Disaster Strikes- Week 1 -November

To start off; the month was more or less alright; I had several terrible (F-Game sessions).

F- Game is something much worse than C-Game, whereas C-game is just me trying to win every single pot without regards for what hand I have. . . .

F-Game is me trying to play as many pots . . whether not I win or lose.

The majority of the run-bad occurred at 200nl-6 max ZOOM. As you can see. . in a single week I cranked out close to 100k hands. . which is a result of me grinding way too much. Playing an excessive amount of volume is a heavy contributor to not playing my most optimal.

I'm planning to drop 200nl for a few days and grind it out at the lower stakes (100nl FR - 6max) . . this is probably the biggest downswing I've had since the end of September where I also experienced a 6k drop.

In terms of "big blinds". I'm down about 35 bi's for the month and about 25 bi's below ev. . . absolutely atrocious. I was completely taken by surprise at the craziness of variance this month.

Hopefully I can cut down on the grinding just a tad bit and update a little bit more throughout next week.

I'm currently sitting on about 858k VPPs, (33k for the month). Dropping 200nl for now will definitely put a small dent in my VPPs for the year; however I'm sure that it will be a huge benefit to my win rate.

Being on a downswing is a terrible feeling. . . it's a cold and dark place where all you actions are clouded with doubt. It feels as if you can't win a single pot, and that you don't even know how to play poker. . (actually).

Hopefully by the end of this week I will have regained my confidence and have a solid game. I notice that results orientation can have a huge impact on fluctuations in one's game.

It's so easy to start trying to change everything about your game-plan even though it's just variance coming on. More often than not; I'm finding that the changes that I make are hurting my game more than helping. . .

Best of luck to everyone else on the remainder of your grinds !! ,

See ya on the tables !