February turned out poorly. I was having a decent month then I decided to take a shot at 200NL under sub-optimal conditions. I quickly dumped 1.5 buyins and then proceeded to lose several more buyins at my normal stakes of 50NL. I dropped down to 25NL and proceeded to win 6.5 buyins which got me up to over 20 buyins for 50NL again, but the momentum didn’t hang around and I have been stagnant to losing ever since. I had KK 6x on the 28th and ran into AA 2x and lost to sets and a flopped str8 on some of the others. When the 2nd strongest starting hand can’t hold up for you when you are dealt it 6x, then you are destined to lose money. Crap, I had AA get 4 bet by K-Jo. I smooth called with position to trap him into another bet, and of course he flops the joint on me.
Enough whinning, Feb turned out like this:
($73.92) at FRNL - Lost $325.90 taking a shot at 200NL
+$10.00 in FT bonus
+$0.46 in Rakeback (just opened a new UB account, one session)
+$8.80 at HORSE
Total, ($54.66)
I could have squeaked out a winning month for Feb, but I got one outted when my top set ran into middle set. We got it all in on the flop and the villain proceeded to turn quads. Still though, I haven’t had a losing month since Sept and losing $55 isn’t so bad when you look at it in comparison to my wins.
I started March off on Saturday by winning one buyin at 50NL, but that got erased last night when I dropped $80. Apparently my Aces are auto losses against KK no matter when the money goes in. Also, TPTK is no good against J-2s in a raised pot. The villain defended his BB, flopped bottom pair then turn trips on me. I never put him on a deuce of any kind, but it cost me $10 or $15.
In general, I feel that I’m running bad and subsequently that I have started making more mistakes. Hopefully, I can get these leaks plugged and get back to some winning ways.
March Goals:
Earn bonus + rakeback on my new UB account
Maintain Goldstar on Pokerstars
Make $1k online
Make a trip to the casino to take some easy money from the live donks
Find and plug some leaks