Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,439
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I didn't post last night because I promised myself I'd wake up early this morning and go to the gym...and I did. I have to get my ass in shape for the summer. 
Anyway, last night was not a good night for poker. I continued to practice HU play with the 4-man $6+$.25 HU SnGs. I lost one but won the next one. Not half bad...the final table of the game I won was really good and went back and forth a lot. Twas a really good game. I sat down at a cash game and started to play. My head really wasn't in the game...and I was geared toward HU (more aggressive) play. I couldn't make the switch back to cash too easily. I lost two big hands...one flush losing to a full house and had some guy hit a runner-runner flush on me. The poker gods weren't on my side and I was getting frustrated. I chose to take a break. I was down $9.35 in a mere 166 hands.
I took my break from poker and watched Black Hawk Down. Sick movie. Anyway, after the movie, I went back to playing poker. It was an up & down battle. However, disaster struck soon after. Another runner-runner flush (yes, I threw protector bets out there). I got hit with that and lost $10. I went on tilt and lost $14.80 for the session. I got off the tables soon after the runner-runner...though I should have gotten off sooner. I made a couple of decisions I was not happy with.
So yesterday's sessions saw me down $24.15. It happens...but I should have a stop loss in place. Perhaps 2 BIs? I don't know what a standard stop loss is. I am starting to NOT look at my PokerTracker as much...and it does seem to be working. It's kind of like at the gym...I can't look at that stupid display on the treadmill; I have to put my towel over it (eh, bad analogy).
I have chosen to begin to work on my bet sizing. I have to conceal my pre-flop hands better and throw out a standard bet. I will do so based on my position.
Lastly, I took a look at the 10NL tables (back when I was up around $184). They really do not seem too hard. The players play about the same (though I actually feel they are a bit worse). Hopefully I can reach that plateau soon and continue my quest to 25NL.
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