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Am I Really Weak Tight?
I played my first losing session of the year last night. I didn’t realize how much I had lost until I looked at my Pokertracker stats and saw I was down almost an entire buy-in. This seemed odd because I really only had one big pot I lost where my set of Kings lost to a flush. I dug a little deeper and found that I lost several pots in the $4-$7 range. Looking at these hands I found that I was playing very passive, doing a lot of check-calling and trying to draws without trying to fold out a better hand. This hand in particular really bugged me-
Bad Beats Aren’t Always a Bad Thing
I know, I know, bad beats can drive a normally sane person like you and me right off the edge. Breaking monitors, keyboards, mice, heck even bones, it has all been done at one time or another by all of us. All I have to do is look down at my hand while I type this to see the inch long scar between my knuckles to remind me. Who would have thought playing poker could draw blood?
At least I thought the year started off well
I am really looking forward to 2008. I have big plans both personally and in poker. Last year I decided to really try to get better at poker and I think I did a good job of that. I finally purchased Pokertracker in March and it turned out to be the smartest thing I did all year. I was able to find a lot of leaks in my game. I had no idea I was spewing so many chips out of the small blind until I saw that big red nasty number staring back at me.
Welcome to my World
Hey everyone, welcome to my crazy world. I think I have started my first post here about five different times and I have ended up scraping everyone. I am really not all that good at introductions, but once I get to know you a bit I should be able to open up and really let you guys and gals into my head. My blog here will probably be more stories than strategy. I am a small time grinder, not a high-stakes pro. Some of the other writers here make their living playing poker, and hopefully someday I will be able to say that as well, but right now I am just trying to put together enough of a roll to move from the “micro” tab at Pokerstars. I do OK for myself but I have trouble staying focused. Hopefully this blog will help me stay on track. I really think I am close to making my move next year.
