4 Feb 2008

Today was my first full day on Eurolinx. By and large the biggest issue is the quality of the software, which is awful. The software froze on me twice, and the screens are so poorly designed it takes about 3 seconds of focus each time your eyes switch tables to figure out where you are and what the status of the hand is. It is just mentally exhausting.

On the positive side, I found my old license for PAHud, and have it up and running. Since the Ranger realtime client does not run on Eurolinx, this is great news. On the negative side, the screens are so small, it really does make a clutter.

The players are quite a bit different also, most noticeable being the larger pre-flop bet sizes, often in the 5-8 BB range, as opposed to the standard 3.5 BBs. I think it is in a large part what Harrington calls the fear of flopping, that is to say they are afraid they won't know what to do once they miss the flop, so they overbet pre-flop, and hope to take it down then. Also apparent is a complete over-aggressive style by a lot of players. They seem to think that once you check, the pot is theirs for the bettings. Needless to say, this can be exploited.

I totalled almost 2300 hands on a slightly shortened day, running poorly, average, and finishing poorly. My sideways run has shown no signs of abating, and it is starting to really wear on me. I can hardly get upset, no matter the beat, I've just seen it all before in this swing. I am very apathetic towards the game right now, and as exampled today, I start a decent run midway through the day, only to get shot down and end the day negative. Then I have to read about other players running well, and I become even more depressed. Really, there is a chance that I am maxxed out playing NL10 and I have reached the level of my incompetance. That, in a nutshell, is what I am thinking. Great mindset.

I should total about $180 in bonus money if I can hold on for 8-9 days. The way things are going, that is a big if. I was hoping the change of scenery to Eurolinx from 'Stars would provide the impetus to kick this rut, but so far, no dice. The change has given the rut the impetus to further kick me.

In: $154
Out: $138