Well, it has been just about 3 months since this began...
Sometime, actually it was about the middle of April, I became miserable with the thought of grinding $.1/.25 10 hours a day...when I wasn't working. I was playing anywhere from 4 to 10 tables and spinning my wheels. My play was erratic at best, ranging from robotic to maniacal; much of the time I was playing on megatilt and consistently calling off my stack.
I busted the account playing $1/2 HUNL which I was under rolled for and decided I was done. I went back to playing live and was puttering around on what seemed to be Life Tilt. I really enjoy spending my days playing cards but have not really figured out how to sustain myself. Again, when I say sustain myself I simply mean consistently building a bankroll that is large enough for me to justify the time I spend online. Which at this point is a large portion of my life.
I love my job and I have no interest in trying to play cards for a living but a nice supplemental income would be great. My boyfriend actually told me this would happen. He told me I did not have the constitution to grind online...I thought then and still think he might be right.
Anyways, I came to the conclusion (right or wrong), FOR ME, online NLHE is a very difficult game to beat right now With respect to cash game poker, Online and Live are two very different games. The skills that make me a good live player are not used in the same way when playing online and I can most effectively use these skills when playing 1 table at a time.
I have however come to the belief (again, right or wrong) that I do have an edge in a couple of spots online and I have been playing again consistently. I am playing a ton of tournaments, I think I am definitely +EV in online tournaments <500 people. I am again puttering around with a small overall return, but at least now I believe that once I figure out a consistent tournament schedule I can show a consistent ROI.
I am also trying to focus on Omaha 8, both FL & PL. It has long been my favorite game to play and I think it is the spot where I am most likely to have an edge. I thoroughly enjoy O8 tournaments and love to play FLO8, so for now this is where my focus will be but I will remain playing NL tournaments.
GG
Saturday, May 23, 2009
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2 comments:
good to see you back blogging
I've no idea who you are, but if you're looking for tourneys < 500 people then you might have some success on AbsolutePoker. I'm not sure how it is since the merge with UB but it used to be good for smallish tourneys.
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