The ups and downs of NL200
In the spirit of the holiday season, this week’s poker journey was akin to a rollercoaster ride through a winter wonderland of variance. Basically, every session was quite swingy. I think overall I rate my execution quite high. However, I did take a few sub-optimal lines in some spots that I haven’t studied much due to the low frequency of occurrence, and hence they haven’t been prioritised during study sessions.
Key stats
- Total hours played: 18.6
- Biggest pot won: $1.7k (850bb pot HU in the NL200 ante games)
- Total profit: $285.00
| Date | Weekday | Topic | Hours | Stakes | Profit session |
| ---------- | --------- | ----- | ----- | ---------------- | -------------- |
| 2023-12-18 | Monday | Grind | 1.37 | NL200/NL200 ante | $96.00 |
| 2023-12-19 | Tuesday | Grind | 2.02 | NL200/NL200 ante | $554.00 |
| 2023-12-20 | Wednesday | Grind | 2.30 | NL200/NL200 ante | $884.00 |
| 2023-12-20 | Wednesday | Grind | 2.98 | NL200/NL200 ante | -$951.00 |
| 2023-12-21 | Thursday | Grind | 1.12 | NL200/NL200 ante | -$1,377.00 |
| 2023-12-21 | Thursday | Grind | 1.60 | NL200/NL200 ante | $508.00 |
| 2023-12-22 | Friday | Grind | 1.60 | NL200/NL200 ante | $23.00 |
| 2023-12-22 | Friday | Grind | 1.97 | NL200/NL200 ante | -$1.00 |
| 2023-12-23 | Saturday | Grind | 2.22 | NL200/NL200 ante | -$575.00 |
| 2023-12-23 | Saturday | Grind | 1.43 | NL200/NL200 ante | $1,124.00 |
| Totals | | | 18.60 | | $285.00 |
Reflections
The most significant takeaway from this week is the importance of solver work and to spend more time studying. So, I will try to focus more on that going forward. Another thing is that I am getting really annoyed with playing on untracked sites where I can’t use pokertracker. I really miss having concrete stats on myself and not having to screenshot every hand that I want to review. I do have like 20% of my volume on GG, so I at least get some hands into my database.
