Author: Pokerukes

So I feel pretty lucky. The negative cloud of “feduptitude” has passed and I feel like playing today. I ended up playing two 2.50 tournaments and picked up 4.00 in bounties. So it cost me a dollar to play today but I’m still considering the buy-ins as coming out of my poker college fund, so, Read More …

I wasn’t turned on by the idea of playing for several hours today, so I started exploring shorter formats. After playing (and getting knocked out of) the freebie Battle Royale, I decided to try that format for a dollar. I felt confident enough, and scoring a major bounty would be a bonus. Lucky me, I Read More …

          I had a short burnout session trying to enter the big leagues via multi-table, multi-satellite tournaments. My gawd what a grueling session.  I’d much rather slowly build my bankroll and buy in at my playing level or marginally higher. As you can see, I won a $250 tournament ticket which Read More …

Well for the amusement of German schoolgirls everywhere, this has got to be my stupidest play of the day. I completely did not see the possible straight. Maybe I should stick to evening play. And then I re-bought and was busted out by the same freaking player! This is so ironic since I was kind Read More …

So, this morning I won a couple of bounties in the Mini Big Game and decided re-buy out of my bankroll. I usually don’t because I figure if I’m not playing well enough to make it of the end of the re-buy period I should probably chalk it up to experience and move on but Read More …

I think I have ADD. I’ve never been diagnosed, but sometimes I feel like my brain goes a million miles an hour. The result is that I have difficulty sticking within my range and seem easily distracted. I imagine part of it is due to playing years of dealer’s choice home games with my friends. Read More …

Today I decided on the Bounty Hunter Deepstack Turbo $2.50. I wanted to mix it up a bit without changing my buy-in. I like the bounty format. It’s like insurance for me. I’m feeling more confident in my game and will add a T$ tournament into the mix along with my Daily Freebie. A curated Read More …

A few days ago, I decided to play a live tournament at my local casino and placed fifth in a field of about 30. After kicking in $20 for the bubble, I was left with $240. It was a $90 buy-in, so I could at least play the following day with my winnings, which I Read More …

Today I’m free-rolling! I decided to play my freebie last night before hitting the hay and won $2.50 to add to my bankroll. I toyed with the idea of rolling it over into another Spin&Gold but decided not to (self-control +1}. I want a nice chunk of change saved by the end of my 20 Read More …