Dazed and Confused

Raising Pots

Devastating. Truly no other way to describe this week on the virtual felt. Just when you are riding high and thinking you're doing well, variance comes and reminds you that poker is never a solved game. Riding out a downswing with minimal loss is the key to being a winning player. I'm almost embarrassed to write up this week but here goes:

Hands: 8,083
Hours: 20.62
BB/100: -6.10
Total winnings: -$49.32
Total rakeback: $6.73

Total for the week: -$42.59

Yes, you're not misreading that. I lost a staggering 10 buyins this week. Never have I suffered such a loss and it makes me sick to the bottom of my stomach. I played bad on occasions and ran terribly. Flushes lost to full houses, sets to straights, full house to higher full houses, I was also slow rolled by some donkey with quads which really tilted me. I've forgotten my own mantra this week which is poker is about small edges. I'm confident that I am a winning player and that I will get out out of this rut. It's painful, it's deep but I have the heart and commitment to do it. I'm essentially a grinder. I can and will grind out my 4BB/100 over a month. I will because I can. This blog is important, getting this down on 'paper' helps to clear those demons.

Lifting Weights

After a really positive start to the week I got sick on Wednesday and Thursday and once again lost rhythm and motivation. I have a lot of odd working hours over the next month so am confident I can get in the gym and start to get some rhythm.

Two apologies this week, firstly that this blog is so short and rushed and secondly I still owe an October review. It's on its way dear reader complete with graphs and all sorts...