It's a well known fact that poker bloggers like to blog when they are on a winning streak. No one like to broadcast that they are losing.
So in that tradition, I'm on the best winning streak of my life. I'm basically playing Limit Hold 'em.
I've heard a lot of people complain about limit because you're relying on luck a lot and have to wait for premium hands. To some degree that is true, but you can't win waiting for premium hands. This is true of my last excursion to Pechanga.
I was there last Friday night and I was $80 playing $2/$4. Two week before, I won $100 at the same game. But I want to talk about this last trip. It basically showed that you can win at Limit without getting cards.
For the 4 hours that I was there, I was never dealt pocket Aces, Kings or Queens. In fact, my highest pocket pair was 6's. I was dealt Ace-Queen twice.
It helped having a maniac at my table. I love maniacs, because he scares other players and he pays you off when you have a hand.
The other keys to my winning streak is a level of tightness, isolation, and an understanding of pot odds.
I'm pretty jazzed and motivated at the moment. So let's see how things go in the future. I'm going to write soon about how a bad player ruined my run.
Alan
