TLR's Operation 30x

[TLR]

After a few bad sessions I have about $150 in my FullTilt account (actually $149.88).
So I decided to try to run an operation to have 30x that amount within a year.

Rules of the operation:

1. I am not allowed to redeposit at any time. If I bust my bankroll I can build it back from Freerolls
2. I will not risk more then 5% of my bankroll at any given session and will not risk more then 10% in any single day
3. Any form of game is valid (Sng, MTT, Ring, Holdm, Omaha etc...)

I will update this thread with the progress and with intersting hands that I run along during this operation.

Some background info on me for those who never run accross me in this forums - I am playing online poker as a hobby for about 3 years now, mainly Sngs, I usually play on Stars, 27-35 turbo Sngs

Courtie, if you feel this is not the approriate forum for this feel free to move the post

[TLR]

Day 1:
Played 0.25/0.50 7 stud hi-lo game and ended up about 7 bucks up
played 2.25 Sng and finished 5/9
played 2.25 Sng and finished 2/6 for almost $2 profit
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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 156.88
Goal: 4500
% complete: 0.001%

Some hands from today:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2903332656: Table Chamero Mesa - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.05 - Limit Stud H/L - 2:08:14 ET - 2007/07/10
Seat 1: i call ah dam ($0.65)
Seat 2: AckItsMe ($13.55)
Seat 3: Ronnie Dobbs ($6.70)
Seat 4: sirabic ($10.85)
Seat 5: lesslucky ($7.70)
Seat 6: az_lemon ($13.70)
Seat 7: Pocket QQs ($5.80)
Seat 8: Forty2u ($6.45)
Ronnie Dobbs antes $0.05
sirabic antes $0.05
az_lemon antes $0.05
AckItsMe antes $0.05
Forty2u antes $0.05
lesslucky antes $0.05
Pocket QQs antes $0.05
5 seconds left to act
i call ah dam antes $0.05
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to i call ah dam [8h]
Dealt to AckItsMe [2d]
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [6c]
Dealt to sirabic [Kd]
Dealt to lesslucky [5d]
Dealt to az_lemon [Ac]
Dealt to Pocket QQs [6h]
Dealt to Forty2u [Ad 6d] [3c]
AckItsMe is low with [2d]
AckItsMe brings in for $0.10
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.10
sirabic folds
lesslucky folds
az_lemon calls $0.10
Pocket QQs folds
Forty2u calls $0.10
i call ah dam completes it to $0.25
AckItsMe calls $0.15
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.15
az_lemon calls $0.15
Forty2u calls $0.15
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to i call ah dam [8h] [Qh]
Dealt to AckItsMe [2d] [9s]
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [6c] [9d]
Dealt to az_lemon [Ac] [8d]
Dealt to Forty2u [Ad 6d 3c] [2h]
az_lemon has 15 seconds left to act
az_lemon checks
Forty2u has 15 seconds left to act
Forty2u bets $0.25
i call ah dam raises to $0.35, and is all in
AckItsMe calls $0.35
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.35
az_lemon calls $0.35
Forty2u calls $0.10
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to i call ah dam [8h Qh] [9h]
Dealt to AckItsMe [2d 9s] [Kh]
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [6c 9d] [8c]
Dealt to az_lemon [Ac 8d] [3h]
Dealt to Forty2u [Ad 6d 3c 2h] [5h]
az_lemon checks
Forty2u bets $0.50
AckItsMe folds
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.50
az_lemon calls $0.50
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to i call ah dam [8h Qh 9h] [3s]
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [6c 9d 8c] [2s]
Dealt to az_lemon [Ac 8d 3h] [Jd]
Dealt to Forty2u [Ad 6d 3c 2h 5h] [Tc]
az_lemon checks
Forty2u bets $0.50
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.50
az_lemon calls $0.50
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Ad 6d 3c 2h 5h Tc] [Ts]
az_lemon checks
Forty2u bets $0.50
Ronnie Dobbs calls $0.50
az_lemon folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Forty2u shows [Ad Ts 3c 2h 5h Tc 6d] a pair of Tens, for high and 6,5,3,2,A, for low
Ronnie Dobbs mucks
Forty2u wins the high side pot ($1.90) with a pair of Tens
Forty2u wins the low side pot ($1.90) with 6,5,3,2,A
i call ah dam mucks
Forty2u wins the high main pot ($1.65) with a pair of Tens
Forty2u wins the low main pot ($1.60) with 6,5,3,2,A
i call ah dam is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.40 Main pot $3.40. Side pot $4. | Rake $0.35
Seat 1: i call ah dam mucked [As Ks 8h Qh 9h 3s 3d] - HI: a pair of Threes
Seat 2: AckItsMe folded on 5th St.
Seat 3: Ronnie Dobbs mucked [Ah 9c 6c 9d 8c 2s 4c] - HI: a pair of Nines; LO: 8,6,4,2,A
Seat 4: sirabic folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: lesslucky folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: az_lemon folded on 7th St.
Seat 7: Pocket QQs folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: Forty2u showed [Ad Ts 3c 2h 5h Tc 6d] and won ($7.05) with HI: a pair of Tens; LO: 6,5,3,2,A

