A Bad Run...

For the past week I have been having a bad run during my Sit and Go's, both in Hold' Em and in PLO8. I haven't really seen much reason for the bad run. A bad run will always be a mixture of bad cards, bad luck, and even some bad play. I have been guilty of all of three even though I feel the luck has been the main factor going against me.

I have played in some turbo tournaments and that is something that I should be staying away from. The blinds move up too quickly in my opinion and even though the tournament concludes faster, it also becomes a bit of a luck-fest.

On the flip side I multi-tabled a few Hold' Em NL tables and did very well. I played a style of poker that is a bit foreign to me after watching a CardRunners video. The video focused on playing aggressively in position and smartly out of position. I usually play tight, only raising with premium hands but watching these videos showed me that most players, even in the lower stakes don't want to call with weak hands against players who show aggression pre-flop. I raised nearly every hand that I got involved with and never stopped betting until I was shown some resistance. The nice thing was, even if someone played back at me I'd say I was winning half the time so I was able to take some pots and show down some good hands. For me one of the amazing things two of my more powerful hands (Jacks and Ace Ten) were hands I was able to easily release based on my read of my opponents. I really felt comfortable during these sessions.

Time to get back to the tables to see if the bad run is over.