I'm finding this blog is giving me precision of thought. It seems like it is doing the same for Bonus Chasing Grinder with this post from 10 minutes ago on Bankroll Management. A subject that I would like to delve into over the next couple of weeks.
http://bonuschasinggrinder.blogspot.com/2008/09/cash-out-strategy.html
Before that though, my thinking has been a life experience from my teens. Chess was a game that I could beat my peers at thru primary school and up to 13. I'd never read a book, just seemed to get the game. From 13 on though, everyone I'd beaten passed me. They'd discovered books and I hadn't. They studied and I never. Admission, until poker I've virtually read no books.
From 13 to 18, I made a fair bit from poker. Just pennies but a lot at the time. Around 2005, I discovered Late Night Poker on SBS and then online poker. I'd never played Hold'Em, so I bought a book to teach me the basics. It taught me a lot more and I was instantly a winning player.
The more I learned, the more I wanted to learn and I started reading for the first time. I'm glad I did. Everyone is growing up. Almost month on month the games get tougher. The game is essentially "getting solved". The fish will diminish and the edges for winning players will reduce. The only way to stay ahead is to study. Keeping the study fun and staying amused whilst grinding will be key if I am to be successful.
I'm looking forward to Card Runners (or similar) rejuvenating me. But for now, I'm plodding my way through real study. I hope knowledge retention is like riding a bike. The Mathematics of Poker is a very hard read but incredible. That is what we're up against.
So if our life experiences can teach us a lot will our future be online poker? Considering the traits of successful people, I don't think so. More next time.
1 year ago
1 comment:
Fun , Amusement . I did chuckle . I think I have touched upon the same in my own blog . Once the "game" becomes a JOB/INCOME STREAM , it is so hard to keep the passion alive , especially grinding day in day out . The weight of self expectation and the need to be good at something often make me question my participation at the tables .
Your story about chess rang a bell with me . My Father was quite a sportsman and taught me golf , squash , 10 pin bowling , table tennis , tennis , football . In my insular primary school circle of friends i felt like a superstar . Boy , did I get a shock through my teens when i started involvement in organised/club sport .
When you no longer 'shine' it's hard to stay motivated . For me anyway . GOSH......i think I zoned out there . LOL .
You'll have to read between the lines 'cos I probably haven't explained myself very well . Adam
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