No Poker

I'm spending the last week of the month not playing poker.

November is going to be a huge month for me because xmas is coming up and I won't be able to play much in December. Next month I'm planning a grindfest - minimum of 2000 SNG's for the month. Serious tournament players would probably laugh at calling that a grind but for me that's a shitload of poker. It also means that I should clear a couple of g's in rakeback so short term variance can kiss my scrotum.

Rakeback pro here i come.

I'm spending the rest of this week going through my databases to try to plug leaks, read a couple of books and get my stupid drunken antics out of the way in preperation for a sober November.

(Booooo)

Killer Instinct

Note to self:

Get some

Old Habits Die Hard

Last week I found myself slipping back into old habits. Alcohol induced lazyness had started to rear it's ugly head and I know from past experience that this can lead to me being a miserable bastard. Luckily I know myself and my tendencies well enough to sort it out before it got to that stage.

Yesterday I experimented with the number of tables I can play without becoming overwhelmed. I dropped down a couple of levels and played up to 12 at a time, deciding that between 6 and 9 is close to optimal. I also tried playing in sets which was quite interesting. I have been playing 4 -6 tables continuously but playing 9 or so tournaments down to a finish gives you a bit more time around the bubble and all the blinds are similar.

I still don't know what's best for me so I'll keep mixing it up until I find a preference.

Today I'm going to grind like a motherbitch.

Burnout

I'm feeling pretty shit tonight. I can't sleep because my mind is racing.

Too much alcohol and not enough common sense.

I wanted to write a huge blog entry about various things I need to get off my chest but I can't be arsed. TBH you don't want or need to know.

I played a few MTT's today cashing in one for a ridculously small amount given the time it took me. Nothing to get excited about. Ever.

This is boring. I'm even bored writing it.

At least I might be able to get some sleep.

Juggling

I really need to sit down and think about how I'm going to fit poker around my other commitments, or to put it another way fit my other commitments around poker.

I'm really, really happy with my game just now. My motivation to play and my concentration levels when i'm at the tables are the highest they've been for a long time. I'm planning to take full advantage of this and find the time to put in some serious volume over the coming weeks.

I've even been reading strategy forums *shock horror* and, wait for it..... books!!

Making lots of cash is not essential at the moment so i can concentrate on building up my tournament skills without going off the deep end if i hit a bad patch (See January to April :))


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I was seriously considering deleting my blog today because I can't really be arsed with it. I suppose there are a few earlier posts that are reasonably informative if you have the urge to wade through all the shite.

They've been good for me as a reminder about how things can get really bad if you let the downswings effect you.

I now find myself grinding out the "poor man's poker" or SNG's as I like to call them. For someone with lazyarseitis they are a fucking godsend.

I can put in some serious volume, not tilt and make money... which is always good.

The $33's and $54's have been going ok. TBH I don't notice a huge difference in play between the $22's and the $54's. My rakeback at the end of the month will be a lot better though.

I've got a shitload of stuff to work on but I'm giving myself to the end of the year to become a solid tournament player.

Imagine taking advantage of the poker resources out there and actually applying it to your game!!

I set myself unreasonable targets for improving my game in the 1st 6 months imo. 2 hours study a day is hard going when you could/should be playing. I'm not exactly clever either so 2 hours was really spent reading bbv and nvg. I've actually changed my favourites to take me straight to the STT forum... and I've even read it.

Good Luck

Well That Was That Then...

Half the tournaments and double the profits.

Again, poker is EZ.

Stepping Up

I've decided that I'm kind of wasting my time with the $22 SNG's, especially with a 10k bankroll. I've decided to step up to the $33s and $54s to see if I can really make a go of this tournament lark.

If not I'm back to cash.

Turn it up to 11

After a week of fucking around and having to do other stuff I finally got my finger out of my arse and put some hours in.

I played over 100 SNG's today ffs.

It went ok and i probably ended up around my equity with a $300ish profit. It was fun getting it in waaaay ahead and being sucked out on by the river.

2 or 3 outers were the order of the day.

I would have finished down a lot if it wasn't for an insane run right at the end when i cashed 6/6 with 2 wins.

I don't normally talk about hands but there's one I'm really angry at myself about:

6 max SNG, I'm in the bb with around 8bb, sb has less than 1bb in his stack and the button covers. I have 33 and decide I'm calling/pushing whatever happens. The button pushes and sb calls and I decide I'm calling... I must be fucking stupid.

Anyway I call and button has A8, shortstack wakes up with AQ and takes down the pot and I'm eliminated at the bubble with a decent sized stack.

I have a lot to learn. I need to eliminate fuzzy logic from my game and learn to judge situations better even though i'm multitabling.

I also played a bit of O8 but the games were pretty tight but I did ok.

Unfortunately I have to do some shit next week so I don't really know when I can hit the tables hard. I'm tempted to fuck all the other stuff and play the pokers but having half a business I need to work occasionally.

Going back a few months I really didn't think I'd prefer to play poker than make an honest living!

Not Much Poker

I have hardly played at all this week, mainly due to other commitments which have taken up a lot of my time. I'm planning on putting in a big session today and going full attack over the weekend.

I'm still in bed right now though...

I've been playing some short sessions of NL cash when I've had a spare few minutes and this has gone ok. I'm starting to get to grips with NL and I'll keep playing at least a little bit every day. I'm playing on a pretty small site and the games are super loose/passive. Even a donkey like me should manage to do ok.

Erm.... Suicide is Painless?

No wonder people top themselves playing SNG's lol. I ran AK into Ax hunners of times and the other fellow hit the x on the river.

every time.

it's still funny though. i was even up at the end of the day.

today is mostly about NL cash and a huge bonus working out at 250% rakeback.

i'm doing good btw, winning mobnies left, right and occasionally centre.

good luck.

Poker is EZ

It really is.