So, it's the beginning of August and I feel horrible. I just can't win. My account is down to under 600. I've dropped to $25nl. It feels like the best thing I can do is read books or watch videos. I enjoy those and I can't lose any money that way.
I read this post on Phil Galfond's blog (under Important Skill Sets) and feel the strongest in bullet point one, decent in two and three. That was encouraging, however this may also fit, "I’ve seen many people who seem to fit most of the mold just not be able to do it."
Mentally I am calmer, I haven't gotten as angry in the past two weeks.
Technically, I probably just need to fold to all raises and all big river bets, maybe just all river bets in general. Oh, and I should play super tight to 3bets.
It also seems like I am able to play two tables at once... that may just be a delusion. It's hard to claim competence in any area having dropped 60BI over 25,000 hands. That's a loss rate of 24bb/100.
Ughh.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Parameters for Play
Firstly, I should say that HU poker has been going well for me in general, but I had a horrible weekend last weekend. My account was at $3700 on Friday afternoon and by the time I finished with it it was $2600. (And our van died, and our envelope of food money for the month was stolen...) By Monday I was down to $2100. Wow.
I think I ran well at $50NL to move from $1500 to $3700. I also think I played well. I was on my A-game almost all the time. I was not on my A-game when I returned $1600 of the funds I earned.
I haven't quite returned to my A-game. I've had glimpses of it here and there, but I'm still angry and feel entitled to that which I lost. I'm also playing impatiently. None of this is justifiable. The people who owned me deserve their spoils.
Right now I have a 2BI stop loss rule for any one villain. I think I need more structure.
For now I'll start with a 6BI stop loss for the day. That's still a lot, and it may be too high. It might be that I can't recover from that well enough.
I also will not play or study poker past 1:30am. I think I can play well at those times, but I need to get up around 10:00am to feel good about life. And feeling good about life is important for playing good poker (and more important than poker anyway).
I also need to develop a plan about how to study poker. For that I should talk to Hunter. I need to compose an email to Hunter explaining what things I would like help with regarding structure and learning. I think there is value to having a guide, even if the guide should be (a little) misleading.
I also have a game plan to play mostly weak players. Open a table and wait for action. If someone who I have little edge over joins the table then leave and start another one. It's okay to sit at a table, but do it infrequently, maybe 10-20% of the time.
For now, I think I need to stick to playing only one table and record all of my sessions.
In summary, the parameters:
1. Quit at 1:30am
2. Quit for the day if down 6BIs
3. Quit any villain if down 2-3BIs
4. Play only one table at a time, record all sessions
5. Generate tables, leave if competent player joins
I think I ran well at $50NL to move from $1500 to $3700. I also think I played well. I was on my A-game almost all the time. I was not on my A-game when I returned $1600 of the funds I earned.
I haven't quite returned to my A-game. I've had glimpses of it here and there, but I'm still angry and feel entitled to that which I lost. I'm also playing impatiently. None of this is justifiable. The people who owned me deserve their spoils.
Right now I have a 2BI stop loss rule for any one villain. I think I need more structure.
For now I'll start with a 6BI stop loss for the day. That's still a lot, and it may be too high. It might be that I can't recover from that well enough.
I also will not play or study poker past 1:30am. I think I can play well at those times, but I need to get up around 10:00am to feel good about life. And feeling good about life is important for playing good poker (and more important than poker anyway).
I also need to develop a plan about how to study poker. For that I should talk to Hunter. I need to compose an email to Hunter explaining what things I would like help with regarding structure and learning. I think there is value to having a guide, even if the guide should be (a little) misleading.
I also have a game plan to play mostly weak players. Open a table and wait for action. If someone who I have little edge over joins the table then leave and start another one. It's okay to sit at a table, but do it infrequently, maybe 10-20% of the time.
For now, I think I need to stick to playing only one table and record all of my sessions.
In summary, the parameters:
1. Quit at 1:30am
2. Quit for the day if down 6BIs
3. Quit any villain if down 2-3BIs
4. Play only one table at a time, record all sessions
5. Generate tables, leave if competent player joins
Saturday, April 27, 2013
After Tax Season 2013
1373 to 1558 this week. I was down 40 tonight after 4 hours at 25nl (600 hands). Up 185 for the week but I was up over 400 at one point. Mostly it feels depressing. Uck.
So, the plan going forward is to play, post one hand a day, and comment on one post/make one post a day.
I need to make make a plan for how I will play well.
On the upside I feel much better. My head is in the game and I feel rested.
So, the plan going forward is to play, post one hand a day, and comment on one post/make one post a day.
I need to make make a plan for how I will play well.
On the upside I feel much better. My head is in the game and I feel rested.
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