Things aren't working as planned
I have a game-plan, but nothing seems to be working at the moment:
1) Play less MTTs;
2) Play more 2-3 table SNGs
3) Play some HORSE SNGs
4) Read more and work on my game.
The intention is to build up my bankroll (which has taken a bit of a hit over the last 3 months) and play the occasional MTT. As my bankroll increases, I'd like to play higher limits for the SNGs. I currently play $5 and $10 2-3 table SNGS. I'd like to start playing $20 ones when I can afford it.
Unfortunately I'm struggling to cash even on the $5 ones. I'm trying to open my game up a bit based on some of the reading I've been doing (HOH3 and Erick Lindgren's book). I feel like I'm playing better, but I don't seem to be getting the rub of the green at the moment. Admittedly, I haven't been playing that much lately, so I'm basing my thoughts on a short set of results. It's frustrating, as I really wanted to start playing more satellites to bigger events (such as the EPT) and play higher limits. I feel like I'm being pegged back in my ambitions. I'm trying to be patient and sensible about it, but it's hard.
As for the HORSE games, I mentioned that I won the first SNG I entered. Maybe I spoke too soon as I've not been able to cash since. I've been working on a good Razz strategy to improve that discipline, but again, I feel like I've been quite card dead. The last one I played was particularly frustrating as I was short stacked, and had to pay the bring-in in Stud 5 TIMES in a row. It was more frustrating as we were down to last 4 (top 3 get paid). There were 2 big stacks, and another very tight player who had double my stack. I managed to get within a whisker of his stack to put him under pressure, when I got the 5 buy-ins in a row.
I do think the HORSE games are getting a bit harder now. More people have cottoned onto them. The trouble is it's good players who have cottoned on. Saying that, there are still some poor players out there. I had to laugh at one guy during the Razz section who called bets all the way to 7th street only to show a full house, Kings full of 7s. Saying that, I made an embarrassing move thinking I was playing Razz and had a cracking starting hand of something like (A2)3 followed by 5 & 7 (IIRC). My 2 opponents were showing queens and jacks, although one did eventually fold. I knew I had the best Razz hand, however, when we got to 7th Street, I suddenly noticed we were playing Stud. I simply checked 7th Street and managed to win with a pair of Tens caught at the end. The moral of the story is not to multi table when playing HORSE.

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