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k2o4 United States. Jan 01 2008 14:38. Posts 4803 | | |
Well I'd have to say my run @ NL100 has me feeling like I am the donkey, but overall it has been a good year and I am on track with all of my goals! I really wanted to be @ NL100 by the end of December and that has been achieved. I'd like to make it to NL200 by the end of January but I'm not going to rush that. I'm gonna move up with 25 buy-ins @ the very least and maybe 30. I also still have a hell of a lot to learn as I am definitely NOT a favorite @ NL100 right now.
I feel like I might be @ NL100 for quite a bit because the truth is there are enough good players here that I can start practicing being a bit trickier. I want to open up my game and become a solid lag player, and I think this is a great limit to do it at. I feel like trying to learn a bunch of new stuff @ NL200 is going to be way too hard. So my plan is to really focus on LAG CardRunner Videos and get good at opening up my PFR range. Then I want to add some new tricks to my postflop play and get much better at hand reading so that I can value bet thinner and also bluff more profitably.
The big change is that I used to check/fold a lot and now I've started check/calling with things like TP marginal kicker. I've also started continuation betting a bit less and check raising a bit more, while also check / calling vs aggressive players and catching bluffs much more often. Overall, it's a lot more like playing the poker that I've read about and watched video's on which was never possible to do down in the microstakes.
I'm really happy that I started posting here on LP.net. I've met a lot of cool guys and many people who have been helping me out on hands and who have started replying to my blog somewhat consistently. I definitely think that a lot of my improvement was thanks to the LP community. It also helps to get past tilt and downswings when you have so many other people going through the same stuff with you. This must be what it's like to go to consistent AA meetings.
As far as non-poker life goes, things are quite good. I'm moving to Costa Rica by the end of January. I'd like to be @ NL200 before I got, but who knows if that will happen. I have a lot of work to do to organize that move and also finish up all my obligations here in Colorado. I'd rather just move to a nice apartment in Boulder, but I have to go down to Rica for work and I've given a promise to do it. Oh well. Only like 9 months and then I'm free to do as I please, and hopefully by that time the poerk winnings will be big enough that I can totally support myself through poker.
Things are going well with the girlfriend. We tend to have 1 big fight every month, but once we get it out of our system we're golden for a while. Also both gotten much better at not fighting about little things and supporting each other when the other one is feeling down. She did the christmas tour with me and met all of my family, and they all loved her. She was great and it made me feel really happy to see her getting along with everybody. We're planning to go out and get some sort of oriental foot massage thing and see a movie today. Either Charlie Wilson's war or Alien Vs Predator or P.S. I love you. Try and guess which movie was my choice, which was her choice, and which we both want to see =)
I really want to travel LESS this year and spend more time focusing on self improvement. Mental and physical. I feel like I've lost sight of a lot of things and pretty much poker is the only place I've stayed consistent. Haven't done much to try and improve in any other areas in my life. I really need to get back to focusing on my body cause I have serious neck pain. Also, it would be nice to be cut again and if we're gonna be in Rica there's a lot more potential beach time. Gotta be looking good.
Umm, that's about all I can think of for now. I guess it's ok to do such a long post since it's the year end wrapup and all that jazz. Let's do some graph's and things to show how my first year of NL cash games went. Sadly it all started on August 22nd so it's only like 4 months, but that's ok.
That's all from me for now! See you guys later!
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JoeDeertay United States. Jan 01 2008 22:43. Posts 1730 | | |
Looks like a pretty good year for a "donkey" =P |
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k2o4 United States. Jan 01 2008 23:10. Posts 4803 | | |
haha ty =)
yeah was @ a 3,000 profit for the year but then I ended up donking off about 2 buy-ins last night. hah, such a donktastic time to be at the tables and I came out as the bigger donkey T_T |
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