End of the 5k Experiment

Posted by icemonkey9 on May 12, 2009 in 50nl | 1 comment

Last Friday was a bloody session that pretty much wiped out the profits I had made at 50nl. Nasty stuff and "one of those days" of the month we all have.  The recap:

Crappy Stuff (-$20 or more)

• QQ<KK aipf (-68)
• QQ<KK aipf (-50)
• AK<JJ aipf (-35)
• AT<QJ (turn 2 pair vs straight, villain 65/0/2) (-26)
• AJ<66 (he hits set) (-22)
• AK suited < AA aipf (-30)
• JJ<67 (hit OESD by calling down to river) (-31)

Good Stuff (+$20 or more):

AJs > 84s (top two pair vs pair of 8s) (+30)
JJ>KK (hit set at flop) (+24)

Anyways, with that behind me, today I finished my 5,000 hand experiment "Warm Up" at 50nl to start the month.  I've accumulated 1,000 VPPs so far and need 995 more to unlock the $285 cash bonus I bought on the first.

Analyzing the 50nl experience:

- Wow I played nitty. Super nitty. I think that was a reflection of having way too many loose cally types on my left constantly at this level.

- Despite the crash-landing on Friday I still played at 1.5BB/100 which is sad, but winning, and if you take Friday out I was around 8BB/100 but woulda-coulda-shoulda.

- Not sure if I'll do it again next month.  I just don't think after the 5k hands are over if the time spent at the level was worth it to keep my game sharp plus give me some confidence.

So that sums up the month so far ... 5k hands at a level below where I should be and not much in profits.  Doesn't sound exciting does it?  (That's because it isn't.)