5hours till I hit the tables. Waiting to board the plane. Excited to share trip report along the way.
Quick motivational reminder to self.
General strategy for poker –
Chances will be good that I won’t personally know anyone at my table. Will take first little while to size up table dynamics. Depending how much energy I’m in the mood to exert, play accordingly. Some days it will be loosey goosey aggressive, other days will be nice and tight. Most of the time it’ll be somewhere in the middle, mostly looking to exploit any tendencies I see of particular players.
If game conditions are bad, reminder to self—no need to force since they will very likely not give me the light action I need to balance out my –ev plays. Plan for this will be to grind a bit then just quit and go do something way more fun, like gamboooling!!
If game conditions are good, figure out where my profits will be coming from. Then focus and zone in on whoever it is. Doesn’t matter the source, if it’s a bad player making consistent mistakes or a good player on tilt and opening up vulnerabilities I can exploit.
Reminder to at least play my “B” game and don’t get lazy too often. It’s about winning, not proving my skills versus others. Check the ego. Other people’s opinion of my game is none of my business. Go with the flow, take what the game is giving me, bend but don’t break, minimize tilting situations.
Just win baby.
General strategy for my Baccarat play-
For the love of the bankroll, stay patient!!! Any given loss can quickly spiral out of control. Hit and run if things go well to start. If not, stay in control and good streaks will come. Quit if not in a good mood for whatever reason, have lots of time. Check that ego.
Smile, smile, smile… fake it till I make it. Convince myself to be in and stay in a good mood. A good attitude will make it much easier to play and gamble. Winning will follow.
Vegas time, Wooo!!