(I finished 2nd out of 35 for a 25$ cash and played at 10 cent and 25 cent to quadruple that up over the past few days)
I will take it.
Not a really note worthy session other than to state the environment.
Sharps: (Sharps are the things that made my session more likely to be successful, as opposed to flats like being exhausted or not caring or having my kids running around to distract me)
Fairly alert / awake (played from 10:00 PM until just after 1 AM)
Two tables (enough action to keep my attention, yet few enough tables to develop better reads on the players)
TV was on (really a flat not a sharp) but I wasn't watching it as I focused securely on the play
NO Poker Tracker or Poker Ace hud: I un-installed this recently as a part of a computer back up and repair and haven't reinstalled it yet. Interestingly enough I might have done better this session without replying on the read that HUD has on the playing style but instead making my decision based on my reads... and better yet... made a few folds saying... "I would love to bet here, but I have zero read on this guy... so I will play this one fairly tight". Made a few tough folds based on my own memory recall vs a player (even my notes are backed up to an external hard drive and not re-installed yet). I think it was good for me to go back to a more "live" version without technology cuing me. Players better than me don't need to do this, and don't need to sharpen their game like I do, but perhaps for us mid range 1.5 year freshman, this makes sense once in a while.
Nearly no slow play: Not a problem of mine anyway, but sometimes when I am struggling I want to ease up on a pot to get more action... (a bad pattern after some beats you will see me drag pots). Even though it cost me some action early it paid off later when they couldnt fold to me anymore.
No show of cards: I don't show anyway, but as a record of my history of play worthy to note
I will take it.
Not a really note worthy session other than to state the environment.
Sharps: (Sharps are the things that made my session more likely to be successful, as opposed to flats like being exhausted or not caring or having my kids running around to distract me)
Fairly alert / awake (played from 10:00 PM until just after 1 AM)
Two tables (enough action to keep my attention, yet few enough tables to develop better reads on the players)
TV was on (really a flat not a sharp) but I wasn't watching it as I focused securely on the play
NO Poker Tracker or Poker Ace hud: I un-installed this recently as a part of a computer back up and repair and haven't reinstalled it yet. Interestingly enough I might have done better this session without replying on the read that HUD has on the playing style but instead making my decision based on my reads... and better yet... made a few folds saying... "I would love to bet here, but I have zero read on this guy... so I will play this one fairly tight". Made a few tough folds based on my own memory recall vs a player (even my notes are backed up to an external hard drive and not re-installed yet). I think it was good for me to go back to a more "live" version without technology cuing me. Players better than me don't need to do this, and don't need to sharpen their game like I do, but perhaps for us mid range 1.5 year freshman, this makes sense once in a while.
Nearly no slow play: Not a problem of mine anyway, but sometimes when I am struggling I want to ease up on a pot to get more action... (a bad pattern after some beats you will see me drag pots). Even though it cost me some action early it paid off later when they couldnt fold to me anymore.
No show of cards: I don't show anyway, but as a record of my history of play worthy to note
Changed tables. I stayed at the first table I opened for the whole session but as I was grinding back to even I decided to open a second table and look for more action there and just to sit back and wait at my first table (lurk in the weeds..). Worked out well as I closed both tables of 25 cent one doubled up and one tripled up (from 16$ short stack buy in).
Once I noticed my head was bobbing, even though I was at a table I liked, I took off auto post and went to bed.
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