Daniel's Poker Shenanigans

Definitely went into the weekend looking to put in some volume and mostly "succeeded," although I cut play short today. Cash games went well. Since "wiping the slate clean," I have totaled 17 hours and haven't booked a loss yet. I've definitely run well insofar as dodging outs when big money went into the middle.  I played quick 4-hour sesh on Friday at Clearwater and was mostly stagnant. It looked like I was set to book a small loss, until this hand came up (1-3nl): Player in MP opens to 10, folds around to me in the small blind and I look down at AcKd. I 3-bet it to 35. Everyone else folded and villain called.  Flop comes 9c3c7d giving me two overs and a backdoor club draw. I underbet to 30 and villain calls. Underbetting is something I've been trying to implement into my game. It makes sense in a variety of contexts, although it can be argued that it may induce opponents to having a bluffing range when they normally wouldn't agains...

When I first started playing poker, I kept meticulous records of my results. This was before smart phones were really a thing, so I used an Excel spreadsheet. Eventually, I switched to using poker-tracking apps. And then, for some reason, I convinced myself that tracking my results was a waste of time as doing so wouldn't *improve* my results.  Regardless of whether or not that is true, it was a shortsighted thought and I really regret my decision. There is a gaping hole in my stats from about 2016 until now-ish.  It feels gross.  BUT, seeing as there is nothing I can do about it now - I have decided to wipe the slate clean and start over as of this weekend. I will not miss logging any poker from now on, regardless of format or place (casino, online, house game, whatever). Also, while my feelings hold true about cash games from my previous post, I've recently felt pretty motivated about studying and improving in this realm. I won't be sticking to just ...