So I think this blog is going to end up becoming more of a hybrid vehicle covering both my personal life as well as my poker endeavors. Otherwise, this will become too damned boring for me. And it’s much cheaper than therapy lol… the only caveat is that I won’t be able to share the blog with most of the people who actually KNOW me, since many of them will end up becoming unwitting characters in an ever-developing plot...
So I played 2,000 hands – exactly – last night in the space of three hours, and had an incredibly straightforward, uneventful session. I wound up winning a little over $200, the result of stacking four separate opponents, three of whom happened to be holding a top pair hand, and the other an overpair hand. (Somewhat interesting, in light of the modification to my game to which I referred yesterday.) My largest loss was 50bb, when the turn that provided me with two pair also completed my opponent’s straight draw. I was all-in only twice before the river, winning both – once with 86.4% equity on the flop, and once with 100% equity on the turn. I’ll take sessions like that every day…
I’m finally starting to get comments on pokertableratings.com. The first was a fairly straightforward comment, simply referring to me as a “moron” (likely the result of my having hit a 2-outer on the river after an all-in turn bluff against the guy’s aces), but the second was much more interesting. The poster asked, “Too much FPS (fancy-play syndrome). Why?” I discovered, courtesy of HEM, that I’ve actually won more money from this player than from any other single player. In looking at the +20bb wins, each of them was remarkably straightforward. So, I honestly have no idea what specifically made him feel victimized – although I will concede that I’ve fallen prey to FPS over the course of the last few months. I’ve made a conscious effort to remind myself that players at the current level are not that sophisticated, and running elaborate plays instead of taking the straightforward approach is, for the most part, negative EV.
Current bankroll: $13,759
Last session: 2000 hands; up $219.80; EV $192.56
Month to date: up $1,001; 6.63 bb/100
