Slow Start to May (5/8/2012)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 3:43AM
Baglife

May has started off break even in 32 hours for me.

Not a big sample size, but I've ran really bad two nights which pretty much ruined any chance of profit so far.  The games have also been incredibly dry the past week.  Incredibly frustrating, like pulling teeth to find an average 2/5 game, even on weekends.  It's like the entire city is DEAD, no idea what's going on.

Not really much to update right now.  Going out of town two days this week.  Whenever I go out of town it's like I try to mass volumes on dead nights before I leave and get smashed.  This is something to keep an eye on.

After the small upswing I'm feeling bored with 2/5 again.  But part of that has been because the games have just been such a joke.  This might be a sign to leave town for a few nights to play elsewhere sometime this month.

Something I've really been trying to work on this month is my ATTITUDE.  My attitude hasn't been great the past few months.  Live poker takes it's toll, but I'm beginning to think having a positive attitude is important.  That doesn't mean: "I'm going to pretty much win every session, smooth sailing from here."

More along the lines of, playing live poker for a living is incredibly difficult.  Most people can't do it.  Therefore, I should have more respect for what I'm doing.  It's a privilege to be able to do it.  Sometimes I think it would be good for me to work my old corporate job a single week to remember what it feels like.  I guarantee I'd be out of there by day three.

Yes grinding 2/5 isn't the most rewarding thing, especially when I feel like I can beat 5/10.  But it is I who decided to be extra conservative right now.  2/5 has it's purpose and I need to respect it for the good and the bad.

-bag

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