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When You Grind For a Living, Life Tends to Grind You Back

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

*KAPOW!* *SOCK!* *WHAM!* *BIFF!*

"Holy knuckle duster Berto!!! Why are you punching yourself?!"

Because I made a stupid noob moronic play with AQ, that's why. I knew I was behind. I knew he had AK, only an AK would flat a 3bet in position and repop a cbet on an A high board. I knew it, I was absolutely sure of it, I was entirely convinced he had AK. Honest to goodness, I even felt it. How the holy hell did I conclude that 3bet shoving would be the best thing to do? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!


Because I'm still feeling rushed, that's why. I'm still rushing the big pots because I'm still in a race for time. I've been too busy these past few weeks that my poker time is so limited. And when I grind I feel like I'm on a time limit and that I should make the most out of it. That usually makes me do stupid things.


I think I'm gonna go down in limit for now to find my rhythm, much like what Albert is doing. It's better than having to move down bankrollwise, which is a little discouraging. I'm doing this to take the edge off, which is going to allow me to make a better grind structure, one that allows for some compromise without throwing a wrench in other aspects of my life. In theory I can think clearly when my bankroll is not as threatened, and the previous limit is the limit I crushed the most. I seek to find my rhythm, have some structure, build some confidence and get some momentum going.

I'M GOING TO FIND MY RHYTHM. I AM GOING TO FIND MY CENTER. I AM GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. I WILL NOT THINK ABOUT PROFITS OR TIME. I'M GOING TO CRUSH IT. LET'S DO THIS!


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4 comments:

  1. KidSpaghettiJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Relax bro. One hand is one hand. Get over it. Next hand please. :p

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  2. BertoJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Nah, it's not the hand per se, it's the underlying reason why i played it that way. The root of the problem so to speak.

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  3. RedAirksonJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    yea bro, do not play on a "schedule that ends" or else you are racing against the "end" of the grind... para kang nag tourney nyan, you will be opening and shoving wider the last hour lol

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  4. BertoJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Holy crap coach, that's exactly what's happening to me. My bankroll and my sanity is suffering for it. Sweat/coaching session sometime?

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