10k hands finished on stars

So this is my first 10k hands on stars.  Im pretty happy with the start but still have plenty of things to work and try and improve on over the next 10k hands.  It’s a bit disappointing that its taken me all month to play this many hands but oh well, i’ll try and pick up the pace from here.

If i can keep my win rate at at least 4 then moving to stars has been worth giving up rakeback on FT.  With that said my FT account is a tad over $700 so in the future i’ll prob be playing on both sites anyhow.

Stars and FT update

I’ve played almost 9,000 hands on stars since i switched from FT.  I’m up just over $700 during that time and whilst that’s decent im really unhappy with some of the spots Ive been stacking off.  I think i could easily have saved myself 7 or 8 buy ins.  I’ve tilted at times and that’s really hurt my winrate and mood.   It also prevents me from putting in more hands which is definitely not good. Aside from that im extremely happy with how my game is coming along and Alex (my coach) is doing a great job.  I’m seriously considering blogging the majority of my sessions again to help me be more accountable and also it’s a great way of unintentionally reviewing my big hands, which i don’t do enough off.

You’ll remember im trying to rebuild a roll on Full Tilt after withdrawing all but $200.   I started playing $25nl but it was just too boring and i found it difficult to concentrate so i switched to 50nl.  I’m up to $500 after about 3k hands which is great news because i should easily be able to get a decent roll from here over the next few weeks.  Hopefully i haven’t just jinxed myself.  We shall see…

I’ve switched to stars

Not that long ago i felt like i reached a point in poker where i stopped learning.   I was still watching video’s and browsing forums but they weren’t really helping me identify my own leaks.  I remember right before i joined Cardrunners, i felt like id learnt as much as i could on my own.  Cardrunners opened my mind up to a whole new way of thinking about poker and it allowed me to grow and develop and ultimately become a winning player.

Well about 6 weeks ago i reached that point again.  That’s why i decided to get coaching lesson’s and it’s been one of my best moves in a long time.  To have someone ask you to explain why your doing certain things in a hand and then for them to give their advice is a real benefit for your game.  I’ve also had a couple of people sweat me over the last few weeks and not only can they see a big improvement in my game but they have also been the ones to helping.

So if you feel like your game is stale or your struggling to move up levels then believe me when i say it’s well worth branching out and having someone sweat you or even employ a coach.

Oh and i’ve switched my roll over to stars.  One of the main reasons is that there are better games running at night time when both stars and FT have minimal traffic.  Hopefully this offsets the fact that i now will have no rakeback.  I also left $250 on Full Tilt so i may even try to grind up a roll on FT when i’m finished my usual sessions on stars.