A new season and a lot of change...
Well, it's been a loooong time since I've posted, and a lot has happened.
First, I came in second in the annual tournament to Dustin. I suppose justice was served, as we were so neck-and-neck throughout the season and I took the regular season title. On to the next season...
July was a month off from the frog tournament, but it was a notable turning point month for me. I bought Doyle Brunson's book on poker, and really studied the pertinent sections, then really thought over my game and my strategy. On the other end, I emerged with a very different approach, one that has me playing at least 40% of all situations very differently than I used to. I broke it in and honed it online, where I am now on the best run I've ever had - I'm up $100 since then (I play solely $5 tournaments), and am approaching a possible withdrawl, the first of pure winnings in my time playing online.
August and September have also seen the first two tournaments of the regular frog game season, and I've got two third place finishes to show for it, a standing of which I'm pretty proud. It's really the same general area I've been pleased to land in with my previous strategies, but I'm pleased that I've been able to adapt my new strategy to the frog game (a game very different than most other no limit games you're likely to encounter) in a way that is producing consistent results.
I'm looking forward to the tournament next month, and quite wish that there was more non-money play available. I'd like to play in more face-to-face situations, but everyone is so busy and there are rarely opportunities. It would help if there was a place to play online without a buy-in but where all the players play seriously, of course... the trouble with the current spots is that, since there are no money stakes, players tend to keep in mind that if they bust out they can just join another game, and so most of the table plays obscenely loosely. Now, if only someone would create a site wherein, for a modest membership fee, players can play a preset number of freeroll games, with a non-cash prize, like a cheap gift certificate or silly trinket. That way the players would value each game enough to really play their best, keeping the table challenging and realistic. Ah, well... that's the trouble with being someone who likes poker for the game and not the gambling - the money is nothing more than a necessary evil to get people to play for me, and I'm happiest when just playing for fun at the frog games.
Next tournament is in a few weeks, and I'm keeping my game sharp with some nightly $5 tournaments. Really just looking forward to that next frog game, though...
First, I came in second in the annual tournament to Dustin. I suppose justice was served, as we were so neck-and-neck throughout the season and I took the regular season title. On to the next season...
July was a month off from the frog tournament, but it was a notable turning point month for me. I bought Doyle Brunson's book on poker, and really studied the pertinent sections, then really thought over my game and my strategy. On the other end, I emerged with a very different approach, one that has me playing at least 40% of all situations very differently than I used to. I broke it in and honed it online, where I am now on the best run I've ever had - I'm up $100 since then (I play solely $5 tournaments), and am approaching a possible withdrawl, the first of pure winnings in my time playing online.
August and September have also seen the first two tournaments of the regular frog game season, and I've got two third place finishes to show for it, a standing of which I'm pretty proud. It's really the same general area I've been pleased to land in with my previous strategies, but I'm pleased that I've been able to adapt my new strategy to the frog game (a game very different than most other no limit games you're likely to encounter) in a way that is producing consistent results.
I'm looking forward to the tournament next month, and quite wish that there was more non-money play available. I'd like to play in more face-to-face situations, but everyone is so busy and there are rarely opportunities. It would help if there was a place to play online without a buy-in but where all the players play seriously, of course... the trouble with the current spots is that, since there are no money stakes, players tend to keep in mind that if they bust out they can just join another game, and so most of the table plays obscenely loosely. Now, if only someone would create a site wherein, for a modest membership fee, players can play a preset number of freeroll games, with a non-cash prize, like a cheap gift certificate or silly trinket. That way the players would value each game enough to really play their best, keeping the table challenging and realistic. Ah, well... that's the trouble with being someone who likes poker for the game and not the gambling - the money is nothing more than a necessary evil to get people to play for me, and I'm happiest when just playing for fun at the frog games.
Next tournament is in a few weeks, and I'm keeping my game sharp with some nightly $5 tournaments. Really just looking forward to that next frog game, though...
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