So I'm writing a blog post...

Which means one of two things: I'm on an insane heater, or things aren't going well and I need to structure my thoughts a little.

I'm not on an insane heater.

Often I get into the groove, maybe having 14 winning days straight. My mistake in these times is ending them by doing either: a) having a few days off, losing all momentum, b) trying to apply some strategy concept that is either alien to me or I don't complete understand.

Both these things throw me off track. The next time I'm going well, I'm locking myself in a dark room and not letting anything throw me off.

This time around, I need to understand why this month has gone so sour, and how I can sort it out. There's three or four concepts I really need to concentrate on and apply in my upcoming sessions: these are designed to avoid spew whilst remaining aggressive.

a) Building big pots with me as the aggressor, not as the caller: I've been losing a ton of money in these spots. I need to control the pot by sticking to commitment threshold decisions, especially without the initiative.

b) Leverage: What I'm talking about here is the kind of spot where, for example, in a 3bet pot with me oop I have 1010 on 278ss. I cbet 26 into 40, and get raised to 70. This spot simply kills me, as if he's bluffing he's only cost himself $70 should I go all in. On the other hand, if he's not bluffing, he's earned himself $200. Even if I get these spots correct 50% of the time, I'm going to lose money. I need to be on the right side of leverage, applying it, and finding ways to avoid the reverse situation happening to me. In many cases, this may simply mean folding and choosing the low variance path.

c) Don't regret pots: Take a breath in big pots, thats all. Don't get sucked into a bluff vortex. Know when's not a good time to throw in that triple barrell. Don't bluff fish.

I'm also for the next 7 days embarking on a $200 stoploss for any one session. Session defined by a 3 hour gap. Will screenshot results to show how no more than $200 can be lost in any one session over the next 7 days.

Thats all for now.

grog