Friday, 28 January 2011
Really?
Mbn to win flips deep in MTTs. Got 32nd and 19th 2 days running in the same $22 MTTon stars. Theres always tomorrow O guess :). On a good note though I shipped some sattalites into some qualifiers for some Live events. Think I may play the qualifiers on Sunday and try win a nice holiday :)
Thursday, 27 January 2011
They're Back :/
Title is referring to the demons that take over me and turn me into a degenerate from time to time lol. As you probably noticed I was annoyed at the time of writing the last post. Now ordered Poker Mindset ;) to try and help with the mental aspect of the game.
Anyway basically played some stuff above $50nl and done OK, so got back on track a little bankroll wise. I'm not sure whether I will ever stop this inner degen and I'm kinda happy about that. I think its a good thing to have inside. However the key is controlling the gamble and using it in the right spots.
I'm 366 VPPs away from platinum for the month, so I will almost certainly be platinum. I'm semi happy with this although I'm pretty sure I could of cleared platinum a while back but I got a little lazy and played some MTTs here and there just to mix things up. Platinum should help me boost the FPP balance in Feb and get close to the new monitor.
Peace.
Anyway basically played some stuff above $50nl and done OK, so got back on track a little bankroll wise. I'm not sure whether I will ever stop this inner degen and I'm kinda happy about that. I think its a good thing to have inside. However the key is controlling the gamble and using it in the right spots.
I'm 366 VPPs away from platinum for the month, so I will almost certainly be platinum. I'm semi happy with this although I'm pretty sure I could of cleared platinum a while back but I got a little lazy and played some MTTs here and there just to mix things up. Platinum should help me boost the FPP balance in Feb and get close to the new monitor.
Peace.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Meh!
Last few days have been tough to say the least. Sunday was again terrible. I'm thinking of not playing a Sunday session anymore. I start work at 6.30am until 6pm and then start grinding. This just seems to be burning money and I find it difficult to stay focused. Looking back through some bust out hands just makes this even more clear. I absolutely butcher some of them if I'm honest :(.
Two weeks running now I have dusted off a decent chunk of my roll chasing a big cash in an MTT. I think from now on I will not play MTTs on a Sunday unless I can wangle the day off form work. I woke up this morning knowing I would have to put in some decent volume to try and recover from yesterday. Unfortunately it's just gone from bad to worse so far. I have played 2.2k hands so far today and dropped 6 buy ins. I have been unlucky here and there but again emotion has got in the way at some stage. With blasting money 2 weeks from MTTs and a pretty break even week at cash last week, having to move down to $25nl is becoming a possibility :(. Hopefully that won't be the case but I'm fully prepared to drop down if need be.
It's become clear over the last week or so that I really need to work on my mindset and emotional state whilst playing. I have noticed myself getting pretty angry over pretty std things, which is not a professional attitude towards the game at all. If I want to progress any further in this game I have got to change this ASAP and not worry about the short term results and/or bad beats. I guess I will talk to some friends about this, as I'm prepared to work very hard at improving this aspect of my game but if I'm honest I am not really sure how to improve it.
Well will get back at the tables and try pull some $$$ back :). If I can stay focused and playing well I may well beat last Monday's most number of hands in a day record, but we'll see. I definitely won't be playing if I'm steaming.
Two weeks running now I have dusted off a decent chunk of my roll chasing a big cash in an MTT. I think from now on I will not play MTTs on a Sunday unless I can wangle the day off form work. I woke up this morning knowing I would have to put in some decent volume to try and recover from yesterday. Unfortunately it's just gone from bad to worse so far. I have played 2.2k hands so far today and dropped 6 buy ins. I have been unlucky here and there but again emotion has got in the way at some stage. With blasting money 2 weeks from MTTs and a pretty break even week at cash last week, having to move down to $25nl is becoming a possibility :(. Hopefully that won't be the case but I'm fully prepared to drop down if need be.
It's become clear over the last week or so that I really need to work on my mindset and emotional state whilst playing. I have noticed myself getting pretty angry over pretty std things, which is not a professional attitude towards the game at all. If I want to progress any further in this game I have got to change this ASAP and not worry about the short term results and/or bad beats. I guess I will talk to some friends about this, as I'm prepared to work very hard at improving this aspect of my game but if I'm honest I am not really sure how to improve it.
Well will get back at the tables and try pull some $$$ back :). If I can stay focused and playing well I may well beat last Monday's most number of hands in a day record, but we'll see. I definitely won't be playing if I'm steaming.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Updates.
Missed the delivery for my new computer today :(. Did however manage to wangle a redelivery for Saturday, which is tomorrow weeeee. My desk arrived tho and I assembled that, which rather surprisingly was a breeze. It's a little smaller than I anticipated but still should be fine and looks pretty cool to boot!
Played a shade over 2k hands today and was down a buy in. Was a pretty frustrating day where I played 1100 hands and was up $150 took a break and came back to lose $200 in the next 1k hands. That's how it goes sometimes. My problem is though that in session I'm still letting beats irritate me and effect my game, which is a stupid fish thing to do and the fact that I let this happen infuriates me :(.