Started with a decent 3 low with an A, so I limped and called the raise
I caught good on 4th street and it is a multiway pot, so I decided to bet it, was happy to get a small raise
5th Street: Caught perfect, now we are freerolling for high with a guarnteed low and the only concern is to extract as much money as possible.
In low buy-in games I usually just bet and hope for the best, worked out prefectly this time

Full Tilt Poker Game #2903374853: Table Chamero Mesa - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.05 - Limit Stud H/L - 2:14:14 ET - 2007/07/10
Seat 1: Archaeon ($10.25)
Seat 2: AckItsMe ($15.80)
Seat 3: Ronnie Dobbs ($6.20)
Seat 4: sirabic ($9.70)
Seat 5: lesslucky ($11)
Seat 6: az_lemon ($8.05)
Seat 7: Pocket QQs ($7)
Seat 8: Forty2u ($11.15)
Ronnie Dobbs antes $0.05
sirabic antes $0.05
az_lemon antes $0.05
AckItsMe antes $0.05
Forty2u antes $0.05
Pocket QQs antes $0.05
5 seconds left to act
lesslucky antes $0.05
Archaeon antes $0.05
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Archaeon [4c]
Dealt to AckItsMe [Js]
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [Ad]
Dealt to sirabic [2d]
Dealt to lesslucky [4d]
Dealt to az_lemon [Qh]
Dealt to Pocket QQs [Td]
Dealt to Forty2u [7c 6h] [Ac]
sirabic is low with [2d]
sirabic brings in for $0.10
lesslucky calls $0.10
az_lemon folds
Pocket QQs folds
Forty2u completes it to $0.25
Archaeon folds
AckItsMe folds
Ronnie Dobbs raises to $0.50
sirabic folds
lesslucky calls $0.40
Forty2u calls $0.25
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [Ad] [3d]
Dealt to lesslucky [4d] [Ts]
Dealt to Forty2u [7c 6h Ac] [Ks]
Forty2u checks
Ronnie Dobbs bets $0.25
lesslucky calls $0.25
Forty2u calls $0.25
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [Ad 3d] [6c]
Dealt to lesslucky [4d Ts] [7h]
Dealt to Forty2u [7c 6h Ac Ks] [8c]
Forty2u checks
Ronnie Dobbs bets $0.50
lesslucky folds
Forty2u calls $0.50
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Ronnie Dobbs [Ad 3d 6c] [5c]
Dealt to Forty2u [7c 6h Ac Ks 8c] [Qd]
Forty2u checks
Ronnie Dobbs bets $0.50
Forty2u folds
Uncalled bet of $0.50 returned to Ronnie Dobbs
Ronnie Dobbs mucks
Ronnie Dobbs wins the pot ($3.60)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.75 | Rake $0.15
Seat 1: Archaeon folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: AckItsMe folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: Ronnie Dobbs collected ($3.60), mucked
Seat 4: sirabic folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: lesslucky folded on 5th St.
Seat 6: az_lemon folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: Pocket QQs folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: Forty2u folded on 6th St.

