does this happen to you?

amanda1983 · March 2012

hi all, i was bored tonight ( hubby working) so thought id deposit a fiver. the first few hours went great sat on 2 tables 1 nl4 holdem and 1 omaha, felt like i was playing well and got up to £14.
the tables emptied so moved to other tables however its all changed, im getting hardly any cards and when i do play a hand im lossing. dont think iv changed the way im playing on the other tables, but im down to £1.17 now.
does this happen to everyone or have i for some reason changed my play?

amanda1983 · March 2012

£0.00 now lol

BorinLoner · March 2012

It's really hard to answer this. We can win when we play badly and lose when we play well so it's possible that you've lost all your money without making a mistake. It's also possible that you got up to £14 whilst making lots of mistakes.

Post a few hands and we might be able to tell you how you've been playing. Nothing wrong with being a beginner but unfortunately poker's a game that can be costly to learn...

amanda1983 · March 2012

In Response to Re: does this happen to you?:

It's really hard to answer this. We can win when we play badly and lose when we play well so it's possible that you've lost all your money without making a mistake. It's also possible that you got up to £14 whilst making lots of mistakes. Post a few hands and we might be able to tell you how you've been playing. Nothing wrong with being a beginner but unfortunately poker's a game that can be costly to learn...
Posted by BorinLoner

alot of the hands were like this one where i made an ok hand but had to fold as the board and bets got scary.
these small pots add up over a short time and before you know it your stack is not to healthy.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
amanda1983	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.06
__oo__	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£8.81
	Your hole cards	8 8
davidker17	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.27
theboss128	Fold
magpie70	Raise		£0.08	£0.18	£5.02
amanda1983	Call		£0.06	£0.24	£2.00
__oo__	Call		£0.04	£0.28	£8.77
davidker17	Call		£0.04	£0.32	£2.23
Flop
		J 8 7
amanda1983	Bet		£0.24	£0.56	£1.76
__oo__	Call		£0.24	£0.80	£8.53
davidker17	Call		£0.24	£1.04	£1.99
magpie70	Call		£0.24	£1.28	£4.78
Turn
		9
amanda1983	Check
__oo__	Bet		£0.24	£1.52	£8.29
davidker17	Fold
magpie70	All-in		£4.78	£6.30	£0.00
amanda1983	Fold
__oo__	Fold
magpie70	Muck
magpie70	Win		£1.62		£1.62
magpie70	Return		£4.54	£0.14	£6.16

amanda1983 · March 2012

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
stewart198	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.16
MYT	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.55
DjPekausis	Big blind		£0.04	£0.10	£3.96
	Your hole cards	J A
DjPekausis	Raise		£0.16	£0.26	£3.80
amanda1983	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£4.16
ratfinder6	Fold
stewart198	Call		£0.18	£0.64	£1.98
MYT	Fold
Flop
		6 5 8
stewart198	Bet		£0.04	£0.68	£1.94
DjPekausis	Raise		£0.76	£1.44	£3.04
amanda1983	Fold
stewart198	All-in		£1.94	£3.38	£0.00
DjPekausis	Call		£1.22	£4.60	£1.82
stewart198	Show	9 J
DjPekausis	Show	A 10
Turn
		A
River
		7
stewart198	Win	Flush to the Ace	£4.25		£4.25

amanda1983 · March 2012

and this hand i just played very badly

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
davidker17	Sit out
theboss128	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.00
magpie70	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.88
	Your hole cards	K 10
amanda1983	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£2.82
Zipraker	Fold
__oo__	Fold
theboss128	Call		£0.14	£0.36	£3.86
magpie70	Call		£0.12	£0.48	£5.76
Flop
		J K 7
theboss128	Check
magpie70	Check
amanda1983	Bet		£0.24	£0.72	£2.58
theboss128	Call		£0.24	£0.96	£3.62
magpie70	Fold
Turn
		10
theboss128	Check
amanda1983	Bet		£0.40	£1.36	£2.18
theboss128	Raise		£1.52	£2.88	£2.10
amanda1983	All-in		£2.18	£5.06	£0.00
theboss128	Call		£1.06	£6.12	£1.04
theboss128	Show	8 9
amanda1983	Show	K 10
River
		J
theboss128	Win	Flush to the King	£5.66		£6.70

grantorino · March 2012

88 hand c/r flop, as played dont fold turn.

If you deposit £5 to two table 4nl;he or 4plho you will lose it a lot of time even if you are a winning player

unknown_username · March 2012

I dont see too much wrong with your play but the problem you have encountered is that even if you are the best player in the world you can still get stacked and lose your £5. It depends on how your luck is at the time. Like your 8,8 hand, i dont fold there but i know i am occasionally beat, thats the variance in the game. If you play often enough and you continue to make correct decisions then over time you will make a profit but a sample size of hands like a £5ers worth is nowhere near big enough to determine whether you are a winning player or not.

If you just play for a laugh maybe once or twice a month then its not a problem, you will have to embrace the fact that you win some lose some. Looks like you would do well at lower levels over time but they can be very swingy.

amanda1983 · March 2012

In Response to Re: does this happen to you?:

I dont see too much wrong with your play but the problem you have encountered is that even if you are the best player in the world you can still get stacked and lose your £5. It depends on how your luck is at the time. Like your 8,8 hand, i dont fold there but i know i am occasionally beat, thats the variance in the game. If you play often enough and you continue to make correct decisions then over time you will make a profit but a sample size of hands like a £5ers worth is nowhere near big enough to determine whether you are a winning player or not. If you just play for a laugh maybe once or twice a month then its not a problem, you will have to embrace the fact that you win some lose some. Looks like you would do well at lower levels over time but they can be very swingy.
Posted by DrSharp

thanks for you advise, there is no tables lower than 2p-4p though.