Jan 09 2006
Recent Developments
Well all I can say is thankfully a new year is upon us.
My game towards the end of last year suuuuucckkkkked. My bankroll ended up being completely crippled and what’s worse was that I was making stupid plays, and generally playing like a complete lunatic.
Since Christmas I’ve barely played any poker at all, since it’s no fun getting your ass kicked constantly, but just after the new year I was at home and my flatmate was playing a small SNG. About half way through he had to go do something and asked me to look play till he got back. Well since it wasn’t my money at stake I played tight but took the advantage whenever I thought the other players showed weakness. When my flatmate got back he noticed he now had a huge chip advantage over everyone else and decided to let me play. For the rest of the SNG I played some smart poker, laying down when I had to and taking pots with nothing. In the end I walked away with the SNG much to my flatmates delight.
I didn’t play any more poker that night, but I fired up Stars the next day and played a couple of small SNG’s winning then both by playing the same way. I’ve no idea why I became a manic at the tables towards the end of last year but I think it may have helped my game more than harmed it. Now I’m more prepared to bet with junk when I think I can steal pots but I’m more aware of when I’m beat and can lay down big hands. Thankfully the bankroll has started to creep back up to acceptable limits and before long I’ll get back to what I had before the madness kicked in.
Here’s to some fun poker for 2006!
One last thing, good luck to Pinky who’s decided to take the plunge and play poker full time.