Again we start with a 3 low + A, this time the A is the door card, so I lead and hope to thin the field, little good did it did me

Calling the bets on 4th and 5th street was plain dumb, waste of $1.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2903425985: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (Turbo) (22154839), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:21:41 ET - 2007/07/10
Seat 1: Keebdogg (2,645)
Seat 3: John67x (2,550)
Seat 4: theodore palkon (1,465)
Seat 5: Forty2u (1,250)
Seat 6: oddessy (1,090)
theodore palkon posts the small blind of 25
Forty2u posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [3c 2c]
oddessy folds
Keebdogg folds
John67x has 15 seconds left to act
John67x raises to 100
theodore palkon folds
Forty2u calls 50
*** FLOP *** [8s 4h 5d]
Forty2u checks
John67x bets 50
Forty2u calls 50
*** TURN *** [8s 4h 5d] [Ah]
Forty2u checks
John67x bets 150
Forty2u calls 150
*** RIVER *** [8s 4h 5d Ah] [3s]
Forty2u bets 950, and is all in
John67x has 15 seconds left to act
John67x folds
Uncalled bet of 950 returned to Forty2u
Forty2u mucks
Forty2u wins the pot (625)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 625 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 4h 5d Ah 3s]
Seat 1: Keebdogg didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: John67x (button) folded on the River
Seat 4: theodore palkon (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Forty2u (big blind) collected (625), mucked
Seat 6: oddessy didn't bet (folded)

Preflop: I have low SC, and villian minraises when I am SB, I usually call this with ATC.
The flop gives me an OESD and is not likely to help my opponent, he c-bets and I call, usually people who c-bet will not fire another barrel on the turn.

Turn is perfect for me, if he has an A I am destacking him.
I check, hoping he has an A and will bet, I am risking giving him a free card if he has FD, but I am willing to risk it
He bets and I call.

River - I thought about checking it, but figured if he has an A he is calling it

[Random_Hero]

Good luck squire

[taipan168]

Good luck man.

[TLR]

Good luck squire

Good luck man.

Thanks, I think it will be intersting

[TLR]

OK, played 6.5 turbo and busted at the 3rd hand with flush over flush.

Played some 7 stud hi-lo and omaha hi-lo microlimits, lost a few bucks
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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 144.43
Goal: 4500
% complete: < 0

[CrackingYou]

In a year?

I understand you're doing this for hobby and most likely do not put the needed time into studying the game, am I correct in assuming that?

Even if so, just the amount of table time you will acquire you should be able to go far far farrr beyond your goal my friend. Maybe study more and become more ambitious.

Reguardless, good luck.

[TLR]

In a year?

I understand you're doing this for hobby and most likely do not put the needed time into studying the game, am I correct in assuming that?

Even if so, just the amount of table time you will acquire you should be able to go far far farrr beyond your goal my friend. Maybe study more and become more ambitious.

Reguardless, good luck.

I am playing poker as a hobby

Most of my bankroll is in pokerstars and this is where I do most of my gaming

This is an operation I do for the challange and to see whether or not I can do it

I am playing poker about 10-15 hours a week, and I assume some of it will be playing 1 table in FT parallel to my pokerstars gaming

[CrackingYou]

I play there aswell, interested in some heads up maybe?

I need to make a deposit this week anyways because I just changed banks.

Let me know.

[TLR]

I play there aswell, interested in some heads up maybe?

I need to make a deposit this week anyways because I just changed banks.

Let me know.

sure

[TLR]

Day2:
Played 2 6.5 Sngs, bubbled out in one, 7th in the other (AK raise preflop, 1 caller, flop KQ5 rainbow, I bet, villian pushed I called he had KQ)

However I won 30+ bucks playing Razz 0.5/1 (set down with 5 bucks...)

So overall a decent day

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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 173.73
Goal: 4500
% complete: 0.5%

[topsoyale]

I'd be wary of playing 0.5/1 razz on a short bankroll.
You're under rolled for a really swingy game like razz or stud, hence the really high 30BB profit

[TLR]

I'd be wary of playing 0.5/1 razz on a short bankroll.
You're under rolled for a really swingy game like razz or stud, hence the really high 30BB profit

I agree that I am way underolled for those games

However I think that I have a bigger edge in those games in the low buy-ins then in Holdem, simply because the competition is pretty bad, and if you stick to good starting hands & well timed ante stealing you have a big edge in those games

[TLR]

Busted out of 2 more 6.5 turbos, which makes it 5 in a row (pretty pathetic) before winning a 6 seater one.

