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Uptown . Nov 27 2008 06:09. Posts 3557 | | |
Previous Blog: http://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=615598
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So immidiately after posting my previous blog, I set out to take on NL5. It was definitely a little nerve racking to see the numbers next to the chips so much higher than what I had been used to - probably look 10 minutes or so until I didn't have to double check that the ratios were correct.
Within the first 1000 hands, I had been suckered 2-3 times, plus one instance where I inexplicably went 3bet All-in on the flop with TPTK and lost out fair and square. So in the first ~90 minutes, I was down 3bi's and received the typical buttspanking that greets all players that move up in stakes. (red circles correspond to these hits)
But I felt that I had played properly sans that one shove, so I was acutally quite encouraged. The players were definitely less spewy than at NL2, and their stats usually reflected that. They usually folded rather wisely to bets that I'd perhaps want them to call, etc. Things evened out, I caught a good stretch of cards and managed to play them well, got lucky a few times too sucking out 1 or 2 hands on the river, and I had brought myself back to the positives.
But things turned sour rather quickly, as a combination in a slight decrease in focus/analysis on my part and being perhaps overly aggressive in situations I should not have been, coupled with some bad beats rushed me back to the equator. (see blue circle) Decided to take a break around here, and get something to eat. This corresponds to 3k hands, and I tend to play roughly 500 hands/hour, so I must have been 6 hours into my session for the day.
The proceeding UP, then DOWN, was a combination of luck, and more importantly for me, I could sense that i was being spewy with my betting. I felt that I was being overly aggressive on flops where my cbets and double barrels would get me nowhere. I really had to buckle down and focus on what i was doing and WHY I was doing it. As I reached another valley (green), I really sat down and geared down, increased my level of discipline and tightened up even more.
Genjix commented in my previous blog entry, that he was finding NL5 to need a higher level of tightness. As I played the last leg of my session, his words were brought back to my consciousness.
As I really focused in on this last leg, I was determined to make it back into the green, and hopefully up one BI. I really wanted to make SMART decisions, be it shoving, cbetting looking for a fold, or anything. I was able to focus on what they probably had, and how I needed to proceed to get what I wanted out of them. I still made some poor calls knowing I was beat, but I was able to minimize the damage and successfully (i think) mucked a handful of strong hands because I truly believed I was beat. The second to last hand, I caught a bad beat on the river to lose a few bucks, then felt my focus immediately wane, and quit asap.
The results were truly immediate, and I ended the day at +4BI's, according to PS's cashier (PT3 says otherwise but it's dumb so w/e). Above all, it gives me confidence going into tomorrow knowing what kind of play I need to get out of myself to be successful. I must be smart, aggressive, patient and disciplined. I have to examine the board and opponents' lines to make the correct decision for each situation.
I know now that I can beat NL5, and it's just a matter of time. I do sense however, that by the time I reach NL10, I will have to start adjusting my game to loosen up, and as people suggested in my previous blog, to reduce the number of tables and really concentrate on what is happening on each of them. I will definitely heed this advice when the time comes!
Thanks for your support guys, I apprecite it 
Cheers~
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some interesting notes:
I actually accidentally minraised one hand when I misclicked (meant to fold), and entered the flop with Q3o from CO. But everyone checked the flop, the turn came Q, and the river came Q, and I won about $1.50. That was rather comical  , considering I literally said "OH GAWD" as I misclicked.
I looked at PT3's rake stats, and my gosh, I now know why everyone says "rake will kill you". 
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wow your blogs are epic in length hahaha
Glad you are doing well though. Keep it up.
Also, no need to link to your previous blog. Its listed right below this one when people goto your blog. |
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EXCELED Canada. Nov 27 2008 09:45. Posts 401 | | |
Im glad things are going alright for you man BUT you are way to big of a nit man Im suprised people actually give you action because with those stats I take it you are only playing top hands like AA, AK, AQ, KK, QQ, JJ and not other types of hands. It is true that at NL 5 you do need to be a bit tighter but 10% VPIP is way to tight for any game man. You could for sure make more money consistently if you opened up your game a bit and played more of a positional game |
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