Blog of Professional Poker Player & LockPoker Elite Pro Jared Hubbard: Winona

jhub

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October was a good month for poker. Live I won the Canterbury Fall Classic Main Event for almost $71K, which is the largest poker tournament in Minnesota as far as I know. Online turned out to be profitable, despite the fact that I started the month continuing on a $30K downswing & was down over $21K on the month at 1 point. At the end of the month I started a $95K upswing and am currently in 1st on the sharkscope.com Merge any game by network total profit leaderboard with a $60,000+ profit lead over the 2nd place guy. However, the guy who was in 2nd just blocked his stats & I'm fairly certain he's in the $40-$50K range unless he just had a huge downswing, which would shrink the lead to $45-$55K.

Now that I have more full months coming up to meet my Lock Elite Pro obligations I've decided to not play any 6 man SNGs this month or in the near future, unless I need to play them to meet my obligations. I'm also getting back into studying a lot more since I have the time. If I'm waiting for HU games & I don't have emails or tweets to respond to I'm usually studying now. At the beginning of January my volume will probably pickup, but I don't see myself every putting in the amount of hrs at the table in HU as I did in 6 mans. It takes way more mental focus and I prefer to be on my A game. Right now I'm thinking I'll probably play around 30 hours a week in 2012 with about 8 weeks off. In 6 mans I put in a lot more 40 hr weeks, although I also often took off more than 8 weeks during the year. I'm very excited to see how 2012 goes. HU SNGs have brought a new challenge to my poker career and I look forward to it. I'm also interested to see if the $500 & $1K action on Lock stays the same, as the action has been pretty damn good lately.

For those that don't follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/jhubpoker), or just missed it, there were some interviews/articles done on me in the last month & I was on the cover of 2 poker magazines:

Minnesota Poker Magazine cover & article: http://www.mnpokermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/NovemberIssue2.pdf

Ante Up Magazine cover & article: http://www.anteupmagazine.com/issue/ante-up-magazine-november-2011.htm

Interview with Poker Update: http://pokerupdate.com/interviews/lock-poker-s-jared-hubbard/

Farmington Independent article: http://www.mnpokermag.com/2011/10/31/farmington-mans-poker-success-is-more-than-a-lucky-streak/comment-page-1/#comment-7445

For more of my media coverage please visit the media section on my official website: http://www.jaredhubbard.com/#/media/4554797893

Now I'd like to break down Lock Poker's VIP program so that everyone can understand it better. I'll start with the top level:

Black Elite VIP:

Requirements: Pay $5,000 in rake/tournament entry fees per calendar month

Benefits:

-Earn 65% effective rakeback (35% cashback + 10% VIP points + 20% casino bonus)

-$4,000 monthly freeroll entry

-double VIP points every Thursday & Friday (equivalent to an extra 10% rakeback)

-200% deposit bonus when signing up through the link: http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard, deposit bonus are equivalent to about 13% rakeback

-Dedicated VIP Rep

-VIP Vault Access. The vault is an extra security feature where you can set up a 4 digit pin & secret question in order to gain access to your funds.

-Players signing up through the link http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard will also receive VIP customer service from myself

Black VIP:
Requirements: Pay $1,000 in rake/tournament entry fees per calendar month
Benefits:
-Earn 50% effective rakeback (30% cashback + 10% VIP points + 10% casino bonus)
-$3,000 monthly freeroll entry
-double VIP points every Thursday & Friday (equivalent to an extra 10% rakeback)
-200% deposit bonus when signing up through the link: http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard, deposit bonus are equivalent to about 13% rakeback

-VIP Vault Access. The vault is an extra security feature where you can set up a 4 digit pin & secret question in order to gain access to your funds.
-Players signing up through the link http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard will also receive VIP customer service from myself

Silver VIP:
Requirements: Pay $500 in rake/tournament entry fees per calendar month
Benefits:
-Earn 30% effective rakeback (20% cashback + 10% VIP points)
-$2,000 monthly freeroll entry
-double VIP points every Thursday & Friday (equivalent to an extra 10% rakeback)

-200% deposit bonus when signing up through the link: http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard, deposit bonus are equivalent to about 13% rakeback

-VIP Vault Access. The vault is an extra security feature where you can set up a 4 digit pin & secret question in order to gain access to your funds.
-Players signing up through the link http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard will also receive VIP customer service from myself

White VIP:
Requirements: Pay $100 in rake/tournament entry fees per calendar month
Benefits:
-Earn 20% effective rakeback (10% cashback + 10% VIP pts)
-$1,000 monthly freeroll entry
-double VIP points every Thursday & Friday (equivalent to an extra 10% rakeback)

-200% deposit bonus when signing up through the link: http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard, deposit bonus are equivalent to about 13% rakeback

-VIP Vault Access. The vault is an extra security feature where you can set up a 4 digit pin & secret question in order to gain access to your funds.
-Players signing up through the link http://download.lockpoker.com/jaredhubbard will also receive VIP customer service from myself
Casino bonuses have a 40x play through requirement in order to clear them.

