OK, some background...
I'm been on a horrible streak of run-bad since winning the ME at the WCB (about 5 weeks ago). Every single session has been brutal. Either card dead, or when I do get really good cards, I'm experiencing second best syndrome... Or I'm getting it in good and getting sucked out on by complete degens with more money than sense.
I understand that in the long run, these people's play is -EV, and that I'm playing solid poker (making good decisions overall). However, I watched my BR (my only source of poker fundage) dwindle significantly.
The stakes were pretty exclusively $1/2 NL cash games. I played several times at our local casino and a number of times at our weekly Wed night bar game. This Wed night game is a very high variance game. If you're running good, expect to cash big. However, many people play ATC and have lots of money. There's a lot of action in this game, which routinely sees 2-3 poker pros in attendance. It's been a highly profitable game for me, but with the obliteration of my BR, I made the decision to scale back my play at these venues for the moment. I determined that one, I don't like the gambol-fest nature as much as my home game atmosphere, and two my BR can't support the variance right now.
I decided I was going to start hosting more regularly, in lieu of playing these more aggressive outside games... which brings me to why I'm baaaack! I hosted last night ($.25/.50 NL cash w/ a $40 starting BI, that progressed to the table avg). The list of characters was a mix of a couple fishy players and solid LAGs. I cashed out w/ $400 on the night on my orig $40 BI. Now the cash was nice, the real excitement came from my getting off my losing streak! I felt like I played my normal game and did well (which on a side note, has evolved from uber TAG to a mix of TAG and LAG).
It's just good to have a check in the W column (and come to the realization I should be hosting more).
I'm been on a horrible streak of run-bad since winning the ME at the WCB (about 5 weeks ago). Every single session has been brutal. Either card dead, or when I do get really good cards, I'm experiencing second best syndrome... Or I'm getting it in good and getting sucked out on by complete degens with more money than sense.
I understand that in the long run, these people's play is -EV, and that I'm playing solid poker (making good decisions overall). However, I watched my BR (my only source of poker fundage) dwindle significantly.
The stakes were pretty exclusively $1/2 NL cash games. I played several times at our local casino and a number of times at our weekly Wed night bar game. This Wed night game is a very high variance game. If you're running good, expect to cash big. However, many people play ATC and have lots of money. There's a lot of action in this game, which routinely sees 2-3 poker pros in attendance. It's been a highly profitable game for me, but with the obliteration of my BR, I made the decision to scale back my play at these venues for the moment. I determined that one, I don't like the gambol-fest nature as much as my home game atmosphere, and two my BR can't support the variance right now.
I decided I was going to start hosting more regularly, in lieu of playing these more aggressive outside games... which brings me to why I'm baaaack! I hosted last night ($.25/.50 NL cash w/ a $40 starting BI, that progressed to the table avg). The list of characters was a mix of a couple fishy players and solid LAGs. I cashed out w/ $400 on the night on my orig $40 BI. Now the cash was nice, the real excitement came from my getting off my losing streak! I felt like I played my normal game and did well (which on a side note, has evolved from uber TAG to a mix of TAG and LAG).
It's just good to have a check in the W column (and come to the realization I should be hosting more).
