Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Small Ball Poker

I have tweaked my game in a major way.  Instead of reraising all the time preflop when I think I'm ahead, I now smooth call a lot in position.  I like to outplay my opponents and take much more of the luck out of the equation.  (After the flop 3 of 5 cards are exposed)
I also changed my raise size.  Instead of 3x BB all the time, I freq raise 2.5x BB.  This helps keep the pots smaller as well.
I fear I might be doing this a little too much, and not taking advantage of the preflop reraise late in the tournies when my M is much smaller.

I withdrew a substantial part of my bankroll, leaving about $10k in my FT acount with another $2.5k heading to PS.

- Braien at 12:56 AM


March Goals

  • 1. $6,000 Bankroll
  • 2. Truly Believing: I Am Lucky!
  • 3. Stop Riding the Poker Emotions Roller Coaster
  • 4. Mental Sharpness - Translated into Great Reads

February Goals

  • 1. $2,000 Bankroll
  • 2. Each time I sit down at a table, develop a plan, and pick my victim(s)
  • 3. Play middle pairs better! Be willing to fold them.
  • 4. Create a Player Category System
  • 5. Truly Study the Theory of NL Hold'em
  • 6. Finish Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy
  • 7. Consistent blog updates