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Originally Posted by coldeu
well I said it already but I think it's never too much
U facking rock. GG keep going
Thanks.
I did a good bit of work around the house today before going to the gym. I was able to get in 5.5 hours of online grinding for a profit of +$750. I played all 1/2 and .50/1.00 today as that seemed to be the best game selection to me.
I had a couple of leaks during session. Firstly, when I started session I couldn't find much action and decided to table start. The problem with this is that playing HU against an aggressive opponent requires many more frequent decisions for medium and large pots than playing 6max, and that is not the best way for me to start a session. Table starting is fine once I have been playing for a while and am in the groove, but it's not the right way for me to start a grind.
My opponent either ran me over or ran well against me over a smallish sample, and then hit a set vs my top pair in a 3bet pot and stacked me. I felt very frustrated, but I at least had the good sense to quit the match. I had thoughts along the lines of "pffft I bet that guy thinks he is so good and owned me, he is just lucky he godmoded me" after getting stacked. That is an unhealthy reaction and an ego driven sentiment. Who cares whether or not he thinks he is better than me? Maybe he IS in fact better than me - why would that be some sort of a problem for me to accept?
I took a moment and was able to quickly regroup and get into a proper mindset and just took my time game selecting 6max. I got stacked again shortly thereafter at a 6max table in a 3bet pot in a cooler situation, and was able to handle the poor start well and just continue on with a good grinding process.
The other issue was that I was listening to a stream of a live Phish concert tonight, and at times got a bit too distracted from the tables. I can listen and enjoy the stream but if I want to go check on the forums to see what fans are saying that is too much of a distraction and I can't be doing that. I realized it was too much and cut it out in the end, though.
Anyways, these issues aside, I still feel very happy with my grind today. I was in the zone and making some nice plays throughout most of the day, and again obviously I ran well to finish winner after the early hole and it's always easier for me to play my best when running well. Still, I'm pleased that I feel like I'm making the most out of the heater so to speak. Particularly, my bluff catching is greatly improved from where it was a year ago and that is generating extra winrate for me.
I should be able to continue to put in some healthy sessions over the next few days, and I'm looking forward to the World Cup finals this weekend. I root for Bayern Munich in Champions League, and that is mainly because I got into a soccer video game a couple years ago and had to pick a team to play in dynasty mode and I chose them. Robben is maybe my favorite player, so I tend to root for Germany and Netherlands in international play (always USA first though). Should be a good final. I'm also curious to see what Brazil looks like after the debacle against Germany. Haha I saw that Pornhub had to ask users to stop uploading clips of the Germany/Brazil game to the "Humiliation" porn category.
A bit tldr; of a post but I wanted to get my thoughts about my leaks today written down because that helps me improve. They were relatively minor and I was able to correct them fairly quickly, but nonetheless it's important to continue to try to get better.