It's gone from a really bad week to a straight up downswing live. I am really not happy with myself right now. From 10/3-10/29 I won 15 out of 16 live sessions for +$2,048. During the last 5 sessions I've lost 5 out of 6, now down -$362 in that span. That includes bleeding an unthinkable -$265 last night, which was my far my worst live 1-2 result EVER. How did last night happen? One really bad mistake, combined with running like shit, mixed in with pushing small edges to aggressively.
Starting off the night I made a really stupid mistake and was stuck -$150 (a full buy in) within the first hour. I stacked off with top pair jack ace kicker against an opponent I really didn't know much about. He had the set. In any other live sesion I would have given up my left nut before I stacked off to this clown with a top pair. But when it rains it pours.
As if it wasn't bad enough that I really have been running atrocious, combine it with a mistake like that and it's over. I think there are four factors contributing to my current misery:
Played last night after Drinking.
Before I played last night I went out to dinner with a girl and had half a bottle of wine. This is usually nothing, but it was by far the most I have drank in the past month. After the dinner I headed over to the casino. From the get go I was really not in the right state of mind. I had a splitting head-ache during most of the session. Also I came in with a sort of gun-slinging idiot mode. The play with AJ was completely unacceptable and I have every reason to be disappointed in myself for making it. From here on out if I want to go out and drink a decent amount I will take that night off from playing. Also I sort of like the girl, but can't act on the feeling because of the situation which complicated things more. So I had a lot on my head when I first started playing. I should not have even walked into the casino last night.
Live 1-2 is Not Online Poker.
It's not even close. I noticed my live results have plummeted since I started playing online Monday-Wednesday each week. There are very distinct differences. I've been ignoring these differences, trying to aggressively push small edges, and unnecessarily losing plenty of moderate pots. This is NOT how you win at 1-2 live. I think this is really contributing to my downswing during the last 25 hours. So going forward I have to get into a different mindset playing live. There are some specific adjustments I will be making for the remainder of this weekend. STOP PLAYING 1-2 like online low stakes.
I'm Over-Working Myself.
It doesn't feel like it, but I have been. I've been working out some, eating decent, and getting rest. However, I have now played poker the last 12 days straight. My obession to get off to a strong start may turn against me. I should have taken off last night, serves me right.
Running Really Badly.
Not one set flopped in the last 38 hours of live play. This has got to be some kind of sick record. But my opponent's sure haven't had trouble hitting tons of sets looting moderate pots from me. When you run this bad you want to push small edges, use your skill, and get back on a good track really fast. Unfortunately, this is not how you grind out a solid hourly rate 1-2 live. Like last night with the AJo hand when I was probably buzzed as well. Ok top pair jack in a 4-5 way pot. Bet $35, one caller. Turn is a scare card king. Bet $50 (HUGE MISTAKE LIVE). This isn't fucking online. It's now a check fold hand at best. Ok he calls again. River BET $50. Now it's just gone from a huge mistake to complete stupidity. Of course he puts me all in for $20+ more and shows the set. Of course the most annoying fucking dimwit on the table and I paid him.
This has been a really bad set-back for me. I guess it's better I ran into now rather then dropping $2,000 at 2-5 or whatever. I can recover from a -$50 loss in the past 38 hours. Well I'm going to do all in my power to stay focused and get back in the right mind-set. I have a long weekend ahead of me.
I've made more off the stock market this week then I have with poker, which is really embarrassing. Let's uh make sure that's a fluke.......
And here I thought investing in stocks was by far the most irresponsible thing I was doing with a portion of my money.