June Review

It's that time again. June was an interesting month, as during the first half I ran significantly bad, but ran well enough in the second half to reach a very solid profit figure.

Here's the summary of my play for the month:


My winnings in graphical form, PT3 style (note that I still use PT2 + PAHUD for my everyday play, as the PT3 HUD is terrible):


As you can see above, the bulk of my winnings came in the latter half of the hand sample. In the EV graph below, my Showdown Winnings trail my Sklansky Bucks up until the very end of the month. It is also worth mentioning that during the first half of the month I had a very high cooler to heater ratio, which didn't help things. Anyway, here's the EV graph:


By the end of the month my actual versus expected equity was just about even, and according to Set-O-Meter I ran very close to dead even in heater versus cooler hands. While these factors don't tell the whole "luck" story, it appears that I ran pretty close to average on the month as a whole.

Time to check if I met my goals for the month:

(1)Play 50,000 hands
Crushed this, playing a (once again) new personal best 67k hands. It seems every month I think I'll play less, and end up playing more instead. The move up to 100NL definitely boosted my motivation a ton, and when I run bad as I did during the first half I tend to play more hands to try to grind through it.

(2)Be comfortable at $100NL
I'm nice and comfy. Complete! In all seriousness, $100NL isn't terribly different from $50NL. I'm getting used to dealing with some of the more aggressive regulars, and while I'm certain there is a lot of room for improvement, I'm confident that I'm a solid winner at the stakes.

(3)Loosen up in position
My VPIP went up perhaps a quarter point in the BU and CO, but not nearly enough. I think I need to start bluff 3-betting a little more in position with the occasional suited connector, as well as raising suited one/two gappers more often when first in from the BU/CO and maybe even HJ.

Big Blind: Be more aggressive!
I failed at this goal too unfortunately. I've caught myself lately simply checking hands like small pairs in the BB with say 3 limpers in the pot (including the SB), when I could be raising and either taking the pot down right there, or winning a good percentage of the time with a c-bet on the flop.

Obviously I still have some things to work on carrying over from June going into July, as well as any new adjustments I identify. I'll think about these and post my goals for July tomorrow.

Total Profit for June:
$4023 + 67,313 FPPs ($1010*) + 2,000 FPPs spent on "Ace on the River" by Barry Greenstein ($30) = $5063 total

Note that FPP -> $ conversion is based on purchasing the $1500 bonus, which requires Supernova. I will hit Supernova during August, and at that point can convert my FPPs to cash at the rate used in the calculation above. Until then I am hoarding earned FPPs.

Just for kicks, here is my lifetime winnings graph so far (includes $25NL, $50NL, and $100NL):


There's always going to be bumps, but all things considered it's been a pretty smooth ride so far!