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I'm gonna be posting up on my diary tonight if I can be bothered so I won't go on here, but yeah the best thing you can do is either not play for a little bit OR play super tiny stakes for a bit so you can relax a bit more and not feel the pressure that you might feel stacking off at 30NL OR spend a little while playing something else, SnGs, MTTs etc. Doesn't have to be forever.
It's easy enough to say look at my game and I will win.......ok then what do I do here??? I can't get off this hand can I???? I do look at hands and try to improve but THIS is how I'm running.......I'm not enjoying playing, gonna take another week off from poker and think bout what I can do to improve........GL all
Like saying we should win everytime we go in ahead, just doesn't happen
It's the hardest thing to get your head around be it cash or mtt's
I have had 10mins to simmer down!!! I look back at some of my earlier posts and this moaning about the beats makes me sound like a hypocrite!!!
It's just that it has been relentless....I get a hand like KK preflop and expect to lose and the enjoyment has gone.
I stand by what I have said as far as having a break is concerned..no poker til Friday 100%.
I thought I had sorted any mental issues out as far as variance is concerned, I obv havent. 1 or 2 beats I can handle......beat after beat after beat I cannot.
Nobody likes bad beat yawns...I hate posting them and for that I apologise. In the mean time if anyone can recommend any books or websites I would be grateful!
Back on Friday.............GL
sorry u r running so bad atm,i know how u feel.
have a few days off m8,and things won't seem so bad.
if u think about it rationally,which isn't easy straight after a losing session i know,you are still well up money wise and you are only losing money you have previously won,so that's worth remembering.
you have tried something new,playing cash and it hasn't gone well for you,this time.
maybe in a few days you might feel like trying again,who knows.
next time maybe start off at a lower level and work your way up through the levels when u have say the 100 buy-ins for the next level,that way losing several buy-ins a session won't hurt so much.
it's so true about good b/roll management being important.sticking to it...now that's the tricky part.
maybe 100 buy-ins is a bit high for cash,but the more you have the less it hurts when you lose.
gl buddy.
i know you can do it,...'you'll be back'
dev
If its ruining your love for the game then a little break won't hurt you in the slightest. Spend your new found free time watching some of the pro's playing and explaining their thought processes on YouTube, rail some of the winning players here on Sky, re-read some books and articles you already have.
Come back when you GENUINELY feel like playing again, quit a couple of sessions with a small profit locked up, get that winning feeling again. Let yourself ENJOY poker again.
Good luck
Have a good break, start fresh.
You already know this but none of us play optimally when running bad.
We get timid and limp rather than raise and make mistakes we wouldn't normally make.
You're a good player from the few times i've played with you.
Come back when you REALLY want to play and CRUSH!
Good luck
The last 3 days have been winning days.
It's good to have a bit of a moan and get it out of your system.
Take a few days off and comeback stronger....................
Poker can DO ONE!!!!! (til friday)
Gonna spend some quality time with the family, dig out the old xbox and have a break for a bit. I have got a big test coming up on Thursday as part of my job so I can concentrate on that too.
Not sure what I plan on playing on Friday.....dont even wanna think about it tbh!!!
I wont be on the forum til Friday either so thanks again for the advice and have fun at the tables.
Right, I am back on the tables after my break. Didn't even miss playing really which shows me that having a break was def the right thing to do.
In my work life I passed the practical side of my Trade Test so that was a BIG weight of my shoulders......I could come back to poker with a clear head!
Played a few mtt's to get me back into the swing of things, had a couple of min cashes and was close to a decent cash in the mini BH where I finished 10th (I got my chips in the middle as a big fav AK<AJ so I'm happy with how I played).
Finally sat down for a couple of sessions of the enemy that is cash!!!!! First session was AWFUL and I thought here we go again....I stood up after 90 mins 18quid down.......but I aint giving up, I am determined to become a profitable cash player!!!!!!
Second session went a lot better and I have just finished after managing to claw back the first sessions loss!
So the plan is............FRESH START, stick to 10nl until I can beat it before moving back up and most importantly I want to start enjoying the game again!
Results:
10nl
Profit Today = +£0.72
Overall Profit = +£0.72
Total Profit = -£265.71
As you can see, I am carrying over my losses from before but starting at 10nl as a new start......hopefully I can start to pull myself back into profit...........I WILL BEAT CASH!!! (may not be true)
Gl at the tables all
Nah good luck mate, and I'll be seeing you at the tables.
The only annoying thing about the session was having to move tables a few times due to the tables breaking up, I think I must have logged on just as people were leaving to watch the footy.
Had an enjoyable battle on one of my tables with an unfamiliar name....quite frankly he was awful, literally playing EVERY hand regardless of the action beforehand..........and he was running like god which made it quite a difficult situation for me. I sat there just waiting for a monster to stack him and it finally came when I flopped 2 pair after I had raised pre...got the lot in against his top pair....he hit runner runner straight. I managed to claw a couple of quid back off him and it was fun playing for a change.....I love these kinda duels when playing on the cash tables, just hope he isn't running so hot if we meet again.
Other tables were pretty standard, won a nice pot with KK />QQ.
First time in a couple of weeks where I have genuinely wanted to sit down and play. I'm glad the love for the game seems to be returning
10nl
Profit Today = +£13.29
Overall Profit = +£14.01
Total Profit = -£251.70
Gl at the tables all
glad the love is returning.
well played mate,different game once the wins return isn't it.
keep grinding mate.i'm sure you can get that £251 back and move forwards again.
gl
dev
I'll get them next time (i hope) lol
I also can't help but feel that every time an unamed luckbox is being talked about at these levels, that I must be a potential candidate - my recent bankroll changes have definitely been a result of giving more bad beats than I've taken!
All the very best though OP - I'd envisage that dropping back down to this level will, albeit maybe slowly, see you comfortably regain those losses from higher levels. A lot reads like your timing was just off and you stepped up just at the time the poker gods wanted to turn everything against you.
Just don't take my money too fast please
gl to you too, see you on the tables
The way things have been going it should be me saying don't take my money too fast to you