Another Tedious "U"
It's become quite annoying to start every session in the hole and then clawing my way back to even. I suppose its better than NOT clawing my way back to even, but nonetheless, why can't I have a killer night? What's wrong with having one of those, Poker Gods?
Decided to two-table NL at iPoker last night. $100 6-max and $50 full ring. My focus was on the 6-max, and I was just trying to ABC/nut-pedal on the full ring table. As fate would have it, I got crushed on the 6-max table and tore up the table I was barely paying attention to.
There was a huge donk on my left at that 6-max table. Unfortunately I got two decent hands against him when he had flopped full houses, and I lost two medium-sized pots. I don't think I played either hand badly - in fact I think he played them badly and could have gotten more out of me on both. He passed my money, and much more, to the patient player on his left over the next hour, losing about $130 and then quitting the table. Once he left, so did I, as I felt my edge on the others at the table was questionably thin.
On the full ring table I was getting cards and action. Near the end I was dealt AA in EP. I limped and the BTN raise 8X the BB, folding everyone else. I called. I flopped a set, and checked. He bet the pot and I raised the minimum. He re-raised all-in, and I called. His hand mucked, and I stacked him. AK maybe? Not really sure, but that hand put me back up for the night, so I punched out. It was late and I was getting tired. I did clear about 180 iPoker points this way, though, so that was considerably faster than before.
I have played all of about 3 table hours of poker this week. That is ridiculously light, and I am starting to get frustrated by my lack of playing time. I may have bitten off more than I can chew, but I honestly enjoy all of the things I am involved in (in no particular order):
- BullsBetting.com
- My new and expanding duties at ITH
- Playing Poker
- Chasing Sportsbook Bonuses
- Chasing Casino Bonuses
- My day job
- Doing things with my family
I just hope I can keep all of these things going and not become half-assed at any of them. For instance, becoming a really good poker player requires constant study. I have only read one book in the last 6 months. I suppose I could have read some more this week, but then I wouldn't have been able to play at all!
One thing I am looking at is becoming more organized. There are lots of moving parts in maintaining an internet site, and if I can become more efficient at that it will likely free up some time for other things. An example of this is that I am always trying to find new sportsbook bonuses for myself and the members at BullsBetting. I need a system to know which books I have already looked at and rejected (and why) so that I don't end up looking back at some book I have already considered a week before. Problem is, it can be tedious and time-consuming to invest the time in developing these processes up front. If I am organizing my online sportsbook information, I am not hunting up new bonus opportunities.
So many bonuses, so little time! Happy Chasing!