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Learning What Works for Me
I decided that I am better suited for limit games, in particular playing HORSE seems to be my best bet; it has taken me a while to come to the conclusion that limit poker is not a four letter word. I will continue to play NLHE SNG’s and tourney’s I enjoy the kill or be killed aspect of the competition, but cash games not so much.
Pokering
- Post on more then one forum 4 to 5 times a week.
- Watch 3 to 5 hours of videos per week
- Play more games that I have an edge in.
- Be more selective of the cash games I play, pay attention to the players.
Working on a new way to play…
My poker game has been evolving lately. I got a little burned out on poker and also had some personal issues that I have been dealing with and this has affected the amount of poker I have been playing.
I was one of the tightest players anyone has ever seen, no matter the position not matter my stack size. I now focus on where I am in relationship to the button, and what my stack size is in relation to the rest of the table. I am also betting more…… I am not afraid to push with any two cards especially if I feel there is a better then 50-50 chance my opponents will fold. I realize the need to make sure that my stack does not get too small. In addition if I have 2 smaller cards that are live I am only about a 45% dog (give or take).
The Update:
Trying a Sit N Go Challenge:
I have been reading on some sight or another about building a bankroll through playing multiple Sit N Go’s at a time. The theory is start one every 10 minutes until you reach whatever maximum you feel comfortable playing. I am going to play up to 4. I am going to try this for a few days to see how it goes.
Since I am going to play so many at a time and my poker tracker only picks up NLHE, I am going to stick to that game and see how it goes. I will adjust the number of games as needed. I need to avoid being heads up on more then one table at a time. (Hopefully I get heads up).
I think I need a mentor…
Been playing the cash games, I have had a lot of ups and downs. I am trying to avoid the downs and focus on my play and getting better. My game and bankroll has come a long way over the past few months, due to the training I have already started, I just need to continue to tweak my game in order to get better and better.
Does playing bad players make you a bad player?
I recently bought into Cake Poker; the games there are pretty soft. They bring no fold em hold em to a new level. For example I was called down by a player with K high, against my full house??? I have noticed that I have loosened my starting hands requirements and my GAP is not as wide as it has been in the past. I am now more likely to call pre-flop with a naked Ace, especially when people rarely raise pre-flop.
Generational Changes in Poker
Today was an interesting day in my professional life. I work for a company that is a large employer, with Associates of every race, creed and age. One form of training that managers go through is diversity, we choose from a list of several speakers and go listen to them. Today’s topic Managing Generational Needs.
I took the class primarily because I had too. I learned more then I thought would.
There are four generations from the Seniors (born before 1946); Boomers; Gen X and Gen Y. Gen Y are folks born from 1978 through 1992. Why does this have anything to do with a poker blog?
Getting Blinded Down is Like Getting Eaten by a Duck, Its Painful and Takes a Long Time: by Chris “Fox” Wallace
I think Sit N Go’s have hurt my tournament play. Between Stars and Full Tilt I am somewhere in the range of 2000 SNG’s played, and In have average a $1 profit on a $5 average buy in, on Stars ( I have not checked FT lately). Playing a SNG is basically a formula (at least for me), you play only premium hands and wait for opponents to make mistakes, and then push when the blinds get high. If done properly you make money.
I Believe:
I believe that since I learned how to play poker most TV poker sucks.
I believe Playing Micro-Stakes poker is a challenge, people think that the way poker on television is played is how to play.
I believe anytime you condense 18 hours of play into 2 hours of television you are not going to get a fair representation of how the game is played.
I believe that the majority time people write about poker on forums is when they are losing.
I believe most people are not as good as a poker player as they think they are.
I believe Poker like golf takes a lot of practice and patients with out both you will never reach your potential.
I believe playing tight or loose neither is right and neither is wrong, it’s a matter of how much gamble is in you.
I believe loose players just have more gamble, and either all the chips or none of the chips.
I believe with the exception of a few select players being a pro poker tournament player would suck. Travel, expense, pressure, hangers on.
I believe that most pro players are not as rich as people think they are, and most players along the tournament trail are desperate people that will do anything to get an edge.
I believe the only way to make money, long term, in poker is to play cash games with in your bankroll and not be afraid to move down during a bad stretch of cards (also see note 7 up).
I believe tournaments are a good way to supplement and occasionally make a big score, but the variance can be frustrating.
I believe there is not a lot of overt cheating in online poker but a lot of soft playing against friends.
I believe that random card generators suck, but are still the best way to have a fair game online that has been invented so far.
I believe the online players will prove to be better then the live players. Learning physical tells is easier then understanding the proper play online.
I believe playing harder games like Omaha, Stud 8, Razz will make you more money long term because you are playing against players that are not good and loose play gets punished.
I believe poker is the only form of competition that neutralizes the younger players physical advantages.
I believe most of the recreational poker players are good people that just want to play well.
