Hey, just a quick update to let you all know how its gone for me this month and to see how i got on with my goals from last month.
Like i said in my last update, i wasn’t too optimistic about the amount of volume i’d be able to get in this month as i’ve been busy as shit with the army, so last months goals then.
-Get in 15k hands, not a lot but i'm busy so this would be a good number.
Not completed, I only managed to get in 7300 hands so just under half of what i was aiming for, this kinda sucks but i have been a busy little bee and even when i’ve had 2 mins to myself i’ve honestly wanted to do other things, like chill out and relax, do stuff with the missus and her little boy, there’s been a lot going on this month and in the few moments of downtime life has had to come first.
- Move up to 5nl, working on a system where i take 3 BI shots i need to get myself up to $115 in the roll, currently at $81.
YEY, I never waited until i got to $115, instead i moved up at $98.40, just shy of 20BI’s for 5nl. My stats for 2nl then:
Kinda tight/passive really but this might come from raises not getting too much respect at the lower levels and the huge amounts of implied odds you get from the majority of players there, an 11% PFR translates to 77+,A9s+,KTs+,QTs+,ATo+,KQo which seems to me like im raising for value the majority of the time, its not on the pic but my steal % is 23% which i dont like, maybe i need to have a look at all my hands from the BTN/CO/Blinds and see where a raise could have been the best option over flatting, which would bring my vpip and pfr closer together, wow, can’t believe i thought of that all by myself right there lol. Small sample but i dont need anymore to prove i can beat 2nl, it was just a stepping stone imo and i've (hopefully) stepped right off it now!
- Finish PNL and maybe start reading it again, should be do-able.
Although i didnt have internet on the exercises i’ve been on its just meant that i’ve had plenty of time for study this month, i’ve read PNLHE and i’m now on the 2nd read b/c that book has helped my game soooo much and there’s bound to have been things that didnt sink in, also, my understanding of calculating your equity, SPR, and commitment, could do with a little work so i think a 2nd read should be just the ticket.
- Learn to lay down hands where its clear i'm beat, made some good progress towards this today, making a couple of good lay downs.
Definitely something that i have drastically improved on, my discipline when it comes to laying down beaten hands has been something that i feel has seen the most improvement and ultimately will lead to some big gains by saving me my stack when put to a decision to call a shove
So it’s not been a bad month considering i havent had much time to play, i’ve still accomplished a lot and i’m really happy with the way i’m playing and thinking about hands in real time, trying to put villains on ranges etc. Really glad i decided to move right down to learn 6max properly and now that i’m out of 2nl its time to start earning some vpps again lol.
Gotta end the thread with my goals for next month then.
-Play 15k hands, lol, still not gonna have a hell of a lot of time tbh so if i can make this amount of hands at 5nl i’ll be happy enough, got a feeling i might actually do it this month.
-Look through my hands from stealing positions to see where i could have raised, for example, i’m in the SB, folded round to the button who limps, just noticed today that coincidentally i had a few big hands in this exact situation and everytime i raised i took it down pf, might be just a coincidence but gonna investigate further i think :D
-Close the VPIP/PFR gap, less flat calling with implied odds hands and a tad more raising when IP against certain villains, like a typical nitty tag, sure i can flat call with SC’s, A-xs, small-med PP’s, given correct stack sizes of course, but what i think i could be doing is 3betting the fishie 50/20 guy more instead of just flat calling as i would with the nit.
Graph for the month then,
From about the 6449 mark is where i moved to 5nl, My first 700 hands at 5nl has gone well then lol, hopefully it continues, would be nice if i could have a 10 - 15BI month, please poker gods, one time!!!
Gl everyone, til next time :P
