I played 9 hrs today and lost
$131. I felt good and played a full day. The action was good but I wasn't able to capitalize on it. I was making good reads and confident folds.
Here is a hand I played.
I'm utg with 10
10
, there was an active player raising almost every pot so I felt the conditions were right for a limp/raise, 4 limps to lp active player who makes it 15. 1 caller in lp, I raise to 104. An ep limper calls the rest fold. I started with 300 and villain covers.
Flop- A
K
5
I tank check, villain insta ships. I study him for a minute and felt he hit the flop so I let it go.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pepper50000
Great challenge OP. Keep it up. Your sample size is pretty close to big enough to determine your a $14 an hour winner in these games. A couple of things. Do you enjoy poker still?
When are you planning on moving up to 2/5? When you get to Vegas or when you get to $10,000 bankroll or x bankroll?
Well according to ev++ my true winrate is somewhere between $8 and 20$ an hr. That range seems about right. Winrate for any specific game I play is inversely related to my opponent's loss rates. I always play in game with the most consistant losers and avoid grinding in a game with all winning players who I have no edge on or my edge is so small it is eaten up by the drop.
I do still enjoy poker, but it is definitely not as entertaining as it used to be. After playing over half a million hands most of my decesions are stardardized. I have played most common situations over and over again. It can be a really boring game when there are no tough decisions to be made. Esspecially after I put in those 160 hrs in July and broke even, I felt a little bit burnt out. I forced myself to play longer than I felt like playing. When playing when I didn't feel like it, it reminded me of working a job and I found myself glancing at the clock and thinking about the fun life experiences I could be having.
I've decided quality hrs are probably better quantity so I'm not going to play when I don't feel like it.
I have been taking shots in the 2/4 game at the Oaks with a 50bb stack. So far I'm running at $20/hr in the 34 I've clocked. I will only play in the bigger game if the line up is soft.
August 2011
Total hours played- 54
Pace- 99
Average hourly winrate-
$16
Winnings-
$876
2011 YTD
Total hours played- 517.5
Average hourly winrate-
$14
Winnings-
$7081