Friday, 26 August 2011

The first entry

Hello non-existent readers,
It's obviously necessary to introduce this blog, though there may be another place to do it like a description but at the top/side, in which case, oops. But I've done it now and I have no regrets.
Anyway, I'm a poker player. My preferred game is probably stud hi/lo, but I can never find enough decent games, as well as other stud variants, I also play quite a bit of 2-7 single draw heads up, and occasionally 8-game mix. At least, I did before I shot it all off in a number of days. Poor bankroll management was to blame, and I'm sure few people are surprised by this. I discovered Fifty50s and Steps, but my bankroll couldn't handle the swings.
Basically, I took my initial deposit of £100 (~$155 at the time), and then my re-deposit of another £100, and managed to grind it down to $2.80.
This morning(/last night whilst dreaming) I had the idea of attempting to grind it up again, playing $0.02/0.04 FLHE, the only game I can play with this roll.
It was a lot more successful than I had expected. I decided to play 3 tables of Fast 6-max. After 77 hands, I was pushing the $4 mark! It really was a gruelling session, taking several time (15 minutes) and I thought, "I'm not sure if I can really handle this sort of grinding".
I know man! I'd made $1.13: a win rate of 37 big bets/100 hands. I've read that standard is about 3, though my massive winning session was obviously due to variance. I did get dealt aces, kings, queens and tens in the same session of 77 hands.
The seconds session was slightly tougher. I got dealt kings twice in a row at one table, only to be sucked out on twice in a row. It's a lovely feeling losing a pot in which you're over 97% on the flop. About 50 hands in, I'd lost a buy in (20BB). Thankfully, after 178 hands, I'd somehow managed to recover to $0.19. I thought it was a loss at the time, and it really should have been.
And then I go and play the third session of the day (several hours after the first, I should add) and won $1.23 in 76 hands.
So there we go. My goal is to win several money in the near future. Who needs SMARTER targets? Does anyone know what SMARTER targets are anymore? They could just be a sports concept really. Ie. a non-existent one.
I'm clearly not a real grinder, having only played just over 300 hands so far today. And I really can't be bothered to play much more today. Maybe a quick session at midnight. But I'm intending to ease my way into it. By the time I'm at uni, on September 19th (something for the yanks there), I'll be able to waste all my time on this ridiculous task.
Good riddance to you,
Psycho


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