Just had 1hr session of $50nlh and £20nlh.3 tabled at a time and have made a profit of £50 to take my roll to £854.
I have been thinking about my sudden improvement at poker.Some may say it is just luck.I simply put it down to better discipline -three types of discipline that is.Firstly,the discipline of sticking to bankroll management.Secondly,the discipline to only play when in a good state of mind.Thirdly,giving up on pots,that I should not be involved in, on the turn and river.'Money saved is money earned' is the motto here.
There are many tests I still need to pass,before considering myself as a potential longterm winner.The key test would be to come back from a 10 buyin downswing ,without tilting or allowing my emotions to get the better of me.Not preying for a downswing,but I will have to face one eventually.I just hope I can cope with it.
I play PLO and NLH.Which game i play depends on my mental and emotional state.I cannot put my finger on why,but ,I have of late, been able to choose to play the game more intune with my being at any give moment.Tonight for instance I felt more relaxed playing NLH,and stuck with it.
bankroll £854
just had my second session for the evening.It only lasted 10 mins and has made me another £50 ish .Joined a $50nlh,and got dealt KK,AK(3times),AQ,10's,JJ ,in the first few hands.I raised everytime to 4-5bb,hoping that villains would think I was bluffing.I got called lite by a shortstacker and walked away with $90,after joining with $35.
Meanwhile,at the $25 plo,I joined with $20 and walked of with $50.I bet out trips,got called all streets by a flush draw,which missed.
Hit and Run is working for me at the moment.I cannot keep much interest once I have a big stack.I seem to play better with a shorter stack,looking to build up.
Goodnight all.I will sleep soundly tonight.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
8 days,still no busto
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Labels: discipline, emotion
Thursday, 12 February 2009
benefits of BRM is finally appreciated
Last night I went into a semi tilt mode in my second session of play.It was a 3-4 hour session , ending at 3 am -well past my bedtime.I was playing a hyper aggressive game,raising almost every hand,and firing out most flops.Thankfully I stuck to $25PLO and walked away with a loss of £50,to leave a roll of £620.
As the English cricketers often say,'I must take the positives from a poor performance and come back stronger'. So,here is my list of positives:
-I stuck to BRM.
-I accepted a £50 loss for a badly paid session -feeling no anger,or desire to recoup losses quickly and erratically
-earned plenty of rakeback, and got closer to a bonus pay out.
Today I have played a total of 90 mins of poker.Two tabling $50 nlh.It has been a winning session,even though I felt uncomfortable most of the time.I was just so worried about losing and tilting off money again. I suppose it was due to all those bad past experiences embedded deep in my subconcious,brought to the forefront of my mind.
BANKROLL £684
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