Sunday, November 2, 2008

Poker warm up and wardm down checklist

Here are some pregame things I'd like to do every time I play.

Warm up

1. Write down some goals. It could be specific poker goals, tilt goals, table goals, hand goals, whatever I'm aiming for that day.
2. Give some thought about how I'm feeling right now, then choose a game(s) to play
3. Get mentally prepared. This likely involves some positive thoughts to get my mind on the job.
4. Open up the tables and go for it.

While playing

1. Have a notepad open, and write down thoughts about the game while playing
2. Review the tables I'm on every 15 minutes, or perhaps every time I get into a big pot

Warm down

1. Look at my notepad, and work out whether I thought/wrote enough during the game play
2. Work out whether there are any leaks/positives/questions about anything I wrote
3. Look at Pokertracker for big hands, or interesting hands. Look for leaks, maybe relating to the notepad document
4. Blog my warm up, interesting in game thoughts and any warm up thoughts that were useful.
5. If necessary, mark certain hands for forum posting.

That looks like gold to me, so give it 2 days before I completely change it :)

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