Screw June!

June was a bit of an up and down month for me. The first three weeks were up and the last week was down. Three quarters of the way through June it was shaping up to be a banner month as my poker winnings were hovering around $350. The final week brought a drop of $285 or so, the bulk of which came from getting beaten to a pulp on the $1/$2 tables at Party. Despite June being my worst month in 2006, at least I was in the black and booked winnings of $64.

Winnings and (losses) by poker site were:
BetFred +$4
Golden Riviera +$52
Ladbrokes (-$27)
Paradise (-$59)
Party +$154
Poker Stars (-$60)

While I had a rough time with winnings, I did manage to have a pretty solid month when it came to bonuses, racking up $749 even though I didn't hunt down any bonuses in the last half of the month. This is a bit of an inflated figure as the vast majority of the work done on the BetFred and Stars bonuses was done in April and May and both were cleared in the very first couple days of June.

Bonuses by site were:
BetFred - $265
Golden Riviera - $50
Ladbrokes - $214
Party - $100
Poker Stars - $120

I took my first shot at casino bonuses in June and the few I tried went fairly well. I ended up making $432 after clearing bonuses totalling $500.
Bet365 - $225
Intercasino - $70
Planetluck - $53
Starluck - $84

Given all the bonuses I made and the fact that I at least turned a small profit on poker play, I should probably withdraw my Screw June comment. I doubt the month will be terribly offended though, so perhaps I'll let it stand. I certainly wish I had performed better with my poker play and especially with the shots at $1/$2 but it could have gone a lot worse, so I shouldn't complain too much. Hopefully the downward trend turns itself around in July.

I have company in town for the long weekend to celebrate Canada Day so I don't anticipate getting much, if any, poker in this weekend. A little break will probably do me some good.

Good luck to all in July!