Wednesday Win and Going Forward (9/22/2010)

3.5 hour Wednesday Session:

As I'm typing this it's actually early Thursday, but the session I'm referring to in the post technically started on Wednesday so I'll leave it at that.  I picked up a nice +$294 in profit tonight.  I ran very well with a few of my big hands actually getting paid off, but a lot of that was due to table selection.  Also I made very few mistakes.  There was one I found where I mis-read a 3-bet range and called when I shouldn't have.  I won't bore you with all the variables, but I calculated it out after the session.  Basically I needed a 41.5% equity to call, where my TT was only getting a 33% equity.  Slight mistake there, but it was against a short=stacker for a smaller pot at least.  As expected he turned over JJ and held.

I didn't lose any full buy-ins tonight, this is the way I have to play going forward.  I can't be spewing away $50 buy-ins EVER, that is really unacceptable.  There were a few spots where I could have spazzed and pushed back against weak players repping super strong on the flop/turn, but I stuck with my reads.  I should be losing buy-ins to big suck-outs or monster coolers.  I mean that should be the only excuse.

So a great session tonight +$294 in 3.5 hours.  I'm thrilled and not really tired even know it's 1:40 a.m.  At least I will have something to feel good about while rotting in the dark office tommorrow.  That's 2 out of the last 3 sessions won.  4 out of 5 wins and  I can evluate and decide if I want to jump to 10 tables.  I'll play tommorow if I'm not completely dead from lack of sleep.  But if not I'll be putting in some time this weekend.  Either in AC or online (haven't decided yet).

I'm finally feeling very confident about my progress online going forward.  When I'm living in AC area I expect to be grinding online at least Monday-Wednesday or something like that (assuming I continue progressing well).  Meanwhile I know I will have the ability to destroy live games anytime.  It'll be a 5-minute drive instead of 3.5 hours!

Other Concerns:

I'm also still looking for a third roommate, which kind of sucks because the lease starts October 1st.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed because if I don't get another roommate by then I will have to pick up the $450 for the month that a third person would be paying.  I can afford it, but yeah I obviously wouldn't be bouncing off the walls excited to pay it.  I told the girl who signed the lease with me that I would pick up their portion of the first month if it came to that.  A little nice of me, but it's fine.  Sort of fair because when she agreed to this it was orginally going to be us and the "baller poker player", and we know that all went to shit.  Also I don't think she makes a ton of money.  Besides she's nice and I want her to be happy, so yeah we will see.  One more girl is looking at the place Saturday and someone else checked it out last night.  The one who looked last night hasn't decided, which I'm assuming means "no" but I suppose crazier things have happened.

I would honestly rather pay the extra $450 for a month then agree to let a miserable third roommate live there.  A terrible person living there could ruin the entire year and make for a very unenjoyable experience.  So yeah I'll just pay the extra money if it comes to that.

Other than that I have everything to look forward to.  I know I have the skillset to crush live, and it feels like online is starting to come around fast.  I'll miss some friends and my parents, but I won't miss corporate one bit.  I will miss nothing about that place even if things aren't going great.  I want to stay away from "devour your soul" corporations like that for as long as possible. 

So I get to go after my dreams and have a nice place lined up 5 minutes from the Borgota/AC.  Also a really cute/cool roommate.  What else do I need here?  I don't know anyone in that area really, but I'll meet people in casinos quickly.  I usually don't have a problem meeting new people when I actually want too.  I also have Starcraft II and bought Civilization V today so I don't ever see myself not having anything to do or bored.  Poker will take up most of the time anyways whether it be live or online.   It's all about giving myself a shot to escape corporate for good.  I may be quitting, but I haven't fully escaped until I'm crushing it month to month with poker.  I won't forget that.

That's it for tonight.....

Session Overview:

Time:  3.5 Hours

Hands:  1,771

Beat EV: Yes

Net Profit:  +$294

Ending Bankroll:  $3976

(I'm hoping to break 4k soon and keep it there.  I could deposit more, but I really want to work my way up and make this online roll self sustaining.  I'm just under 80 buy-ins and have a $1500 bonus pending so sustainability is very doable.)

-bag

Comments

[Lucypher]

Bags,

I really like the confident tone of this post and I am sure that it is a reflection of your actual confidence playing this style. A stark contrast to your rants where you describe your losses. Your focus seems sharp and, not surprising to me, you are winning. This is your model for moving forward right now. Good luck, you can do this.

[baglife]

Lucypher,

Thanks for the support. I really do feel confident right now. Now let's see if I can carry this focus and mindset into my future online sessions!

-bag