$450 in 450 minutes challenge

[snowbank]

For those of you who read my post about my Atlantic City trip over the weekend, you know that I dropped about $450 while I was down there. Therefore, I've set up this challenge for myself to make back the money I lost. I've given myself a time limit of 450 minutes, so I need to make a dollar a minute.

[snowbank]

(yesterday)- posted this thread because my other title was weak, getting no views.

Played for an hour so far today. Probably won't get a chance to play much more because of a big take home test for coaching certification. So far I'm up $318.58. I'm not gonna lie, I was seeing some nice cards. Wish I had seem some of these hands over the weekend.

Stats:

+$318.58
338 hands
60 minutes

Time remaining in challenge: 390 minutes
Money left to recover from Atlantic City trip: $131.42

[nolanfan34]

While you're at it, can you make up the $100 I lost in 100 min yesterday? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nice work so far.

[snowbank]

Played for 155 minutes so far today. Was up about $300 after the first hour for the 2nd day in a row. Again, getting great cards. Debating stopping because I figured I was bound for a downswing. Ended up being right. Got up to about +$350 on the day, and then dropped down to about +$200. One terrible bad beat. Trapped a real aggressive player. With KK, check-raised the flop all-in. He called with A-Q, Ace high. Hit the A on the turn and took down a $250 pot. The only good news is I didn't go on tilt like I had been doing lately. That put me at only about +$75 for the day.

Question hand: I have J-8 diamonds. Flop is 10-9-A, 2 diamonds. I bet $4, get raised to $9, the last guy to act re-raises to $16. I folded. Does anyone call this? Anyone push? There was only like $8 in the pot going into the flop.

Anyways, I ended making $137.20 this session. That puts me over the $450 that I lost in AC.

session stats:

+$137.20
155 minutes
828 hands

challenge stats:

+$455.78
215 minutes
1,166 hands


235 minutes remaining in challenge...

Although I've reached the goal already, I'll post the next 235 minutes that I play. I think I'm a little more focused playing when I know I'll be posting results. Besides, if I go on a downswing I may have to come back to meet the goal again.

[TheTimeIsUp]

Where you playin at snow, and what levels?

[Sponger15SB]

GJ snow, just watch out cause they're about to flip the rigged switch on you.

[snowbank]

$1/$2 NL 6 Max on Empire.

[snowbank]

Maybe a lil $1/$2 at Pokerstars soon to finish clearing my bonus too.

[stinkypete]

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Question hand: I have J-8 diamonds. Flop is 10-9-A, 2 diamonds. I bet $4, get raised to $9, the last guy to act re-raises to $16. I folded. Does anyone call this? Anyone push? There was only like $8 in the pot going into the flop.

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i don't see any reason to call with the first raiser still to act.

[ghostface]

how many tables at once?
6?

[sthief09]

no offense, but this is a stupid challenge. you might as well just call it the "I'm hoping to run well" challenge. $60 an hour at 1/2 6-max is completely unrealistic. good job running well, but I don't think it should make you feel any better about yourself, just like losing in AC shouldn't make you feel any worse. happy yes, better about your self no

[colgin]

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no offense, but this is a stupid challenge. you might as well just call it the "I'm hoping to run well" challenge.

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Hey, I have that "challenge" with myself every single night. /images/graemlins/grin.gif I just don't bother to post it on the boards here.

[snowbank]

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[snowbank]

[ QUOTE ]
no offense, but this is a stupid challenge. you might as well just call it the "I'm hoping to run well" challenge. $60 an hour at 1/2 6-max is completely unrealistic. good job running well, but I don't think it should make you feel any better about yourself, just like losing in AC shouldn't make you feel any worse. happy yes, better about your self no

[/ QUOTE ]

This was more or less kind of a joke challenge. I lost in AC and wanted to see how quick I could make my money back online. I wasn't implying that whatever win rate that I had over the next 450 minutes was my true win rate. Just havin some fun.

[Diplomat]

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Maybe a lil $1/$2 at Pokerstars soon to finish clearing my bonus too.

[/ QUOTE ]

That should send a good ole reversal your way.

-Diplomat

[snowbank]

$60 an hour at 1/2 6-max is completely unrealistic [ QUOTE ]


[/ QUOTE ]

I read your post pretty quick before on a break from class. After re-reading your post, I have to disagree with you. I believe that $60 an hour is attaintable at 1/2 NL 6max. If someone gets in 300 hands per hour, they have to make 10 bb/100 hands to reach $60 an hour. You don't think thats attainable?

