June was an ok month but not all that much to report..

made silverstar member on stars, cashed about 50$ out (i'm unhappy i did this because i'm trying to break my habit of borrowing from my BR), and tried a bit of FL (which cost me a little bit)...

why oh why do I for some reason think i can play FL... especially just jump right into 1$/2$...

anyways... here's the stats..

UP 62.27 $ in 47.95hrs = 1.30 $/hr

BANKROLL NOW $2257.04... up from 1007.49 on Jan 1st

Tournaments = -76.47$ in 13.9hrs
Cash Games = 142.44$ in 34.05hrs

money made (since Jan '05) $2385.17..

Homegames = $445.14
Tourneys = $1247.71
SNGs = $60.75
Limit = -$247.36
No Limit = $584.82
Casino FL = -$256
Casino NL = $1546
Bonuses = $1277.79


at this point i still owe my BR 1214.81$ thanks to my overspending...

today I went for my road test with my scooter...

I kinda didn't really practice for it so I kinda almost failed. They guy said he felt bad for me cause I have to ride around in a scooter so he cut me some slack...

now I get to carry the g/f on the back... we went for a ride today and she was pretty pumped. Hopefully we'll get to take a trip somewhere sometime soon...

I'm right on time this month for my stats... (kinda feel good to be on the ball like this)... I've really bounced back this month after april's fiasco... another good month and my BR will be at a new wrecord...

UP 546.09 $ in 58.62hrs = 9.32 $/hr

BANKROLL NOW $2194.77

Tournaments = 253.21$ in 45.2hrs
Cash Games = 281.32$ in 13.42hrs

money made (since the first time i bought into a game ) $2385.17..

Homegames = $445.14
Tourneys = $1324.18
SNGs = $45.39
Limit = -$228.30
No Limit = $442.38
Casino FL = -$256
Casino NL = $1546
Bonuses = $1277.79

this week hasn't really been anything spectacular...

had a good session in cash games early on in the week to keep my spirits up and my BR in the black, but I lost most of it in my 180 Man SNG challenge...

I've set a new goal for myself... SILVERSTAR member...

I play $50NL and I figure the FPP/hand ratio to be 3.575456 hands/point....

so at 15hrs/week, counting my MT ratio, I play 118.58 hands/hr... this means I'll be playing roughly 64 hrs/month...

thats 7589 hands/month or 2122 FPP/month and once I get my silverstar status with the 50% bonus it'll be 3183 VPP...

which got me thinking... GOLD status it only 4k points and gives a 100% bonus... so once I clear silver, all I have to do is give it a little push at the end of the month and I can get goldmember where my 2122 FPP turns into 4244 VPP; easily maintaining the points I need...

am I missing something here?

got my report in for apr... doesn't look good.. officially lost 30% of my BR in 10 days... it still stings.... got gouged and by apr 10th I had enough and took the rest of the month off...

down 711.39$ in 24.45hrs or (29.10)$/hr...

BANKROLL NOW $1648.68

Tournaments = -140.07$ in 10.8hrs
Ring Games = -136.32$ in 7.65hrs
Live = -435.00$ in 6hrs

money made (since the first time i bought into a game ) $2385.17 (not bad for a hobby)..

ever since I first started playing I've been keeping detailed records of what games I win/lose in (homegames, Limit, NL, etc.)... they paint a pretty bad picture

Homegames = $445.14
Tourneys = $1075.98
SNGs = $51.17
Limit = -$228.30
No Limit = $150.97
Casino FL = -$256
Casino NL = $1546
Bonuses = $1266.23

now i know that since this is since the beginning there is a learning curve that I had to pay for, but considering these are stats for the last 3 years they should still be fairly accurate?...

do I need...

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