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Waiting for the blinds to come when doubled up is surely profitable even if we wouldn't play any hands because of the dealt rake some sites offer 
And it's extra money for free
I realize Smiley doesn't play SSS anymore so he doesn't post here, but It was a very nice thread
I'm back!
Hmm I'm coming back to my SSS blog now! In my away time I've played several different games, I tried tournaments but they simply did not fit into my daily schedule (I don't have enough spare time essentially), I tried BSS but found having to fold so often boring. I even tried out some fixed limit but found learning a whole new strategy too intense.
Fun:
In short I discovered that short-stacking is more fun than the other formats! I know most players say it is boring but when you actually start to get into it it is very interesting. It is also very tilt-free in my opinion. Although the variance is higher I can easily confirm whether a move was correct so I don't have to tilt over obvious mistakes.
Other Blogs:
I'm wondering whether there is a way to delete my other blogs. They're not worth reading. Never really got into anything else enough to say something useful!
Update on this Blog:
I will update the top post to fit in line with my latest playing but I will leave the other posts as they are. Hopefully soon I will start on some new "strategy" articles. I may also post updates to the previous ones. As I have now played much more I do some things differently and want to discuss the difference here.
Smileyphil ♦
Interesting that you think you have to hit 'fold' too often playing BSS. Isn't SSS just one, long fold-fest?
Anyway, good to have you back. Wouldn't worry about you're other blogs. Interesting reading and you may want to come back to them. Who knows.
Swings:
I have found during my time playing SSS that over and over I go through a crisis of faith when I suffer large downswings. I find one of the best ways to defend against this is to temporarily drop back down a limit while you regain confidence.
Although the crisis does not cause tilt as such (not in a normal sense anyway) it can destroy the urge to play which has a severe negative impact on your winnings and mindset. I think dropping down a limit allows you to recover some of your losses without feeling as pressured by results.
In an ideal world we would be able to play objectively without considering the results. However I certainly am not up to this Zen-like state of mind yet.
Zwerk:
I tried sending you a message but it wouldn't allow me too from hotmail. Any idea why? You can post here if you want or email me on Smiley_Phil_123@hotmail.com.
SmileyPhil ♦
Worst possible thing!
Today I decided to move my roll from Pokerstars to Full Tilt. My main motivation is because I will get higher rakeback at Full Tilt unless I can achieve Supernova at Pokerstars. I don't think I can Supernova this year even if I played as much as possible.
I withdrew the money from Pokerstars without incident but then hit a snag; I couldn't deposit at Full Tilt! I recently lost my debit card and sent off for a new one, although I now have the new card my account won't allow me to make the transaction.
Even worse, I have no way of redepositing at Pokerstars!
So my current roll stands at... 1700FPP and about 170FTP that I had from last time I played there.
I'm going to go into the bank soon as I can and try and sort out exactly what is happening with my transaction but for today I might play some freerolls with my FPP just incase. 
Smileyphil ♦
i wrote u an email before the weekend but still got no response from you... isnt there any way to contact you? its rly urgent
Sorry Zwerk I've had some laptop issues the last few days as well. Its been a tough week for my Pokering. I've replied if you check your email though.
It seems with the money that it is not an issue with the Poker Websites but with my bank. I'm going to go in tomorrow in person and get it sorted.
SmileyPhil ♦
Love the blog, keep up the mathemathical EV analysis; its really useful ♦
p.s. pretty sure i got first Fan spot on your community page 