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k2o4 United States. Mar 23 2009 02:52. Posts 4803 | | |
Well I've realized today that my biggest leak has returned. The one thing that I changed in my game which made a huge difference was my ability to turn on the brakes when a situation turned shitty. I learned how to listen to that little voice in my head which would say "shit, you're probably beat here". I had a problem with overplaying hands, especially when I wasn't sure what to do. I had top pair top kicker vs a check-raise on the turn in a spot where it wasn't a clear fold and since I wasn't sure what to do, I'd just jam which was usually the worst choice available.
That leak has returned. I didn't realize it till today cause I thought I was just hitting tough spots and running bad when I had to get it in. But today I pushed Kh9h vs a min-check raise from a fish on a KQJ 2 heart board. On face value top pair + a gutshot + a flush draw is pretty awesome. But to jam over a min-check raise from a guy who's either bluffing or got it is such horrible spew. That pretty hand suddenly became a shitty hand and my reaction to that change was to overplay it and push all bluffs out and get called by all the better hands in a spot where lots of my outs weren't clean anymore. Horrible.
I think I'm on a slight tilt. Like I don't feel horrible but I don't have the patience to apply the breaks so I keep throwing away money where I used to save it. I need to stop playing till I get that even level headed play back. So I'm going to focus this week on my other job which I've neglected a bit due to the downswing. I've played poker every day for a long while now and a break really is in order. So I'm going to take time off till at least friday. That way I can spend Mon-Thurs really getting work done on a project for my job, and then if I feel that desire to play good level headed poker on Friday I can get back into the swing of things. Having a productive week doing non-poker stuff will do a lot to get me back to normal.
Still haven't checked the BR and definitely not checking it tonight. I want to go to bed happy and if I check and see a bigger lose than expected I will have a shitty night =) But I will probably check it sometime this week before Friday so I can see where I'm at.
Alright, break starts now. No poker till Friday. Gonna be nice.
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Big_Rob_48 United States. Mar 23 2009 03:05. Posts 3432 | | |
just play 8 hours straight two days in a row, take a day off, then do it two more days in a row and you will get over these problems |
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4Kingell United Kingdom. Mar 23 2009 03:44. Posts 1453 | | |
I have the same leak and it's about the only thing that really tilts me. The voice says you're fucked but you jam or make a silly move anyway...... |
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