So another month has gone by and I haven’t written a damn thing in my blog.
I’m pretty upset that I’ve been writing so much for other people and nothing for myself. My commitments end in October (at least, the big ones do) and I’ll be writing in this blog a lot more then. I have some big plans for November including:
- 1. An e-Product that teaches players how to use SNGwiz to its fullest potential (and a way to get it for free).
- 2. A weekly video of my play with commentary (30 – 60 minutes) and sometimes instructional videos of how to review your lines away from the table (Free…for now).
- 3. A shit-ton more playing.
In general, my goal is to write less for other people and more for myself. I also enjoy poker a hell of a lot more than writing, so I want to put in a lot more hours at the table.
Last month I said I wanted to spend 100 hours on poker. I’m not sure if I met that goal. I sure as hell didn’t meet it with my play. I have, however, spent many hours reading poker books and watching videos on Stoxpoker and Cardrunners (check out trulyfreepokertraining.com if you play on Full Tilt).
As far as playing goes, I did a lockdown session of 10 hours a several Fridays ago and it didn’t go well. I dropped about $700 and got that sick feeling that you only get from taking enough bad beats to make you want to stab your computer screen and watch the colors bleed out. I decided then that I was going to give up Sit N Goes and start focusing on cash.
There were a few reasons I chose to make the switch:
- 1. I felt my edge was small against a lot of SNG players at the higher limits that were playing proper strategy.
- 2. I felt that my post flop skills had improved a lot over the last few months and SNGs don’t give me the opportunity to profit from those skills.
- 3. I know of a lot of players that make a good living playing SNGs, but the only players that get filthy rich play cash.
- 4. It’s easier to game select in cash and target the weak players.
- 5. Did I mention there’s more money in cash?
I played several cash sessions at $.50/$1 and $1/$2. I’m not properly rolled for either level, but I think I can play a profitable, low variance strategy with proper game selection. The results were nice including a $402 win in less than 2 hours. I never made that kind of cash multi-tabling SNGs. I won my money back and then some.
I cashed out about $300 from my bankroll. It went to a friend of mine who paid me for a transfer. Even with that money out, my bankroll is still at $1598 and change.
I’ve been playing at Cake a lot which makes posting graphs difficult. I can’t use Sharkscope anymore and PokerTableRatings is inaccurate since it can miss big wins or losses (it missed a hand where I stacked an opponent at $1/$2. However I still want to post proof, so I decided on posting screenshots of my accounts with the personal detail removed. Here they are:
Once my bonus at Cake expires, I plan on moving the money to Bodog. I’ve been watching the play there at the request of a friend of mine and it’s pretty god-awful. I can also use my HUD with it a big plus over Cake.
Anywho; onward to October. Hopefully I’ll be able to play more than I have in the last couple of months.
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