small baller

Alright so I have been messing around with different mindsets to take to the table, and the last one the I messed around w was playing not to lose. Now growing up as a competitive person all of my life, playing a game not to lose just never really sat well with me. I like the idea to try and help tone down my aggression, but I am never going to play a game w a goal of not losing.

So what I think my new mind set should be, is playing to win small pots. The small pots are the ones that players just don't play well at all, and the big pots are usually the ones that play themselves. So while I should really look to be getting away from big pots, at all possible costs, I will be trying to win as many small pots as possible. This is where the most skill comes in and where I can feel that I can boost my WR most.

I have to remember the omen...BIG POTS DON'T HELP YOUR WIN RATE, THEY DESTROY IT!
While that seems counter-intuitive I believe it to be completely true. The only way that I should win a big pot at full ring is through coolering another player, or someone else playing ridiculously poorly. So I can not ever at all be trying to win big pots. If I go out trying to win big pots I will get destroyed, I have to let the big pots come to me.

The big pots aren't fun to me anymore, because they are usually just so standard, and things that are out of my control determine whether or not I will win that pot. I hate being out of control, and I love being in control of my results. So in the small uncontested pots, I have much more control of the outcome, I don't have to just ship all my money in and hope.

So I now I am going to try my best and play what they call small ball poker. I think this is the best way to build my roll that is currently lower than it has been in a very long time. If I can do it right I will be on the right path to becoming a small baller!