My goal is getting closer.....

On the 1st of november I stated my goal for the 15th of december as follows:

"So that $25,000 will be my goal for 15 december. It will be a though goal, but it should be achievable, at least with all the bonuses and rakeback I receive now."

And although I'm not playing as much hours as some other months I'm really close in reaching this goal. My second monitor for playing 8 tables on stars is really paying me off. Since I bought it 2 weeks ago, I played 30 hours of poker and made exactly $3000 in 19,000 hands.

I believe that when you're playing poker seriously, you should really have at least one 20 inch flatscreen. It is so important to have a good set-up and no overlap that you will earn it back in just a few days. I bought both of my monitors for less then $500 in total and I think that shouldn't be a big problem for someone playing NL100.
So for those players on NL100 that are still staring to their 17 inch CRT monitor.....go buy some real stuff, it will earn you so much more money then it will cost you.

On to some poker....after 8-tabling NL100 for 16,000 hands I today decided to do some 8-tabling on NL200. I must say that there are some really tough players on NL200 on stars, but as everywhere it's also full of fish, but I must say that NL200 on stars is the toughest competition I've seen.

Some hand from this morning:

POKERSTARS GAME #7380063110: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2006/12/10 - 06:36:40 (ET)
Table 'Guinevere' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: sukmybigslic ($31.80 in chips)
Seat 2: BDaws ($205 in chips)
Seat 3: murasaki6 ($298.20 in chips)
Seat 4: kaimac ($204.60 in chips)
Seat 5: urout39 ($41 in chips)
Seat 6: AKA_PSV ($218.45 in chips)
urout39: posts small blind $1
AKA_PSV: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [Ad Ac]
sukmybigslic: folds
BDaws: raises $6 to $8
murasaki6: folds
kaimac: folds
urout39: folds
AKA_PSV: raises $18 to $26
BDaws: calls $18 >> very aggressive and good player (25/20/6)
*** FLOP *** [Jc Qc Tc]
AKA_PSV: checks >> went for check-raise all-in.
BDaws: checks
*** TURN *** [Jc Qc Tc] [9h]
AKA_PSV: checks >> If I bet here he might raise me on this board giving me a though decision
BDaws: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jc Qc Tc 9h] [4d]
AKA_PSV: bets $35 >> Value bet
BDaws: calls $35
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AKA_PSV: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
BDaws: mucks hand
AKA_PSV collected $120 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $123 | Rake $3
Board [Jc Qc Tc 9h 4d]
Seat 1: sukmybigslic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BDaws mucked [Qd Ah]
Seat 3: murasaki6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: kaimac (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: urout39 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: AKA_PSV (big blind) showed [Ad Ac] and won ($120) with a pair of Aces

POKERSTARS GAME #7380116051: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2006/12/10 - 06:48:27 (ET)
Table 'Guinevere' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: sukmybigslic ($233.90 in chips)
Seat 2: siralos ($200 in chips)
Seat 3: murasaki6 ($224.60 in chips)
Seat 4: kaimac ($198.10 in chips)
Seat 5: crAAck ($197 in chips)
Seat 6: AKA_PSV ($263.45 in chips)
sukmybigslic: posts small blind $1
siralos: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [Ac Qd]
murasaki6: folds
kaimac: folds
crAAck: folds
AKA_PSV: raises $6 to $8
sukmybigslic: calls $7
siralos: folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 2s 8c]
sukmybigslic: checks
AKA_PSV: bets $14
sukmybigslic: calls $14
*** TURN *** [7h 2s 8c] [As]
sukmybigslic: bets $40
AKA_PSV: calls $40
*** RIVER *** [7h 2s 8c As] [8d]
sukmybigslic: bets $72
AKA_PSV: calls $72
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sukmybigslic: shows [9h 3h] (a pair of Eights)
AKA_PSV: shows [Ac Qd] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
AKA_PSV collected $267 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $270 | Rake $3
Board [7h 2s 8c As 8d]
Seat 1: sukmybigslic (small blind) showed [9h 3h] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 2: siralos (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: murasaki6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: kaimac folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: crAAck folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: AKA_PSV (button) showed [Ac Qd] and won ($267) with two pair, Aces and Eights

