Loosening Up My Game

I have found myself playing a lot more starting hands this week then I usually do and so far it has been a pretty good thing. I used to limit myself to the monsters, A T+ mid pairs, etc. I started playing a lot more suited connectors in multi-way pots and they have proven to be fairly profitable when they hit. The key is to cut bait when you hit a marginal flop. I had to learn this the hard way. For example I had 89s and flop 38K. I got bet into and I reraised to see where I stood and ended up getting whomped when it was called down to the river with a KJ.

The ultimate bet bonus is helping cover some of my losses. When 3 tabling $2/$4 I get about $15/hr in bonus and I usually see about 200 hands in that time so it raises my BB/100 quite a bit. I could break even at the tables and the bonus would keep me at 2x BB/100 which is actually pretty good.

This last 90 minute session I got $20 of my bonus and another $20 of table profit.

Current BR - $690 ($226 left in pending bonus)