- Mental Game: B+. Beats like this one and this hand (though given the fact that he is a recreational player, I hate my river check/fold. I think I need to bet/fold small there to get value from a 6.). What I thought was a great spot to triple like this one could have really got under my skin as well, given his actual holding and that I just ran into the top of his range basically. (Side note: Not sure what I think of his play. At first I kinda hated it, but if he thought I would always be honest on the river and thought that I would often barrel this turn, then maybe his check/call on the turn is pretty good. It's got me thinking. I guess my range is very polarized on the turn, so maybe it is a good call. What do you guys think of his play? I am not quite sure what to think, could be good, could be poor.) Here is the thing to take away here though. With all three hands, I could have tilted. I could have been annoyed by the situation that occurred, but I instead brushed it off and proceeded to forget about the hand and keep playing the best I could possibly play, at least at the time I was playing. I obviously can learn and improve, but at least I played the best I could at the time. I think I made some good strides this week in this department. It might have a lot to do as well with letting go of putting so much pressure on myself. Things have a way of working themselves out, so I am not going to sweat whether I can help eliminate debt for my family. If it happens, it happens.
- Studying: A-. I was pretty pleased with myself in this area. I had minimal time since I had family in town this weekend. However, I managed to continue to respond to hands on Leggo and really try to work on my game and think about various situations that occur with my own game where I may be confused as to the best play. I need to post my trouble hands more often though as well.
- Technical Play: A. I was pretty pleased overall with how I played this week, even though I only got in about 2,500 hands or so. When I played, I searched for spots for thin value and spots to bet smaller to get a call from a wider range and I feel I did pretty well overall and improved a bit. I notice I still fold too often to 3bets, but that is something I will work on a bit in the coming weeks for sure. I have some friends I may be doing some work with here and there, which will be nice.
- Focus: B+. Again, I have to always be serious about these grades or it flat out won't help me. I felt I was solid overall, but could use some work. I might be being a bit too hard on myself with this grade, because I did have the focus to buckle down and not let trivial shit bother me. But I feel I missed some reads and did not get some quick enough to help me make decisions. My mind also drifted occasionally to other topics while I played, even though it wasn't often. It still happened though and I need to take breaks immediately when this is happening. I didn't do that quick enough tonight, and I feel I went on auto pilot for about 5 minutes or so instead of quitting immediately. It didn't lead to huge errors, but it definitely was not my A game, so it is still considered poor focus.
Overall, it was a good week. I felt like I improved and I am looking forward to really doing better next week. I also hope to get in some better volume as well, we'll see how it goes. As I said before, my family always comes first as they should, so I will play when I can and if I don't have time, so be it. I think this leads to better play as well as an obviously better life in general, since I love my family.
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