Players are eligible for all other promotions (SNG leaderboard, beat beat jackpot,etc...). For a list of current promotions please visit: http://lockpoker.eu/promos/

Thanks & GL,
Hub

http://www.jaredhubbard.com/
http://twitter.com/jhubpoker
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jared-Hubbard-Poker/221586851240049

Results:
October 2011:
44 hrs
Pre Rakeback/Bonuses SNG Profit: $13,183.75
Live MTTs: $68,209
Monthly Pre Rakeback/Bonuses Profit: $81,392.75

Year 2011:
1,296.36 hrs
Pre Rakeback/Bonuses SNG Profit: $152,612.33
Live MTTs: $68,209
Yearly Pre Rakeback/Bonuses Profit: $220,821.33

jhub

If you like my blog please click the BlogTopList vote button to the right. This will give my blog a better ranking & help increase traffic to my blog. Thanks.

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Please email me with your screen name at jhub3000@hotmail.com after you signup for an account and make sure that jhub3000@hotmail.com is listed as a safe sender in your email. You can also email me with any questions. Before you begin playing on Lock, or even if you already do play on there, you will probably want to read this post about optimizing the software: http://jhubpoker.blogspot.com/2011/06/making-most-out-of-lock-pokers-software.html

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Unfortunately some people have extremely sad lives & I now have to waste my time typing a blog entry explaining a situation. Last night a player signed up under me for a Lock account under the name MichelleMisha. They asked me for a small loan several times despite the fact that I told them I'm sorry but I don't give loans online anymore, as I have been screwed pretty badly before. Instead of just getting on w/ life they proceeded to tell me what an asshole I am, as if it's expected of me to give a small loan to a complete stranger online just because I make a lot of money. By the end I was just fed up with it. He/she then threatened to to tell the world what an asshole I was & not to signup through me, by blogging or any other means. Minutes later he/she was coming into the chat of every one of my games & saying "JaredHubbard is a liar! Do not trust him! This site is a scam!", all of which are made up things simply because I wouldn't loan them $25. His/her lock account has since been suspended but I know he/she also played on PDC under the name xheffeyx & will almost certainly be making an account on another Merge skin & doing the same nonsense. FWIW here's his/her PDC sharkscope:

xheffeyx: 5,861 games, $9 Av. Stake, -4% Av. ROI, $193 Total Profit

He has also signed up for an account under the name JaredTheIdiot. Killer diss dude!

As if their behavior wasn't enough of an indication, but I'm simply not buying this person as 10/20 regular. I also absolutely cannot stand beggars. It's 1 thing if you want to ask me for a loan, but at least have the respect to take no as an answer. Continuing to ask/beg for a loan after they say no is just flat out rude. Expecting somebody who doesn't know you to give you even a small loan just because you signed up through their link is absurd. He acts like he was going to make me a fortune as a referral. In reality it probably would have taken him 5 months to even earn me the $50 in referral income, which he was asking for as a loan.

I'm going to leave you with some email logs between us. Please read from bottom to top:

please stop messaging me. i told you what i am doing when you are willing to help me out let me know
until then i will be letting people know about you are your site and how you are to people/ also blogging.

i can make new names on merge sites in 1 minute so go ahead get this one suspended also : JaredTheIdiot
untill you are willing to help me out do not msg me bye !!!!!

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:49:52 -0500

I was nice until you started to be mean with the name calling & unreasonable expectations, & even then I was a lot nicer than you

-later

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:45:06 -0400

this is the last you will hear from me on e mail i am done with talking to you when you are ready to be nice and help me let me know.
goodbye jared

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:49:54 -0400

you are the one who is rude and treated me poorly you are so full of it. nothing but nice to me??!? i will make sure its on 1000's of pages you messed with the WRONG person.

now its clear you obviously are not helping me out so yes this is finished , bye :)

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:37:38 -0400

btw i will be blogging about this on any possible sitei can find. you have pissed me off with the way you treated me when i say im going to blog i will and i will make sure people dont sign up with someone like you.

