I haven't blogged over the last few days because I've had a couple of days off from poker after having a bit of a downswing playing $1000nl and £500nl where I lost 8k over the course of a couple of days. The slightly alarming thing was that it appeared that I was losing it consistently, sure I had the standard set over set and missing flips but it got to the stage where I was playing scared, and I knew I was playing a little scared and less confidently than normal and without realising it I over compensated and just spewed. At the time I didn't realise it but since I've taken a min break and looked back at some of my hands I can honestly say I was spewing. So I played a single table of $600nl today just to get back into things and I hope to play a fair bit tomorrow.
I must admit that this experience is basically confirming the fact that I wouldn't like to be a "poker pro". Although I'm not playing for a living, I'm playing to try to fund (fees, accomodation, living costs, BR for social poker etc) my masters next year (if I get my first - fingers crossed) and losing $8k aka £4k in a couple of days can be pretty stressful. Luckily my BR was pretty padded after having a hot run previously (it peaked at $51k) so I'm not really going to feel the loss in the sense that I won't be forced to drop limits or anything but I am certainly affected by losing money that could significantly affect my future. I think that is one reason why I wasn't playing well - because I let the money mean something. Anyway hopefully things go well tomorrow and I get to blog about a good session.
Until tomorrow, good luck and have fun at the tables.
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