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.