Another Week Down

Another week, many dollars made right? Nope! I started off down, and I ended down. I have yet to figure out the conundrum that is .50/1. The first session I put in had me losing almost $300, and as usual I was running bad. So I dropped down to .25/.50 for about a 1000 hands and built it back up. I then decided that I'm too good for .25/.50 and I'm gonna crack this .50/1 beast. I had some up and down sessions, but finally on Tuesday, I booked my first winning day. I thought finally, things are about to start turning around. WRONG! Wednesday and Thursday were the worst two days of the week. And the sick part was I played the best on those two days. Before I talk about the graph though, let me give a little setup of the past 3 days.

On Monday night after I had finished playing, I was reviewing my sessions trying to see if there was anything I could change and found a couple of holes in my games (well one was definitely a leak; the other one, meh, could go either way). I'll talk about the definite leak. At .25/.50 alot of the time when I get reraised on a c-bet and I have just a dry pair or gut shot, I would fold instantly and wouldn't even think about it. But at .50/1, it's as if I think everyone is trying to bluff me, so I'm calling off knowing I'm probably beat and 99% of the time I was. I dont know if this happens consciously or subconsciously, but I found out I was calling off way too often with marginal holdings at .50/1. So Tuesday, I made a conscious effort to fold hands when I thought I was beat and to not get too married to dry flush draws (simple concept I know, but you'll be surprised how hard it is).

OK so back to the graph. Tuesdays session is represented from hands 3155 to about 3653. It was a modest gain, but at least it was going in the right direction. I was thinking finally I've got it, but then all hell broke loose on Wednesday. It's as if Full Tilt was punishing me for playing so damn good. My EV line kept going up, while my actual kept going down. It was pretty sick. I think I played my best game these past two days, but couldn't hold to save my life. I mean come on, if I would've just broke even in my all-in situations, I wouldve made $450. Instead, I post a $114 loss. So this week, I'm gonna change the avatar, change the background, and start the week off at .25/.50 for a few hands and hopefully it will jump start the run good. So until next week, Shipshape.

Oh and on a side note. I played 3 tournaments this week and I lost all 3 of them on the very first hand I chose to play. It was awesome...