Starting to feel hopeless and depressed.. I just can't win for any period of time greater than 2 weeks. The worst regs always destroy me with run good or nonsensical play... the worst fish always make me their bitch somehow... or I make a horrible, deeply shameful blunder somehow.
At this rate I will never get anywhere near any of my goals in my life or even be remotely successful.
I can't accept being an nl100 player any longer because of this fucking VARIANCE. Yeah I make mistakes during these shots, I know I'm not perfect, but why can't one of these shots ever go right?
I guess I just really can't afford to take any shots at fish. I have never allowed myself to pass up humongous EV before and it has cost me WELL over 15k this year just in losses (let alone EV of playing my normal game....). I've NEVER, EVER had a successful shot at a higher stake, I always get massively coolered or run bad. NEVER have a shot resulted in +more than 1 buyin, and they usually end up -8bi at my normal limit.
there's this awesome batman vs joker poker picture that was posted somewhere in the ROFL thread and I cannot find it for the life of me. Anyone have a link to it? :[
It's the one with the K2345 board and batman leads on the river.
Excellent food for thoughtby Mariuslol, December 22
- There’s no comfort in the growth zone and there’s no growth in the comfort zone.
- When you get comfortable, you get stale. And when you get stale… Someone else who “gets it” passes you by and leaves you in the dust.
- It can be uncomfortable to grow.
GOOD!
The tingle means it’s working : ) That feeling of being uncomfortable means that you are growing.
- I believe hand reading is a function of your mental / emotional state at the time more than anything else.
(Ever noticed that some days you can put people on hands right and left, other days you´re just fumbling in the dark? They haven´t changed, you haven´t changed, your skills have not diminished. But you are probably not in that same emotional state you were in when playing the first game.)
- The reason you struggle with the more subtle technical aspects is that they usually require a good and clean state of mind whilst playing and analyzing.
- If you are on constant subtle tilt you will never understand your own image, your opponents projected image vs the way they actually play, what your history with a specific opponent really means and CORRECT adjustments (as opposed to a couple of 3 bets and now you´re waiting to shove any 2)
- what all this basically boils down to; hand reading and putting your opponent on accurate ranges, and knowing what to do with those ranges. These qualities will separate a 2 ptbb winner, from a 5 ptbb winner.
- Good idea to review yesterday's hands at the start of a new day, as prep game, and at higher stakes, take notes on specific regulars when not playing to prep.
- Check list on every hand someone calls or raises you, ask yourself his range of hands.
- Common mistake to be "on the ball" first 5 minuts, and then go into Droid mode for the rest of the session.
- Just start out by doing this every time you have any preflop decisions. Then extend to the flop. Then extend to asking yourself about your perceived range (2nd level).
- The absolute most important thing when faced with a big decision, is to first breathe and relax for a couple of seconds.
- The greatest lesson that can be applied to your poker game is the buddhist lesson of being mindful and aware of one´s thoughts and actions at all times.
(Hmm, I should find out more about meditating)
- Optional (Before every session, make a short little goal for that session). To play very tight first 15 minuts, don't spew or go overboard.
well I just had a -9 bi session at 50nl (lol what a joke?) which is absolutely beyond retarded (even more retarded than the players at this limit).
Running 12 bi under EV this month and that doesn't take into account all the countless suckouts and coolers which never seem to stop. I'm actually negative for the month now (after a semi-good start to the month) and I'm debating on just stopping for the month (or just forever) because I'm pretty fed up. So that means this might actually be my first losing month ever.
When you read about variance and stuff they always write about how you'll have periods where you can't believe how bad you're running and you didn't think it would be possible to run like such shit etc etc. Well that period is now for me.
FUUUU
P.S. lemon if you come in here and start telling me about the nature of the game and variance I think I will shoot myself (so please don't)
wats up! been trolling for months with occasional comments here and there but yeah. i also played sc. ID was soul)t(moon along with few others. started playing online poker like a year back off and on but as of now been playing for 2 months straight so tryin to keep that up. atm im just playing sit and goes 6 players seems easy money for me. playing 10s and 20s so hope it keeps going well for me so i can move up!
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