Pro day 1
After a rather robust weekend of poker and partying in Nottingham, I skipped Monday and elected to start pro-week on Tuesday night with the regular canine ‘homegame’ at the Loose Cannon. A few of the more nutbar players expected, so there was bound to be plenty of action.
Not disappointed remotely by the performance of my poker colleagues, well over two grand on the table within the first two hours (predictably, the Baron absolutely could not lose a hand), and closer to ten thousand in play by the time I had to retire at 1am ready for a rather important working Wednesday. This might be a 1/2 game, but it plays deep and hard (woof!).
Following discussion with the boys, have elected to not judge “pro-week” on its financial return/loss, as the number of hands played over the course of a 35 hour ‘working week’ is nowhere near enough for variance to run even. Instead my assessment of success is going to be oriented around the following five somewhat softer criteria:
- Hours played.
- Major errors.
- Enjoyability of the game.
- How I felt I adapted to the playing conditions.
- How I feel about playing again tomorrow.
Tonight’s result a good one, but that’s only to be expected for early in the week. A five hour session, one major error that I (re)learned a lesson from, extremely enjoyable, felt I adapted very well, and am looking forward to playing again on Wednesday.
Obviously the real test of this experiment is going to be at the back end of the week, when I’m tiring and boring of poker while still trying to maintain a solid (and hopefully +EV) game.
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