February 24th was the biggest losing day at poker I've had in my entire life - nailed for $450. Doesn't sound like all that much, but at 50NL that's 9 whole buy-ins. And yet...it didn't hurt much. February was good to me. Really good. Over the whole month I beat the 50NL by a ridiculous 13 BB/100 (that's big blinds per 100 hands). To put that in perspective, 5 BB/100 is considered very good at nearly any stakes. At the end of January, my overall was measly 3 BB / 100 (which included about 50k hands played before I really thought I was going to drop out of law school - and yes I was four-tabling all through most of Civ-Pro and Torts). I had previously thought that 10 BB / 100 was pretty close to the upper limit at 50 NL online. So 13 BB for an entire month made me a pretty happy camper.
The plan then, was to start moving up to 100NL this week. Well, moving up is something to do when upswinging - when confidence is high and tilt is looming in the shadows rather than jumping out of them and smacking you in the face. Well, Tuesday I got crushed (I've been taking Mondays off). Wednesday I got crushed. Thursday......well you get the idea. The point is I'm not touching the 100NL until I've got my confidence back - and not a moment sooner or later.
In a way, this week made me realize how important it is to get up to the 100NL. I made good money in February, but that was a month with no real downswings. Those are not normal. The only way for me to make that kind of money consistently at 50NL is to play about twice as many hands as I did - something I'm not really willing to do.
And...it is a big jump. 100NL is a tougher game than any I've played in my life. Frankly, I'm a bit nervous about it. I've sat at 200NL live games of course, but any solid player can beat those without really even trying. 100NL online - well if I'm not at my best I will get eaten alive.
Fortunately, I live with three other poker players - two of whom have beaten that level soundly and all of whom have been more than generous with their wisdom. This week was a setback, but it's only a matter of time.
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