August results and thoughts

I played a little over 12k hands. 6 k hands of $50 nlhe FR. 6k hands of $50 and $100 nlhe HU. I worked on my red line and won more pots that I would usually give up on. My W$WF was around 45%. It is usually around high 30 or low 40. My FR game is solid right now and I will probably play alot of that this month.

As for HU, this game has some sick variance. I played a guy at $50 and won about 6 bi off of him. A few days later, I played another guy at $100 nlhe for over 6 hours str8. It was a pretty epic match. I was down close 9 bi vs him at one point.

I knew I was running terrible and he was running me over. I bolted down and starting to really focus on what he was trying to do. I readjusted my turn and river play. I made an epic comeback over 1k hands to be up 1 bi. This match really tested my tilt control. I realized I'm not ready for $100 nlhe HU unless they are completely terrible. This villain actually played pretty good and I would def avoid him in the future.

This month, I plan to only play $50 nlhe HU/FR. If I decide to play higher, it will be $100 nlhe FR. I really enjoy HU because I can really get a read on their style. It's especially satisfying when you can soul read them and follow through with the plan. I guess the only thing I hate about HU is the variance. I need to build my tolerance to that because I am def prone to tilting when I'm done 5 plus bi.

First 6k hands is $50 nlhe FR and last 6k hands or so is $50 and $100 nlhe HU.





As for life, my co workers and I formed a touch football team. There will be 6 games over 6 weeks. This will def motivate me to get in better shape. I got a YMCA membership and if I go workout atleast 12 times a month, my insurance will reimburse me for $20. I def think feeling good physically about yourself will def improve my poker game. I am def putting my physical/mental health first now. I love poker but my physical/mental health needs to be a priority right now because I got more control over that.

Also, I read that Alex (DWarrior) is going to be going to school at the U of M Twin Cities. I went there and got my BA in Psy back in Fall 2005. Alex emailed me his cell and I'm looking forward to showing him around here. I'm not sure how much poker Alex plans to play while in school. Hopefully, we can motivate each other to play better poker.