In my down swing post I mentioned the importance of confidence and that I lose it too easily.
Well today I saw Giggy's vid on Playing A Game. Really sick timing and here are my notes:
Confidence
- The most important factor in Playing A Game
The opposite pole of confidence is Fear.
Fear makes it impossible to play your A game. It is arguably even worse than tilt and anger.
Players often face the following fears:
1) Fear of losing money
This is the biggest factor. Most people have problem even starting session because of fear of losing money. You will see many people that do not put the volume in and think they are not motivated, a lot of the time its just plain fear of losing gains that puts people off putting in volume.
Solution:
-Either Face your fear, or at least be able to control it.
-Treat poker like a video game.
-understand how your brain works and find solutions tailored to your own psyche.
Giggy personally likes to always have 7+hours for his sessions, just to be able to get unstuck and not get the fear of losing money next time. He plays actually better when he is either stuck or is winning a lot, and it doesn't matter to him if he is stuck 2 or 20 BI in a session.
He also mentioned that some people fear losing a lot during one session, and stop loss will be great for you if you do that, as when you know you never lose more than the 'acceptable' amount you will fear losing much less.
2)Fear of other players
When you fear a player, he will crush you. He WILL FUCK YOU UP.
You have to be confident that you can pull some moves on every single player that you are playing against.
You can still be modest and respect other players, and you should, but you should absolutely not fear them. They really are not crushing your soul in every single spot, that is not possible unless they hit some sick heater of hands. Every single player is just a human and has his leaks that you can exploit.
3) Fear of the unknown
Example: Players without imagination always take new untried lines only with the nuts. They know they have the best 100% of the time and there is nothing unknown that they can fear. But when it comes to bluffs they take a different approach because they fear trying new lines and the unknown reaction of the opponent
Others: Fear of pulling the trigger, fear of not being good enough for your limit, fear of playing bad
When you play bad you fear to continue to keep playing bad, which makes you play even worse because of your fear.
The same goes for hitting a few bad sessions at your limit: You fear that you are not good enough, you lose your confidence and you suddenly really are not good enough.
Endnotes
You have to understand yourself to play your A game. What makes you confident and what makes you play without fear. ALL YOUR WORST FEARS WILL BE REALIZED
-Well not quite, but close to it, and it is especially true in poker. If you fear something, it will happen.
You have to be realistic and realise poker is just 1 long big session.
You have to be also honest with yourself.
Variance
One thing Giggy edited later in his video. Accepting the fact that losing 50 flips in a row is just a reality of poker is absolutely basic and vital. If you don't accept the luck factor and get tilted and start fearing every time you run under EV you are FUCKED.
Stare at the wall for 2 days straight or do whatever you can, but you have to realise this fact and come in peace with it, Tackling fears mentioned earlier will not help you if you can't accept the basic reality of poker.
Haters gonna hate... by DustySwedeDude, November 13
Only written ~15% of my paper on "Game theory in Negotiations" and I've already managed to cite Pascal's Wager. Working on getting "Lennon, J and McCartney, P,. "Can't buy me love", Parlophone, 1964" in there as well.
Such a fucked up game. Edges are pretty huge fish v competent person. You can constantly get yourself into 70-30 or 88-12 spots. There is only 1 problem, holding up lol. Somehow even with these crazy edges the swings are pretty big, I guess because it is a limit game. the greatest part of it is how mindless it is, for the most part.
677 my ftp your stars(need to withdraw bankwire)by whamm!, November 12
cant do it now since i just deposited it from click2pay so if anyone wants this by tomorrow.
need to withdraw my money online and i have no fast bankwire options with ftp so id appreciate it. thanks
I'm at 71.5k vpp, going for SN this year still playing (probably) $6, $16, $27, and $38 18 mans, depending on how well I can move up. Crushed the $6 level so far, and starting $16's tomorrow, wish me luck LP
Just finished playing 74 matches in a row against the sickest fish ever.
