The grind

[Jdawg0913]

I think the best goals are to make ones that involve the amount of work you are going to put in. and the monetary ones should follow after. Its like doing something you have a great passion for and the money will find you instead of doing something for the money

I agree. That's why I have both monetary goals and volume goals. The volume ones are the ones I care most about. The monetary ones are just an added bonus.

[Sharking]

why is your online roll microscopic but your live roll is monstrous? put more online and quit live imo

[Jdawg0913]

why is your online roll microscopic but your live roll is monstrous? put more online and quit live imo

My live roll was left over from the last two years of half assing live poker. Since Black Friday my online roll has been 0. I decided to try and challenge myself to build it up from 0. Because online is still in a murky situation in Pennsylvania, I decided not to deposit any money, but build it up from 0.

[Jdawg0913]

Nice chunk

I played my 6-12 oe game yesterday and won $353. Everything went my way. I played great, got lucky, and booked a nice win. I think a big part of my success was that a friend of mine was playing in the game and I respect his game a lot. He use to do videos for cardrunners and play really high stakes. I felt like I had to play perfect to impress him and think by the end of the day he was. It feels good to get a nice sized win. I probably have two sessions left in the month. I hope they are equally as profitable if not more. I hope this will start as some much needed momentum heading into April. I want to start building the roll in the hopes of making it back to Vegas in June. My first target though is the wsop circuit event. Hopefully a good showing there and I will feel super confident for June. In any regard, good luck to everyone and see you on the felt.

[OldDog456]

Well said, improving and getting rewarded is very sweet...back to improving my game!

[Jdawg0913]

Well said, improving and getting rewarded is very sweet...back to improving my game!

That's the right attitude. It will pay off in the long run. Good luck!

[Jdawg0913]

Smashed smashed smashed lol

To say brick brick brick would be an understatement lol. I have never experienced anything like it. I was cruising along, nothing to write home about it I was up $30 bucks about an hour or so into my session. Then it took a crazy turn. I play 6-12 oe. For those of you who don't know it is a limit game where you can bet in $6 increments preflop and the flop and then $12 increments on the turn and river. This game also has a half kill. That means the limits go to $10 and $20 increments. Well, long story short in four hands I lost over $200. In four hands. That's hard to do in this game, especially how tight I play. I had 3 dream hands and one clear fold. Those three dream hands got bricked in big capped pots and there went the money lol. Then it got worse. I lost another $204 in the course of the next 3 hours. Nothing remarkable in that time frame. I played a little looser in the hopes of hitting miracles (bad idea obv lol) and bricked. I need to get the word brick out of my vocabulary lol.
Anyway, I can't wait for this month to be over lol. It's been one of the worst of my poker career. I have one last session left in the month. It would need to be a doozy of a session to get me into the black for the month. But I cannot worry about that. I have to focus on what I can control. I can't control how much I win or lose in a session. All I can control is playing the best I can play, day in and day out. The rest will take care of itself. I can't run this bad for much longer. It will turn around. I know it. They say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Maybe that will be said for my poker month. Very stressful in the beginning but easy going at the end. Until next time, good luck and see you on the felt.

[run4covar1]

jokerstars is nothing but a grind!!

[Jdawg0913]

Thank God this month is over. Lol

The last session of the month was a microcosm of the month in general. It was a slow agonizing death with moments of hope lol. The first 2 hours of my 10-20 Omaha session were sheer boredom. I didn't get a chip pushed my way. Not a split, not a scoop. I only entered like 5 or 6 pots but didn't hit any flops. It was pretty amazing really. Then I was dealt some good hands and missed. Then some more goods hands and got half. I rarely scooped in my session. It wasn't my hand selection because I was playing good starting hands. It wasn't my aggression. It wasn't the table dynamic(at this point in the night). It just wasn't my night. Then it got better. A few looser players entered the game and I was able to make a comeback. I started scooping some big pots and got back to even for the session. For the moment, things were looking up. Then the game got short handed and I finally came to a realization about my poker style. I am not a good short handed player. I have always thought that but I have the evidence and stats to back it up. The last 7 times a game had gone short handed, I have ended up a big loser and this session was no different. I lost $462 most of which when the game went short. I need to be aware of this and leave a game when it is 6 handed or less. My style is just not suited to play that type of game. The hand ranges go a little wider than I feel comfortable playing with at this time. As I improve, I may reconsider this, but right now it is just not for me. And I think that bring us to an important life and poker lesson: know thyself. I know short handed is not for me. I will get away from any game that goes short handed from now on. We should all think about different aspects in our lives and poker careers that are toxic to our success and eliminate them. Think about how much better off we would be? I for one will take this advice to heart and adjust my approach. I truly believe it will be one more improvement to my game that will pay big dividends throughout the rest of the year. Good luck to all of you and see you on the felt.

[layoh21]

my advice to you is to quit while your ahead my brother lololololol.