Confidence Rising

Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes
The Exorcist 10475169-57923 Holdem Limit $5/$10
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Hand Start.
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Seat 1 : shadysable has $381.50
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Seat 2 : cyaa has $98
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Seat 3 : miggx has $238.95
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Seat 4 : nobodytr has $310
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : Seat 5 : MikeySong has $224
[Jan 7 04:44:19] : MikeySong is the dealer.
[Jan 7 04:44:20] : shadysable posted small blind.
[Jan 7 04:44:20] : cyaa posted big blind.
[Jan 7 04:44:20] : Game [57923] started with 5 players.
[Jan 7 04:44:20] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jan 7 04:44:20] : Seat 5 : MikeySong has 8s 7h
[Jan 7 04:44:22] : miggx called $5
[Jan 7 04:44:23] : nobodytr folded.
[Jan 7 04:44:26] : MikeySong called $5 and raised $5
[Jan 7 04:44:38] : shadysable folded.
[Jan 7 04:44:39] : cyaa called $5
[Jan 7 04:44:41] : miggx called $5
[Jan 7 04:44:42] : Dealing flop.
[Jan 7 04:44:42] : Board cards [5s 6d Tc]
[Jan 7 04:44:45] : cyaa checked.
[Jan 7 04:44:49] : miggx checked.
[Jan 7 04:44:51] : MikeySong bet $5
[Jan 7 04:44:52] : cyaa called $5 and raised $5
[Jan 7 04:45:02] : miggx called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:04] : MikeySong called $5 and raised $5
[Jan 7 04:45:06] : cyaa called $5 and raised $5
[Jan 7 04:45:08] : miggx called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:10] : MikeySong called $5
[Jan 7 04:45:10] : Dealing turn.
[Jan 7 04:45:10] : Board cards [5s 6d Tc 4h]
[Jan 7 04:45:12] : cyaa bet $10
[Jan 7 04:45:24] : miggx called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:27] : MikeySong called $10 and raised $10
[Jan 7 04:45:28] : cyaa called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:36] : miggx called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:37] : Dealing river.
[Jan 7 04:45:37] : Board cards [5s 6d Tc 4h 9h]
[Jan 7 04:45:40] : cyaa bet $10
[Jan 7 04:45:46] : miggx folded.
[Jan 7 04:45:48] : MikeySong called $10 and raised $10
[Jan 7 04:45:50] : cyaa called $10 and raised $10
[Jan 7 04:45:51] : MikeySong called $10
[Jan 7 04:45:52] : Showdown!
[Jan 7 04:45:52] : Seat 5 : MikeySong has 8s 7h
[Jan 7 04:45:54] : Seat 2 : cyaa has Th 9s
[Jan 7 04:45:54] : cyaa has Two Pair: 10s and 9s
[Jan 7 04:45:54] : Seat 5 : MikeySong has 8s 7h
[Jan 7 04:45:54] : MikeySong has Straight T9876
[Jan 7 04:45:54] : MikeySong wins $209.50 with Straight T9876
[Jan 7 04:46:04] : Hand is over.

Aggression Aggression Aggression! a 21bb pot! That river play was silly, i should've capped. I either thought, 'oh, he has an 8, no reason to cap' or 'omg does he really have j8?' how silly.

My confidence is coming back though. I realized that my aggressive style has worked very well. I get paid big on my big hands and if I can't fold a hand, I get away at a relatively cheap price. At least that's how I think it's been working. It's not like I cap the flop, 3bet the turn, and win the hand every time. I just play according to how I feel and what I think he might have. Primarily everything is based on feel. Strong, weak, value bet, etc.

What also helped me get back some of my confidence was PokerTracker. Zach from fcp told me to look at my session notes, and in it there's an option to view your hourly rate. When I was 6tabling 3/6 short handed limit, I was making $42 an hour (1.61bb/100). At that rate, with the old AP structure, I made $30 in rakeback and $30 in bonuses.

Incase you guys are curious, here are some of my stats @ 3/6:

vpip (% of hands I play): 33.02
Preflop Raise %: 23.37
Aggression Factor: 2.84
Folded BB to Steal: 39.39%
Folded SB to Steal: 82.66%
Went to Showdown: 33.97%
Won $ @ Showdown: 52.86%

I haven't done too much multi-tabling with 5/10 short handed so I'm not sure what my winrate is, nor am I 6tabling that much. I've been doing a lot of 1tabling to re-evaluate my game etc.

I want to get in the habit of crushing games while 6-8tabling, and then every once in awhile, perhaps once a week, spend 3-5 hours 1tabling and evaluating my hands. That sounds like the best way to approach the game.

So far in 2007, I've only put in 10 hours.... I'm like 20 hours behind, haha...Oh well, winrate: $50 per hour.
Bankroll? No idea. I don't feel like counting :)

-Michael