He was open shoving pf about 25% of the hands and also doing shit like this all the time: + Show Spoiler +
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PokerStars Game #52560331196: Tournament #330678605, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/12 0:18:37 AT [2010/11/11 23:18:37 ET]
Table 330678605 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: DocZock61 (1110 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1890 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
DocZock61: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
DocZock61: raises 40 to 100
Hero: raises 640 to 740
DocZock61: calls 640
Showdown DocZock61: shows (a pair of Fives)
Hero: shows (a pair of Tens)
Hero collected 2220 from pot
DocZock61 finished the tournament in 2nd place
Hero wins the tournament and receives €100.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2220 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: DocZock61 (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (2220) with a pair of Tens
He run like I've never seen anyone run in my 20k+ games tho. At one point when we were 2tabling he stacked me at the same time with 33 and 55 on QT3r and K95r against my QT and K9. I was down a bit over 11bis to him at some point but ended 36 wins/38 losses.
Still finished up today overall tho, but its so sick to know that I lost to this guy over a lot of matches, fml...
Ok I give up on quitting LP lolby whamm!, November 11
i quit even in quitting. i have lots of concerns and questions about non poker related stuff online and IRL, but realize i dont have any smart friends online or IRL (lol) i can ask on a regular basis. ive practically taken a long break from poker and im enjoying it atm. i have a question about cpanel website stuff and here it goes...
how the hell do i find my root directory? i dont see a root icon in cpanel. im trying to learn phpbb3 and basic site building html stuff. thanks in advance and welcome back whamm! lol
Finally got my self (temporarily) unstuck for the month.
It's quite nice to know that I can beat the variance and climb my way back up. I'm sure I may get stuck again but I'll know that I'll be able to dig myself again like I did this time~~
Thanks to Jamie217 for discussing PLO with me every few days. Appreciate it
Have not been running great as of yet, but I am confident in my game, which to me is the most important aspect of poker. I have been sitting down at tables, and not feeling outclassed at all. I got a long ways to go before I know whether I am able to beat the stake, so only time will tell, but I have a feeling this time around, I will be moving up instead of down again
Anyway, got a coach for the 1st time in my poker career, and it seems to be working well, even though we have only had one session. He has instilled in me that every time I make an action, I ask myself "Why are you doing what you are doing?" Has helped me think a lot more analytically about poker in general and my game as a whole
Wish there were some TV poker I could link, but with the exception of the world series, there won't be any for a couple weeks. Latest news at The Big Game is Jared Huggins from 2+2 is basically a shoe in to play on these upcoming episodes or the beginning of next season. Truly a heartwarming story. If you have not heard of him, you should look him up. Heres his audition tape for the Big Game
News from Poker after Dark is there are some sick tables coming up. One of the cash games is rumored to include Phil Galfond, Patrik Antonious, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Brian Hastings, and Brandom Adams/Harrington25. I also think there will be a table coming up with Annette Obrested, Huck Seed, and Hellmuth I believe. Apparently, Hellmuth takes another huge beat, which is most likely going to be entertaining
Not to mention FTP million dollar cash game will be airing sometime in December/January, and High Stakes Poker will be back too. Really looking forward to those.
HEllo everyone,
it's a shame that I've no post and only leeching some epic treads here (such obviously is ROFL thread). It's because i'm mainly using account at polish LP site.
I'm writing to you with some request.
