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Fumseck has been inviting me to join him and SittingDuck (and any others who may want to participate) at a "NL Clinic". Last night my schedule finally allowed me to jump in, and I must say - it was great!
SittingDuck set up a conference call on Skype - a free VOIP service. Once the three of us were all in the conference call, SD opened a pair of $100 NL 6-max tables at Full Tilt, and Fumseck and I railed. SD would tell us his hole cards and thought processes as he played. After a while Fumseck took a turn and followed the same pattern. I had originally declined to take a turn playing, but after an hour and a half I wanted to try to apply the things I was learning, so I jumped onto a single table of $100 NL 6-max at Stars. (I don't have any money at Full Tilt.) They watched me for about an hour and gave me some great advice.
The 2.5 hours we spent in "The Clinic" was easily the most I've learned about poker in 2.5 hours in a long, long time. Obviously I know poker quite well in general terms, but as primarily a FRLH grinder I have much to learn about NL 6-max. They did a great job of demonstrating and explaining how to use position, bet sizes and display tools to extract value from a NL 6-max game. The 2.5 hours was over WAY to early for me.
Humorously, I think I got the best cards of the three of us during my playing time, but I was the only one who lost money. I nailed several flushes, and could not get paid. Then I got outdrawn on my biggest pot of the evening, but I had not bet Villain off the pot on the turn when I was way ahead, so it is partially my own fault. Ain't poker grand!
Looking forward to our next session and continuing to expand my poker repertoire. Thanks guys!