No Play
No play, no post. Took a small knock on Thursday over at Sun Poker which has forced big-time introspection. Long story, conclusion: I need more faith in my game, and to get more faith in my game I need to study up. I’m happy that I can make decent decisions based on the cards in my hand but I’m really failing to understand my opponents properly and as a result poor players, sometimes very poor, are often beating the hell out of me.
It’s not just variance, it’s not just luck, it’s the fact that I see these guys day-in, day-out and I haven’t taken the time out from playing them to analyse their game. I haven’t put in the effort, and so I haven’t got the rewards. It’s not good enough to say, “Well, I play better pre-flop cards in better position, with a better understanding of post-flop outs and equity and pot odds. Therefore in the long-run I will win.” I need to do better than that and start to understand them as individuals, making individual mistakes. Heads-up Display should be only the start of what I know about them. So you little 2/4 monkeys, look out, I’m watching you play, I’m taking notes, and I will be back. Just give me a few days to work this thing out.