At the beginning of 2010 i was able to purchase items on PS3 PSN US store with my neteller card. Unfortunately I can't do this anymore . There is a solution - PSN cards. Is there anyone who is using those? It would be awesome to buy some and send me just the code(i wish i could buy some via internet without paying shipping a piece of paper to Poland). I will send the money first for obvious reason
PokerStars Game #52505255408: Tournament #330316522, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/10 22:36:54 AT [2010/11/10 21:36:54 ET]
Table 330316522 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1490 in chips)
Seat 2: julian606471 (1510 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
julian606471: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
julian606471: calls 40
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Jacks and Fours)
julian606471: shows (two pair, Jacks and Fours - lower kicker)
Hero collected 1240 from pot
Summary Total pot 1240 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (1240) with two pair, Jacks and Fours
Seat 2: julian606471 (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Jacks and Fours
PokerStars Game #52505103715: Tournament #330314782, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/10 22:32:46 AT [2010/11/10 21:32:46 ET]
Table 330314782 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: julian606471 (1470 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1530 in chips)
julian606471: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
julian606471: calls 10
Hero: checks
Hero: bets 990 and is all-in
julian606471: calls 930 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (60) returned to Hero
River (Pot : $2,940.00)
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Nines and Threes)
julian606471: shows (a pair of Eights)
Hero collected 2940 from pot
julian606471 finished the tournament in 2nd place
Hero wins the tournament and receives €100.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: julian606471 (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and won (2940) with two pair, Nines and Threes
PokerStars Game #52456530718: Tournament #329994937, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/09 23:26:38 AT [2010/11/09 22:26:38 ET]
Table 329994937 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Nick2154 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1500 in chips)
Nick2154: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Nick2154: raises 20 to 40
Hero: raises 120 to 160
Nick2154: calls 120
Showdown Nick2154: shows (a flush, King high)
Hero: mucks hand
Nick2154 collected 1080 from pot
Summary Total pot 1080 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Nick2154 (button) (small blind) showed and won (1080) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) mucked
PokerStars Game #52456550845: Tournament #329994937, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/09 23:27:16 AT [2010/11/09 22:27:16 ET]
Table 329994937 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Nick2154 (2040 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (960 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
Nick2154: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
Nick2154: calls 40
Nick2154: bets 120
Hero: raises 260 to 380 and is all-in
Nick2154: calls 260
River (Pot : $2,760.00)
Showdown Nick2154: shows (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero: shows (a straight, Seven to Jack)
Nick2154 collected 1920 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
Nick2154 wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 1920 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Nick2154 (big blind) showed and won (1920) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
PokerStars Game #52488011238: Tournament #330206072, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/10 16:29:06 AT [2010/11/10 15:29:06 ET]
Table 330206072 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: necoportuga (1570 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1430 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
necoportuga: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
necoportuga: calls 40
necoportuga: bets 580
Hero: raises 530 to 1110 and is all-in
necoportuga: calls 530
River (Pot : $2,860.00)
Showdown necoportuga: shows (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero: shows (two pair, Queens and Nines)
necoportuga collected 2860 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
necoportuga wins the tournament and receives €100.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2860 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: necoportuga (big blind) showed and won (2860) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines
PokerStars Game #52477938536: Tournament #330134155, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/10 13:11:57 AT [2010/11/10 12:11:57 ET]
Table 330134155 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Panzerchrist (1500 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
Panzerchrist: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
Panzerchrist: raises 1440 to 1500 and is all-in
Hero: calls 1440 and is all-in
Showdown Panzerchrist: shows (a pair of Kings)
Hero: shows (a pair of Fives)
Panzerchrist collected 3000 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
Panzerchrist wins the tournament and receives €100.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: Panzerchrist (big blind) showed and won (3000) with a pair of Kings
PokerStars Game #52483301158: Tournament #330175304, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/11/10 15:04:09 AT [2010/11/10 14:04:09 ET]
Table 330175304 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: snuffel102 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1520 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
snuffel102: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
snuffel102 said, "nice"
Hero: raises 40 to 60
snuffel102: raises 40 to 100
Hero: calls 40
snuffel102: bets 20
Hero: raises 160 to 180
snuffel102: raises 160 to 340
Hero: raises 260 to 600
snuffel102: raises 260 to 860
Hero: raises 560 to 1420 and is all-in
snuffel102: calls 520 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (40) returned to Hero
River (Pot : $2,960.00)
Showdown snuffel102: shows (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero: shows (two pair, Aces and Eights)
snuffel102 collected 2960 from pot
Summary Total pot 2960 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: snuffel102 (big blind) showed and won (2960) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Why do I feel better when I get the money in behind? I have way more positive thoughts like "Oh man i got a chance, im gonna suckout!" but when I get it in ahead im like "Fuck, AA vs TT, im so fucked"
I'm writing a paper on... you guessed it, cannabis (marijuana). I need some help from the general public though, which is where you guys come in. I want to know what the general public believes the dangers of marijuana are. So it would help if you could reply to this question:
What are the dangers/risks of using marijuana?
Thanks to anyone who replies, it is much appreciated =)
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(a pair of Fives)
. There is a solution - PSN cards. Is there anyone who is using those? It would be awesome to buy some and send me just the code(i wish i could buy some via internet without paying shipping a piece of paper to Poland). I will send the money first for obvious reason 
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