there, and it's harder to find people to sell chips to here at PO. Tourney structure isn't very good, and I am concerned about all of the collusion I've heard about, especially with the traffic down. Basically, SWC had it's place and made up most of my profit last year, but it's run it's course. I'll still play there occasionally, but not worth much of my time anymore.

Carbon - $75
SWC - 260
Bovada - $13.08

[rghy2]

Won a 10 chip SWC tourney and got 2nd in another. Got 1st in the 1.10 night owl on Merge and won an $11 ticket. Bankrolls are making a comeback, and I'm getting back into the flow.

Carbon - $101
SWC - 347
Bovada - $13.08