Hardest Working Donk

Honestly, I think its gotta be me. At least for March anyways! I got coaching, loooads of studying and watching vids. Lots of practicing and SNG wizzing. Even a prop bet (which is nearly over and SUPER close) to keep me motivated! All this adds up to a fairytale ending of being up a good $1500! Wait, no, sorry I was dreaming again wasn't I? Dammit!!! Patience is a virtue, people say... I wonder if their still waiting?

There's no doubt I'm a much better player then last month. Last week even. Hell even better then yesterday! But confidence is shattered by blistering beats that poker gods continuously give me. I've seen KK hold up less times then a midget trying to rob a wrestling gym with his bare hands. No? Erm... less times then a skinny person carrying a huge hiking backpack. No? Ah, fuck it with the analogies... THEY'RE NOT HOLDING UP GODDAMMIT!

What really surprises me the more I play these is how there are so many break even regs. Probably only 6-8 good winning regs at these stakes, and I see mistakes all over the place.

So I'm learning, big deal... what does it count for really if I don't win? Meh, maybe this is my vent (seem to be venting a lot these days), but I'm working hard and expecting results. High expectations, I'm my own asian parents to myself, in some fucked up way (my asian parents are toooootally not strict at all).

Off the top of my head these are the things I've learnt that you need to understand and implement into your game to be awesome at SNGs over the long run;

These are the things that you need to learn to be the best at SNGs.

1. ICM Ranges
2. Blind vs Blind Shoving
3. Early Game Set Mining and Pot Building with Monsters
4. Mid Game Open Raising and Shoving
5. Super Tight Bubble Calling Ranges
6. Short Stack Fold Equity
7. Effective BB Shoving/Calling
8. Big Stack Bubble Manipulation
9. Raise to Call Short Stack, Fold to Big Stack
10. Calling vs One Guy Super Short Stack
11. Raise to Induce Action
12. Advanced Strange Betting Sizes
13. Limp and Stabbing
14. Big Stack Strategy at Low Blinds
15. Adjusting to Regs
16. Nash Equilibrium and SAGE Heads Up Strategies
17. Preserving Mid Stack with Shorter Stacks Behind
18. Overcalling Multiple Shoves in 3rd Place on Bubble
19. Iso Shoving Over Small Stack Shoves
20. Shoving Over Small Blind Completers
21. Folding to Set Up Shoving
22. Plenty of Options When Massive Chip Leader
23. Value with AA and KK
24. Bunching Effect
25. Gigabet Dialemma

And now I'm a [break even] super geek...