Friday, February 27, 2009

Full Ring Study Group

Sawdruhteez (Tyler) organized a FR Study Group at CR and I decided to join. The individuals consist of Schulucky, Dustydwn, WordHappy, Pataxxe, Sawdruhteez and I. We plan to meet this coming Thursday at 7pm Central Time through Skype/Mikogo. I'm pretty sure we are going to bring 1-3 hand histories for review and then go from there.

Looking forward to this coming Thursday because it's another step to being a better poker player.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Please send PPA letter to the President, your Senator and local Rep

Got the links from Btimm and LuckySOB. Please take the time and send the PPA letter to President Obama, your Senators and local Rep. It takes one minute and it will make a big difference. Poker is a skill game and it needs to be regulated in USA.

PPA letter to our Prez.... http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/issues/alert/?alertid=12601836&type=PR

PPA letter to your Senators and Local Rep...... http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/issues/alert/?alertid=11248186

Monday, February 2, 2009

35k Hand Breakeven Stretch

I mixed up my play this month 16 and 6 tabling, thus the lower volume. When I play 6 tables, I'm able to pick up player tendencies that I wouldn't be able to pick up 16 tabling. I"m able to see how fast they act, how many big pots they've been involved in etc. However, it's more mentally challenging playing 6 tables than it is 16 tabling. I don't want that sort of mental drain so I also play 16 tables. I think it's a nice mix to keep the game fresh.

I'm basically breakeven this month with rakeback over 35k hands. I played a mix of $50 and $100 nlhe FR. Eric (Damn Ringer) has been awesome. We've had 3 sessions so far, and he has been able to plug a few looks. I knew what my leaks were but he was able to give me practical advice to plug them. I was probably too loose on the CO/BTN and didn't double barrel enough in certain spots. I was able to tighten up in Late Position when I knew the blinds would 3 bet me. I'm also double barreling more on scare cards on the turn and river when I suspect villain can find the fold button. My total aggro factor was around 2.5, but it is now it's around 3 or higher. I also had some betsizing issues where I was either betting too small or too big. I need to really think what I want villain to do and fire the correct betsize out with player tendency, position, board texture, and history in mind etc. Basically making my postflop decisions easier where I don't have to guess as much if I'm getting bluffed or not because I love to hero call.

My review of my last 127k hands is taking longer than I thought. I'm about 1/2 way done and I'm noticing alot of leaks in my game. I hope to finish reviewing the other half within a week or so. I do find reviewing hand histories boring, so it's taking me longer than it should.

I'll post a graph when I reach another 100k hands.