POKERSTARS GAME #7379951074: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2006/12/10 - 06:11:39 (ET)
Table 'Thalassa II' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Deicer ($197 in chips)
Seat 2: G!mmeYour$ ($216.35 in chips)
Seat 3: P4YNE ($149.80 in chips)
Seat 4: AKA_PSV ($272.90 in chips)
Seat 5: daddyrat1 ($91.70 in chips)
Seat 6: fortysix 111 ($103.80 in chips)
G!mmeYour$: posts small blind $1
P4YNE: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [Qs Qd]
AKA_PSV: raises $6 to $8
daddyrat1: calls $8
fortysix 111: folds
Deicer: folds
G!mmeYour$: folds
P4YNE: folds
*** FLOP *** [4h 5h 6h]
AKA_PSV: bets $12
daddyrat1: raises $12 to $24
AKA_PSV: calls $12
*** TURN *** [4h 5h 6h] [6c]
AKA_PSV: checks
daddyrat1: bets $10
AKA_PSV: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [4h 5h 6h 6c] [Ks]
AKA_PSV: checks
daddyrat1: bets $8
AKA_PSV: calls $8
*** SHOW DOWN ***
daddyrat1: shows [Ac 4c] (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
AKA_PSV: shows [Qs Qd] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
AKA_PSV collected $100 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $103 | Rake $3
Board [4h 5h 6h 6c Ks]
Seat 1: Deicer (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: G!mmeYour$ (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: P4YNE (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: AKA_PSV showed [Qs Qd] and won ($100) with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 5: daddyrat1 showed [Ac 4c] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 6: fortysix 111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

POKERSTARS GAME #7379810557: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2006/12/10 - 05:40:42 (ET)
Table 'Dodona' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Louthie ($201 in chips)
Seat 2: Jaybean78 ($316.55 in chips)
Seat 3: Tylor_Durden ($200 in chips)
Seat 4: AKA_PSV ($212.20 in chips)
Seat 5: jaymzisking ($282.25 in chips)
Seat 6: myhedgefund ($57 in chips)
myhedgefund: posts small blind $1
Louthie: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [Kc Qs]
Jaybean78: calls $2
Tylor_Durden: calls $2
AKA_PSV: raises $10 to $12
jaymzisking: folds
myhedgefund: folds
Louthie: folds
Jaybean78: calls $10
Tylor_Durden: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd 8h Tc]
Jaybean78: checks
AKA_PSV: bets $20
Jaybean78: calls $20
*** TURN *** [Qd 8h Tc] [5c]
Jaybean78: checks
AKA_PSV: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qd 8h Tc 5c] [2s]
Jaybean78: bets $40
AKA_PSV: calls $40
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Jaybean78: shows [Jh Qc] (a pair of Queens)
AKA_PSV: shows [Kc Qs] (a pair of Queens - King kicker)
AKA_PSV collected $146 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $149 | Rake $3
Board [Qd 8h Tc 5c 2s]
Seat 1: Louthie (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Jaybean78 showed [Jh Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: Tylor_Durden folded before Flop
Seat 4: AKA_PSV showed [Kc Qs] and won ($146) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: jaymzisking (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: myhedgefund (small blind) folded before Flop

POKERSTARS GAME #7380008426: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2006/12/10 - 06:24:27 (ET)
Table 'Misenus' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: RandALLin ($854.55 in chips)
Seat 2: TGRBOB ($244.50 in chips)
Seat 3: dicktracy777 ($200 in chips)
Seat 4: AKA_PSV ($464.15 in chips)
Seat 5: greenrizla ($186.70 in chips)
Seat 6: StatusUp ($179 in chips)
greenrizla: posts small blind $1
StatusUp: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [Qh Ad]
RandALLin: folds
TGRBOB: folds
dicktracy777: raises $4 to $6
AKA_PSV: raises $14 to $20
greenrizla: folds
StatusUp: folds
dicktracy777: calls $14
*** FLOP *** [7c Qc Jd]
dicktracy777: checks
AKA_PSV: bets $31
dicktracy777: raises $49 to $80
AKA_PSV: calls $49
*** TURN *** [7c Qc Jd] [9d]
dicktracy777: bets $100 and is all-in
AKA_PSV: folds
dicktracy777 collected $200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $203 | Rake $3
Board [7c Qc Jd 9d]
Seat 1: RandALLin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TGRBOB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dicktracy777 collected ($200)
Seat 4: AKA_PSV (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: greenrizla (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: StatusUp (big blind) folded before Flop


Hands played : 18,341 (Stars since 27/11/2006)
$ Won : $3,067.35
PTBB/100 : 7,18
MT ratio : 6,23 (some laptop 4-tabling)
Hourly win rate: $98,95

Current BR: ~$23,700