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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 180.63
Goal: 4500
% complete: 0.7%

[Zee Devee]

Good luck with this man, you are one of the better posters in the SnG forum, and I can only think you are decent in all the other games too.

[TLR]

Good luck with this man, you are one of the better posters in the SnG forum, and I can only think you are decent in all the other games too.

Thanks a lot

I am still in learning phase on Razz and limit 7 stud hi-lo, but I think I am better then the average low buy-in player

[TLR]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2921312980: Table Clark Towers - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Omaha H/L - 0:06:37 ET - 2007/07/12
Seat 3: Forty2u ($9.25)
Seat 5: Click ($0.40)
Seat 6: pokerintheanus ($1.70)
Seat 8: camrad ($7.80)
Click posts the small blind of $0.05
pokerintheanus posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Tc Qc 3c 8c]
camrad calls $0.10
Forty2u calls $0.10
Click calls $0.05
pokerintheanus checks
*** FLOP *** [Ac 6c As]
Click checks
pokerintheanus checks
camrad checks
Forty2u checks
*** TURN *** [Ac 6c As] [Kc]
Click checks
pokerintheanus checks
camrad checks
Forty2u bets $0.20
Click folds
pokerintheanus raises to $1.60, and is all in
camrad calls $1.60
Click has been disconnected
Forty2u: ?


Do you call this ?

[TLR]

Tough 2 days, getting beat left and right
busted out of 2 6.5 tournaments
here are two hands from one of them just to blow some steam

Full Tilt Poker Game #2933757704: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (22391377), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:44:41 ET - 2007/07/13
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Ac Jh]
Forty2u calls 30
shark1985 folds
bbgr81 folds
knile folds
juergenwe folds
funtime2play folds
bo0nHuNteR folds
keyless123 calls 15
Smitty300 checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 9h 4s]
keyless123 bets 90
Smitty300 calls 90
Forty2u raises to 330
keyless123 has 15 seconds left to act
keyless123 calls 240
Smitty300 raises to 1,470, and is all in
Forty2u has 15 seconds left to act
Smitty300: let's go
Forty2u folds
keyless123 calls 1,140, and is all in
Smitty300 shows [Qd Ts]
keyless123 shows [Ks Js]
*** TURN *** [Jd 9h 4s] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 9h 4s Kc] [5d]
Smitty300 shows a straight, King high
keyless123 shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
Smitty300 wins the pot (3,360) with a straight, King high
Smitty300: bye bye
keyless123 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,360 | Rake 0
Board: [Jd 9h 4s Kc 5d]
Seat 1: keyless123 (small blind) showed [Ks Js] and lost with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 2: Smitty300 (big blind) showed [Qd Ts] and won (3,360) with a straight, King high
Seat 3: Forty2u folded on the Flop
Seat 4: shark1985 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bbgr81 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: knile didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: juergenwe didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: funtime2play didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: bo0nHuNteR (button) didn't bet (folded)


Full Tilt Poker Game #2933773828: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (22391377), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:48:26 ET - 2007/07/13
Seat 2: Smitty300 (3,345)
Seat 3: Forty2u (885)
Seat 4: shark1985 (1,515)
Seat 5: bbgr81 (1,500)
Seat 6: knile (1,125)
Seat 7: juergenwe (1,500)
Seat 8: funtime2play (1,725)
Seat 9: bo0nHuNteR (1,905)
knile posts the small blind of 20
juergenwe posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Jd Jh]
funtime2play has reconnected
funtime2play calls 40
bo0nHuNteR folds
Smitty300 folds
Forty2u raises to 120
shark1985 folds
bbgr81 folds
knile calls 100
juergenwe folds
funtime2play calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Jc As 4s]
knile checks
funtime2play checks
Forty2u bets 280
knile raises to 800
funtime2play calls 800
Forty2u calls 485, and is all in
*** TURN *** [Jc As 4s] [9d]
knile bets 205, and is all in
funtime2play calls 205
knile shows [Ad 4h]
funtime2play shows [Qs Ks]
Forty2u shows [Jd Jh]
*** RIVER *** [Jc As 4s 9d] [2s]
knile shows two pair, Aces and Fours
funtime2play shows a flush, Ace high
funtime2play wins the side pot (480) with a flush, Ace high
Forty2u shows three of a kind, Jacks
funtime2play wins the main pot (2,695) with a flush, Ace high
Forty2u stands up
knile stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,175 Main pot 2,695. Side pot 480. | Rake 0
Board: [Jc As 4s 9d 2s]
Seat 2: Smitty300 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Forty2u showed [Jd Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: shark1985 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bbgr81 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: knile (small blind) showed [Ad 4h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 7: juergenwe (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: funtime2play showed [Qs Ks] and won (3,175) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: bo0nHuNteR didn't bet (folded)

