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NewbSaibot United States. Jan 31 2011 23:53. Posts 4946

Interesting start to the new year. I indulged in a lot of new poker theories after my '10 blowout where I finally gave up professional poker. Now I just play for lulz, which has been working out much better in the tilt department. It basically comes down to a lack of care, which interestingly enough is an ideal poker mindset to be in. If I make it I make it, if I dont I dont. Had a couple of humorous busto challenges trying to run up zero dollar bankrolls, but ended in failure due to poor BRM. So on with the results:

A little messy, but to be expected from an amateur trying to play LAG. Every one of those spikes was a learning moment lol, and I feel I soaked in a lot of good material about what works and what doesnt at the micros. The spikes were self-induced due to adopting a half-stack strategy whereby I'm basically pot committed after any 3bet or flop action, but as time went on I was able to curtail which hands I should plan on committing with before I get there. Eventually some tilt did get to me and I bled like crazy around hand 10k or so I guess. But because I take lots of silly 1 BI shots and shit, the following graph more accurately represents my forward play style at any given limit.

And finally my overall stats. I can live with that. Especially with the adjustments I'll be making. I went back and forth between playing half-stack and full stacked, and at the moment I still prefer half stack or less at micro stakes, just to limit the swings when I get it allin. I noticed when I moved up to NL100 I got ran over trying to play this loose with 50BB's, and before I realized it I was moving back down. I'm pretty sure regs dont give much respect to half stackers and immediately targeted me as a fish. I kept getting 3bet and squeezed without really knowing what to do. Because deeper stack requires a more intelligent level of play, I think sitting full stacked at the higher games will be optimal as it allows me to play more postflop without regs just jamming KQ high or something and making me fold. Since I'm really happy with my non-showdown results I think I can possibly do well in this regard.

My main goal this month is to focus less on the value of my current bankroll and more on just being patient and letting it grow. I get too greedy and want to add a few digits every few days, telling myself I can suffer a 1 BI shot at the next level if it lets me get out of my current one, but it gets pretty annoying having to drop so quickly when you dont immediately run well after moving up.

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