Really this should be titled the journey, because 1) the journey back to where? I was never really much of an anybody to begin with and 2) as long as we play poker no matter the level of success or failure we are at at the current time, we are still on our poker journey.
So yeah, im at 25k hands now and i gotta say i think im a much better player than i was pre hiatus. I havent studied but i think i un auto piloted some things i was doing that were holding me back. Like i think my cbet flop % was much lower b4. I have never before over even this much of a sample had a positive redline like i do here. I wonder if thats the stakes im playing or that im more focused on cbetting and its showing up in that stat and my winrate? I think im paying off too light on the river sometimes but i checked my river call efficiency stat and its solid at like 1.65. I think i can do better esp at this limit as the betting on the river it is pretty obvious when im beat.
Other than that, poker wise the stake is up a really good amount given that i didnt start until 10 days or so into January. One thing bothering me is pokertableratings.com has been missing almost all my hands in February. Its weird cuz i use HEM to track my results but something about it being posted on the internet is gratifying and it satisfies the narcissist in me.
Ive been thinking about the direction of this stake and i think i just want to grind 25nl until i hit a predetermined amt of profit and then go out on my own still at 25nl and move up when i feel comfortable. You know as opposed to setting goals and such. I suppose by the end of year id like to be playing 50nl but other than that im trying not to put too much pressure on myself or raise the expectation bar to a point where i fall short and lose motivation on my first setback. For now ill say that id be happy to play 25k hands/mth and make about 500 - 750/month that i can use for my vegas vacations and family vacations. Its funny to think that last year this time i had just finished my best online month at the cash tables (8k at 100nl) and had a sick good november and december the months preceding that. Now if i can grind annual vegas vacation money ill be happy.
*blog entry saver*
Stay focused on the reasons youre playing for and gl to you all
Ahhhhhsht
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