Finally i won one 6.5 to rebound back a bit

[TLR]

OK, decent day, won a 6 seater 6.5 Sng, and busted out of one, won about $20 in 7 stud hi-lo

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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 197.53
Goal: 4500
% complete: 1.09%

[Muzzard]

TLR get an operation sig!

[mcatdog]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2921312980: Table Clark Towers - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Omaha H/L - 0:06:37 ET - 2007/07/12

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Tc Qc 3c 8c]
camrad calls $0.10
Forty2u calls $0.10

In most of your Omaha posts it seems like you play every hand pre-flop even if it's one of the worst starting hands in the deck, why play this hand?

Anyway I have no doubt you'll win this challenge unless you tilt it off or something.

[TLR]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2921312980: Table Clark Towers - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Omaha H/L - 0:06:37 ET - 2007/07/12

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [Tc Qc 3c 8c]
camrad calls $0.10
Forty2u calls $0.10

In most of your Omaha posts it seems like you play every hand pre-flop even if it's one of the worst starting hands in the deck, why play this hand?

Anyway I have no doubt you'll win this challenge unless you tilt it off or something.

It depends on the table and the betting structure. In this table it was usually pretty cheap to see a flop (almost no preflop raises) and since its no-limit there was a lot of betting postflop.
In those types of games I tend to see lots of flops in position with pretty much anything, because if I hit the flop strong I will get paid off very nicely

[TLR]

A stretch of 4 horrible days, keep losing left and right, I figured I am having a hard time adjusting to the low limit games

Here is one sample hand where I did not play it hard enough

Full Tilt Poker Game #2972899389: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (22694693), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:04:18 ET - 2007/07/17
Seat 1: alansch (1,690)
Seat 2: boma75 (1,710)
Seat 3: apoelfc (1,425)
Seat 4: mpnsays (1,265)
Seat 6: Postit (1,830)
Seat 7: Amadj (3,555)
Seat 8: Firedawg 1000 (575)
Seat 9: Forty2u (1,450)
Forty2u posts the small blind of 25
alansch posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forty2u [5c 7c]
boma75 folds
apoelfc folds
mpnsays folds
Postit folds
Amadj has 15 seconds left to act
Amadj folds
Firedawg 1000 folds
Forty2u calls 25
alansch checks
*** FLOP *** [9h 6h 8h]
Forty2u has 15 seconds left to act
Forty2u bets 100
alansch calls 100
*** TURN *** [9h 6h 8h] [3d]
Forty2u bets 150
alansch calls 150
*** RIVER *** [9h 6h 8h 3d] [6s]
Forty2u bets 350
alansch raises to 700
Forty2u calls 350
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alansch shows [6c 9d] a full house, Sixes full of Nines
Forty2u mucks
alansch wins the pot (2,000) with a full house, Sixes full of Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,000 | Rake 0
Board: [9h 6h 8h 3d 6s]
Seat 1: alansch (big blind) showed [6c 9d] and won (2,000) with a full house, Sixes full of Nines
Seat 2: boma75 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: apoelfc didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: mpnsays didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Postit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Amadj didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Firedawg 1000 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Forty2u (small blind) mucked [5c 7c] - a straight, Nine high

[TLR]

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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 155.05
Goal: 4500
% complete: 0.1

[TLR]

Finally after a long stretch of breaking even around 150 I managed to break the 240 barrier, which will allow me to move to the $12 turbo

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Starting bankroll: 150
Current bankroll: 286
Goal: 4500
% complete: 3.1