Join Date: Mar 2009
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Well then. I haven't updated this bad boy in a while. I'm going to try and regularly update this blog monthly (at least). Anywho, onwards with the update!
I began August by playing some 25NL. I shot through that and am now back to 50NL. I've been playing at 50NL for the last two weeks and am pretty comfortable at these stakes. I will be building up the bankroll to get myself to 100NL. Obviously, while doing this, I will be studying my problem hands, analyzing on my own while asking for help if I cannot think up a range, don't understand some theory, etc.
This month went very well and I feel a lot of it was my commitment to NOT CHECKING MY SESSION RESULTS. I checked them once a week (Mondays). I reviewed my hands on Mondays. This worked out great. I tilted less during sessions since I was not trying to win money back when I was down (I wouldn't really know exactly where I stood). Also, previous losing sessions did not affect me since I did not know if they really existed. Anyway, I would suggest this to people that feel checking session results leads to tilt.
I was speaking to Dranger a few days ago and he mentioned his dabbling in PLO. He told me all about his reasoning and I became pretty intrigued with at least learning the game a bit. I decided to invest a bit in learning the game. I will be watching videos and reading a book to get myself started. I have some leftover money on PokerStars which will become my PLO bankroll (it's like $200 or so). I will probably start at 5NL and work my way up. However, this will be taking a backseat to NLHE. My main focus will be NLHE with PLO mixed here and there.
A lot of the reason I cannot focus on PLO is due to a prop bet Kiwi and I have chosen to partake in. Like the famous BC Volume Goal Prop, we have set goals for ourselves. If we both make it (or both don't, for that matter), neither loses anything. If either of us fails, that person owes the other money (I don't really want to disclose the amount without Kiwi's OK). I will be shooting for 60 hours this month. If I make it this month, I plan on propping again next month for a bigger number of hours.
Hopefully everything goes well this month. I still have a lot to work on, which is a good thing. Improving, studying, analyzing, and working on my mentality is what makes poker such a beautiful game. It's a lot of the reason I want to pick up PLO (I enjoy learning new things). Anyway, that's all for now. Bai gaiz!
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