A Side Income...

1 regular table tonite, 5NL.

I've been getting my *** kicked way too much.

I'm down 10 buy-ins at 5NL so I went back down to 1 table and took notes on my opponents.

After 50 hands I look like the biggest nit of this century.

Look at this hand.

I can't believe what this guy won with.

Who is he? The mother of one of the executives at Ignition?

Ignition - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 98.2 BB (VPIP: 30.30, PFR: 24.24, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 33)
CO: 89.2 BB (VPIP: 19.23, PFR: 13.46, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
Hero (BTN): 97.6 BB
SB: 203.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 32.14, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 30)
BB: 168.4 BB (VPIP: 37.74, PFR: 7.55, 3Bet Preflop: 13.04, Hands: 53)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♦ Q♦

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB calls 8.6 BB, fold, MP raises to 29.2 BB, fold, SB calls 20.2 BB

Flop: (68.4 BB, 2 players) 7♥ 5♥ 5♠
SB bets 65 BB, MP calls 65 BB

Turn: (198.4 BB, 2 players) 3♣
SB bets 7.2 BB, MP calls 4 BB and is all-in

River: (206.4 BB, 2 players) 7♦

Tonite I played 1 regular table for 1 hour.

I'm actively taking notes on my opponents and being very conscious of my reason for betting or not betting.

I watched another player go from $8 to over $18 playing a VP 34 / PFR 28 game.

Unfortunately I didn't see nearly enough hands to play like that.

My stats were VP 13 / PFR 9.

At least I didn't pay anyone off and won $0.77.

Tonite I played 1 regular table for one hour again.

After 55 hands I was up $1.77.

At least I didn't pay anyone off.

My stats were better too. VPIP 20 / PFR 14.

The discipline and patience required to play this game is no joke.

Sometimes I fold 20 hands in a row; sometimes more.

I realize that patience is one of my biggest leaks.

When I get a good hand I want to play and so I call way too much OOP. Then if I flop anything that connects with the board I will bet multiple streets even if my hand is only medium strength at best. This is all because I want to play and win, and I am tired of waiting.

Over the past two nights I have been a lot more conscious of my reason to bet or not to bet. Most of the time I am realizing that I don't have a strong enough hand to bet for value and my opponents are calling stations so I can't semi-bluff them off of their hand.

I must exercise discipline and fold; waiting for a better opportunity.

Tonite I played 1 regular table and won a few significant hands.

I didn't pay anybody off so that was a victory.

Here is one of my better hands.

Ignition - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 101 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
CO: 45.8 BB (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
BTN: 95 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: 97 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (BB): 173.6 BB
UTG: 65.6 BB (VPIP: 53.49, PFR: 6.98, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 47)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ Q♦

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB

Flop: (11.4 BB, 2 players) J♥ 4♣ T♣
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (11.4 BB, 2 players) A♦
Hero bets 5.6 BB, BTN raises to 11.2 BB, Hero calls 5.6 BB

River: (33.8 BB, 2 players) 8♥
Hero checks, BTN bets 16.2 BB, Hero calls 16.2 BB