Tracking My Poker "Career"

Originally posted: November 24, 2010

The other day, I had a thought: maybe it would be a good idea to have a diary of my poker "career". This way, I would not only have a record of what happened, but I could go back and read my results to spot trends, and hopefully make changes to the parts of my game that are lacking (which at the moment is pretty much all of them).

I ran the idea past Corrye, who thought it a good idea and said he may do the same. When he mentioned he might keep his on his blog, I thought, hey, good idea. My blog has been dormant for a long time, might as well get some use out of it. Plus, if I can make it entertaining, maybe it will give people something halfway interesting to read. So, here we are.

This year in the SFPT (Seneca Falls Poker Tour) has been one of highs and lows. At one point, I rattled off four straight wins, but our most recent tournament at Matt and Danielle's house saw me finish in last place out of 7. It was a devastating blow not only because of the loss, but because it ruined any hopes of winning the 2010 Points Championship. Making it even worse - I played like an absolute idiot.

If I had to choose, I would say the part of my game which is the worst right now is my lack of aggressiveness. Far too often I don't take chances when I should. Then I look down and see myself short-stacked and forced into making moves when 1) the odds aren't really in my favor, and/or 2) I don't have enough chips left to scare anyone. At that point, I need to be lucky by getting good cards, and lucky some more by hitting something in the community cards. Generally, not a good way to win.

So, there's one thing I need to work on. Our next tournament is December 11, which is the SFPT World Series. It's the last one of the year, and likely the last one until mid to late January. In the meantime, I may play some online just to keep from getting rusty. I'll update this blog whenever I get the notion.