Week 12 review
I was more or less horizontal for a couple of days with a bout of manflu, but I basically stuck with the plan of playing an average of 1 satty a day, as I'm gradually transitioning away from poker. I don't really have an 'exit plan' (maybe: "Qualify for UO and win all the money"), but I feel like I'd be a happier person if I could free up some time for other hobbies and interests. Keeping up with poker news/strat/forums, studying (which I've already cut down on a lot) and then the actual playing just takes up
so much bloody time. I'd quite like to learn something new (like a foreign language), or redevelop a passion for my old pastimes of painting, music, photography, novels, chess etc.
Anyway, cashgames went badly this week, but the satties went very well. The UK25 turbos especially had some interesting ICM spots where I honestly had no idea what to do, as the stacks were all so short. I was kind of lucky in a few spots, as I kept going from last to first in the space of a few hands.
I didn't look this one up in ICMizer (I haven't bought a sub yet, so I can only do one a day for free), but everyone's play looks weird to me.
The biggest headscratcher of the week was this spot in a UO10 on the ultimate bubble:
Three significant binks gave me a pretty sweet graph for my lolbad sample:
That's put me sort of back on schedule, but my 2017 ROI is still much lower than last year. (In 2016, I think I made about 1000 euros in 300 tourneys, and that was with much lower average buy-ins.)
Ticket bankroll is now at:
Unibet Open: 500 (so I might take a shot at a 50 euro game tonight or tomorrow).
UK Tour: 575 (I'm still gonna grind the 25s, as the next level up is the 100 euro final, and I'd prefer to have 10 BIs for that.)
This week's plan is to play a small amount of cash/Banzai to clear the rakeback challenge points for the quarter, and continue with just 7 satties a week like a true recreational player. #PingItUp