A little of my experience of the race
Saturday, June 27, 2009 - DURZAAAA
One of the big things about the race for me was planning my approach. I needed to figure out first of all how much time i could dedicate to playing in the 2 month time frame. I also had to keep in mind that this race was 2 months long, a big difference from one month. This was a true marathon of poker. It was very easy to play a certain amount one day and then say to yourself ok, ill just do what i did today for another 60 days and ill win the race. It didnt quite work that way. The other thing i had to work into my approach was selecting the type of game i would focus on. For me this meant i needed to learn to limit holdem. I am a no limit player and this was a pretty big adjustment for me. But i enjoyed the challenge of learning a new game and saw it as a good oppurtunity to learn and expand my game. By end of the race i ended up mixing lots of different game types, including, 6max nl, hu nl, fl 6max, hu fl, plo, and 6 max sngs. I mixed these games simply cuz i needed the variety. It can be easy to get stuck in a rut and go on autopilot when u are playhing 12-20 tables of the same game.
The biggest thing about doing well in this race is similar to what any person needs in order to be a good poker player. Discipline and the the ability to make adjustments as often as necassary. There are so many things that can change during the course of the race. I was confident that i was going to get around 8th when i noticed some changes in my opponents ahead of me. I took the oppurtunity and made a couple changes with my approach, turned on the intensity, and was able to seize 3rd place position with about one week to go. The last 2 weeks were by far the 2 weeks that i had to work hardest for, but it paid off for me on the last day when i was able to seize my last oppurtunity and pull into 1st place just as the race was closing. It was very important in the race to always keep your eyes open and be aware of what your oppents are doing. Not doing so can cost you the race. Winning the race was not easy, but i am a very competitive person and enjoyed the challenge of this marathon, forutantely for me my hard work paid off and i was able to win the race, a gratifying feeling.
Tags: approach, discipline, hard work, marathon of poker, plan