I guess I will buy or order form VIP store "The Poker Mindset", heard good things about the book and I could sure use a better mindset right now. I will most likely buy it though rather than use FPPs, as I'm saving for the 27" monitor from the VIP store (maybe two :O).
VPP count is at 4.8k and have 8k FPPs, so I got a long way to go for the monitor(s), but when I get plat the multiplier will help no end.
Will probably put some pics up when new setup is complete. Taking a day off tomorrow and playing MTTs Sunday. Will normally put in a big Monday session at the cash tables but may well be building my new computer then.
Going to see a poker buddy in Leeds on Tuesday, so may not get a bunch of volume in the coming week. Not too concerned though so long as I get platinum for January, which is more or less a sure thing.
Well that's all I got. Peace!
Played a shade over 2k hands today and was down a buy in. Was a pretty frustrating day where I played 1100 hands and was up $150 took a break and came back to lose $200 in the next 1k hands. That's how it goes sometimes. My problem is though that in session I'm still letting beats irritate me and effect my game, which is a stupid fish thing to do and the fact that I let this happen infuriates me :(.
I guess I will buy or order form VIP store "The Poker Mindset", heard good things about the book and I could sure use a better mindset right now. I will most likely buy it though rather than use FPPs, as I'm saving for the 27" monitor from the VIP store (maybe two :O).
VPP count is at 4.8k and have 8k FPPs, so I got a long way to go for the monitor(s), but when I get plat the multiplier will help no end.
Will probably put some pics up when new setup is complete. Taking a day off tomorrow and playing MTTs Sunday. Will normally put in a big Monday session at the cash tables but may well be building my new computer then.
Going to see a poker buddy in Leeds on Tuesday, so may not get a bunch of volume in the coming week. Not too concerned though so long as I get platinum for January, which is more or less a sure thing.
Well that's all I got. Peace!
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Been A While.
Probably the longest time without a post since the start of this blog, which is pretty impressive imo. Hope I ca say this in 12months time. So few updates really and nothing much else.
I remembered why I hate MTTs :). I played two days of MTTs on Sunday and Monday and cashed maybe 3 times. I didn't run or play well at all, so I didn't expect much else. I probably shouldn't of even bothered playing on Sunday tbh. I started work at 6.30am, finished at 5.30pm and started registering form 6pm until 11.45pm, so wasn't really up for it.
After the bad 2 days my bankroll had taken a significant hit, so I was determined to grind hard yesterday and I did. I played my most hands per day since I started grinding. I managed to get in 5641 hands although I probably should of quit at 5k (which was my target). Will insert graph for the lolz:
There were definitely some points in the day when I played pretty badly, which is not good. I sort of have an excuse lol. Well I hope it isn't just an excuse but there were times when the house was really loud and many distractions.
So that brings me to the bit of news> I ordered my desk, which arrives on Friday. I have also decided to upgrade my desktop and start grinding on there again rather than a laptop. I should be ordering my new computer today. Im having a little trouble adding my card details to paypal so I am hoping someone can help me out with a $ swap for pokersite money. I will post pics when it arrives then I will be building it (or watching and trying to learn while someone else builds it :p)
OK last thing is VPP update I guess, I managed to get Goldstar during my session yesterday and current VPP count is 3605, so should get platinum this month I think. Hopefully can rack up some FPPs then. Thinking about getting a 27" monitor from the FPP store. Anyway that's all I got.
I remembered why I hate MTTs :). I played two days of MTTs on Sunday and Monday and cashed maybe 3 times. I didn't run or play well at all, so I didn't expect much else. I probably shouldn't of even bothered playing on Sunday tbh. I started work at 6.30am, finished at 5.30pm and started registering form 6pm until 11.45pm, so wasn't really up for it.
After the bad 2 days my bankroll had taken a significant hit, so I was determined to grind hard yesterday and I did. I played my most hands per day since I started grinding. I managed to get in 5641 hands although I probably should of quit at 5k (which was my target). Will insert graph for the lolz:
There were definitely some points in the day when I played pretty badly, which is not good. I sort of have an excuse lol. Well I hope it isn't just an excuse but there were times when the house was really loud and many distractions.
So that brings me to the bit of news> I ordered my desk, which arrives on Friday. I have also decided to upgrade my desktop and start grinding on there again rather than a laptop. I should be ordering my new computer today. Im having a little trouble adding my card details to paypal so I am hoping someone can help me out with a $ swap for pokersite money. I will post pics when it arrives then I will be building it (or watching and trying to learn while someone else builds it :p)
OK last thing is VPP update I guess, I managed to get Goldstar during my session yesterday and current VPP count is 3605, so should get platinum this month I think. Hopefully can rack up some FPPs then. Thinking about getting a 27" monitor from the FPP store. Anyway that's all I got.
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