[Reef]

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Question hand: I have J-8 diamonds. Flop is 10-9-A, 2 diamonds. I bet $4, get raised to $9, the last guy to act re-raises to $16. I folded. Does anyone call this? Anyone push? There was only like $8 in the pot going into the flop.

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i don't see any reason to call with the first raiser still to act.

[/ QUOTE ]

Doesn't he have 15 outs? That's over 50% to hit from the flop to the river. Your pot equity is huge! Plus there's some $ in the pot already. The only thing you're behind to is a set. Am I the only one who does not fold this?

p.s. I'm a limit player

[Yeti]

It's definitely attainable by multi-tabling. Definitely.

[James282]

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$60 an hour at 1/2 6-max is completely unrealistic [ QUOTE ]


[/ QUOTE ]

I read your post pretty quick before on a break from class. After re-reading your post, I have to disagree with you. I believe that $60 an hour is attaintable at 1/2 NL 6max. If someone gets in 300 hands per hour, they have to make 10 bb/100 hands to reach $60 an hour. You don't think thats attainable?

[/ QUOTE ]

It's attainable.
-James

[snowbank]

Well, hit that downswing I've been waitin for. Was up about $100 on the session. Had a few minutes until I got to an even time, so I thought I'd get in a few more hands. About 8 minutes, and a few bad calls later, I'm down on the session. I figured I'd play until I got up again. Didn't work out. Ended the session down $107.50.

Question hand:

I have K-J in the small blind. I raise it to $5. BB calls. Flop is 8-K-3. I bet like $5. Raised to $10. I call. Turn is another K. No flush possibility. I bet like $10. He raises me $26 more. I fold. Comments?

Session stats:

($107.50)
816 hands
150 minutes

Challenge stats:

+$348.28
365 minutes
1,982 hands

[meep_42]

I'm with you. This looks like an easy, easy push unless your stack is huge relative to the current pot.

-d

[Reef]

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Question hand:

I have K-J in the small blind. I raise it to $5. BB calls. Flop is 8-K-3. I bet like $5. Raised to $10. I call. Turn is another K. No flush possibility. I bet like $10. He raises me $26 more. I fold. Comments?



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He's either got a K, a set, or nothing. Any reads on this player beforehand?

[snowbank]

I only had $6 invested and my stack was over $100. Had them both covered if I remember, but the re-raiser had around $100. You'd still push?? What does everyone else think?

[snowbank]

No reads. I 4-table, so I don't have the greatest reads. I hadn't seen him be extremely aggressive yet, but I think I had only been sitting for a few. I debated seeing what he had, because so many fish will bet their stack with trips, crap kicker, but decided against it.

[meep_42]

$37 in the pot, $100 behind - you're getting 1.37:1 on a coin flip (you've got 40% equity against AA here, and I don't see that -- even against a set you're looking really good), plus folding equity (though I can't imagine both of them folding). You need to see the river if you're going to stay in, so it's either push or fold. Seems to me that pushing is +EV, especially against 2 players (unless one of them has the two higher diamonds).

-d

[snowbank]

Well, I hit $450, and then didn't hit it. My last session went over 450 minutes for the challenge. Ended a lil short of $450. Only won like 11% of showdowns today. Was kind of a joke challenge, so no big deal. Question hand:

I have AA. I raise(forget how much), and get one caller. Flop is 3-J-Q. He bets $8, I raise to $16 and he calls. Turn is a Jack. He checks, whats your move?

Session stats:

+$69.95
165 minutes
876 hands

Final challenge stats:

+$418.23
530 minutes(8 hours and 50 minutes)
2,858 hands
$47.36/hour
7.32 bb/100 hands

[snowbank]

So you would push here? What if the 2 guys with whatever hands they had were automatic calls? Still push?

[BK_]

dont min raise the flop. bet the turn 2/3 pot or so and fold to a raise or a call then river lead out. your other option is to check behind the turn then either call or bet the river, but that loses value vs a queen. a jack will rarely check call the turn then check raise the river, which would be the only situation where checking behind the turn would profitable. (if you check behind the turn, noone would c/r the river with a jack, they would bet out)

[snowbank]

Let's say I check behind on the turn, and the guy bets $20-$25 on the river. You calling?