Okay, guys. It’s time to level with you. We are ore than 6 mmonths into 2010 and nothing is going according to plan. I’m not playing nearly as often as I need to to reach my 2010 goal and what little time I’ve played, I’ve been mostly treading water. I’m only up about $2k for 2010 when I was hoping to be up around $5k or more by now.
What’s a man to do?
The first thing I have to do is remember that the yearly goal does not mean anything. Poker does not abide by calendars. If I catch my goal on Jan. 2, 2011 instead of Dec. 31, 2010, does it really matter? Not to my bank account. Not to me. Not to poker.
The second thing I have to do is play more poker. I figured I could do this by playing online. Then I stumbled onto the third thing I have to do.
The third thing is to not push the action. I need to get my sea legs back and I also have to avoid leaking chips because I’m over eager and overplaying my cards. In that vein, I dusted off about 1/2 of my reload on Stars, which is not really that big a deal financially, but I don’t want to reload anytime soon. So, bankroll management online will be the stop gap and warm up, and hopefully, some live sessions in Pennsylvania or AC will help me put some more sessions in for worthwhile money.
In that vein, I four-tabled two sets of lower-buy-in SNGs last night, and won about 50% of my buyins across the two sets of SNGs. I think this may be my bread and butter for now. Chasing the large MTTs is just not a smart move on a handicapped budget and the four-at-once play forces me to pay more attention since there is always something happening. The compacted variance is nice, too. If I bust from one, its no big deal because I have several more going, and I look at them as though they were part of one large Matrix SNG, albeit without some of the incentives of Matrix play (for those who don’t know, Matrix SNGs at FT award a separate prize pool based on points earned for outlasting and busting your opponents.)
Now, this was going to be a You Decide post about a hand I played in a single-table SNG, but this preamble is a bit unwieldy, so why don’t you go take a break, maybe have a beverage and then come back to discuss a hand. I’ll be here when you’re ready.
Until next time, make mine poker!
July 6th, 2010 - 3:00 pm
Something about that last part reminds me of the old joke of the kid who writes the letter saying “I’m writing slow because I know you don’t read very fast.”