i know where my recent leak lies
i'm discovering that the recent leaks in my game have resulted from pushing all-in on draws, and mostly flush draws super early in the MTT's. granted, they work from time to time (and have frequently as of late), but not always. i seem to be relying on them all too often to save me from grinding against the donkey culture in the early to mid stages to gain a significant chip lead.
for example, big suited connectors are nice to limp in with early in the game, in my opinion. but my recent slide has been due to overagressiveness on a flush draw flop against the donk who calls your all-in with ace rag and gets lucky on the turn or river as you miss your flush entirely. if the pots is sitting at less than 400, why on earth should i be moving my remaining chip stack in when i don't even have a read on the player yet? i think my dreaded mistake also lies in getting monster hands early in the tournament (specifically within the first several hands). i think it's more of a mental trap for me. like getting dealt pocket Q's, pre-flop raising to push all the limpers out, and isolating the donk who carries Ace rag and is willing to go to the river to catch his ace, or at least see if i had anything. now, if the ace comes on the flop, i can easily throw my hand away to a raise-call, or a check-raise-call (depending on who is first to act). but if the ace comes by the river, and my opponent follows me through four rounds of betting, only to turn over his ace rag hand to win what would by then be a significant sized pot early on, i'm left crippled and superstitious over monster starting hands.
anyways, i went back to view my hand histories for the last seven tournaments i failed to cash in within the past two days, and see where my most recent leak lies: trusting the board to hold up for me, especially since this is low limit MTT holdem i'm trying to move up from.
tonight's goals:
1. restrategize
2. limit myself to two tournaments tonight (if i fail to cash in the first).
i must discipline myself to maintain good bankroll management skills. there's always another game around the corner.
until the next post,
adios! ;)
for example, big suited connectors are nice to limp in with early in the game, in my opinion. but my recent slide has been due to overagressiveness on a flush draw flop against the donk who calls your all-in with ace rag and gets lucky on the turn or river as you miss your flush entirely. if the pots is sitting at less than 400, why on earth should i be moving my remaining chip stack in when i don't even have a read on the player yet? i think my dreaded mistake also lies in getting monster hands early in the tournament (specifically within the first several hands). i think it's more of a mental trap for me. like getting dealt pocket Q's, pre-flop raising to push all the limpers out, and isolating the donk who carries Ace rag and is willing to go to the river to catch his ace, or at least see if i had anything. now, if the ace comes on the flop, i can easily throw my hand away to a raise-call, or a check-raise-call (depending on who is first to act). but if the ace comes by the river, and my opponent follows me through four rounds of betting, only to turn over his ace rag hand to win what would by then be a significant sized pot early on, i'm left crippled and superstitious over monster starting hands.
anyways, i went back to view my hand histories for the last seven tournaments i failed to cash in within the past two days, and see where my most recent leak lies: trusting the board to hold up for me, especially since this is low limit MTT holdem i'm trying to move up from.
tonight's goals:
1. restrategize
2. limit myself to two tournaments tonight (if i fail to cash in the first).
i must discipline myself to maintain good bankroll management skills. there's always another game around the corner.
until the next post,
adios! ;)
posted by Brandt at 1:03 PM
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