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ST220 Small blind £0.05 £0.05 £6.27 brotycon Big blind £0.10 £0.15 £21.05 Your hole cards K Q Tirion151 Fold waller02 Raise £0.30 £0.45 £9.53 morg666 Fold ST220 Fold brotycon Raise £0.60 £1.05 £20.45 waller02 Call £0.40 £1.45 £9.13 Flop Q 6 10 brotycon Bet £0.40 £1.85 £20.05 waller02 Call £0.40 £2.25 £8.73 Turn 9 brotycon Bet £0.50 £2.75 £19.55 waller02 Call £0.50 £3.25 £8.23 River 2 brotycon Bet £3.25 £6.50 £16.30 waller02 Call £3.25 £9.75 £4.98 brotycon Show A A waller02 Muck K Q brotycon Win Pair of Aces £9.01
The 2 hands above are the biggest pots that I lost in what was a badly played losing session. As much as it pains me to say I am playing awful poker atm......and still on a major downswing in all formats of the game. It is having a big effect on my play, my confidence is zero. I get my chips in good and I lose, I dont know when I'm beat and I'm chasing without the odds when behind.
I have just had 2 week long breaks, I have dropped down the levels, played less tables, played more tables.........the 2 hands above I rightly lost it was awful poker, but when I play correctly it's still not happening for me.
8 weeks and counting.......how long can downswings last? It wasnt a big losing session but I havent ran deep or ft a tourney for a while either (not surprised if I play hands like the ones above, but I have played well occasionally lol)
I aint moaning or down about it, I still love poker, but it's hard sometimes haha
10nl
Profit Today = -£6.16
Overall Profit = +£7.85
Total Profit = -£257.86
Gl at the tables all
Sorry bout the bold and underlined text but it won't let me change it for some reason
I started it back when I was running good and wanted to start playing cash......I evidently can't play cash and the blooming diary has been a curse!!!!
I have got faith but playing with no confidence is worse than playing drunk imo........bit of a vicious cycle atm, can't win cos I have no confidence.......won't have any confidence til I win........
I'd like to think people going through a downswing can read this and think "oh well at least I aint as bad as him" so maybe there is silver lining to this thread!!!! haha
Oh well, Man City are out of the Champions League and Grimsby are top of the Conference so it aint all doom and gloom
at least u have dropped back to nl10 which is good in as much as the losses won't kill you.
yes it hurts when u lose but it happens mate,to us all.
i remember going on a downswing back along that seemed to last for about 3 or 6 months.
didn't matter what hands i went in with i just knew i was going to lose,even to 1 outers on the river.
so we've all been there mate.
i played less hours, entered freerolls and eventually things got back to normal.
it's horrible but it will pass.
also as i've said before,as long as u r playing with money you have previously won,which i'm sure you are,then don't be to hard on yourself.
it's not easy to win playing cash,as a lot of the time just about everything is against you.
the rake,the cards,the luck,etc,etc.
Geldy is right,good brm will help you here.why not go another step...and play nl4 for a while.i know i would.why play at a level when you are not running well to put it mildly,playing awful as you have admitted yourself,and also with no confidence.
don't get to down about it buddy...
"it's not life and death...it's more important than that" lols
(* *)
"
dev
Going to war with AQs looks spewy as but it wasn't a readless decision....the villain is a very loose and aggro player....loads of 3 bets, loads of 5x raises pre and I have seen him call for half his stack with j9off before too, so I 4bet and guess I then have to call off his 5 bet shove?????
I obv run into AK but given my reads I'd be interested to hear anyones views on the hand.....
x Small blind £0.05 £0.05 £13.97 BLUCHERBOY Big blind £0.10 £0.15 £10.01 Your hole cards A Q waller02 Raise £0.30 £0.45 £12.67 TINTIN Fold x Raise £1.05 £1.50 £12.92 BLUCHERBOY Fold waller02 Raise £4.00 £5.50 £8.67 x All-in £12.92 £18.42 £0.00 waller02 All-in £8.67 £27.09 £0.00 x Unmatched bet £1.05 £26.04 £1.05 x Show A K waller02 Show A Q Flop K Q 5 Turn 4 River 4 x Win Two Pairs, Kings and 4s £24.64
I win this hand and I have a winning session...I aint too disheartened tonight
10nl
Profit Today = -£7.10
Overall Profit = +£0.75
Total Profit = -£264.96
Gl at the tables all
not that i'm any good at analyzing cash.
chin up mate,
you can do it.
dev
dev
Ok, I have found out where I have been going wrong.......I have been playing the wrong game!!!
As part of darntootins flops comp I played tonights omaha hilo mtt. I have probs only ever played omaha about 4 or 5 times in my life but I managed to win the tourney haha
I havent played any cash since my last post but I do feel as though the tide MAY be turning as I have also had some cashes in other mtts......min cashes but I will def take em after these past few weeks!!!
waller02720001£43.20
Probs play some cash tomorrow...........Gl at the tables all
I have been BLEEDING money these past few weeks playing bad and running worse.......so with this in mind I have decided to withdraw most of my BR leaving myself with £300......2 reasons....
