Healing

Posted by icemonkey9 on Mar 10, 2010 in tournament | 0 comments

I think most people who read this blog realize that the negative tone of the last month or so goes beyond what's happening at the felt.  After some reflection the past couple of days, I look back and see that I was going through a period where real life events were destroying my barriers for dealing with "poker adversity" and thus, I failed at the tables.  Since the memorial is done and a major financial situation is finally dealt with and behind me, I really felt different today.  Something started to click and for the first time in two weeks I actually felt happy, which was wonderful.

I wish I could say I have been incredibly productive but I haven't been.  Usually I get my writing assignments done early in the week to free up time later in the week when the tables are juicier.  This week that hasn't been the case but I am definitely on target to hit all my deadlines, which keeps the people that pay me quite happy.  I sent off an interview to Randy "nanonoko" Lew of Team PokerStars Online fame for PokerSoftware.com and I am hoping that gets back to me soon.  It'll be a real good read if you are into online poker and getting into the mind of a self-made millionaire grinder.

At the tables I haven't been doing much of anything serious.  I actually put in my first 100nl FR session in about a week and it went well.  I felt comfortable and when a whammy hit me a couple of times I didn't freak out I just kept playing and finally put in my first winning session of the month (1 for 5).  I've been screwing around playing micro and small stakes Sit & Gos which has been fun because I do it with friends.  It's been going pretty well I must say with an ITM of 50% and an ROI of 149.2% playing a range of games from $3.50 to $26 games on Full Tilt.  I have to say that the $26 and under tournaments and SNGs are just filled with fish and landmines.  It reminds me of when I watch reruns of the WSOP ME from 2003.  The players are just SOOOOO bad.  Seriously tournament players out there, I don't respect you at all, especially the microstakes and small stakes guys.  You are lol in every sense of the way possible.  Your HU skills stink.  Basically any competent cash game player just plays their game, plays push/fold well and don't run like monkey-ass and you'll be well off in these games.

Tonight I played in 4 tournaments; I know a huge sample but hey it's all I had time for tonight considering there was American Idol and a kickass episode of LOST.

$3.50 Super Turbo Satty to MiniFTOPS Event 1 = busto
$6.50 Satty to MiniFTOPS Event 1 = ITM (ticket punched to the event tomorrow)
$13 KO 90-man SNG = busto
$11 SNG (1 table) = 1st place +$45

So the $34 investment was returned with $67 in cash awards/tournament buy-ins.  Not a bad way to spend time half asleep.  See you guys tomorrow!