gots to stick wit it

so after my thurs session i shut it down and didn't look at anything poker really. i've had a few ideas of what to do. my initial reaction was to take this break which i think is by far the best idea. i was also pondering switching games for a bit. i would love to get back into plo and study the game but there are two things that make me hesitant to try:

1. plo is more volatile than nlhe which would be kind of a silly reason to switch over since i would be taking a break from holdem due to harsh variance.
2. i would drop down in stakes considerably and would basically be looking at making a few hundo at best over the next couple months when i can make that in a session at nl.

now, money has never been the sole reason why i play. i play because i love the game but it's hard to seperate poker from money. my goal at the beginning of this cash game adventure was to reach 2/4 nl since you can make a real good chunk of money there. i got there earlier than i expected but also exited back to 1/2 which i wasn't planning on. while i think learning a new game is refreshing and productive to clear your negative mindset of your current game i don't think it's the best idea for me at this point. for example, i've always had a hard time with jumping from game to game when unsuccesful (lhe->sngs->mtts->nl cash->mtts->plo->mixed games->nl cash) and i don't want to let this downswing set this reoccuring problem in action again. i think i've made great strides in my nl game this year and i don't want to throw some of that progress away by getting swept up with something different.

so i will continue with 200nl when i return to action later this week and im gonna grind my ass off. im already pretty hungry to play but im gonna hold off a couple more days. in the meantime i will go over a really good e-book my coach wrote and try my best to understand some of the ideas he presents in it.

tg