Back on the Horse

I spent the end of April trying to avoid 100nl and just playing tournaments some 20nl HU and some 50nl 6-max, and I started back at 100nl at the start of this month. I'm back playing on Everest, despite the lack of rakeback, the games are softer than ipoker so I think playing there is best despite running into stupid shit very often like this hand (Stacking off with TP was fine vs. this guy):



Dealt to Hero [ Ks Ts ]
** Dealing down cards **
Maltebrauer folds
allinshimi folds
LuisN calls [$1.00]
Hero raises [$4.50]
DaFonz80 folds
kungmon folds
LuisN calls [$3.50]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, 3s, 8c ]
LuisN checks
Hero bets [$7.00]
LuisN calls [$7.00]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
LuisN checks
Hero bets [$15.00]
LuisN raises [$58.75]
Hero calls [$43.75]
LuisN shows [Js Qc ]
Hero shows [Ks Ts ]
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]

LuisN wins $139.00 from main pot


However, people doing this is a VERY good thing, and I have to remember that. I got off to a fast start this month, up $1k in a very short time, but I'm currently on a -$600 swing. Something I'm still struggling with is the swings.

My stats for the month are at the bottom. I think I'm still improving steadily, and I've done some coaching sessions where the feedback has been pretty good. However, I'm in no rush to move up just yet. I still think I can learn a lot at 100nl before moving up and I need to work on controlled aggression as I still err on the side of caution too much which will get owned at 200nl I think. I think I'm about a 4-5 ptbb/100 winner at 100nl, or at least I'd like to think I am! So I'll keep going until maybe the end of June and see how I'm fixed then in terms of bankroll, confidence, and skill. I would hope to have something in the region of $8k by then, if the gods of variance oblige.



Stats for May to date:



Hands: 6242
VP$IP: 18.2%
PFR: 14%
AF: 2.58 (3.87/1.88/1)
Att. To Steal: 28.4%
W$WSF: 40%

Total Won/Lost: $399.14