Monday

No real news, aside from the fact that I'm running like absolute garbage. I've decided to try grinding Sit N Goes, and haven't seen this many horrendous beats in such a short period of time ever. I suppose it should be expected, though, as I'm playing the micro limits ($6 turbos), and the players are just so horrendous that they are totally incapable of laying down a hand. I can't even count how many times I've gotten a mid-strong pair all in vs one over and lost. QQ vs A6 all-in preflop? I'm drawing dead. Its pretty sick. Nevertheless, its this kind of dogshit play that makes these such easy money, so I just have to suck it up. The great thing about these is how formulaic they are - I've been going over Sheets' vids on PXF, and it's interesting to learn that there is basically a clear cut correct play in most of the situations you encounter, which is odd for NLHE - In ring games, for example, there may a few choices you can make, with varying degrees of profitability, and the one optimal play. Although the optimal play is obviously best, many of the other choices are not necessarily incorrect, thy just happen to be sub-optimal and less profitable in the long run. In SNG's however, you get so short so fast, that there is essentially one correct play for most of the situations you encounter. The real trick is learning perfect Push-Fold strategy so that you are making these decisions easily and are able to grind out a steady profit. Needless to say, I'm not there yet, but with the amount of learning material there is out there (the PXF videos are amazing) I feel it's just a matter of time.

On an unrelated note, I made an awesome quinoa salad today with cilantro and jalapenos. Its pretty awesome, and I'll post the recipe once I've perfected it.