New Years Resolution

Here’s the deal. I have been keeping stats the whole year on every poker session played. I made money this year but have a lot of leaks I need to fix. For example, when I play sessions five hours or shorter, I make money. When I play downtown, I make money. When I play at Dave’s in Lorain, I make money. All other sessions are losers. Two known reasons are because I like to drink and because I play longer than I should. For the new year, I am going to commit myself to minimizing these leaks. Also, I seem to make money against people that know me because they always pay me off if I play my best game. I have a loose, aggressive image and that means I get a lot of action. As long as I play the nuts, I will get paid off.

I can’t wait for a casino to be built here. I am so tempted to move to a town that has multiple card rooms. Why can’t I just say screw it, grow some balls and move? Maybe if I get fired, I will get a temporary place in Detroit while keeping my original apartment to try and make a go at it. That city has three card rooms so it would be a good trial run. What am I waiting for?

I think one of the reasons I am hesitant to make a move is because of the horrible sessions I run into from time to time. Let me give you a couple of examples. Two days ago, I entered my first hand with AA and made it $15.00 to go. I got one caller and saw a flop of Jh10h5c. I bet $50.00 and get called. I went all in when a 2 comes on the turn and get called by J10. Guess what came on the river? J! The second hand I got involved in, I made it $15.00 to go with AK. I get one caller and pushed for $150.00 on a flop of 8h3h2c. I get called and lose to 7h6h when river gives duchebag his flush. Third hand, I made it $15.00 with AJ. I get one caller and saw flop of J102. He pushes for $90.00 and hits with a 10 on the river. REALLY?

Winning poker is all about fine tuning your game and minimizing your mistakes. Too many players are experienced at live and online play that the competition is that much stiffer. You really have to be at your best if you want to make money in the long run. Stats don’t lie and I promise you that this time next year I will show an improvement in my game. I don’t have a choice.