The last couple of days has been completely break-even. I'm stupidly rolled for $0.02-$0.04 LHE but I've set guidelines for myself in when I can and can't move up and I'm not going to break those rules just because I've got a good pad for the next level. But this break-even stretch (around 2K in hands) has reminded me of something I think about in MTTs.
Everyone talks about variance and all players get used to the idea. We talk about the variance in cash games on the micro and macro levels but no one speaks about the micro-variance which goes into playing tournaments. One tournament is a session and this means that we will have the ups and downs within one tournament that we will all have over our long-term tournament life. Chaos. The micro is the macro.
So the trick is, inside the micro-world tournament, to spot when a losing "session" is on it's way. And these "bad" sessions can be a run of bad cards or a run of good cards that come up against a better hand. In the ups and downs of a single tournament, you have to ride the tide and almost ignore what you're playing (obviously not literally).
Just a random concept to think on.
In other news, I miss London. I'veareDallas been stuck in the a for too long. I miss home and I hope I can get back there soon.
See you at the tables.
P-W
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That is an interesting idea on tournaments...haven't thought of it that way before. Good luck!
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