I don't play too well when I play more than two tables so I am going to cut that out and focus on just two tables for a while. Looking back I think my decision to 3 (and then 4) table was definitely a bad one. The only time I should ever consider 4 tables is against 4 short stacks that I can really just auto-pilot against. And the only time I should consider 3 tables is when its all against one player and I am confident I am significantly better than him/her.

Recently I have been playing a lot of $100 NL Heads up, and my adventure to date looks something like the graph depicted below.



Note that this is wrong. I am actually only down $65 and am up $130 in rakeback. So I am slightly ahead after rakeback but basically break even over all so far.

They tell me variance is greater in heads up play, and I shouldn't be results oriented, but I just can't help myself and feel quite frustrated. 14,000 hands heads up with a graph like the one above makes me feel like I'm playing a break even game. When winning I feel untouchable and when losing I feel so depressed. Losing at heads up is so much worse than losing 6 handed.

Something I must stop doing is playing against so many regulars. I always challenge regulars and I always sit with them and try to beat them. I have a very ambitious ego and that is not a good thing - especially heads up. You can't have grudges, you can't get angry/mad or let any emotions creep into the game and fog your mind. This is true in all forms of poker and heads up is certainly no exception. If a regular catches you on tilt he will not hesitate to take note and continue to play you until you lose a few buy ins and steam close the program. This has happened to me while playing a particular opponent on 3 tables (this happened actually, vs 3 separate regulars in the last week).

Anyway just thought I'd give you a quick update on my mediocre results. I play with the name "Tickner" on FTP and there's a good chance that someone reading my blog will sit down with me in the next few days. I will be two tabling and I will own you.

Let's hope the rest of March goes better!!