New Rule

I have come to the realization that I don't perform as well when I play longer sessions. I'm not exactly sure why this is, but whenever I play for more than an hour ( >400 hands) my results are a lot more inconsistent. I get into this state where I feel like I'm not even blinking because my eyes are so focused on the monitors, and I don't believe that's a good thing. So the new rule is:

I will not play any session longer than 1 hour or 400 hands unless the table is to good to leave. If this is the case, I must close all of the other tables and play only the good table. A break of at least 20 minutes must take place before the next session can start.

This was all inspired by my session last night. I played a 735 hand session and lost $190, which is my first loss in a while. I did notice though that I played much better in the first hour and my results were better, and that includes when I got stacked on a bad beat. A graph will illustrate it better:

I did have KK run into AA, as indicated by the steep drop later in the session, but I also lost a lot of medium sized pots. I think part of the reason this happens is that I sometimes tighten up too much and then I feel the need to make plays, when I really don't need to be doing that. This post isn't all bad news though. I did play 180 hands today and managed to make $150, so my total loss for Thursday and Friday is only $40. I am still debating about whether or not I am going to play the WCOOP ME. A cool million for first is very tempting...