On the comeback trail

After getting my nuts kicked in at ring games for most of the summer, I spent a week or so going over some HH and seeing what I was doing differently to cause my eruption of cash outflow.

Pretty simple....I was playing too many pots and getting too involved in those pots.

So, about 10 days ago, I resolved to lock down, quit trying to be cute and playing proper position and not playing trouble hands out of position. Now, I wouldn't say I'm playing dead straight ABC poker, but it's much closer than the stuff I was doing in late July and most of August.

The results have been pretty good so far. I got down to about $650 between Party and Stars in the middle of August and realized something had to be done. I've really played a lot more focused and realized that every session doesn't have to be a home run. Small losses/wins are OK, just pick the right spot and cash in when you get the opportunity. I'm back over $1K again and feeling pretty good about things. Tournaments have sucked, but I know they can be really streaky. I'm also playing $5 and $10 MTTs and they're almost guaranteed crapshoots....especially on Party and Stars. Going to keep grinding and see if I can get back to $1500 by the end of the month, but I'm not stuck on that number. Just a small goal.

Eventually, I'd like to get to where I don't have to worry about the BR so much and can just play.

.....but the fun is in the journey.