Challenge Update: 10k hands

My first update in the new challenge. No cheating like in the last challenge. Playing 10k hands has taken me a while as I only play 4 tables because my laptop resolution is low and I like to see all tables at once when playing. I tried playing a few times with 6-8 tables but didn't feel in total control. I guess I need to buy a new laptop or computer before I increase the number of tables I play simultaneously.

So here are my stats through 23 sessions in April.

Here are my positional statistics:
Here is my first PT3 Graph!


10K Hands Analysis:

So, my longest session was 3 hours. I usually don't play very long sessions as I get bored or tired easily. I normally play longer sessions when I'm stuck, which is not good. Anybody have any tips on how to stay focused for longer periods of time?

I'm beating the 0.01/0.02 6 max games at a steady 13.52 PTBB/100. I am happy with this but I know I could do better. I made a few huge mistakes and lost a few large pots in sticky situations that I will update about in the next post.

If you look in my positional statistics, I seem to be losing quite a bit in the cutoff. -10.22. Hmm...I have to analyze this further to see what my leak is and fix it. It could just be a coincidence, or I could be overvaluing hands OOP.

So my first poker graph shows me doing really well for the first 3 thousand hands, then I go on a downswing. Is it variance or am I playing bad? Let's see using everybody's favourite graph.

All-in EV using Holdem Luck:



So if you look carefully, it is approximately around this time that my expected EV starts to separate from my Actual EV. It is frustrating when you play well and get kicked in the face by the deck. With all things equal, I should be up another $27.31 and be well on my way to $125. Imagine if I was actually lucky...
I always knew I was slightly unlucky in poker but this proves it. Hopefully things will start to even out.

Overall, I'm really happy with my play through 10k hands. I expect to moving up in limits after another 10k hands or so. Like Ivey always says, "just make good decisions". I'll just continue to make good decisions and let everything else take care of itself.

See ya at the tables!

Brian