Friday, September 12, 2008

Hmmm,

Been playing mainly mtt's recently but also giving limit poker a go. I quite like limit poker - the pots are more controlable, I try and focus more post flop and I still play for nice size pots (for me) that make it interesting. I'm starting at $1/$2 6 max LHE and to be honest, have lost money so far. On blonde, I down about $30 but the rakeback makes up that loss and on Stars I'm down about $70. The majority of my losses come early on where I'm raring to go and don't want to let go of average hands because it's a) cheap to call and b)think the oppo is a donk, but after a while I settle down and have made back some of the losses or the rate of losing calms down. I managed to claw back a $90 loss the other night back to even which was nice and last night I managed to get back a few bob before getting my money in with JJ against KK which obv hurt, but on the plus side to this, in NLHE, I'd have lost my buy in and in LHE, I managed to realise that I may not be ahead and just flat call the bet on turn and river - money saved imo!

I'm hoping to play on Stars to make silver again for next month, although I'm not sure why but the freerolls are ok I guess and I'll play on blonde for the rakeback and to do my bit, although the resizable tables are good!

MTT's are coming so close. I'm starting with cheap buy in's still and managed a 6th for $170 in one yesterday on blonde, but I'm also playing the 6pm sat to the $80k on Stars as it generates about 80-95 seats and is pretty easy, then I'm having a bash at the main comp rather than bank the $55. I'm yet to cash in it but am getting close. Last night I lost a crucial hand with AQ against 7's which cost me half my stack and late comp, I can't be losing that much. Never got going again and finished 288th and I think the moolah started at 280. It wasn't like I could hang on though, I was miles behind. I'm obviously no stranger from the money end of comps but I'm trying to get there with a decent stack rather than scraping in and during the comps, I'm doing quite well but losing just one key hand. I'm sure it will come good soon and I'm positive I've improved a bit. I'm also playing the FT daily doubles at 9pm which I quite enjoy.

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