Shout out to FullTilter ScottMc, who apparently gains insight into my play from this here blog.

1AM Update

So I decided to mix it up a little and try some more limit hold’em on Full Tilt Poker, inspired in part by Absinthe’s killing session the other day playing 2/4 and 3/6 on Party’s BBJ tables and Pauly’s good results at FTP’s 3/6 tables.

I guess it’s something like, “Hey, if those guys can do it, why can’t I?”

But I think I was missing a crucial piece of the argument here; those guys are winning poker players, while I’m just a break-even, thank-God-for-reload-bonuses, small-stakes player.

Nevertheless, I loaded up two 2/4 tables and was patiently folding my trash hands when ScottMc outted me as a blogger. There’s always something a little disconcerting when that happens. Suddenly I feel expected to raise hands like 72o out of position and overplay them when I hit bottom pair and the baby flush draw. Especially when you find out you’re sitting at a table with two bloggers who will appreciate your starting hand selection.

I’ll be honest. I don’t like playing the hammer at the NLHE tables because it seems like a cop-out to just raise big and put the pressure on. I mean, sure, that’s an important lesson about NL–your cards don’t matter in certain situations against certain opponents. But man, if you can pull off a successful hammer bluff in low-limit limit hold’em, you’re a god.

Anyway, my love affair with FTP continues. +28BB for the night, for a win rate of 7BB/table-hour, I think. After 25 days of play on FullTilt, I’ve almost tripled my buy-in (including $180 of bonus money) and have had only three and a half negative tallies during that time. For me, this is a big deal.

So today’s lesson for my fellow break-even, thank-God-for-reload-bonuses, small-stakes players is to swing on over to Full Tilt and give it a try.

Hey, if I can do it, why can’t you?