The Real Deal - Whatever it Takes

Been a while....

Taking shit seriously again. Major upswing and then downswing. Yay poker! Definitely need to cut back on tables played for a bit since I realized I'm not really paying attention to why I am doing stuff anymore. Autopilot much? Anyway, I'll be posting hands in the BC a lot more now and hopefully I'll get a couple responses here and there.

Bingo Bango'd myself back to back tournament cashes in the FTR 500 (3rd place) and the 20+2 FTP Double Deuce (400ish).

Anyway, my bankroll can basically support 25NL now but I am still a little hesitant to move up. Not for any doubt of my ability to beat the game but just because of how badly I ran the last time I moved up. This coupled with the fact I am still having a hard time just treating the 25 dollar stack as chips when I play and I think I may have to wait a little bit longer to make the move.

This decision comes after having a very important conversation with some of my friends who have been professionals for a few years. We discussed why playing 1/2 live was a mistake despite how soft the game is. The fact is, if there is any psychological hitch that makes you doubt putting chips in the middle you are never going to be playing your A game and thus are constantly holding yourself back and always on subtle tilt. Do to this I plan to ease myself into 25NL by only playing one or two tables of it at a time instead of my standard number. Taking care to take extra notes and instantly quitting if I have any aversion to losing money.

I am quite pleased with how things are going since my massive tilt during RUSH week. I am going to try and get back on a solid routine of working out despite injuring my wrist and I feel like bringing some normalcy to my usual day will also help to being stability to my game. I'm also planning on dabbling a bit in tournaments here and there because I seem to have a decent feel for them and have been quite successful overall in the last few months since making an adjustment to my tournament approach.

I was able to snag Silver IRONMAN last month and look to make it two consecutive months fairly easily this month. Assuming I can cash in the freerolls this should be a nice little boost to the BR as well.