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:30:35 -0500

greedy? You're the one trying to get money from me, not vice versa. Nobody in their right mind will think I'm in the wrong. I don't loan money to people online that I don't know. You clearly aren't the high stakes player you say you are. I'm not stupid. Try fooling a less intelligent player into loaning you money.

I offered my help assisting you in getting signed up on Lock. I would then give you superior customer service as a referral of mine. That does not include giving you a loan.

GL,
Hub
From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:25:13 -0400

this conversation is over i wont need anything more from a greedy prick like you i hope you lose all your money you are a worthless piece of shit and i bet no one likes you in person.

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:23:41 -0500

This conversation is over.

If you need anything let me know. If you need a loan try Wells Fargo.

Thanks & gl,
Hub
From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:17:38 -0400

begging no. i just think its sad that i sign up under your name and yes i get deals too but you would be making a lot if i play high stakes. and that you cant even help me with a 25-50$ loan that you would have back in 2 days, id even double it i dont care its nothing but its somthing to play small games because i dont expect you to send me 5000$

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:05:24 -0500

If you made that much you probably wouldn't be BEGGING for a $25-$50 loan. Lock helps their players but we aren't a bank.

Please give it a rest and contact me if there's anything I can actually help you with.

Thanks,
Jared

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:55:53 -0400

i am always in 5-10 / 10-20 heads up ring game i actually am waiting for cheques from poker stars i won 15k on the 300k guarenteed. i read that you make money from me playing if i deposit and you earn rake or somthing and i play high stakes so you could make a lot of money but if you cant even help me out with a small amount of 25$ or 50$ i find this pretty sad i swore to you i would send it back its nothing to. i will find someone else to deposit with under lock that helps players in need and deserves my rake if you cannot even help me with somthing like this im not asking for a lot

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:41:43 -0500

sorry I don't do loans anymore

GL,
Jared

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:40:05 -0400

i do not want to bother you i know that you do not loan and i am embarassed to ask you if you would be okay with even 25$ or 50$ so i could play small games untill friday :P if you feel comfortable with that i promise you that friday i will be loading 1500-2000 on and it will be sent back no matter what :) if you can thank you so much for everything my name on lock is MichelleMisha

wish you good luck today and take care !

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:35:53 -0500

I'm good, thanks. I'm glad you like it.

GL,
Jared

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: lock poker
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:32:17 -0400

hi jared how are you today? thank you for the email on lock. i have checked out i couldnt belive they have slots and different casino games that is amazing and the rakeback too, i have been on the wrong site for a long time !

i am setting up an account now with lock through your site :)

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:07:35 -0500

definitely not upset, was just explaining myself...I have been burned for a lot of $

GL,
Hub

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:04:39 -0400

sorry if that upset you i understand, wasnt looking for too much just somthing to play till i could deposit thurs or fri

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:41:25 -0400

okay that would be great are you able to link me through here for now to get me set up?

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:30:57 -0400

you know what i have been with PDC now for 7 years. i am interested in moving to lock

From: jhub3000@hotmail.com
To: suns_1@hotmail.ca
Subject: RE: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:27:29 -0500

I'm a pro for Lock.

Thanks,
Jared

From: suns_1@hotmail.ca
To: jhub3000@hotmail.com
Subject: xheffeyx
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:05:17 -0400

hey jared, michelle here (xheffeyx)

sorry to bother you have been watching you and you are good :)
what merge site do you play with? i am with PDC poker

jhub

If you like my blog please click the BlogTopList vote button to the right. This will give my blog a better ranking & help increase traffic to my blog. Thanks.

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My new official website is live at http://www.jaredhubbard.com/. It's way more organized and includes some new stuff like a bio & a poker news feed. I hope you guys like it. My website was created by http://www.pokerfacepr.com/. They not only create your blog, but also help promote you. I've always looked at poker as more than just a game to make money from at the tables, but also a business. If you're a good player there's a lot more $ to be made if you get your name out there. If you get a website from PokerFacePR make sure you tell them I referred you. Thanks

For those of you heavy multitabling grinders out there my brother just started using this program http://www.stackandtile.com/sat/ & swears by it. It's been around for a while & I know jd4wg91 regularely 20-30 tables with it & loves it. I know if I still played strictly 6 mans I'd definitely be using it.

If you aren't up to date on the FTP situation here's a couple articles & a Tom Dwan interview:

http://www.subjectpoker.com/2011/09/doj-moves-to-seize-ftp-board-funds/

http://www.subjectpoker.com/2011/09/french-investors/

http://www.subjectpoker.com/2011/09/tom-dwan-ftp-interview/

GL,

Hub

jhub

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MergeKeys has temporarily been moved from the domain of runbetterpoker.com. You can find it here:

http://ns2059.hostgator.com/~jl12345/

Please donate if you like the software to ensure that we are able to use it in the future.

