I think there are two reasons that my hourly rate isn’t what I’d hoped it would be.
Firstly, I’m reading through my new copy of No Limit Hold ‘em: Theory and Practice. It’s a great book, but while I’m in the midst of toying with new concepts, I’m making some learning mistakes.
Secondly, I’m not preparing [...]
Category Archives: Hourly Log
Sklansky
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Down Again
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
I’m still up overall, but after two hours I’m down $10. I got stuck with a bunch of overpairs pairs on the flop that I bet big and then froze up on when overcards hit and the other player started betting on the turn and river. Did I bet when ahead and fold when behind? [...]
That’s More Like It
Monday, October 8, 2007
I’m up about $20 in a two-hour session. I got a couple sets and a bottom set under a board-pair that quaded up on the river.
Hours played
11.5
Total Profit
$39.61
Hourly Rate
$3.44
Down 5
Monday, October 8, 2007
After four hours of poker today, I’m down $5. That’s almost a whole buy-in. I might have been trying to get too fancy today. I should go back to basics. Making idiots call my bet when I have a great hand.
I was worried about building pots on speculative hands so that I could cash in [...]
Hourly Log
Sunday, October 7, 2007
I started 4 tabling today, instead of the usual 2 tabling that I was doing, still at the same level, .02/.05.
Hours played
5.5
Total Profit
$23.05
Hourly Rate
$4.19
I expect that hourly rate to go up over time, as I was hit with some ridiculous bad beats today — two four outers that hit on the river for about $6 [...]
