Day 75
Annnnnnd its back to 2nl for now. There are obviously some lessons that I still need to learn. But at least this time, I'm following proper bankroll management, so Im not really too worried about losing a few buyins attempting to crack 5nl.
Till next time, good luck at the tables, mates.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Day 74
Day 74
Went in, decided to quit if i lost 2 buyins.
Attempt #1 to break 5nl - fail.
till next time.
Went in, decided to quit if i lost 2 buyins.
Attempt #1 to break 5nl - fail.
till next time.
Day 73
Day 73
The day has come. As I type this, my bankroll sits at exactly 100.60$$
this is the first time my br has hit triple digits, so its a pretty awesome day for me. In addition to that, this means that I now have a decent br to begin taking stabs in 5nl. wish me luck guys
and to anyone reading this, good luck at the tables.
The day has come. As I type this, my bankroll sits at exactly 100.60$$
this is the first time my br has hit triple digits, so its a pretty awesome day for me. In addition to that, this means that I now have a decent br to begin taking stabs in 5nl. wish me luck guys
and to anyone reading this, good luck at the tables.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day 72
Day 72
I've surpassed my all time high. br sits at around 89$$
I hope this time though I don't manage to implode and blow all my hard-earned winnings. come the triple digits, I'll be near (if not in) the range where I can begin taking regular stabs at 5nl. The big difference between now and the last time I was at this size of a bankroll is that this time, I'm not jumping-out-of-my-pants ecstatic to have such a "giant" bankroll because I've obviously figured out how to "beat" poker. 5nl isn't the prize here, its just a step. I almost even hardly view moving up as different from staying in 2nl.
Ive taken a little break from the cash games lately, and have been meddling around in some 1-3 table 2$ sngs, in which I've been doing fairly well, considering all of my profit since last post has been due to this, with an additional 2$ that I had lost in the cash game. I find it kinda helps to occasionally switch up what game I play, because it keeps me from falling into a rut, as I've done in the past when I played either cash or sngs to death. Eventually, I just get tired of the same old thing, over and over again, and I got sloppy. Didn't pay enough attention and such.
One of the most important lessons I've bee learning lately is that in poker, as well as in life, the most important person you need to develop reads on is not among the people around you, or who's battling for your chips, it's yourself. It's far too easy to slip into tilt, and not even notice. In life, you'll end up making a fool of yourself, in poker, you'll spew all your chips away. In the words of a wise man, you have to "check yourself before you wreck yourself". I know I've talked about this before, but its worth repeating. When you're on tilt, it's very easy to get carried away by it, and overlook the effect it's having. So take notes, and when you notice yourself beginning to tilt, recognize it, and own it. By just doing that, you'll not only be able to limit the damage, but maybe you'll even be able to train yourself to develop triggers to counteract tilt, when you recognize it occurring. Maybe. I haven't gotten that last part down perfectly in poker, nor life, but I'm trying, and so far the results have been positive.
anyways, good luck at the tables, mates.
I've surpassed my all time high. br sits at around 89$$
I hope this time though I don't manage to implode and blow all my hard-earned winnings. come the triple digits, I'll be near (if not in) the range where I can begin taking regular stabs at 5nl. The big difference between now and the last time I was at this size of a bankroll is that this time, I'm not jumping-out-of-my-pants ecstatic to have such a "giant" bankroll because I've obviously figured out how to "beat" poker. 5nl isn't the prize here, its just a step. I almost even hardly view moving up as different from staying in 2nl.
Ive taken a little break from the cash games lately, and have been meddling around in some 1-3 table 2$ sngs, in which I've been doing fairly well, considering all of my profit since last post has been due to this, with an additional 2$ that I had lost in the cash game. I find it kinda helps to occasionally switch up what game I play, because it keeps me from falling into a rut, as I've done in the past when I played either cash or sngs to death. Eventually, I just get tired of the same old thing, over and over again, and I got sloppy. Didn't pay enough attention and such.
One of the most important lessons I've bee learning lately is that in poker, as well as in life, the most important person you need to develop reads on is not among the people around you, or who's battling for your chips, it's yourself. It's far too easy to slip into tilt, and not even notice. In life, you'll end up making a fool of yourself, in poker, you'll spew all your chips away. In the words of a wise man, you have to "check yourself before you wreck yourself". I know I've talked about this before, but its worth repeating. When you're on tilt, it's very easy to get carried away by it, and overlook the effect it's having. So take notes, and when you notice yourself beginning to tilt, recognize it, and own it. By just doing that, you'll not only be able to limit the damage, but maybe you'll even be able to train yourself to develop triggers to counteract tilt, when you recognize it occurring. Maybe. I haven't gotten that last part down perfectly in poker, nor life, but I'm trying, and so far the results have been positive.
anyways, good luck at the tables, mates.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Day 71
Day 71
Took my first real, honest, careful step into .02/.05. I wasn't following proper br management, per say, but I had just come off a +20$ session of .01/.02. Important things to note- 1)I didn't go to 5nl to try to make back lost money. 2)Before the 5nl session, I knew, and literally said to myself that at the time, I was capable of playing very good poker. 3)Instead of 4 tabling, I just sat at one, and paid very close attention. 4)My goal in playing 5nl was not to make crazy profit, but rather to start to get a feel for the game. 5)I set myself a TIME limit of about a half hour, since I needed to get to sleep early. 6)I stopped playing at the time I predesignated, and with about $1.5 profit.
Oh yeah, and if you were curious, I mentioned that it wasn't proper br management, but I'll be more specific. Going into the 5nl, I had about 15bi (for 5nl, that is). So while it wasn't the 20-25 bi rule that you'll hear quoted all around the net, it wasn't terrible. Not ideal, but not terrible.
Anyways, till next time, good luck at the tables.
Took my first real, honest, careful step into .02/.05. I wasn't following proper br management, per say, but I had just come off a +20$ session of .01/.02. Important things to note- 1)I didn't go to 5nl to try to make back lost money. 2)Before the 5nl session, I knew, and literally said to myself that at the time, I was capable of playing very good poker. 3)Instead of 4 tabling, I just sat at one, and paid very close attention. 4)My goal in playing 5nl was not to make crazy profit, but rather to start to get a feel for the game. 5)I set myself a TIME limit of about a half hour, since I needed to get to sleep early. 6)I stopped playing at the time I predesignated, and with about $1.5 profit.
Oh yeah, and if you were curious, I mentioned that it wasn't proper br management, but I'll be more specific. Going into the 5nl, I had about 15bi (for 5nl, that is). So while it wasn't the 20-25 bi rule that you'll hear quoted all around the net, it wasn't terrible. Not ideal, but not terrible.
Anyways, till next time, good luck at the tables.
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