poker is hard

this month has been going pretty ok at nl10. im at 4.8bb/100 through 26k hands. could be better but cant complain, especially with how nl10 was going for me in november. i took 2 small underrolled shots at 25nl. once when i had 16 buyins and took a 1 buyin shot and another just recently when i had 17.5 buyins. the main difference ive noticed between 25nl and 10nl is 25 is nittier. i assume it gets that way as you move up. i got coolered out of both shots though and i think i really shouldnt take another one until i have several more buyins. i feel like i was playing ok there but my bankroll cant handle it as of yet. gotta maintain my discipline and continue building my bankroll at 10nl. i feel like i can beat 10nl now.

november started pretty well with another nl10 shot going well...until a 14 buyin downswing. i took a few days off after this and went back to nl5 for a bit to rebuild some of my bankroll and confidence. around the 12k hand mark i went back to nl10 and cut down to 4 tables. im gonna stay at 4 tables for a while and really think about my play instead of roboting it out.

i didnt get in as many hands as i would've liked to this month cuz of schoolwork but i feel like i've improved a lot. im picking better spots to take down pots, getting better with my cbetting, and loosened up my range some. the first 2 weeks of december will be really busy with finals but starting mid-december i should be able to get a lot of hands in during winter break.

i guess a modest goal for the rest of the year would be to become comfortable at nl10 and hopefully be a real winner at it (right now im at 1.62bb/100 through 30.3k hands at this limit lol). i believe im on the right track though. then at the beginning of next year i hope i can start taking shots at nl25.

good luck guys and thanks to everyone whos responded to my threads in the low stakes forum, youve been a great help.

so october ended ok. at the beginning of the month i was still grinding pennies, then took a shot at nl10 when i had 20 buyins. after 13k hands i ended up with +2 buyins and a loss of confidence, so i dropped down to NL5. the 5k hands ive played so far at nl5 have been very easy. as thestoryteller mentioned in one of my other blog posts, theres a world of difference between nl5 and nl10. im going to have to improve a lot postflop and get better at assigning ranges to ppl to succeed at nl10. im going to build my bankroll a bit more then take another shot.