The Plan

   I'm a man with a plan. Before I started playing online it was a matter of playing in any live game that I could find. But now I can pick and choose. I can choose the buy-in level, the bet limits, the type of game, the number of players etc etc.
   My online play last year consisted of two game types: multi-table Texas Holdem tournaments with no rebuys or add-ons and pot limit Omaha ring games (cash games). I did quite well in the first and quite badly in the second. Then, during the summer months (December to February), I played mainly in Sitngos (single table on-demand tournaments) and did reasonably well in them.
   This year I am once more playing in two game types: the format that I had the best results from last year - multi-table tournaments -  and a new format I haven't played before - Texas Holdem fixed limit 6 max ring games. Having played only no limit or pot limit games before, I wanted to try my hand at fixed limit. The reason I'm playing on six player tables is very simple: no-one is playing on the ten player tables at the lower buy-ins on 888.
   However, there is a flaw in this plan. If I'm playing in a MTT I have to allow at least three hours for the game, in case I make it through to the end. Of course, chances are I'll be knocked out in the first hour, but there's no way of knowing where I'll finish beforehand. Likewise, for the ring games, I want to allow about three hours minimum for the session. You really have to allow enough time to balance out the ups and downs that are the norm in any poker game. On top of this, MTTs are played at set times that are not always convenient and the fixed limit ring game tables only fill up at certain times.
   The solution to these problems is simple enough. If I'm pushed for time or the game I want to play isn't available, Ill play in a Sitngo. These games, by their nature, are always available and the waiting time for a table to fill up is usually just a matter of minutes. What's more, even if I play all the way into first place, the game only takes about an hour.
   So that's the plan for 2012. So far, my results from the fixed limit games have not been good. It's a tricky game. But I'm playing at the lower limits, trying to learn the finer points of the game. Whether I'll succeed, only time can tell.