FTP + TENANTS + PROGRESS

I feel like I am getting better at FTP and it is helping me improve my game. I expect a good month and I need one. My tenants gave their 30 day notice and that will mean I have to come up with an additional $1800 a month if I do not find someone to move in. All and all this is a very stressful time, so much is riding on how poker goes this month. I have put in a good number of hands so far and I plan on hitting it hard for the rest of the month.

PROP BET

Made a prop bet with cntgetmedown to keep up my hand volume this month. $100 if I don't reach 30K hands and $10 for every 1K difference between our hand totals.

ARP POINTS FOR DEC.

I always forget how many I earn throughout the month so...

Nov. 30th 79.2k

BACK FROM VEGAS

OK, I left Vegas a 1.2K winner. I played 2/5 for 30hrs for this win. I lost a 2K pot w/ AA allin preflop vs KK. I lost a 2.4K pot like this... I raise btn with 78o to $35 sb pops it to $75 (we are both 1.2K deep obv) I call. The flop comes 772 he bets $120 and I raise to $300, he calls. Turn is a J and he shove the rest of his stack in. I think for a little and decide to make the call based on earlier play and his demeanor in this hand. River is a K and I scream "fuck" and he says "bad call my man".

I think that live play is way, way more profitable for me than online. I could have had a 5K weekend (in games that I considered tough for live games). I will be going to Vegas more from now on.

It should also be noted that I got AA 2 times (won the blinds once and lost 1K the other), never hand KK through JJ, and flopped a set 1 time and got paid $75 on it.

TRYING TO BEST FTP

I have been playing on FTP lately and have done OK. The cards have had a lot to do with my sub par results there (not altogether but the last few days). My game is becoming better sense the villains there are much better than AP's . Now that I have peoples 3 bet stats and fold to 3 bet stats it is easier to deal with preflop aggression.

On a side note, it turned out I was playing with an AP reg. I told him who I was and it was like I was a celebrity. (guess he does not read the blog) He said all these nice things about my game though, which was good to hear after this month. We exchanged emails and should begin communicating soon.

As of now I am down $965 for the month.

LOST 2K AGAIN, GOT SOME BACK

I had a bad session and lost 2K but won some back today. I was running very poorly in the -2K session but played over aggro as well. I have been making way to many calls with this new style and will need to really rein it in to get back to where I was. The above graph is month to date.

EVEN FOR THE MONTH

Well I am back from the 13 buy in downswing and it feels good. I had 1400 on a 1/2 table tonight and that is the best I have done so far, it felt good. I still have time to make some money for the month and will be going to Vegas from the 27th through 29th.

As you can see from the months stats I can not beat full tilt for the life of me, I am worried that I only beat donk games. I will of course continue to try and beat it, but geez I sure do suck on there.
Please let me know what you think of these plays below...

OK this guy had been there betting often he is 21/16 AF 4.5/2.3/1.0 I felt like 4 betting pre but decided to shove the flop cause I am a pus. Am I right in thinking that a frequent 3 bettor will have not a thing on this flop often enough to make this OK?

Hero ($655.32)
MP ($155.60)
Button ($394)
SB ($244)
BB ($410.20)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5h, 5c.
Hero raises to $8, 2 folds, SB raises to $28, 1 fold, Hero calls $20.

Flop: ($58) Td, 9c, 2h (2 players)
SB bets $40, Hero raises to $627.32, SB calls $176 (All-In).

Turn: ($490) Kh (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($490) 8s (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $490

One more... This guy does not 3 bet a lot and his stats are 20/19 AF 9.5/0.0/0.0 over 200 hands. My thought was AQ AK KK and AA all fold here. Do you guys fold those hands here? This deep?

BB ($403)
UTG ($774.04)
MP ($433.95)
Hero ($478.22)
Button ($606.80)
SB ($88.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Js.
UTG calls $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $10, 2 folds, BB raises to $34, UTG folds, Hero calls $24.

Flop: ($71) Tc, Qc, Th (2 players)
BB bets $58, Hero raises to $140, BB raises to $369, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $351

2+2 POST

I'm out to dinner with my dad's wife's family. Her sister's husband is a finance guy (wealthy and retired ldo) and digs poker. He comes up to me during the dinner and goes, and I quote, "You have ace king and you read a guy for a pair, are you in or are you out?"

MOUSE TILT

I have been through 5 mice in the last year. Last night I was folded out of hands cause my mouse was jumping all over the screen, mostly to the top left corner though. I managed to order a new one from Amazon and hope that it will be the last. Since my old one no longer works at all I went to get a cheapy at Fry's. The damn thing has a 2.5 foot cord and forces me into a very weird position. It is also ideally sized for a three year old, maybe I will donate it to toys for tots or something after the new one comes. My new mouse.

MESSED WITH PT TO FIND OUT WHAT I EARN

I am, after the downswing, earning $36hr playing an average of 3 tables. Include in to this the reload bonuses, ARP points, and rake back I am making around $50hr. This is just over what I was making at my old job although I will have to pay for medical on my own which will cost about $600 a month. The above figures are at a win rate (3.74ptbb) that I plan on improving in the future.

I would like to thank everyone again for all the help and support that they have given me. Cntgetmedown, Crush_a_lot, Dodgyken, Nutedawg, The1wizard, Peten2toms, Plutopatrol, Sirneb, and Vitas. All you guys have helped me in different degrees and ways. It has been invaluable to have a support network during this transitional period. I look forward to working with you all in the future.

Matt