Back to the Online Grind

My post is nowhere near as exciting as outplaying Gus Hanson, but I'll try to make it as entertaining as possibe.

I took most of the last couple of weeks off from on-line because I was not running well and may not have been playing well either, which is why I spent a few evenings down at good ol' Club Regent. However, I was Jonesing a little this weekend and decided to start back playin a little online. I play on several accounts on varying sites and this time decided to use Kathy's pokerstars handle 'rockstar2'. I deposited $500 with the intentions of really grinding it out in hopes of making a little extra scratch as a buffer for LA.

Since Saturday I managed to creep the account up to as high as $10k and is now sitting at 9k after losing a bit tonight thanks to a flurry of silly beats (I apologize I have not yet downloaded the software that tracks online hands so I cannot give you examples). Anyway, I'm pretty happy about that little run because I have not really played much higher than 2-4 or 3-6 nl, which means that the money made was with minimal volatility and risk. Most of my hours logged were on heads up tables. I think my heads up game is improving thanks to cardrunners and Taylor Caby. The guy is the best and his videos are well articulated making it easy to understand what he is thinking in an array of situations. I think the changes I've made focus on increased aggression to control the play. I'm finding that the added pressure puts many weaker players on tilt fast causing big pot mistakes. And I think I mentioned in an earlier blog (and will say again) for those truly interested in improving your game, but that have a basic understanding already, purchase the gold membership on cardrunners it will pay for itself in no time!

Not much else to report. I have a stud game tomorrow, which will likely be my last before I leave to LA next Wednesday. And, most likely, I will make one more trip down to Club Regent before I go strickly to punish myself and to pick up a few bad habits.

Oh, and for those that know Myles Bennet you should go on highstakesreport.com and look at the blurb about 'Fennburger'. He played smashed last weekend against the sickest online players around and scored 40k in the 50-100nl... a nice nights work. Other congrats to Travis for his performance in Australia. He may have come up a litttle short in the tournament, but sounds like he's making some cash nonetheless.

Peace