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Friday 14 September 2007

lost again

i deposited £25 into my account.I could not wait another day to deposit minimum £50 i had set as a starting amount.Here is how my day went.(by the way from today i will be giving myself marks on how i played-the areas will include patience,discipline,strategy.i will also keep account of my bankroll.
At about 3 oclock i drove to the bookies to get a voucher of £25 to play poker.Congratulated myself at being able to avoid the roulette machine.I did notice the excitement building up,with the prospect of playing poker.I could feel my legs a bit uneasy with the rush of adrenaline.I was speeding and tailgating the cars infront of me on the way back home.When i realised this i set myself a new disciplinary goal-i slowed down.DISCIPLINE-PATIENCE are at the forefront of my mind. i set myself another goal.I will wait 1hr after i get home before playing poker.

I hit the second golf ball into the neighbours garden.I have been ten minutes.Long enough.I go to the pokerden(remind myself that this is poor discipline).

POKERTIME

whilst logging in i write down how i am going to apportion the money.bankroll £25($50).

  1. 3 buyins of $10 omaha 0.15/0.25
  2. 2 buyns of $10 nlh 0.15/0.25

16:52 $10 omaha-pissed of with lack of money.playing rock.no one tangles with me

17:22 - bust out-trips on flop lose to straight draw hitting river

17:25 $10 omaha reload-same again bust out by 17:30

17.45 $10 omaha reload-this time i got straight nut flush draw on flop.I miss.out again.fuck nows what the odds are.all i know is that i lost.This is the reason you need a big bankroll.favourite only wins over long period of time.

CHANGE OF PLAN-NO NLH TODAY.I decide to play with 2 more buy ins of $10 omaha multitabling.

17:50 $10 omaha tab1

1751 $10 omaha tab2

18:35 i have $35 at one table and $18 at another. think about having a break.

18:42 ZERO lose 3 hands consecutively.

POINTS SCORING

DISCIPLINE/PATIENCE- 4 out of ten.could not wait the self appointed time,before playing poker

STRATEGY-6outof10. i thought i played as well as i could.I had 75% succes at bluffing small pots.I did not attempt any large bluffs.I played like a rock,but occasionlly i played flopped nuts too strong against mediocre draws.Nothing wrong with this when you have plenty of money,as you will get paid off in the long run.But i told myself to keep such pots small as i could not afford to lose.

What i have noticed at these low limit omaha games is that rock players get plenty of action despite their tight image.Even when it is obvious they have nutts.So i have got to stop calling the odd flop or turn bet with no hand, before passing.I do this to encourage players to bluff at me,hoping to catch them out with the nutts eventually.

BANKROLL-£0 PROFIT/LOSS -£25

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