Happy New Year! 2010 Year in Review
2010 turned out to be a really good year. Total profit-wise it was my 2nd best year as a pro, but that's not all that huge to me because my bottom 3 years are all pretty close together. I think the most important part of 2010 was that my pre rakeback profit was a high # again. In 2009 I lost money pre rakeback, & although my all in EV said I should have made $40K or so, that just wasn't up to my standards either. The majority of 2009 was spent playing my C game & my table selection wasn't nearly as good as it could have been either.
In 2010 I spent a lot of time experimenting w/ different #s of tables, speeds, & mixes of sites. I didn't play $300+ at the beginning of the year because I wanted a little break from the brutal variance that they bring after 2009. I think I not only improved as a player in 2010, but improved my table selection as well, both of which are very important in today's tough SNG environment. Lately I've been 16 tabling on FTP.
Here's the top 5 total profit earners for 6-10 seated SNGs & 5-6 seated SNGs from 2010 based on sharkscope data:
6-10 seated SNGs:
1. jorj95, pokerstars $198,410
2. leoc00, full tilt, pokerstars $165,376
3. josselthekiller/jossel2008, FTP,pstars $143,730 *
4. Jared Hubbard $131,354
5. Spacegravy, pokerstars $128,667
* I can't confirm that josselthekiller & jossel2008 are the same person, but I assume they are.
5-6 seated SNGs:
1. Jared Hubbard $123,554
2. Gramps (luckboxfromhell, etc...) $116,025
3. jorj95, pokerstars $114,738
4. 6maxgr1nder/Pokerpro333, cereus, pstars $ 89,706
5. 666AceOfSpades, full tilt $ 84,131
I've been #1 in 5-6 seated total profit 3 out of the 4 years that I've been a pro now. It always feels great but it arguably feels the best this time around. Normally it would probably feel the best the 1st time or the time you made the most money, but after how 2009 went it feels pretty damn good this time. I heard so many people bash me after last year. "Jhub just made good money when the games were soft, he's just average now, everybody has caught up to him." I feed off comments like that & it feels good to show the meatheads the truth. The funny thing is that no matter how well I do I'll still hear comments like that. I just won't hear as many of them. I guess as leatherass points out in the following article: People would rather just tear a guy down than try to figure out how to beat them. That's the easier route.
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-blogs/51-dusty-leatherass-schmidt/entries/23768-people-s-crazy-obsession-with-the-word-bumhunter
I read this article a while back & thought it was good. I just stumbled across it again so I thought I'd post it on here. The article is based on cash games but I think most of it still applies to SNGs.
Pokerpro333 will be trying to break the record for fastest to elite in 2011 & has a lot of bets on it. I am the escrow for these bets. Good luck in your sick quest. I hope he gets on Team Pokerstars Pro Online if he can achieve this.
I'm going to leave you with the greatest interview of all time. Joe Paterno told a recruit this year that he was going to be coaching another 4-6 years. He's currently 84 years old. After reporting this, Colin Cowherd played the following clip on his TV/Radio show "The Herd." Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fS8xLYIVY
Happy New Year,
Hub
Results:
December 2010:
158.15 hrs
SNG Profit: $29,634.15
Rakeback/Bonuses: $13,864.29
Total Profit: $43,498.44
Year 2010:
1,759.11 hrs
SNG Profit: $134,514.80
Rakeback/Bonuses: $134,412.98
Total Yearly Profit: $268,927.78
Year 2009:
Hours: 1,577.65
SNG Profit: $(22,746.37)
Rakeback/Bonuses: $213,977.09
Total SNG Profit: $191,230.72
Staking: $42,219.80
Total Yearly Profit: $233,450.52
Year 2008 Online:
Hours: 1510.88
SNG Profit: $277,395.86
Rakeback/Bonuses: $178,589.61
Total SNG Profit: $455,985.47
Staking: $121,573.29
Total Yearly Profit: $577,558.76
Year 2007 Online:
Total Online Poker Profit: $251,388.84 (no staking in 2007)
Career sharkscope:
135,280 $4 $115 4% $557,014
In 2010 I spent a lot of time experimenting w/ different #s of tables, speeds, & mixes of sites. I didn't play $300+ at the beginning of the year because I wanted a little break from the brutal variance that they bring after 2009. I think I not only improved as a player in 2010, but improved my table selection as well, both of which are very important in today's tough SNG environment. Lately I've been 16 tabling on FTP.
Here's the top 5 total profit earners for 6-10 seated SNGs & 5-6 seated SNGs from 2010 based on sharkscope data:
6-10 seated SNGs:
1. jorj95, pokerstars $198,410
2. leoc00, full tilt, pokerstars $165,376
3. josselthekiller/jossel2008, FTP,pstars $143,730 *
4. Jared Hubbard $131,354
5. Spacegravy, pokerstars $128,667
* I can't confirm that josselthekiller & jossel2008 are the same person, but I assume they are.
5-6 seated SNGs:
1. Jared Hubbard $123,554
2. Gramps (luckboxfromhell, etc...) $116,025
3. jorj95, pokerstars $114,738
4. 6maxgr1nder/Pokerpro333, cereus, pstars $ 89,706
5. 666AceOfSpades, full tilt $ 84,131
I've been #1 in 5-6 seated total profit 3 out of the 4 years that I've been a pro now. It always feels great but it arguably feels the best this time around. Normally it would probably feel the best the 1st time or the time you made the most money, but after how 2009 went it feels pretty damn good this time. I heard so many people bash me after last year. "Jhub just made good money when the games were soft, he's just average now, everybody has caught up to him." I feed off comments like that & it feels good to show the meatheads the truth. The funny thing is that no matter how well I do I'll still hear comments like that. I just won't hear as many of them. I guess as leatherass points out in the following article: People would rather just tear a guy down than try to figure out how to beat them. That's the easier route.
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-blogs/51-dusty-leatherass-schmidt/entries/23768-people-s-crazy-obsession-with-the-word-bumhunter
I read this article a while back & thought it was good. I just stumbled across it again so I thought I'd post it on here. The article is based on cash games but I think most of it still applies to SNGs.
Pokerpro333 will be trying to break the record for fastest to elite in 2011 & has a lot of bets on it. I am the escrow for these bets. Good luck in your sick quest. I hope he gets on Team Pokerstars Pro Online if he can achieve this.
I'm going to leave you with the greatest interview of all time. Joe Paterno told a recruit this year that he was going to be coaching another 4-6 years. He's currently 84 years old. After reporting this, Colin Cowherd played the following clip on his TV/Radio show "The Herd." Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fS8xLYIVY
Happy New Year,
Hub
Results:
December 2010:
158.15 hrs
SNG Profit: $29,634.15
Rakeback/Bonuses: $13,864.29
Total Profit: $43,498.44
Year 2010:
1,759.11 hrs
SNG Profit: $134,514.80
Rakeback/Bonuses: $134,412.98
Total Yearly Profit: $268,927.78
Year 2009:
Hours: 1,577.65
SNG Profit: $(22,746.37)
Rakeback/Bonuses: $213,977.09
Total SNG Profit: $191,230.72
Staking: $42,219.80
Total Yearly Profit: $233,450.52
Year 2008 Online:
Hours: 1510.88
SNG Profit: $277,395.86
Rakeback/Bonuses: $178,589.61
Total SNG Profit: $455,985.47
Staking: $121,573.29
Total Yearly Profit: $577,558.76
Year 2007 Online:
Total Online Poker Profit: $251,388.84 (no staking in 2007)
Career sharkscope:
135,280 $4 $115 4% $557,014