Gauss Blog, Never Surrender. Never.

 

It's not complex and it's not new, it has been said many times and it's right there for all to see. You know it already, but do you own it?

 

The key to all poker is simply to find a game you can reliably beat and go about grinding it. This is not a game where you have an edge, or a game where you simply hope to win and may well win if things go well. I'm talking about a game you consistantly and regularly beat.

 

I found it online, finally. Embarrasingly, its $2 to $5 heads up sngs. (Im also fairly sure stud H/L fits this catagory but Ill leave that for another day) That's it. Its not glamorous and its not wildly profitable given the time it takes, but it gets the job done. I just finished a set of 25, 8 player, $2.25 heads up sit and goes on Full Tilt and ran and played just about as bad as possible. But I added up the wins and Im still up $17 without rakeback. Since I started this plan my roll has basically doubled (I have also played 25nl here and there during the month and had a winning month there, but the key is the stable profits from the sngs.)

 

So, once you have that base game that you can reliably beat you are free to do whatever shot taking you can afford, knowing that if things go poorly you can continue to study and rebuild your roll at the go to, easy game. Its really that simple, and like many its something I already knew, but do you put it into practice? It really is the key to all poker. I'll never go broke again, and never have to redeposit again if I simply stick to the plan. Hopefully as I get better my "go to" game will be a bigger one that is more profitable.

 

Aside from the obvious financial benefits, you can not underestimate the effect of the confidence this will give you. There are two ways to feel, at 25nl for example. You can be sitting there cautious, knowing that a few beats will push you down a level again, or you can be sitting there confident, knowing that if things go to hell you can just go back to your easy game to rebuild.

 

Aside from that, in general, the year is going well, sort of. I had hoped of course to be at a much higher stake by now, but I am confident that Ill be able to move through 25nl in the next couple of months. I was almost at 5o nl a few months ago when I had a total reversal of luck and blew up. Again though, the big picture is a bright one. No deposits this year, none. The hobby I enjoy is finally paying for itself. I have much bigger goals, of course, but its a step in the right direction.

 

I also have stepped back a bit from internet forums. More reading and less posting. It can be great, but there is no sense interacting when all your doing is getting yourself all worked up in some meaningless flame war. Keep it positive and work hard, leave the put downs to others imo. This game is hard enough online.

 

 

Keep your cheeks tight, and never surrender.