So today was a plus/minus kind of day. I didn’t fare well with any freebies, mostly because I had a lot going on and my head wasn’t into the game. Thankfully I was freerolling.
I didn’t like the hit my bankroll took the other day so I decided to play a little cash game. I bought in for $5.00 and thought if I played tight and aggressively I should be able to double up in an hour which would bring me back to even. The best-laid plans of mice and men, right? Yup, I busted.
Not to be dissuaded, I played a $5.00, 3-player Hit and Gold. (I know, I know). But luck was with me in a very peculiar way. The pot was $15 and I just needed this one win. One player was eliminated quickly and the other got disconnected a few hands later and never reconnected. I felt guilty just sitting there blinding the poor guy out but I figured if the roles were reversed they’d be hammering that raise button too.
Later in the day I took a shot at the Sled Bounty. Well, four shots at $2.50. That dropped my bankroll back down to yesterday’s balance erasing my gains.
After looking at the player list for the final stage of the Sled Bounty on the 23rd, I should probably have reconsidered playing. There’s already a field of about 5,600, which I can deal with, but seeing the top-ranked position with 658.5 BB is a little disconcerting.
After that, I went deep into spin and golds and lost $75. Easily done since I ended up on the $20 dollar games. It doesn’t show in my bankroll because I deposited the loss. I was going to pretend it never happened and not mention it here, but I thought that lying would be typical of an addict and that is scary. I don’t want to think of myself as an addict. I don’t think I’m susceptible to addictive behaviour, but maybe I just haven’t found the right vice. In any event, I find my compulsion to play interesting. If I am unable to keep it in check I will have to re-evaluate my relationship with poker.
I enjoy the game, so I guess I better get a handle on it.