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What's A Meta For?
Thursday, March 09, 2006

What's A Meta For?

If you're not playing, then you're not losing money, but you're most definitely not making money either. Lately I've gotten into a trend of getting stuck early and just quitting before I take a bigger hit to the roll. The problem with this is I never give myself a chance to come back. I feel like my bankroll is like water in a clogged sink. It just sits around, sometimes seeping down the drain very slowly, but progressively starting to stink.

Hey, I think I'll run with this metaphor for a moment. I've got to unclog the sink, which may sound like I bad idea to let the water (my bankroll) go down the drain. However, that is not what I'm getting at. I also need to turn the faucet back on (my game) and let it flow so the water is fresh. Sure some water will go down the drain, but if it is flowing from the faucet, then all is well. At that point, I can put the stopper in on my terms and gaze at the fresh water that is my bankroll. That may sound like the gayest/stupidest/wtf? metaphor ever, but just writing that down makes me feel better.

I certainly think the above is a bit dramatic as I haven't even played enough to warrant worry regarding my bankroll. It is just the funk I've been in lately about playing. The vexing part is when I have played, I feel like I've been playing well. Maybe I'm blind to my own mistakes, but I just feel like I've been playing a good game and not winning the big hands to put me over the top. Das Poka.

My last few 45 Player SNG's have gone something like this. Play well early and breeze to the final 15. Hold an average to above average stack when nearing the bubble, but need to take action with blinds getting huge. Get a big hand that, if I can take down, will put me at or near the chiplead and definitely in the money. I get it all in with someone and watch as absolutely nothing goes my way. It is short term variance and I won't harp on it, but it is nice to get it out of my system. There, I feel better already.

Falstaff made a good point in my comments section about the PokerTek table I wrote about recently. Specifically, he said the service did not cater to the average tourist/vacationer who just wants to put in a couple of hours at the table during their stay. This is an important factor that the casinos and PokerTek will certainly need to work on. Not everyone is a regular at the casino, and to take it a step further, those regulars want to make sure the tourists/vacationers are playing at their tables. A table full of regulars is not, in my book, the optimal scenario. Hopefully they will work that out as the service of getting the card to play at the table is vital to its and the companies success. There were plenty of negative remarks regarding the table, mainly about the loss of tradition, but I do still feel this is a valid option that many will grasp hold of. It is the option that is the key.

I hate that I must end this now, but be sure and check out the DADI pic in this post for details about our tourney on Monday. Be there yo.

posted by TripJax @ 10:35 AM,

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