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tachyonweb United States. Apr 24 2007 16:46. Posts 290 | | |
Almost everyone has a continual goal have playing more hands. Why is it that so few succeed in reaching that goal? Well, I can think of a few reasons why I don't play enough:
1. Poker as a job is still a job. I have a full-time job, so I don't really want another one. I don't want poker to become something I feel obligated to do whenever I have any free time. Feeling like some of the more seasoned players do, where the game is not really that enjoyable but not playing is "losing money," would be (I think) detrimental to my game. That's not to say that I feel that way right now, but I just don't want to get to that point and ruin my enthusiasm. If ever poker becomes my main source of income (maybe in grad school), I'll definitely try to do stuff to keep it fresh, like playing in more tourneys, low stakes challenges, non-NLHE games, etc.
2. I'm losing. Well yeah. Do YOU want to play when you're questioning your play, running bad, needing to rebuild your bankroll, and reviewing brutal hands in PT day in and day out? Well I don't. This is certainly a mental leak and I hope that in the future, I can minimize this effect. Every poker player will pass certain points in their bankroll multiple times (hopefully an odd number). Viewing that as zero progress is a mistake. Long term. EV. Profit.
3. I'm winning. What the hell, right? I'm guessing I'm in the minority here, but when I'm running and playing well, I want to savor that feeling a little bit too much. I don't want to get right back into it and risk sinking down. This is the a similar leak to wanting to end a session after winning a big pot when the tables are still juicy and you're still playing your A-game. Once again, it's a continual battle as a poker player to not be results-oriented when you've been taught to be that way your entire life.
Anybody else have any thoughts?
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nolan Ireland. May 01 2007 11:49. Posts 6205 | | |
these are all good poitns which i have considered myself.
#3 disappears when you gain the correct level of confidence fwiw. |
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| On September 08 2008 10:07 Baal wrote: my head is a gyroscope, your argument is invalid | |
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