I mentioned in yesterday's blog that I've started to see a breakthrough at my current level. What I essentially mean is that I've finally incorporated a more reasonable sense of aggression into my game. Thus far in February, my VPIP/PFR stats are 16.2/14.5 (although the style is now actually closer to a 17.5/15.5; my overall stats should converge to this as the month progresses), and my post-flop aggression rating is now 2.68 (but will likely be closer to between 2.7 and 3.0). My 3-betting and squeeze stats are now at 5.4% and 4.0% respectively.
Although I've been running a bit cold in February (currently flat for the month, although I should be about $500 better in terms of all-in EV, and I've run into some cold decks with hands that weren't all-in prior to the river), I feel much more confident in my post-flop game. I think this is a result of playing more hands overall, and having to regularly deal with the response to my obvious light steals in late position. The more you do it, the better you get.
An interesting side result is that my Hold'Em Manager "red line" (reflecting money won without a showdown) is positive for the first time in seven months. I'd previously been seeing significant monthly red line losses - so if I can get my showdown win result close to my normal monthly levels, I should be seeing a phenomenal improvement in my winrate. While stylistic differences in play dictate that an improvement on one side of the ledger will probably result in a decrease in the other side, my immediate task will be to try to minimize this offsetting effect.
Unless I'm granted a reprieve, it looks like I'm going to be tasked with helping Michele to clean out her garage tomorrow. So once again, my weekend poker is going to be affected...
Current Bankroll: $14,363.99
Sunday AM: 1427 hands; up $36.60; EV: -$37.82
Sunday PM: 1877 hands; down $330.55; EV: -$169.10
Tuesday: 2069 hands; down $333.40; EV: -$86.97
Wednesday: 2896 hands; up $394.05; EV: +$419.91
Thursday: 2767 hands; up $107.05; EV: -$58.73
Month To Date: down $7; -0.04 bb/100
Year to Date: up $1,720; 3.15 bb/100
