time to start winning

hi! i'm rpm. you may remember me from such trainwrecks as "operation: same as every one else"...

so i'm creating another one of these things because they seem to keep me busy and the old one is dead. basically i intend to use this thread to post my thoughts on poker and track my re/pro-gression as it happens. i will be attempting some in-depth hand analyses (which i'd love to get some feedback on) in the format which spoon taught me in some coaching sessions last year, posting general thoughts about how i think i could be making more money/the state of play in my current games, and i may even post monthly graphs. i will also post short-term, non $-oriented, goals for myself to hopefully keep me productive and keep the poker learning train on course. i have decided i am going to mix my games up a bit more in the hope of becoming a more versatile holdem player and being able to better adapt to situations. i will be playing:

-50nl FR 40bb deep (or maybe cap)
-25nl FR 100bb deep
-10nl FR 200bb deep
-10nl 6max 100bb deep

all on full tilt. i'm completely new to 6max. but it seems fun, and i think it's a positive thing to get experience playing short(er) handed for many reasons. i have a more than adequate bankroll for these stakes. bankroll isn't an issue. skill level is. i will be aiming to play a modest 4-500 hands per day for the near future. no more, and only less if i need to quit because of tilt/distraction/whatever. oh yeah, that reminds me. aside from my study of poker play, i will be re-reading "poker mindset" and actively attempting to notice, and weed out, some of my delusional mindsets/emotional reactions which arise while playing poker and make me suck even more than i do otherwise.

that seems to be about it. so i'll start with a statement/confession i hopefully read and take note of before every single session:

FPS is crippling my winrate, increasing my variance, and often causing me to tilt. i seem to think everyone is 3/4 betting light if i get the slightest indication that they might be. most of them aren't. and if they are, my best adjustments are:
- leaving the table if they have position on me
- TIGHTENING my opening range instead of just opening the same amount and deciding to start re-popping them like a madman

i have, in the past, typically ran about 17/14 which is too loose for someone who sucks postflop as much as i do. i think i need to either tighten up preflop, or start limping some hands behind 2+ limpers which play well multiway, instead of isoing them. i don't think the 17/14 "image" is noticed or reacted to by enough players at this stakes to warrant the amount of shitty spots i'm putting myself in, or the unnecessarily weak ranges i have in certain spots.

/intro-rant

edit: i forgot to mention, i intend to start doing weekly analyses of the (time-permitting) 5-10 biggest losers of the last week in an attempt to spot some general leaks or recurring mistakes im making in the pots that count the most.

edit #2: i've decided to lay down some little personal rules which maximise the EV of my poker playing.
- no poker hands to be played unless poker study has been done on given day
- if the thought "maybe i shouldn't be playing right now" arises in my head just once. i stop the session at next BB's
- no cashier/tracker watching. it's neutral EV at best. more often than not -EV.
- no more than 1.5hrs play in a given session, REGARDLESS of table conditions.

i'll add to this as i think of more.