NHequalsFU
Visionary
Silver Level
Most of us have areas in our game that needs improvement. Are we too loose pre-flop? Too passive post-flop? Not betting the correct amounts? Do we lack patience?
There are too many things you can be doing wrong to list all the possibilities so I will just right down a few things that I know I need to improve and am working to do so.
My weaknesses:
1. bankroll MANAGEMENT. I have been building a bankroll from zero since January. I know I should stick to certain games only to keep my Bankroll going up instead of the valleys I'm experiencing by taking shots. I'm not busting my bankroll but merely going up and down from taking shots then building back up and so on. I am working to combat this by not taking shots as often and for a less percentage of my bankroll.
2. SHORT HANDED BUBBLE PLAY. I do OK on most bubble unless it's in a smaller tournament when the tables get down to 3-5 players. I generally don't factor in the short-handed aspect and don't adjust my pre-flop ranges accordingly. To combat this I am watching short-handed strategy stuff to help me in these situations.
3. BUTTON AND BLIND PLAY. I know I play too tight from these positions and it probably costs me in tournament play. I always think I'm getting outplayed in the blinds. It's a part of my game I am working on by being more aggressive by jamming lighter to a button raise that I feel is someone stealing. Also I'm raising more buttons to steal so when I do have a monster on the button I get paid off.
4. STUDYING. I have never been much into studying because I am lazy. I know it is part of improving my game so I now will look back through iffy hands after my sessions. I post some hands here as well to get feedback and different perspectives. It is helping because sometimes the bad beat you are complaining about is after all a bad play as well.
5. VOLUME. I know I need to play more but sometimes I quit playing early because of bad beats. I'm trying to set a number of tournaments or a time frame for cash games for each session and play that each day unless I don't feel I'm playing my A game which is more of a C+/B- game .
Anyway these are my main areas of concern and what I'm doing to combat them. I hope to see some other people disect their weaknesses as we all have them(I think).
There are too many things you can be doing wrong to list all the possibilities so I will just right down a few things that I know I need to improve and am working to do so.
My weaknesses:
1. bankroll MANAGEMENT. I have been building a bankroll from zero since January. I know I should stick to certain games only to keep my Bankroll going up instead of the valleys I'm experiencing by taking shots. I'm not busting my bankroll but merely going up and down from taking shots then building back up and so on. I am working to combat this by not taking shots as often and for a less percentage of my bankroll.
2. SHORT HANDED BUBBLE PLAY. I do OK on most bubble unless it's in a smaller tournament when the tables get down to 3-5 players. I generally don't factor in the short-handed aspect and don't adjust my pre-flop ranges accordingly. To combat this I am watching short-handed strategy stuff to help me in these situations.
3. BUTTON AND BLIND PLAY. I know I play too tight from these positions and it probably costs me in tournament play. I always think I'm getting outplayed in the blinds. It's a part of my game I am working on by being more aggressive by jamming lighter to a button raise that I feel is someone stealing. Also I'm raising more buttons to steal so when I do have a monster on the button I get paid off.
4. STUDYING. I have never been much into studying because I am lazy. I know it is part of improving my game so I now will look back through iffy hands after my sessions. I post some hands here as well to get feedback and different perspectives. It is helping because sometimes the bad beat you are complaining about is after all a bad play as well.
5. VOLUME. I know I need to play more but sometimes I quit playing early because of bad beats. I'm trying to set a number of tournaments or a time frame for cash games for each session and play that each day unless I don't feel I'm playing my A game which is more of a C+/B- game .
Anyway these are my main areas of concern and what I'm doing to combat them. I hope to see some other people disect their weaknesses as we all have them(I think).