No more jackpot grinding.

As most people who know me know, ive been grinding the 50+9 jackpot games, these are 6 max games, with top3 payout and 1000 starting chips, very bad value, but if you win 6 in a row you get like 60,000$ and top2 6 in a row you get 750$, which is nice, but you just cant win it enough to make it +EV playin these games(which over 1300 games ive realised) The extra rakeback is nice, as the 50s are usually 50+5, your paying 50+9, and with a decent rakeback system you can make nice money here. So over 1300 games i ran at 2% ROI according to sharkscope, only getting 2x750$ jackpot things. Along with the rakeback it was a nice earner, but there is hardly any bubble to really dominate and use decent SNG skills to really own other players, so the variance and general motivation wasnt there, and i really dont think anyone can run over 5% at these games. Anyway, im now back playing 10 man games, mainly $50+5s, but throwing in some 100s + 200s, and mixing in some 20s+30s for some extra volume. I really feel confident playing the 10 mans, with 1500 chips instead of the old 1000 in the jackpots, its like a breathe of fresh air for cbetting and outplaying others. With a real bubble now, with 3rd place being double the buyin i can actually "own" it unlike the jackpot games. Im pretty confident in my game at the moment and really feel im going to do well in the upcoming games, im running pretty good so far over the first 100 games netting in some big profit, and i hope to keep it up (i deserve it, been on a breakeven/downswing for a 300-500 games now) . So keep track of me on sharkscope, and its probably best to filter out the jackpot games, you can do this by clicking advanced search, then choosing 20-200 Buying, and 10 man only, no 6 max games. Pretty decent stats, but for 10 mans, its still a small sample, but expect some heavy volume during march:)
On a side note, im still offering coaching during march where ill be playing heavy, i really enjoy coaching people as helping others and teaching also improves your own game, so get in touch with me if you want. Ill be posting back during march hopefully every week or two. x

Variance

It happens to us all sometimes, some of us more than others, but it does happen, and you can do nothing about it(apart from pretend to handle it well) I've suffered this demon over the past 500 sng's, just about breaking even somehow, and it doesnt feel good. theres not much to do to avoid it, or cope with it better, but taking breaks does help, at least stop any tilt creeping in. the last week or so i havent played as much, and i feel alot more enthuisastic about playing again, and im even coping fine with the variance, and, touch wood, i hope im out of it now:)
My advice to anyone else facing any downswings or variance is quite simple:
Be positive, if for any second u feel like your just playing to lose, quit playing, quit loading, take a break. You have to remember the basics, and dont see losing as just losing and with a bad attitude u make worse calls, and it affects ur judging. always remember every thing is profit, if you lose 2 buyins less than you shouldve because u kept your cool instead of getting depressed/playing worse, then your UP 2 buyins.
Playing during variance, i take this approach. I sit down, in a good mood, and drill it in that you will be in a good streak now, i play then, until i get noticably bad luck(again) and i quit before it effects me, i take a break, shower, food, some air. Then rinse and repeat. Note how this isnt avoiding playing during variance, but limiting time spent in 1 session, which in personal experience helps alot. Overall the hardest thing in poker isnt learning the game, playing good when your running hot, the hardest thing is coping with variance, variance is a killer, it can make or break someone, if you can learn to handle it, and admit to it it will greatly improve your game. Anyway thats me, thats my first post, expect more soon, containing results, various brags/beats and life.
p.s, ffs just got runner runner straighted after flopping a set of Tens HU by leguito, what a fish :x.
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