A Little Refocus Goes a Long Way

So i took my own advice from my Focus blog and got right back out there. I went to play in the $4-$8 limit game at the Belle. I don't like the no limit game there, generally, because it's same bunch of tightwads all the time. Now if something special is going on or i see a juicy fish in the game then I'm all for it. But usually the $2-$5 no limit game at the Belle isn't worth playing for. It's hard to get money out of a table full of nits. So limit was my choice last night.

The game was a little soft, but there's usually one or 2 calling stations. It was a good mix of players. One guy was trying to act wild by juicing up the pots. There were a couple of weak-tight players and no more than 2 calling stations at any given moment. One thing that I like about this game is that it's easy. It's a good game to go to when my confidence is failing. I can practice my reads and it costs me no more than a few big bets to find out if I'm right or not.

I'm generally a calling station, myself, in the $4/$8 limit game if I have any pair. I find that often times the guy with a missed hand like AK will continue betting and my flopped middle pair will win. I'm able to see the flop with trashy hands, fold if I miss, and drag some big pots when I hit. And there's the bonus of pissing people off or giving them the impression that I'm a donkey when I hit these hands. Hey, they don't know that I do, in fact, know exactly what I'm doing!

So last night I bought in for $90. I widdled away dow to $30 and built my stack from there. I ended up leaving with $340 and a renewed confidence in my reads. Oh yeah, and it was fun too! Poker is always fun when I win!