Bad Monday Loss (4/24/2012)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 4:55AM Last week I won about $450 in 28 hours bouncing back and forth between 2/5 and 5/10.
Tonight I followed it up losing -$1300 playing 5/10 The final 2 hours I grinded 2/5 and made $200 back.
This was the biggest loss in a single night I’ve had in a long time. Obviously it was bound to happen playing stakes so high. The loss pretty much came in a single pot where a regular luck-boxed a 9 7 K flop against my AK in a 3-bet pot and held up with 97o. A wonderful call as always, yeah you were definitely priced in too call my 3-bet because a fish cold called in-between with obviously 99-QQ. Despite the fact I’m 1100 effective, despite the fact that I hadn’t 3-bet a hand in two hours. I swear some of these regulars just run good the majority of their life, they never have a clue, they never even need to have a clue. The hand started $1,100 effective and after my cbet I only needed to be good about 23% to break even with a call against his shove. So I couldn’t even fold if the cards were face up. It’s just a $2500 pot shipped to the luck box fund.
No worries there. Surprisingly it didn’t sting at all. One of the biggest pots I’ve lost and no sting. The money just has to get in there.
I will say I wasn’t happy with my table selection, I normally have more discipline, I normally leave. I’m sitting there on a must move game with 4 of the better regulars in the city at one point. The only reason I stayed was because I was next up on the main game, which I thought would be worth-while. When I finally got to the main game it sucked anyways, go figure.
Going forward I just can’t afford to sit in games that bad playing 5/10. Not even for an hour. I’m in an alright position right now, and this would be a great way to fuck everything up. Just keep sitting in the least profitable 5/10 game on the East Coast (on a Monday fucking night) if you really want to fuck yourself, it’s that easy! Tonight was a cooler whatever, but it’s just not worth it with my bankroll right now. It’s not what you want when you’re moving up. I also felt I was probably out-played two hands. At one point I was probably the third best player out of seven on the table. I don’t remember the last live table I sat at where I honestly felt like I wasn’t even the second best player on the table.
The jump to 5/10 is incredibly difficult. During the tournament time it was a different story. But now during a weekday around AC you need to get lucky to find a good 5/10. Also the 5/10 regulars all know each-other. And several of them will specifically target me and put me to the test whenever possible.
To make matters worse they all know each-other. I feel like I’m an outcast in high-school or something.
I have a lot to think about going forward. It seems I’m most likely in the wrong city to make the jump to 5/10, but I’m not going to stop searching for good games as long as I have the confidence and bankroll. If I was anywhere else I’d probably be 50% more likely to stabilize and stay at the higher stakes. Here I don’t know. I feel like I may be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Oh I feel like I'm getting sick. That will probably mess up another week.
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Reader Comments (2)
I enjoy reading ur site. I check it almost daily. I was considering going pro but didnt have the proper bankroll. I play 2/5 at Charles town on the weekends. Keep posting and good luck
James,
Thanks! I'l do my best to keep putting in weekly updates, I know I'm pretty inconsistent at times.
I've traveled to CT to play twice. I'll probably go there again sometime in the next two months to play 5/10. The games there were amazing in my opinion. You're in a good location to play. But they must be joking with the waiting lists on the weekends?