Archive for August, 2009

Better Day Today

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Today went a lot better. Actually, I thought I was not doing well, but I’ve managed to string together a few winning sessions in a row. I think my mind is still on my not-so-good July, which is why I thought I wasn’t doing well lately. Today I tried to concentrate on those problem areas from July…not being aggressive enough, giving up on hands way too early and with hands that are too strong to give up with, and, based on this thread, I watched my preflop aggression that could end up with me out of position against the wrong players. (more…)

Review of July Hands…Man, I Suck

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Good news, bad news as I review my hands from July. First, you should know that July 2009 was my 9th worst month since I started using Poker Tracker in January, 2005. And February 2009 was my fourth worst month. So, 2009 is not going well. Dropping from 25NL to 10NL while I work out some things means 2009 could be a losing year unless I figure out what’s wrong and fix it in time. I have 4 full months to do it, so that’s my “Rest Of The Year” goal…make 2009 not a losing year. August is going better…I’m positive, but not really tearing things up like I’d hope (1.96 PTBB/100). (more…)