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August 31, 2016
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Hey Everyone
This the first time that I have ever posted anything in any forum
Well the last month has been one of the worse I finally got a good bankroll and was feeling pretty good was studying a ton and I thought it was all coming together for me but nope another kick in the guts I have been on another down swing I mean I understand it happens but it is getting a bit to much I really don’t understand what I’m doing wrong I sent some hand reviews to one of my friends who is a good player to look at but all the excuses you could think of ive heard I am truly at the end of my rope here I love the game but I’m thinking of not playing anymore if someone can give me some advise or help me out it would be great and please no negative comments as I’m all ready feelling like a looser but thanks for reading this
June 25, 2017
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We’ve all been there mate, it may be time to do as i am currently doing and take a break from playing, while you recover your confidence and mental stability.
After a very disappointing final table at the weekend (see my thread posted) I had a disastrous S&G session earlier in the week where out of 25 tournaments I managed to win 1 and cash in 4, busting the rest – an alarming amount of times, on the bubble getting my money in a 75% favourite and getting rivered.
I then committed the cardenel sin, and, highly tilted, went on a couple of cash tables with limits well above BRM – as it happens, I had initial success and managed to win $200 repairing all the damage and then some- this should have been the time to say “well shouldn’t have done that, but the poker gods were smiling on me” taken my winnings and run, but I got greedy and kept playing, an hour later I was both my winnings, and the table buy-ins down.
Because of this I’m in a self imposed month ban, I intend to use this time to study and recover my equilibrium. When I return I shall be building myself up in the lower stakes which are now appropriate to my damaged BR and focusing on MTTs exclusively.
I think the question you have to ask yourself when you review your hands is did I play the hand well, did I get it in good? If so there was nothing else you could have done, chalk it down to variance and move on. It’s when you are regularly getting it in bad there is a problem.
Take a break and come back refreshed, you won’t feel the same in a couple of weeks time.
TPE Management
April 6, 2010
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hang in there! One month is nothing to get to worried about. Full disclosure, I’ve been effectively break-even for about 9 months. Feels almost as bad as a bad downswing. Just cant seem to turn the deep runs in to FTs and wins. Gotta just keep grinding!
February 5, 2015
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This is all great experience. It will toughen you up, no question.
Invest in the loss…look at it as a learning and growing experience. Only the truly fragile of ego cannot be honest with themselves, and refuse to acknowledge loss.
You are not one of those people. How do I know? Because you posted this humble thread. Many, many people in poker are way too fragile for this, possibly almost 50% I guess. So you are ahead of the game by acknowledging your vulnerability. Trust me, when you consider those who (are) a) too fragile to acknowledge weakness, b) not so interested in poker really/ killing time, c) play when tired/ drunk d) would never consider paying for poker training e) don’t have the will/ self-discipline to study much, if at all…
brother, you are already way ahead of the game.
And listen to ClickMouse (edit: and KB, goes without saying)…it sounds as though he has grown some calluses in his time…
“Because of this I’m in a self imposed month ban, I intend to use this time to study and recover my equilibrium.”
Same as myself. I don’t have downswings. Ever. Because I have instead (sometimes extended involuntary) periods of reflection and study, and I work on my game.
Oh, and I forgot one other category of player who you will find yourself ahead of in short time; perhaps the largest category: those tournament players who can’t hack it, and give up because the going got too tough for them.
You’ll be ok man…you are humble and therefore worthy (imo).
Edit#2: I have been thinking about this as I ate my chicken caesar salad…lovely btw. I paint too rosy a picture, and I don’t want to feed you bullshit just to keep your spirits up. So here is the hardcore version of the above post: all the above is true, but the sad fact remains that just because someone is worthy or humble absolutely does not guarantee success in poker. It is, however, imo one of the preconditions for success. The others being: a high degree of intelligence ( esp. in strategy type games), (a degree of) natural ability and/or the temporal space to develop your game to gain long/ worthwhile experience. If any or all of these are lacking, things might never work out for you poker wise, long term.
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