I dropped £9.41 at Shieldhill and £14.19 at Mossley. I know where I'm going wrong: I'm spewing in spectacular fashion. Put simply, I'm still playing too many hands and I'm still calling too many raises with marginal holdings. Why? Because I want to play; because folding is boring.
So, I'm going to take another £100 to the cash tables, but this time I'm going to play a lower limit (10p/20p) and play up to FIVE tables. Suffice to say, I'll be on Mini View, so don't be offended if I don't chat...
In Response to Re: Join James & Rich on...THE CASH CRUSADE! : What's the secret...? Posted by J-Hartigan
Well, to be honest James it's probably just a heater. But if I may take a moment to give a serious answer to the question- I think it's because I'm playing with my own money rather than Sky's and keeping the chat to a minimum.
Therefore I'm fully focussed and playing tight pre-flop. And finally- I have a precise objective: double-up and leave. If you're not on a time constraint and you're fully chipped up, you can play the waiting game to achieve this whilst those around you get busy every hand.
Nothing can save me from a cooler though and I've yet to walk into one. But I'm sure it'll come...
Yes, I had an absolute shocker at Buckhaven. I got stacked twice, running JJ into AA (aipf) and then lost with 87 on a K7785 board...to KK (I defy anyone not to go broke in that spot). So, that put a hefty dent in my profits. In fact, it resulted in an overall loss. A net loss of £20.49.
Overall, I think I played better during this session than on the 50nl tables, although, I still need to curb the spewiness.
Next week, I'm going to focus on ten-handed tables. Ha! If I haven't got the patience to play six-max properly, how am I going to cope in a full ring game?!? Well, I shall be working on plugging some leaks in the next seven days and will attempt to approach next Monday's session fully focussed - Orford stylee...
Hmm, had to cut short my session before the double-up was achieved to catch my daughter's nativity show, so I left up at £119 but short of my objective.
Other excuses? Er, I had Gliterbabe and Julian Thew at my table.
Also I got distracted in a key hand by the **** missus phoning me.
What's that you say? A bad workman always blames his tools? Too right...
I'll be back later today to redress this glaring anomaly in the universal correctness of how things should be....
Wow- another winning session. Walked off the table with £235.
Really enjoying my cash poker at the mo, really got my mojo back again.
I'm not getting ahead of myself though- I've yet to have a losing session after my initial deposit of £100, but a losing session is sure to come at some stage.
And then it'll be all about how I handle it. In the past, I've tilted and lost the rest of my bankroll in pretty short order.
I'm looking forward to multi-tabling tomorrow night on my official Play The Presenter stint, as so far I've been concentrating on one table.
Also I realise that sticking my whole bankroll on one table was a somewhat foolhardy gamble- but I've stuck to sitting dwn with £100 since then- so the bigger the bankroll gets, the smaller a percentage of that bankroll the £100 becomes.
Not the faint-hearted though!
For the moment though, I'm playing well, walking away at the right moment and most importantly- ENJOYING MY POKER!
I've done so many Sky MTTs on my official Play The Presenter account over the last couple of years, that I've lost all memory of what it was once like to be risking my own money on the cash tables and all the thrills and spills that go with that.
And maybe, just maybe in the meantime, five years of sitting next to pros and having them coach me in the game, albeit via you guys, is beginning to pay off!
Who knows? Maybe it'll all go pear-shaped soon. But for now, the cash crusade continues..!
You have played very well Rich mate on every session ive seen you play and imo you will continue to get better once your reads and notes on certain regs builds because these are massive tools when playing cash and at the mo your winning without them.
As a cash player myself ive enjoyed reading both of your journeys, also fun to look at some hands that are meduim stakes, with the AA hand rich i wouldn't be keen on getting it in with 150bb's on the flo with just an overpair, id prob call his raise and re-assess on the turn. With the 44 hand i think u missed value by not betting the turn, a small bet here is good as hes likely to have a draw on that flop and it makes it easier to bet the river a little bigger. Just my thoughts, keep it up!
Currently sat on Red Sea 50p/£1 and just got a lovely double-up courtesy of flopping a set, getting it all-in v a nut flush draw and housing up on the river.
Now on £230. Prob gonna depart that one soon then and move over to another similar level table but back down with £100.
Its Amazing the effect confidence has had on your game! The hardest challenge you face now, is having the discipline to build your bank roll before attempting the next level! Your performance is even more impressive! When you consider most of the players you've taken on, appear regularly on Master Cash and Top of the Pots! Keep it up mate! Posted by DUNMIDOSH
Ty mate- yeah, bankroll management has always been my undoing- and I'm playing above it right now, but if i stay at this level and keep building up the roll, it will eventually be the correct level!
Right, I'm now on Partick 50p/£1 and I'm also on Play The Presenter tonight. So I'm pretty much on the cash tables for the next 7 hours!
OK- just had my first losing session- had to come- fell foul of a couple of cold decks. Had to come at some point and unfortunately I had to leave the table before I had a chance to win it all back- so finished with a quarter of my stack.
But now- I'm on official Play The Presenter night.
So my plan is to multi-table for the first section!
I'm going to try 4 tables! I don't think I've done 4 tables of cash before- so unfortunately I wonlt be able to chat much but feel free to come and rail!
Just watched on the rail for a bit and have to say the number of times you were done on the turn or river was crazy
Did you feel like you could play ABC Poker optimally or was it a bit of a rush around? I had 4 windows open and it wasn't all that easy to keep up let alone play.
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Good luck and wd mate.
The hardest challenge you face now, is having the discipline to build your bank roll before attempting the next level!
Your performance is even more impressive! When you consider most of the players you've taken on, appear regularly on Master Cash and Top of the Pots!
Keep it up mate!
Did you feel like you could play ABC Poker optimally or was it a bit of a rush around? I had 4 windows open and it wasn't all that easy to keep up let alone play.