1. I have worked/played hard to spin a £30 deposit up to £1700 but to see it dwindling away is depressing. The reasons for this are variance, playing FAR too many sats (the introduction of the all in sats is pure evil as I CANNOT stop playing them for some reason lol) and most importantly I'm just not playing well. There is obv some issue with my game that needs addressing, I have read an interesting thread on poker books and I'm goin to read Kill Everyone......I need help.
At the weekend I dipped below the £1000 mark and this was what made me decide to withdraw all but 300 quid.........because if I don't then I feel as though I could blow even more haha
2. I'm gonna use the money to have a GREAT Christmas with my family, treat ourselves to something nice. The missus wants a 3D telly so might invest in one.
Leaving the 300 quid in my account will help instill some much needed BRM and hopefully some focus back into my game........plus I will def lay off the all in sats. If I want to play a main event I will have ONE and ONLY ONE attempt at a sat
I don't know how long a break I am gonna have (knowing me I will be back by Friday) and I don't really know what the plan is when I start playing again....I will probs stick with 10nl and concentrate on the mini MTTS etc......
See you soon (probs in the orfordable on fri) and run good people.........
good idea withdrawing and leaving £300 to play with i think.
as u say,should get some brm back again.
be nice if u did treat yourselves to a new tv 4 xmas.
best wishes buddy,
dev
gl waller
Right, I am back after a break.
£500BHI thought about what I was planning to do pokerwise once I started playing again and I decided that I just wanna have fun again.
Poker is my hobby, I'm not pro, never gonna be pro so if I'm not having fun whilst playing then it's not a hobby.....why play??? I hate fishing so I wouldn't go and sit on my backside on riverbank for hours upon end......so why play poker when I'm not enjoying it either.
Plan = I'm going to knock cash on the head for a while (probs for the rest of the month), I'm a losing cash player and don't seem to be improving. I'm only ever going to have ONE attempt at a sat for a main event. Finally I'm just going to play small stakes MTTs. I love these, always have and it's the only format of the game where I show any profit.
I'm also going to be playing a lot less. I was playing far too much and I think this contributed to my play becoming worse.....I lost focus.
Anyway....after taking money out and starting from £300 it will help with brm, playing small stakes MTTs will also mean the beats wont hurt and I'm getting more play for my money. If I cash it's a bonus although strangely thats not a priority right now....
Started playing last night with no success, today I managed to sat into the primo semi again with no joy but I have had 2 cashes to "stop the rot" (for now)......but I don't feel under pressure anymore and I'm having fun
Mini Primo
waller0209£34.50
waller02033£2.59 + £3.91 Head Prizes4
Starting BR = £300
Current BR = £307.49
Gl at the tables all
Nice cash,
any relation?
PS +2 to 'cash is disgusting'
The guy is no relation......what makes it worse is that I'm not even the best waller on here anymore haha
the ukops sats destroyed me along with the all in sats........def the main cause of my decreasing br!!!
DTD1 was a pretty uneventful fail. I got off to a good start in DTD3 but lost momentum in the mid stages and busted after limping in the small blind with A5 in a 4 way pot and getting the lot in on an A4J8 board after a shove from the villain holding A4......poor play by myself, I only had around 15bb so it was shove or fold pre flop but I obv choose the worst option and rightly got punished lol
Managed to cash in DTD2 though finishing in 11th place....just shy of the ladder ups
DTD2
waller02011£2.22
Also played the mini BH without success.
Had a fun night though........thanks as always to Chris and Michael for another great monday night
Starting BR = £300
Current BR = £298.71
1. It was started to help me keep a record of my cash play. I have stopped playing cash for now cos I obv can't play it!!!!!
2. Now i'm only playing mtt's and since withdrawing and starting again at 300 quid, I feel that there is no point in posting my progress anymore.....I have no target and the thread will (probably has already) become very dull.
3. In the new year I will be an active member of Team Diamond again and keeping track of my ACTUAL br will become quite difficult.
Anyway as a last hurrah I bought into the main event (strongbow induced)....I cashed as well as cashing in the mini......at one point I was 1st in the main and 2nd in the mini but as always happens with me I faded away
So, for the last time...........results
10kBH
waller02031£37.73 + £75.63 Head Prizes4
MiniBH
waller02024£9.99 + £18.14 Head Prizes6
Starting BR = £300
Current BR = £383.12
Pretty gutted that I couldn't make some money playing cash but when people say that it's a different beast they are DEF right.
Cheers to anyone who read or chipped in with some advice......run well all
Just don't feel like playing cash atm....had a bit of beginners luck but losing session after session tells me something isn't right, wasn't fun!
Not really into poker at all right now (probs due to a 3 month downswing). I only have 225 poker points so far this month which is the lowest I have had for bout 2yrs. Just playing the odd mtt here and there and trying to "find the love" again lol.
As for books, Santa is bringing me Kill Everyone which I have heard is a good read...here's to the new yr.
Thanks for your post.......have a good christmas