So I've been testing out 18-20 tabling 25nl this month whilst I'm unemployed. I'd like to think I can beat 25nl just fine in the long run and I'm interested in what my hourly might look like over a decent sample mass tabling. I do enjoy frantically making decisions too and it helps to keep my tilt at bay, although clearly I'm missing out on a lot of profitable spots and, more importantly, letting my game stagnate to the extent that I'm not regularly thinking through the depth of each and every decision.

The experiment so far has meant it's really difficult to know how I'm getting on. September started on one of my biggest ever heaters after some time away from Stars and was definitely one for those that believe in the boom switch. The key was flopping big hands against droolers in the main part, although after some time away, I tend to play a strict ABC style by default and a break from the game seems to help in that sense. In fact, I nearly always go on a big upswing after a week or two away from the tables.

After that initial upswing however, I tend to go on a downward incline and this month is no exception. The past 20k hands or so have been horrendous, but in actual fact, I don't think I've played anywhere near as badly as when I've been losing money before. Whilst FPS has slipped in occassionally against regs and accentuated my losses, the main issue has been that I've just not been flopping that well (particularly against fish) and I've also been involved in a lot of horrible run-outs and facing a raise, which is nearly always the nuts at these stakes. Still, it doesn't feel like much compensation having bet/folded half a stack a few times in a session and not stacked anybody, but I guess I should be happy that I'm at least getting away from these hands nowadays.

Overall then, I think it's difficult to know how I'm getting on! I'm beginning to realise that the short-run is definitely a lot longer than most people can ever imagine in poker and I guess the only thing we can do is be happy with the decisions we are taking.

Anyway, here's the graph (approx 24 hours played):