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.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Day 70
Day 70
Tilt happens. You can be playing well and doing just fine, and then you get 5 back to back bad beats, killing all the profit you made for the day. Hopefully, you can stay calm and just ride out the storm, but lets face it; we're human, and we make mistakes. So for that one time when it really gets to you, and you start spewing chips, just remember: if you play badly, your opponents WILL notice, and they will try their darndest to abuse you for every penny you're worth. It's not good or bad, it's just poker, and advantage is the name of the game.
When you start playing badly, it's easy to say to yourself that you've made a bad call, tried to pull a donkish bluff, or whatever flavor you're spewing at the time. But poker isn't just about knowing what's right or wrong, it's about acting on that knowledge. When you're on tilt, you may be able to recall certain strategies or odds, but the real harm is that you've lost the feel of the game you're sitting at. What was once your felt worktable now becomes a foreign place to sit, where all eyes are on you. It itches like wool on bare skin, and when you're distracted to that extent, it's impossible to focus on the warzone in front of you.
But Rome wasn't built in a day, and it can't fall in one day either. Sure it may burn pretty fast, but more often than not, fate gives you the option to get your bucket of water, and put out the fires before they spread. When you start playing badly, people WILL notice, but they won't notice immediately. Even if they're the sort to catch on quick, they still need to wait for the right cards. So the trick is, in the little time you have, you need to beat your opponents to the punch, and notice yourself playing badly. Like I said, it's easy to look at a decision you made and see that it was wrong, but to really succeed, you need to have the feel for it; you need to truly understand that you're playing badly.
So my advice? Figure out some way to test yourself mid-game. You can try thinking of your tilted self as another opponent at the table. Observe what kinds of hands he plays, what his leaks are, things that differentiate the way he plays from the way your profitable self plays. Take notes. Then, when he rears his ugly face at your poker table, you'll be ready. You may end up having to play some hands with him before you can pick up on his reads, but once you've got them, you can bring them to the next table, and the next, and the next.
So remember, if you can notice yourself playing badly before your opponents, you'll be able to save yourself a looooot of money. Trust me, I've seen both sides of it.
Good luck at the tables,
Z
Tilt happens. You can be playing well and doing just fine, and then you get 5 back to back bad beats, killing all the profit you made for the day. Hopefully, you can stay calm and just ride out the storm, but lets face it; we're human, and we make mistakes. So for that one time when it really gets to you, and you start spewing chips, just remember: if you play badly, your opponents WILL notice, and they will try their darndest to abuse you for every penny you're worth. It's not good or bad, it's just poker, and advantage is the name of the game.
When you start playing badly, it's easy to say to yourself that you've made a bad call, tried to pull a donkish bluff, or whatever flavor you're spewing at the time. But poker isn't just about knowing what's right or wrong, it's about acting on that knowledge. When you're on tilt, you may be able to recall certain strategies or odds, but the real harm is that you've lost the feel of the game you're sitting at. What was once your felt worktable now becomes a foreign place to sit, where all eyes are on you. It itches like wool on bare skin, and when you're distracted to that extent, it's impossible to focus on the warzone in front of you.
But Rome wasn't built in a day, and it can't fall in one day either. Sure it may burn pretty fast, but more often than not, fate gives you the option to get your bucket of water, and put out the fires before they spread. When you start playing badly, people WILL notice, but they won't notice immediately. Even if they're the sort to catch on quick, they still need to wait for the right cards. So the trick is, in the little time you have, you need to beat your opponents to the punch, and notice yourself playing badly. Like I said, it's easy to look at a decision you made and see that it was wrong, but to really succeed, you need to have the feel for it; you need to truly understand that you're playing badly.
So my advice? Figure out some way to test yourself mid-game. You can try thinking of your tilted self as another opponent at the table. Observe what kinds of hands he plays, what his leaks are, things that differentiate the way he plays from the way your profitable self plays. Take notes. Then, when he rears his ugly face at your poker table, you'll be ready. You may end up having to play some hands with him before you can pick up on his reads, but once you've got them, you can bring them to the next table, and the next, and the next.
So remember, if you can notice yourself playing badly before your opponents, you'll be able to save yourself a looooot of money. Trust me, I've seen both sides of it.
Good luck at the tables,
Z
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Day 69+
Just wanted to add on an additional thought for today. If you want to improve your game a bit (assuming youre not balla already), try thinking along these lines - Every time you make a bad decision, you lose money, even if you win the pot. Likewise, every time you make a good decision, you make money, even if you lose the pot.
if you can make yourself believe that, youll save yourself a lot of money, suck out less, and be better equipped mentally for when the bad beats come. and trust me, they come.
if you can make yourself believe that, youll save yourself a lot of money, suck out less, and be better equipped mentally for when the bad beats come. and trust me, they come.
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