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Curious to know what everybody's biggest downswing is, I'm on my biggest one ever at the moment, but I'm not that experienced so I know others will have had a worse time of it. I guess I'm trying to figure out what the worst case scenario is -.-
Secondly, I just realised how much you're up this year at SNGs on Sky! Nicely done.
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Hmmm, many of you guys play on other sites apart from Sky Poker, have you experienced a downswing on one and an upswing on the other or is it usually downswings and upswings at the same time on both sites? Curious about the frequency of this?
Welcome to the PLO8 DYM's Pat!
Good to see you on them yesterday.
Now stay away. Please?
Incidentally (not a rub) but far & way the most accomplished 2 players in that £11er yesteday were you, & Jason - who finished 5th & 6th! Such is poker, eh?
The winner of that one - & a very accomplished PLO8 DYM player too - was "Amarie", aka MOTHER, who is JamieLou Barrett's grandmother. Who says very old peeps can't play, eh?
Was good to have some banter in the Rail, too. I find that pretty tough to do when 4-Tabling, I honestly don't know how you guys do it, seemingly without effort.
In Response to Re: New Post - Why we all need to experience downswings within Poker [Q&A available]:
Patwalshh
2014 - Stretching myself to breaking point
January 1st -
A fresh sense of hope overshadows any fragility resonating from my New Years antics. For the first time in months I feel as though I have a burning desire to achieve, to stretch myself. 2013 nearly broke me, but I feel reinvigorated by a believe that 2014 was going to be different. 2014 was the year I finally became happy with myself and my upcoming accomplishments.
I scroll across the hoards of generic facebook status' and deduct that 'New Year, new me' would be the message of the day. A figure quotes that by the 14th of the month, 95% of New Year resolutions would be broken. Who would survive the test of time?
Entitlement -
Every person in the world has suffered from delusional entitlement at some point or another. 'I'm due some luck', 'it's about time things turned around for me'. It seems that no matter what some certain people do, there will always be that one thing that gets in their way, that pushes them back. On the contrary, we analyse the more accomplished characters, 'they were in the right place at the right time', 'they got lucky'. In Poker we experience this more than perhaps anything else.
The question remains, how do you separate those who are truly entitled, from those who are not? The answer is simple - hard work and time. Those who are truly entitled have earned it. They've developed a colourful array of skills that enables them to overcome the seemingly greatest of obstacles. Yes they may win a key flip, but they will also be at mercy to the bad beat on the river for chip lead deep in a tournament. They will have days where they run KKs into AA ten times over. Do they complain? Perhaps. But simple mental reassurance that the tables will eventually turn is enough to propel the individual onwards.
But what does it take to push someone to breaking point? I won't share the intricacies, but by the end of 2013 I felt as though I had reached that breaking point. Was it because of the events I'd experienced? Partly. But if I look back with the clarity of an honest lens, every single problem I'd experienced was magnified due to the way I handled it.
I strolled into 2013 armed with an eager anticipation for the year ahead, excited for the possibilities of developing myself, economically, emotionally and educationally. But when the times got tough I let the excuses grip and take a hold of me. I no longer dug that little bit deeper and pushed through - I wanted to escape. So over 2013 that's exactly what I did. The year became a blur. As I looked at myself in the mirror late through the year, all that looked back at me was a tired and vacant look. I felt a shadow of the person that I used to be.
Then and there I decided that 2014 would be different. I needed to move away from the bad habits I'd acquired. I needed to quit escapism, something that over the past year I'd become skilled at. But once the initial exuberance wore off - it left me feeling more shallow and empty than ever. I needed to tackle my problems, not avoid them.
1st Febuary -
So in 2014 that's exactly what I've done and I've gone cold turkey on alcohol, chasing women, smoking, eating sugary or fatty foods. I've quit everything that a typical 20 year old should relish. But I don't want to be a typical 20 year old. I have an insatiable desire to better myself. Along the way things will start falling into place. But for now, I write this with 31 days of sobriety behind me, 8 pounds of fat lighter - but a voice in my head to stop, to give in.
For now, I'm strong enough to continue. To push forward. They say that true success is masked by the achievement, and really lies in the journey. Well for now, this journey sucks. But as I look in the mirror once more, and a rejuvenated face stares back, with a sparkle in the eye. I know I'm on the right path.
Patwalshh