Later in the month, Pokerstars offered a $240 deposit bonus, which I very quickly cleared to put some free money in my pocket. To start the month they had also announced a new Supernova level bonus in the VIP store, $4k for 250k FPPs. This effectively changed the monetary value of an FPP from 1.5c to 1.6c. Around 2/3rds the way through the month I hit Supernova, and purchased one of the new bonuses.
Earlier in the month, I also purchased a 28" monitor and new mouse, and set up Autohotkey with my many new mouse buttons so I could comfortably 18 table. This went very well and 18 tables is my new standard (which I will be trying to increase to 24 soon).
From a results standpoint, July was both my worst month ever and my best. From my perspective, it was most definitely the worst. I played far more hands than I have ever played before in a month: 132.5k. This is partially due to my being able to play 18 tables, but mostly because when I run bad, I try to grind through it. I ran worse this month than I have ever run before, by far. Unfortunately I don't have an EV graph (which only tells a small part of the story anyway) because when trying to load all 132.5k hands PokerEV repeatedly thew a "System Out of Memory Exception". I guess 2GB of RAM isn't enough. However, based on the heater:cooler ratio and EV broken down into discrete chunks, I think it's fair to say I ran ~$4k below expectation this month, with a 100k hand breakeven stretch. The number of ridiculous setup hands and suckouts during this period was completely unbelievable.
During his challenge to win $10k in a month at 25NL, WCGRider (a good midstakes pro) had a 100k breakeven stretch. Some people knew that such things are very much able to happen to good winning players, but it took many other people by surprise. If it can happen to a great player who is playing way below his stakes, it can certainly happen to me at 100NL. I'm just glad the month is done.
Here are my results. I don't have a pretty PT3 graph since the trial expired, you'll have to settle for the grey/red Pokergrapher variety:
So, what does this mean for my bottom line for the month?
$3265 winnings
$240 deposit bonus
59,823 VPPs: $2762 in FPP rakeback*
*36,000 VPPs at Platinum Star = 90k FPPs = $1440
*23,623 VPPs at Supernova = 82,680 FPPs = $1323
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$6267 total
My best month ever in terms of winnings, but worst in terms of winrate. Having ~half my profit coming from FPPs/bonuses is very discouraging. Variance happens though, whatever.
Lets quickly address my July goals:
(1)Get a new desk and a new monitor, be comfortable 15+ tabling
Check, I'm 18 tabling like a pro thanks to new hardware + Autohotkey. This is by far the biggest accomplishment of the month, and I can't wait to hit 24 tables (second monitor on the way).
(2)Open up in position, steal more blinds, and 3-bet bluff regulars occasionally
My ATS went way up, then settled back down (but still above where it was). The same happened to by button VPIP as well, though it fell all the way back down to where it used to be. I am 3-bet bluffing more, but probably 3-betting my marginal hands less, especially versus EP raises. I think I'm comfortable with where my game is with respect to VPIP/ATS, and any adjustments would have a minor effect on my winrate if any. Consider this half accomplished.
(3)Stop being a wimp in the big blind
Definitely not accomplished. After thinking about it further (and seeing some results from folks who are very aggro in the BB) I don't think this was a good goal in the first place. Position is just so important and when you're in the BB you almost always are OOP except in BvB battles (where I'm not a wimp anyway).
I guess that about sums it up. I'll start thinking about my August goals and post them later.
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