The Big Climb

So ten days have passed in my project and thought I’d leave an update on how it’s been going this far. I made a goal of 200 games a week, and running on the tenth day of my project I’ve played just over 500 games total, with 430 of them being at the 180 bracket. Fulfilling this goal alone has been very satisfying, as I feel my flow 12-15 tabling has been going really well. The motivation is there, and overall I just think I’m doing really good at the moment. I’ve realized that in order to be successful at the 180’s you gotta be more willing to take risks that might seem -EV at the semi late stages as this will help your overall equity drastically later, when everyone (mostly) seems to just wanna climb up the ladder.

I’ve been mixing my usual 2.20 sessions with some 7.70’s and the occasional 3.30+R as my bankroll has gone above the 650 mark. I had some close ups in a couple of them, losing important pots just before the money which would’ve given me a nice shot at cruising into a top spot, but missed out….until tonight, where I managed to run over a 7.70 good for $378.

But as they say—A picture tells more than a thousand words. Graph of my 180 mans so far. Not too bad, huh?

I’ve been having some more close-but-no-cigar spots in the bigger MTTs so nothing really to write about here, although I have lots of complaints about the fish. E.g. tonight, 150ish left of a 3k big field in a $5.5 6-handed donkament. I’d just managed to double up my short stack and sat with an average stack (about 30 BBs) when I get in an all-in confrontation preflop. I bet, fish raises and I reraise him all in. He calls and turns over pocket fives, obviously winning the flip for a top 20 spot.

But what the heck. As long as I’m running super hot in the 180s there are no worries :-)

These are my goals for the next couple of weeks:
- 250 games pr. week
- Continue with the 2.20’s as primary focus until bankroll reaches $2.000 ($1.000 at this moment)
- Mix in as many 7.70’s as possible in my sessions
- When playing, try to register to any turbo tournament running I can afford.

I worked my ass off this weekend off the tables, so having a day off tomorrow. So I can hopefully get play a good amount there.

My two cents for now.