It's Wednesday, April 16th, 2008. I've got $2400 coming to me soon but aside from the $50 in my party account that's all the money to my name - and $1150 or so has to go to paying off a credit card, so I'm on the ropes - but I feel incredibly strong. My play lately has been great. I am a nit and it is paying off.
My current goal is to clear the $100 bonus that is waiting for me in my party account. I've got two days and two hundred party points to go. My plan from there? Bank roll building - grinding low stakes, staying off tilt and light experimenting with my game. What is my game? Mostly I set mine. I've recently started reraising with AQs in late position and it's working out decently so far. I just wait for pocket pairs and AK really.
AA in the BB against three or four limpers. I raise it up 7x (10 cent big blind) get a caller and take it down with a bet on the flop. I misplayed JJ earlier and it's bothering me somewhat. Against a tiny bet and a small raise I put in a reasonable raise on the flop (984) but checked it down after two callers. I had given them to much credit - my opponents had middle pair and AQ. I've got four tables right now - I can open up 2 more if I want, more if I short stack. I can play 12 fairly comfortably, but I'll stick to four so I can write as well.
Writing is very therapeutic for my game and my emotional state in general. Getting control of my emotions is crucial if I am ever to become a professional poker player again. I get 67s in position against a small raise - we both have 130x stacks - but I fold. Like I said I'm a nit. I'm gonna add two more tables - soon. I get AJ in middle position, against an UTG limper but I just muck. Did I mention I'm a nit? I'm only mentioning the decisions I think are close - I get several hands a minute, the vast majority of which are folds. I fold for a living. I got AJ 2nd in, UTG folds and I fold. Oh look, QQ and AQs. I raise them both against an early position limper. With AQ I get reraised by a short stack and I call it. My ace high holds up unimproved. On the QQ hand I get one caller. He donks out on the flop for pot and I put him in - he had nearly a full stack. The flop was very good for this sort of play I thought, 667 with a spades flush draw (I had the Q of spades). I'm up to $68. I want a wife.
What does that have to do with poker? Who knows. I hate AJ. I get AJ on the button when it's folded to me and raise it up. Flop is 763 and I pot it. I check both late streets and 56o beats me - he two paired on the turn. I don't begrudge him the win - I'm just happy I get action from six high - although I am curious as to his strategy. I suppose lack there of is more accurate.
I'm probably the sickest .05/.10 player of all time. I was playing 10/20 limit not very long ago. Recently I donked off a couple grand which was pretty unfortunate. It is time to cautiously rebuild. How many times have I tried to do this and failed? But the time I succeeded was glorious indeed. A10s UTG is an easy fold at a full ring table - I barely give it a thought.
One of my table is down to five handed. I complete JQs in the SB after a CO limper and check fold the A98 flop to a minbet. AQs UTG at another table and I limp - not sure what to do against a raise. I flop decent, QJ8, but get a sick feeling about the hand and then my opponent open folds. Did I mention I'm an anarchist?
I get 1010 and call a minraise. The flop is 1077 but my opponent checks to me. I minbet, which is dubious strategy. He calls. The turn puts up a flush draw and I pot bet. He calls again and I curse myself for not betting more on the flop. The river gives us a jack, no flush, and I bet pot again - this time he folds and I start to suspect I extracted max value.
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