Escaping the Micros

The Grind

A friend (IwantSmirnoff at the forums) suggested to me that I had enough of a bankroll + skillset + mindset to get my ass back at the 100nl tables.
As you can see from the graph it worked out pretty well and although I have much to learn I feel pretty confident about my game. Not too much hands though since I spent some time with my gf and family during the holidays

One thing I’m going to try to focus on is keep working on leaks in non showdown pots. I am well aware that a positive red line in the micro/small stakes games is not really something I should try to achieve at all cost but there is a lot of work to be done.

One way I am going to try to do this is playing some HU poker each weak to improve my hand reading and OOP play.

I really appreciate the amount of feedback I have been getting from you guys at the forums while posting hands. Hand discussion in this community really is top notch imo.

Video

Posted a member vid of some play at nl100. While I was talking a lot and trying to explain my reasoning, after the session was done I soon realized that no audio was recorded so that felt a little bit silly :)

Here’s the link if you are interested

The Study
Watch 2 episodes of Jk3a’s new series and I really like the format. Furthermore I watched WOT and Whiteheatsyd’s series’ episode 4 and there’s really some great stuff in there. If you are running bad or want to be prepared for when you do, this is really gold.

Deucescracked
Some threads that I remember of the top of my head

Some people’s 2010 goals and how to achieve them
Interesting hand that I played imo

Life
Spent some nice time with my family / gf for christmas and looking forward to meeting up with some friends tomorrow for a new year’s eve party.

As I am starting my exams on january 13th I also started to study but it’s going at a slow pace since I am not feeling the pressure yet…

Here are my 2010 goals btw out of the 2010 goals thread:

Poker

• Take shots at 400nl by the end of 2010
• Learn to play hu up to 100nl
• Get some basic
• Play no longer than 60 min sessions for the entire year
• Keep working on being detached
• Watch 2 vids a week
• Start coaching some players upto 50nl (pbb not for money)
• 15-20K hands a month
• Keep updating my blog

Life

• Get my masters degree
• Sleep more consistent
• Eat more healthy
• Drink a little less
• Quit occasional smoking while drunk
• Be friendly and helpful to all people as much as I can

That’s it for this week,