Diesel10
07-11-2004, 02:19 PM
Sorry for the length of this post, but have you ever needed to rant against yourself?
Been lurking here awhile, but here's the story...
Been playing for years with mixed results before I decided to adopt a new tight strategy. Started only playing top 10 hands (AA-88, AK, AQ, KQ) aggresively. In position would play (77-22, AJ, KJ and AT). And would occassionally through in suited mid connectors or would slow play to be slightly less predictable.
Using this "strategy" I started doing pretty well. Turned $20 online into almost $400 in couple months. Won $150 at Bellagio ($4-$8) in March another $110 at Taj and played in my first no limit tournament $30+$10 at the Borgata last week and finished at the final table 7th out of 128 (for $313) and then won another $50 playing $3-$6.
Feeling pretty good about myself and wanting to step it up, I used a gift certificate I had to buy Sklansky and Malmuth's HEFAP and Cloutier and McEvoy's Championship No-Limit/Pot Limit Hold 'em.
Here's where the major stupidity comes in. I skimmed HEFAP and was thrilled at the concepts: More hands, more excitement, more profit! So without a sound foundation of understanding the concepts, I started to play online. Keep in mind I had not even read the whole book.
I managed in the span of two days to turn almost $400 into $7.50. Yea me! Not only was I playing half-baked with concepts I didn't fully have down, but I obviously let myself tilt. You'd think after losing the first $200 or so, I'd have stopped, but nooooooo.
So for penance, I am taking a couple weeks off. I am going back to micro limits to try to build back on solely the $7.50. I am going back to my original strategy that worked pretty well in the first place. I am going to read both books cover to cover (more than once) and swear to myself not to change my play until I can thoroughly understand and explain the concepts.
Sorry for this lengthy rant. I just needed to let off some steam for being so stupid. Hopefully I'll learn something from this. Hope you all won some money from my goof.
Over. Out.
Been lurking here awhile, but here's the story...
Been playing for years with mixed results before I decided to adopt a new tight strategy. Started only playing top 10 hands (AA-88, AK, AQ, KQ) aggresively. In position would play (77-22, AJ, KJ and AT). And would occassionally through in suited mid connectors or would slow play to be slightly less predictable.
Using this "strategy" I started doing pretty well. Turned $20 online into almost $400 in couple months. Won $150 at Bellagio ($4-$8) in March another $110 at Taj and played in my first no limit tournament $30+$10 at the Borgata last week and finished at the final table 7th out of 128 (for $313) and then won another $50 playing $3-$6.
Feeling pretty good about myself and wanting to step it up, I used a gift certificate I had to buy Sklansky and Malmuth's HEFAP and Cloutier and McEvoy's Championship No-Limit/Pot Limit Hold 'em.
Here's where the major stupidity comes in. I skimmed HEFAP and was thrilled at the concepts: More hands, more excitement, more profit! So without a sound foundation of understanding the concepts, I started to play online. Keep in mind I had not even read the whole book.
I managed in the span of two days to turn almost $400 into $7.50. Yea me! Not only was I playing half-baked with concepts I didn't fully have down, but I obviously let myself tilt. You'd think after losing the first $200 or so, I'd have stopped, but nooooooo.
So for penance, I am taking a couple weeks off. I am going back to micro limits to try to build back on solely the $7.50. I am going back to my original strategy that worked pretty well in the first place. I am going to read both books cover to cover (more than once) and swear to myself not to change my play until I can thoroughly understand and explain the concepts.
Sorry for this lengthy rant. I just needed to let off some steam for being so stupid. Hopefully I'll learn something from this. Hope you all won some money from my goof.
Over. Out.