January Mid-Month Update
Well for some reason nobody else at CardsChat cares to do blogging nor even posts their mid-month updates. I think the site's new Monthly Chat threads are killing the site IMO ... but that's for another discussion. Here's my mid-month update to kick off the new year...
- This year started really bad. As in 8 buyin downswing when combined with the last day of 2008. That really blew.
- Fought my way back and managed to get myself even. Decided after taking my 2nd ridiculous bad beat as a result of a 2 outer suckout that 50nl6max was done with me.
- Moved up and started playing 100nl Full Ring. The growth of my game and the "6max aggression from late position" was a key in a good start to playing this level.
- I'm having fun 9-tabling 100nl FR and that's keeping my mind occupied while at the same time allowing me to follow the game to make isolated plays against opponents.
- I've been having a weird stretch playing 100nl FR. First, I am not "running bad" and seeing cooler after cooler. At the same time, I'm not hitting sets (the expected % is very low) and occasionally seeing the retarded bad beat or cooler, including my third KK AIPF vs AA and my second AA losing to QQ AIPF. And all of this has equated into me winning at a very impressive winrate!
- I've been trying to do more research on the regs of 100nl since I see them more often than I have regs at other levels, and find out how good they are and what they are capable of. There's really only 1 I've been told to avoid.
- I got Tommy Angelo's book Elements of Poker (link: Click Here) and am nearly done with it. It'd definitely a great book and one of the better ones I've read and an absolute MUST for any full time or part time poker pro.
- Goldstar is nearly in the bag obviously by 9-tabling 100nl the FPPs are piling up. Unfortunately I think Platinum is a pipe dream at this point.
So that's it. The move to 100nl has been profitable so far and I'm obviously up on the month. I just hope that this click can continue and will look to continue my good mindset and good play through whatever might be in store for the rest of the month. Here's the obligatory graph.
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My name is Sean Gibson and I am a poker journalist and part time poker player. I work full time at PokerNewsDaily.com where I host a daily news show called "The Daily Deal" and also handle the bulk of the live player interviews. In terms of poker you will find me playing $1/$3 No Limit Hold'em in Vegas or in Los Angeles (or San Diego) and online playing small stakes games.
Nice work Ice glad to see things going well at FR for you.
Everybodys blog is dead yeah but I like to update mine so I can reflect on it when time passes. However as you said in previous post that you dont enjoy “reading about struggles at 5nl and 10nl are … well … less than dramatic ” Well should be up to 25NL at the end of the month or next month so should be interesting.
Hope you continue to run good.
Jake
I must admit I have never been good at cash games. My mental mindset is totally accustomed to tournament play.
In your opinion, what are the biggest differences between cash game and tournament play?
Regards
Mark
Ice – nice comeback and good mid-month chart. How do you find 9-tabling FR vs the 6max.
Keep up the blog.
Jurn8 – Actually I like your blog! There are some guys though on 2+2 that post 1 of the 100 total hands they played in a week bemoaning a standard loss.
Mark – Cash games are the way to go. MTTs and SNGs require a time committment for each individual session. I like being able to sit down and leave when I like. Plus I feel its a more pure form of poker.
GameDemon – 9 Tabling Fullring is about equal to 5 or 6 tabling 6max, at least for me. I still find the 6max game “funner” and harder to win at but it’s about money so I play fullring for now.