Welcome

Hello all, welcome to my online poker blog.

I've been playing on and off for a decade after being introduced by a friend.

I played regularly for a few years during the poker boom and had a decent record at the micros, particularly Rush and Zoom No Limit Hold'em games (here's one of my graphs).

Around 2012 I began a new career which involved immersing myself completely in study in my spare time, so I had little to no time for poker. However recently this burden has eased and so I have been gradually dipping back in.

I'm an amateur player who still hopes to some day beat the rake.





Monday, 16 November 2020

A few hours of play

Good morning, I’ve managed to play a few hours in the last two to three weeks, currently up about $200. Sense that ‘Stars are spending a little more on playing bonuses, so might be worth your time.

Serious play has continued to centre around Zoom poker. Latest 10k hands are break-even (recent returns corrected a small downswing earlier this year). I’ve returned to $50NL Zoom because it’s the lowest stakes without an ante. I’m not disputing that the ante games are beatable, but without a major adjustment to my style it feels like a drag on win rate. The 50 games don’t feel much tougher so that will be my new home for now. 

I’ve also indulged in some degenerate Spin n Go play. Just for fun. Although sensible chip-EV decisions have got me a 37-38% ITM rate so far, I’m not sure that’s sustainable. Will let you know. You can get through tons of these very quickly, so maybe I’ll bink one of the higher payoffs at some point.

Will post the 10k graph and stats soon as that might be interesting.