March Results

Posted by icemonkey9 on Mar 31, 2009 in Results | 0 comments

March was just the month that wouldn't end it seemed in terms of poker, tilt and needed breaks.  This was, by far and away, the most challenge of all months.  Looking through my blog posts it's almost a little embarassing to look through all the agony I was going through but I am really trying to focus on the positive things I learned during this very difficult month.

• I learned that a real 'downswing' isn't losing 3 to 5 buyins.  It's 15 or more, and that's according to guys that play a bazillion hands and have been around forever playing NLHE on the internet poker rooms.
• I learned that keeping your mind busy with other things in poker can be a good distraction away from the game when you need a break.  For me, I picked up an Omaha book and watched videos and that did wonders for my mentality.
• I learned to stop looking at the Below-EV graph and number figure that HEM outputs.  Is it ever a good thing to look at it?  Never!  If I am below I give myself a great excuse to say I run terrible.  If I am above I give myself reason to get paranoid because I'm apparently getting lucky.  I just threw that thing away a week ago and haven't wanted to revisit it again ... I think I stopped looking when it hit $600 below EV this month.
• I learned a bit about what it takes to make a final table in an online micro-stakes multi-table tournament. Basically get that big stack and enjoy the flips that you'll need to win to get there. The play is just horrible so ignore how bad people play and just look to exploit it.

In terms of fiscal breakdown I narrowly avoided my first "losing month" in my history.  The bad news is that I did end up in the negative (barely) in the NLHE ring games.

BONUSES:  +$29 from Donkey Site, +$250 from PokerStars
RAKEBACK: $0

MTTs: 31.6% ITM
ROI: 5.6%
Winnings: +$4.62

NLHE Ring Games: 18,118 Hands = -$173.91
Omaha Ring Games: 1,676 Hands = +45.65

End Result:
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March = +$155.36