Next day after the Olympic live tourney played some NL200, and that was some very good quality poker. Went up for nearly 1k in 2.5 hours playing poker and not cards, and was just few bucks short of my target bankroll watermark. In the evening tried to play some higher levels (NL600) and promptly lost big pots with straight vs straightflush, pair of 33 + spot on read vs rivered flush, then QQ on the button called SB reraise, flop J62 two clubs and repushed SB cont bet, got called and lost race vs AK clubs, then got called in two occasions by KQo on Q high flop where I was sure that hand cant call, and lost my mega draws both times. Was shocked also when my UTG raise got reraised from LP and my third BIG raise was reshoved allin by 99.... Just horrible in my opinion ;) So all in all in higher limits I lost 2k, and now will have to work back up at my usual 'hunting grouds' :) Bankroll still extremely healthy for NL200/400 mix :)
Lesson learned for the session is that I call far too many EP/MP raises preflop with suited connectors/gapers being MP - I definetily should try to call these only from LP, and with more than 1 player in the pot, or to reraise right away preflop - calling MP simply doesnt work at these new limits. Another leak - calling LP raises with low pockets from the blinds. 3 overs flop all the time and I just cant stand pot sized cont bet. Trying to get initiative (reraise preflop or checkraise on the flop) might work here, or maybe it would be easier to just fold it. Also, getting into races on the flop doesnt work out for me well either and just add up to variance. I noticed I can make much more consistent profit just by playing the hands till river/showdown. To push pre or on the flop - any monkey is able to do that, and we're not here to gamble, are we :)
Also, plan to start playing some heads up SnGoes since I feel that is pretty weak part of my game. Yesterday played two micro $5 sng to see how it goes, 2 wins 1 lost, but these were against really weak players. Plan is to get to +20 wins balance before I move to the next level. These HU matches will be just for improving the skill and not the money, at least untill I dont reach $100 level or so.
Also, plan to start playing some heads up SnGoes since I feel that is pretty weak part of my game. Yesterday played two micro $5 sng to see how it goes, 2 wins 1 lost, but these were against really weak players. Plan is to get to +20 wins balance before I move to the next level. These HU matches will be just for improving the skill and not the money, at least untill I dont reach $100 level or so.
Next weekend should be pretty fun - on 5day planning to do live poker home session (read - bbq, beer, playing outside in the terrace... yammie:) at my place, including evening online satelite to the WCP for Lithuania team. So some of the friends will bring their notebooks and it'll be some kind of good old LAN party ;) And on Saturday morning there is another satelite (if we fail first one) and on the Sat night - another $8 rebuy live at Olympic Reval Casino :) Gogo pkr.
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