Ended up playing stat free for 19 hours.
Overall I think that playing stat free over multiple sessions is a great way to fix a broken poker mindset, however I do have some reservations about stat free weeks/months as it stops me from reviewing my play between sessions.
HEM doesn't allow me to totally remove results so if I want to review hands etc, which I most definitely do, then it is inevitable that I will see my results anyway.
Am going to give this some thought but I think my stat free targets will have to be session based.
Now I am off to review my last 19 hours!
Monday 28 June 2010
Saturday 26 June 2010
Record Breaking
Have logged 14 hours of play since I last looked at my stats which will be approx 7,000 hands I guess.
Am 1 hour away from equalling my personal best of 15 statless hours which was set not that long ago.
This time around I have gone into it with a better mindset and am really trying hard to focus on reads and good decision making, rather than making money. It feels great and I can feel my play improving and confidence coming back by the hour.
The most telling thing is that I am pretty sure that I am down a bunch of buyins during this experiment and feel like I have run very badly. Despite this I feel great and full of confidence which would probably not be the case if I was tracking my results and feeling sorry for myself.
Sometimes it's just better not knowing and all I can do is play for the long term.
Am 1 hour away from equalling my personal best of 15 statless hours which was set not that long ago.
This time around I have gone into it with a better mindset and am really trying hard to focus on reads and good decision making, rather than making money. It feels great and I can feel my play improving and confidence coming back by the hour.
The most telling thing is that I am pretty sure that I am down a bunch of buyins during this experiment and feel like I have run very badly. Despite this I feel great and full of confidence which would probably not be the case if I was tracking my results and feeling sorry for myself.
Sometimes it's just better not knowing and all I can do is play for the long term.
Friday 25 June 2010
Challenging Times
Someone said it's a hard way to make an easy living and I am battling the confidence demons to the max at the moment. I am becoming increasingly focused on short term results and am driving myself a little bit crazy!
Obviously short term results are irrelevant and I fully beleive in this but at times I have difficulty accepting it. If you don't know the difference read the poker mindset and then you will.
As part of my plan for 2nd half of 2010 I am setting myself a target of only looking at my stats on a weekly basis. Have started a trial run and instead of checking HEM results at end of session I am handwriting a short summary of my feelings. It is tough to ignore results but I need to repair my poker mindset and I think this will help.
Obviously short term results are irrelevant and I fully beleive in this but at times I have difficulty accepting it. If you don't know the difference read the poker mindset and then you will.
As part of my plan for 2nd half of 2010 I am setting myself a target of only looking at my stats on a weekly basis. Have started a trial run and instead of checking HEM results at end of session I am handwriting a short summary of my feelings. It is tough to ignore results but I need to repair my poker mindset and I think this will help.
Saturday 19 June 2010
Friday 18 June 2010
Dissappointing Day
England put in worst performance I have ever seen in a competitive international and I follow it up by spewing off a few buyins.
Time for everyone to show some bouncebackability.
Time for everyone to show some bouncebackability.
Tuesday 8 June 2010
June Targets
Back from holiday and am raring to go. Am going to set some targets for June and see how it pans out:
1. Split weekly play into minimum of 8 hours off peak (Tues-Fri am) and 16 hours peak time (Fri pm-Sun).
2. Game select better and play some 100nl or full ring if and when necessary.
3. Begin default strategy and development (study) folder.
4. Keep weekly timesheets and write weekly review.
5. Select and print hands for weekly coaching session.
6. Write up notes from coaching sessions and keep printed hands in study folder.
7. Re-read Leatherass book & The poker mindset.
8. Draft budget and business plan for 2nd half of 2010.
Hope everyone is running good.
1. Split weekly play into minimum of 8 hours off peak (Tues-Fri am) and 16 hours peak time (Fri pm-Sun).
2. Game select better and play some 100nl or full ring if and when necessary.
3. Begin default strategy and development (study) folder.
4. Keep weekly timesheets and write weekly review.
5. Select and print hands for weekly coaching session.
6. Write up notes from coaching sessions and keep printed hands in study folder.
7. Re-read Leatherass book & The poker mindset.
8. Draft budget and business plan for 2nd half of 2010.
Hope everyone is running good.
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