Thanks & gl,

Hub

jhub

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Alleged Subject:Poker Merge DOJ informant talks to pokernewsboy owner via Skype, now says his office at the DOJ NOT going after Merge:
http://pokernewsboy.com/poker-gossip...ernewsboy/9271

jhub

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I made the following post on 2+2 in the Carbon, Lock, & RPM suggestion/feedback threads located in the internet poker forum. If you agree with my suggestions please quote them on 2+2 & type +1 or email them to your Merge support. The links to the 2+2 threads are at the bottom of the post:

I really think Merge needs to add some blind levels to their 6 player STs. Considering how ridiculously fast it is right now & how reg infested the games are I'm not even sure if better than 0% is sustainable at medium/high stakes. If top players can't get better than 0% then weaker players will likely go busto pretty fast & no longer be paying rake to the network. I also know of players that were ST regs on FTP that won't even play the current Merge ST structure. 500/1K blinds w/ 6K chips in play is pretty lol, but that's a regularity of the current structure.

Suggestions for blind levels:

50/100
60/120
80/160
100/200
130/260
175/350

Something like that would get the average stack sizes pretty close to the FTP structure. Even just adding level 2 & 3 would be a huge improvement over the current structure. I would suggest just copying the FTP structure exactly but considering the changes Merge made to their HU structure I assume they want the blinds to be different.

Assuming 6 players, here's a comparison of the current Merge structure ST vs the FTP structure.
Blind Level: Merge avg stack vs FTP avg stack
1. 10bb vs 10bb
2. 5bb vs 7.5bb
3. 3.3bb vs 6bb
4. 2.5bb vs 5bb
5. 1bb vs 3.75bb
6. 0.7bb vs 3bb

As you can see, the differences are quite extreme. Top players at medium/high stakes generally sustain a 1-2% ROI. That's in a slower structure and games that are less reg infested. I think it's pretty clear something needs to be changed here.

If they keep the structure I think they need to lower the rake. Something like $50+$1.50 instead of $50+$2 would be more reasonable. I think I'd just prefer a better structure w/ the same rake though.

Thanks,
Hub

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/internet-poker/official-carbonpoker-support-thread-us-international-players-welcome-mac-friendly-762175/index603.html

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/internet-poker/lock-poker-lockpoker-982657/index86.html

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/143/rpm-poker/rpm-poker-suggestion-box-472780/index69.html

jhub

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More poker sites got indicted today:
http://www.subjectpoker.com/2011/05/more-gambling-domains-seized/

I guess 1 good thing is that TruePoker has decided to say F U DOJ & continue to serve US residents under a new domain. If other sites are indicted I wouldn't be surprised to see more do the same since their traffic is mostly US players, whereas US players were only about 30% of the traffic on Pokerstars & FTP.

jhub

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Since we've had a month to review the new landscape of online poker in the US & adjust our expectations I figured I'd make a post.

First off, I think there's still plenty of profit to be made in SNGs. If the games continued to run exactly as they do today I'd estimate my hourly at somewhere between $60 & $145, most likely somewhere in the middle of those 2 #s. While that's certainly a lot lower than the $130-$300/hr I've grown accustomed to, it's also nothing to sneeze at. Most people in the world would be ecstatic to make that much money, especially for playing a card game. Top SNG players will probably end up making more in rakeback than actual profit at the tables. Traffic is down & ROIs are down, but the sky hasn't fallen, just like it hadn't fallen when the UIGEA was passed & everyone went into extreme panic mode on the forums. We've had it made as professional online poker players over the last several years, and the reality is many players will still have it made, just to a lesser degree. That said, some players who previously were able to make a living off of poker simply won't be able to do so anymore, as hourly rates have been cut. Moreover, slow withdrawls may become the industry norm, & those living paycheck to paycheck may not be able to be patient throughout this process. I feel for those people, especially in today's job market. Whether you're still a pro with reduced wages or a former pro looking for a job, I wish you all the best.

