End of May

May was a great month for me poker wise. I finally decided to ditch out on playing tournaments for a living and switched to playing 6 max cash games full time. I was very happy with my results for the month and even more happy about the changes Ive made to my game.

When i first started playing cash games seriously, i have to admit, i was terrible. I had no concept of how to 3-bet and when to 3-bet profitably. I would play my hand for its face value and never took into consideration about which hands played well against other peoples 3-bet calling range.

I found myself 3 betting hands like AQ, AJs, KQ OOP against good solid regulars and would get in some very difficult spots when id flop a top pair type hand and be forced to play for stacks. This was by far my biggest leak and Ive corrected it and seen amazing results.

I feel like my games has taken so many strides and i am confident that i am the best 1/2 regular on UB. I don't mean to come off as cocky, just the way i feel. I have a good idea about how all the Regs play on there and i have adjusted my play accordingly and I'm giving these regulars no room for error and really just crushing their souls.

I think i made about 8k for the month. I had an insane bb/100 because i generally play short sessions and i don't have rakeback =( I think i ended up with a 7 .7 or 8 bb/100 win rate over about 20k hands. Small sample size i know but i play super short sessions and always try to log small wins because of no rakeback and i think even over a bigger sample size, i will be able to attain this win rate.

We will see, some people say its impossible but i feel like the way i am playing i can easily keep a 5 or 6 bb/100 win rate over 100k hands. I am a bit worried about moving up to 2/4. Its more of a mental hurdle for me because i feel very comfortable playing 1/2 and I'm not going to lie i have taken a few shots at 2/4 and i just don't play the same game i do at 1/2. I feel like in order to take the next step in my poker career I'm going to need to adjust my play for the higher stakes. There will be less and less fish at the bigger games and i am really good at pounding on weaker players. So I'm going to need to learn how to mix it up profitably with some good 2/4 regs.

I am going to post some goals i have for June on my next blog entry. Both Poker and Life goals. I am doing great at poker right now but i am failing at life(not really, this is an exaggeration but ill get more into it on my next post.) . Take care all and have a great day.