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vasoline73 United States. Dec 20 2009 08:32. Posts 808

Well thanks to some posts around the site, I've realized that the only way I'm ever going to get better at poker is by forcing myself to play. I think it was Ket who said in a thread that people just play expecting to get better over time sporadically, and it just doesn't happen that way.

So I'm trying to play alot, just 4 tabling on my small NL5 bankroll of 160 bucks.

I played a session today where I ran way under EV which is kind of annoying, but I'm definitely not tilted by it. It would have been nice to make 30-35 bucks for almost 4 hours of grinding instead of 95 cents.. but I guess I should be glad I'm even. I also felt like I played well, so it's hard to be tilted. Even the big downswing in the EV graph around hand 1100 was a guy check calling a set against my flopped straight and rivering a full house on the end. I guess there's alot of arguments for just calling this river on this hand, so maybe I played it bad. I just felt like he could be check calling a Q the whole way and didn't want to lose river value so he donked.. and yeah I shoved and value cut myself big time. Villain was kind of stationy so I felt like just calling on the end was losing value in the long run. Who knows :/.

Hand in question:
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Anyways, here's graphs for my session today.

And the last couple of days...

Anyways, I'm hoping that if I keep putting in 2-3 hour sessions of 4 tabling everyday and really focusing that I can move up quickly. We'll see what happens, hopefully I run a little smoother next session. . I think I can reach NL50 before I start running into trouble with my game.

- Jack

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Last edit: 20/12/2009 08:36

Nadeem Belgium. Dec 20 2009 09:14. Posts 448

Your small 5NL bankroll of 160 bucks? you got 32 buy ins thats really not small for NL5

Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die tomorrow

taco Iceland. Dec 20 2009 10:22. Posts 1793

On December 20 2009 08:14 Nadeem wrote:
Your small 5NL bankroll of 160 bucks? you got 32 buy ins thats really not small for NL5

If I saw any point in it I could explain to you how that is correct English...
If he finds his bankroll small, and it is a 5NL bankroll, he would say "My small NL5 bankroll of 160 USD", as it is shorter and better pronounceable than the alternative "My bankroll is a small 160USD bankroll for NL5.", which just makes no sense.

Goodluck with your grinding though OP, wish I had your BRM

vasoline73 United States. Dec 20 2009 13:07. Posts 808

I guess I just mean 160 isn't that much, not 160 is small for NL5 . Thanks for comments guys.