I've certainly had to make adjustments since April 15th. There used to be plenty of games to go around for me, my bro, & a couple friends I coached without us having to work around each other's schedules much. That simply isn't the case anymore if you want to come close to maximizing your hourly. My brother Jeff & I work around each other's schedules as much as we can. We might still end up playing at the same time 10 hours a week and just each take certain buy-in levels to play. voss1313 has moved to cash games on Cake because of this issue. I used to mostly work around my wife's schedule. She works in a hospital & works a lot of different shifts. That simply isn't the case anymore. A lot of the hours she works there simply isn't enough traffic to at least come close to maximizing my hourly, as there aren't as many Europeans on the sites I play now. Then there's the issue of working around my bro. My schedule in a given week before April 15th might look something like this with breaks during the shifts:

Sun: 10a-noon
Mon: 7a-4p
Tue: noon-9p
Wed: 8a-5p
Thur: 2:45p-11:45p
Fri: 10a-2p
Sat: 10a-noon

Now it looks something like this:
Sun: 10p-4a
Mon: 2p-7p, 10p-4a
Tue: 2p-6:30p, 10p-4a
Wed: 2p-4p, 7p-2a
Thur: 4:30p-2a

I used to pretty much always go up to bed at the same time as my wife. We'd watch a TV show or the news before bed. I def like watching TV before bed. Now I finish playing, do some stuff on the computer for an hour and try to sneak into the bedroom without waking my wife at 5am, unless it was a weekend where we might go to bed at the same time. That is unless it's today. My wife works the early shift & is upstairs showering while I type a blog at 4:30 am. My 4 legged son just came into my office & probably has to take a growler so I better go let him outside.

Conclusion: Online poker in the US is not dead. Many of you who made a living playing poker before Black Friday will continue to do so. Others can still play online poker as a 2nd source of income. We've known for years that online poker in the US wasn't the most stable industry since our government is ran by Nazis w/ no idea how to set priorities. If you didn't save as much money as you could before Black Friday, learn your lesson & start saving now. Instead of spending half your annual income on a car, make an investment. Be smart & you'll probably be ok.

A lot of people have been asking me when Cake is adding 300 chip 6 man/9 man hyper turbo SNGs & 500 chip HU hyper turbo SNGs. The truth is I don't know. They were originally going to be adding them in April. However, they seem to have shifted their priorities. I have urged them to make this a top priority as much as I can. Due to their popularity I think adding these structures should be the #1 priority in terms of SNG changes. However, I just have a deal w/ Cake. I don't work for them. While they often listen to my suggestions, they certainly don't have to. While I'm pretty sure they still plan on adding these structures, I don't really know where it ranks on their priority list. If you want these structures I would recommend emailing support@cakepoker.com. If a lot of people email maybe they'll realize the demand for these games is huge & they need to be a top priority.

GL,
Hub

My results by year:

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)
Year 2011: Time will tell.

jhub

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It's going to be interesting to see how everything shakes out the rest of the year. I think US traffic will increase in the coming months as people get their Pokerstars & FTP refunds & others decide what their plan is. Idon't think many players will survive playing the merge SNGs for a living. Their ST structure doesn't allow much edge as it is & the games are ridiculously reg infested.

For those that haven't seen yet, FTP came out w/ an FAQ:
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/us-player-faq

I really hope they start issuing refunds soon as I had a ton of money on their site as I was playing HU STs up to $1Ks. I still have plenty of money saved up, although a lot of it is in retirement accounts where I'd be penalized 10% for taking money out early. I don't expect to have to do that though, but I am putting off some vacations for now.

I haven't quite gotten into my regular playing schedule yet but hopefully I can do that in the next week or 2. My plan is to play mostly on Cake.

As for 2011, things had been going pretty well. I started out 16 tabling full tilt 6 man SNGs and did pretty well in January. I then ran over $41K below EV in Februrary, which was fun. I got back on track in 6 mans during March but started mixing in some HU STs around the middle of the month. At the beginning of April I started 4 tabling the HU STs full time & was crushing those. Then the FBI decided that indicting offshore poker sites was their top priority. I'm glad my country is a joke.

I decided to add some pictures at the bottom of the blog to make it a little more personal. Neither my wife or I take many pictures so I don't exactly have the best pictures on my cpu & I just quickly grabbed some pictures off of facebook. I'll probably replace some or add more periodically.

Gl at the tables,
Hub

Results: *There's a slight accounting mistake somewhere as my monthly totals add up to about $1.5K more than my yearly total.

2011	Monthly Totals
Month	Hours	SNG Profit	Rakeback/Bonuses	Tot Profit
Jan	170.89	$ 18,842.39	$ 13,981.47	$ 32,823.86
Feb	149.81	$ (25,030.86)	$ 13,332.05	$ (11,698.81)
March	183.99	$ 30,629.11	$ 15,163.11	$ 45,792.22
April:	125.7	$ 28,924.87	$ 10,888.88	$ 39,813.75