I wasn't sure I would play on the 1st of January. I haven't yet finalised my poker resolutions for 2009, but these are sure to feature good discipline. I would think that being selective about when and where to play is an important part of that.
So, playing a random session of PLO was probably not recommended. On the other hand, it seemed wrong not to take a little dip in the fishpond. I thought it quite likely that the game would be even looser and madder than usual (because of the time of year).
It seems that being too loose pre flop is my single biggest leak, so I played (for me) very tight, and really tried to stay out of any marginal situations at all. I made some good progress. Often times, you can be paid off in huge pots with the "obvious" nuts.
Then, I lost a big pot from miles in front. And another one. And another one. This was disappointing/frustrating/infuriating but some of the players were just begging to give their money away so I felt it was right to stay. And I wanted my money back !
Normally (I say this only partly in jest) my style is to keep playing till I'm bust. I can be up plenty in the meantime, but I want to go for the big score, so I carry on until I eventually find a way to lose it all. On the other hand, I actually don't normally chase losses to any great extent.
However, I was really determined not to start out 2009 with a losing session. And it was so obvious that the money was there to be won. It did get worse before it got better, but in fact the standard of play was so bad that I genuinely felt it was a matter of time.
Eventually, after about 3 hours, I was able to notch up a 100% winning session record for 2009!
2 comments:
Nice work mate. As I normally play .25 - .50 and one (max) buy-in is $50, I've set myself a target of making $100 a day, on days where I play PLO. If I make that then I'll stop (unless I am at the club waiting for the next tournament). As for how many buy-ins i am prepared to lose, I don't think that matters as long as I am playing at the correct relative stake and I am not playing bad!
Interesting approach. I am not sure it is correct though as, indeed, I suspect all "stop at a win" strategies are flawed. Having said that, it would be a straightforward defence to my tendency to "overplay".
"Session rules" probably should be part of my 2009 discipline.
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