As you probably can assume from the title, things aren't going well, and the name of my blog appears to becoming more relevant by the day.
Tonight I'm not going to play but review my game. I realized when playing last night that I fell back into a certain playing style that generally loses me money, and I want to confirm it and find spots I can be more aggressive in. I still feel like my game is strongest against thinking players. I have an easier time thinking one level past them and figuring out their games. They don't c-bet wet boards unless they have a hand, they c-bet all dry boards and their betting patterns always mean something.
It's the more aggressive, but crappier players, I'm having the most trouble with. Against someone who is a winning player, I know his aggression is there because he know it wins, and I've found they respond badly to people fighting back at them (as you don't run into it too much as the stakes I'm playing).
I had a long post here, but just realized that it was pretty much a bad beat rant and I don't feel like lowering myself to that yet again. Instead it just makes me realize I'm looking at the wrong things to blame my losing game on.
I'm currently debating between tightening up my game a lot, or simply reviewing my game and trying to make some minor (or major) adjustments, or realizing I really am running bad (least likely scenario). I think I'm too willing to bluff at certain times to be certain. The one weakness I've seen amongst winning players that I've capitalized on is their unwillingness to commit a lot of chips without a big hand. While I can take advantage of that, a donk, who they normally are playing, will not adjust.
I also need to focus more, once again. I really go through the same cycle all the F***ing time where I start paying more attention and making better reads, start winning, gaining confidence and then all of a sudden start getting lazy.
I have some major leaks in my game and they really need fixing up ASAP if I ever plan on winning on a consistent basis. All this break even bullshit is going to be the end of me. I have the mind to understand this game, but I can't seem to put what I know and what I've learned into improving my game in any winning ways. I tighten up at the wrong times, I'm aggressive at the wrong times and I just need to get shit under control.
I'll update my stat bar on the right tomorrow, even though it's going to be ugly.
