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May 02, 2004
The long, steep decline of my bankroll
My bankroll reached a high somewhere around tax day. Two and a half weeks later, it was gone. Vanished. I don't even know who to call.
There's some consolation in the fact that this wasn't even my money. I'd withdrawn my original deposit long ago. It was about half winnings, half bonuses.
But now that I've hit bottom, I should figure out what happened before I even think about spending another dollar of student loans on poker.
Losses:
$163.88 on 1/2, $50 on 1/2 (6 max), $101.17 on .50/1, $38 on $10 SNGs. 4128 hands of limit at a rate of -5.04BB/100 hands.
Yikes. I mean, that's just terrible. Prior to the 15th I was making +3.07BB/100 hands.
So am I playing too many cards? I don't think so.
| Up to April 15 7017 hands | April 15 and after 4128 hands | |
| VP$IP | 18.11% | 19.5% |
| Up to April 15 7017 hands | April 15 and after 4128 hands | |
| Went to SD | 29.22% | 25.78% |
| Up to April 15 7017 hands | April 15 and after 4128 hands | |
| Won$@SD | 60.95% | 51.9% |
| Up to April 15 7017 hands | April 15 and after 4128 hands | |||||
| Starting Hand | # Times | Win % | Avg Win @ SD | # Times | Win % | Avg Win @ SD |
| AA | 32 | 78% | +8.47BB | 23 | 56.5% | +6.42BB |
| AKs | 35 | 54% | +6.49BB | 16 | 43% | +6.13BB |
| KK | 22 | 54.5% | +6.25BB | 14 | 57% | +9.00BB |
| 37 | 62% | +5.48BB | 28 | 50% | +7.52BB | |
| JJ | 35 | 40% | +5.73BB | 15 | 60% | +5.21BB |
| All Group 1 Hands | 161 | 58% | 96 | 53% | ||
Here's another interesting sight:
Pre-tax day results:

Post-tax day results:

Lots of red on that post-tax day graphic.
Final conclusions
I really don't know. I'm either a lousy player that had a good start, or I'm a good player that had a lousy end. I think I'll hold off on playing any more poker until I read and digest some theory books and get a reload bonus offer.
Posted by glyphic at May 2, 2004 03:27 PM
