The plot!

So there I was - rejected for the Coinflip Academy and frustrated that my cashgame was probably not gonna get better anytime soon. Since joining the CF community I had been trying to transfer my SnG game over to ring games, without luck. Now its not like I am a great SnG player, not even at the stakes that I play, but I'm not a terrible one either! However I have had a terrible time trying to adjust my game to cash. It seems that I just can't give up my need for fast paced poker (read; bubbleplay) and my Bankroll discipline just cannot handle easy opportunities to rise in stakes after taking a few beats. The BRM problem is also one I suffer with, while playing SnG's

So I decided to address these two problems. My need for bubbleplay was easy to solve - Keep playing SnG's! My BRM problem is a bit harder to address - but that is where this blog comes into the game (among other things). I have noticed that a major factor in my BR nuking tilts was the feeling that I needed to make back a specific number of $ - "If I could just win back those 20$ I could go to bed happy".
Another thing is that I tend to overrate myself at the end of a good session, which have lead me to take BR crippling shots at higher stakes. I just can't seem to get into my head that even though I have just won 10 BI's at 2.25 its a bad idea to loose 10 BI's playing 50/50 5.55/10.15... 

To make a long story short, I decided to make a user at FullTilt and play micro SnG's under a strict set of rules designed to help me keep my BR even though I go through breakeven/loosing streaks.

The rules!

  • I deposit 100$.
  • The project lasts until I reach 1000$. 
  • I only play 9/6/HU SnG's - NOTHING else.I play the amount of STT's I feel like.
  • I use at least 5 hours a week studying poker away from the tables.
  • I move up when I have 70 BI's for a given stake.
  • I move down if I go below 50 BI's or if my avg. ROI goes below 10% (for 2's & 5's).
  • When I reach 355 I use 55 to buy HEMmicro.
The Prize!
When I reach my goal of building a 1000$BR I will buy myself a good bottle of rum and invite the guys over!