Monday, October 13, 2008

Sundayments: a swing and a miss.

I have this routine of waking up in the mornings and being really excited about playing poker and end up registering for like a dozen or so tournaments for the evening. After the first few bad beats or so, I get pretty discouraged lol and the idea of grinding the rest of the day sounds better and better the later into the night it gets. I end up unregistering from the later events.

I really need to get over this and learn to grind, regardless of previous results. I should be making optimal play after optimal play and not worry about the rest. Eventually I'll find myself at a final table.

I think a way to avoid the mundane grind sessions is to just put some music on and maybe take my eyes off from the tables when I'm not involved in hands. Especially during the first 2 hours or so of the tournament when stealing/restealing is less important and I play hands mostly for value. Playing a sudoku or some online game could help me from becoming burnt out as the day wears on.

I get off work at 2 today so hopefully I can get over my fatigue and just grind the entire day. I gotta be able to grind if I wanna make it.

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