What happened after those 60k hands BK?

Oats when I first started playing about a year ago ... I did some reading online etc. etc. I was sooper fishy at holdem, although I kind of knew about starting hands etc. At tournaments I was a bit better because I had read Sklansky's advice on what to play in what position, and what to look for on the flop. In a cash game I was meat.

There were guys at the table who would play super tight in the cash games ... and what would happen is that I would get involved with my K3, or my J7, or whatever ... if I was involved with a guy who played almost no hands ... I would chuckle to myself and think of what a poor player he was ... sitting around waiting for AA or KK or whatever. Whenever I was in a hand with those players, I would feel a victory if they would fold to my bet. I lost a LOT of money my first number of months playing poker.

I wouldn't be too afraid that they'll all catch on ... sure there's some good players, but all of the fish will play at the micro limits and you can be guaranteed that they will not be able to adapt to what you're doing.

Also, by being that tight ... there's a bit of invisibility. Even using pokertracker there's the occassion where I even forget that someone's at the table because I'm concentrated on the people giving action, the people talking, etc. If I do see a raise from a corner where the guys got a really low VPIP, I have an advantage thanks to PT, but I think the other guys don't even notice that only premium hands are being played. The others still jump in while I'm folding.

Long story short, I wouldn't feel any anxiety about trying to deviate from your play right now ... I think you will be able to continue with your solid winrate (barring suckouts etc) doing exactly what you're doing. You're probably the most disciplined player preflop I know of at these limits.

Then I stopped playing 8 tables, moved to 4, and I'm around 19/11 now and making 7+ptbb

Got the bankroll up over 1k again. Over the last ~10k hands I've been winning $15/hour 4 tabling 25NL. That is 13ptbb/100 so probably not sustainable. But I don't know, opposition is terrible.

Anyway, going to a Giants game in a few hours to meet ED and Emma and DanDan and MVP and his ladyfriend. Should be fun.

-Oats

It was goot time. Good to meet you. Get that roll up so I can show you how to lose it in ten hands at Lucky Chances.