Group Hug (Absolutely no content whatsoever)

[sethypooh21]

So, since it seems like a majority of HUSH regulars are experiencing various downswings (btw, my downswing is bigger then yours (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=2691811&page=0&view=c ollapsed&sb=5&o=14&vc=1).) I think we all need to come together in the middle of the circle and just give it a little bit of the Stuart Smalley...we're good enough, our opponents are bad enough, and gosh darnit, we will take their money...

[rory]

maybe posting less "do my stats match up????", "my vpip isnt high enough" and "i dont defend my blinds enough" and more actual content posts would help some of the regulars. /images/graemlins/smile.gif:):)

[obithrawn]

HUG

[sethypooh21]

Touche

[kapw7]

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So, since it seems like a majority of HUSH regulars are experiencing various downswings (btw, my downswing is bigger then yours (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=2691811&page=0&view=c ollapsed&sb=5&o=14&vc=1).) I think we all need to come together in the middle of the circle and just give it a little bit of the Stuart Smalley...we're good enough, our opponents are bad enough, and gosh darnit, we will take their money...

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Let's make another one for the posters who are in an upswing ~9BB over 1200 hands at 2/4 SH /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[SomethingClever]

I'll contribute a reach-around.

Running at the insanely hot rate of 0.3 bb/100 for 28k right now.

w00000000000t!

Is it sustainable, though?

[ZBTHorton]

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I'll contribute a reach-around.

Running at the insanely hot rate of 0.3 bb/100 for 28k right now.

w00000000000t!

Is it sustainable, though?

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What a silly question...

[smacksoup]

i just punched through my computer screen after losing a9 to 97 (two pair) two hands in a row at 10/20 and a large, large downswing. i need a big hug.

[krishanleong]

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i just punched through my computer screen after losing a9 to 97 (two pair) two hands in a row at 10/20 and a large, large downswing. i need a big hug.

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Guys, throwing things, breaking keyboards, screaming, and all the other crap you do to blow off steam is holding you back as a player. We need to get better at just letting it go.

Krishan

[steaknshake925]

woo-sah

[RunDownHouse]

Serenity now?

[smacksoup]

it was part of my evolution, now i breathe, meditate, rationalize, breathe.

[Turning Stone Pro]

"i just punched through my computer screen after losing a9 to 97 (two pair) two hands in a row at 10/20 and a large, large downswing. i need a big hug."


I no longer have to sit in a casino and have to listen to the whining, tempermental, obnoxious conduct of 10-20 players who act this way. A big hug? You deserve a big kick in the ass.

Your large downswing is certainly not surprising.

TSP

[sthief09]

I played at Turning Stone a few weekends ago. at the 20/40 table a guy stayed in a capped pot with 52s and turned trip 2s and dragged a $1k+ pot. the guy who lost said he had AA, and was obviously a regular. yet the guy wouldn't leave the 52s guy alone for at least a half hour. I HATE PEOPLE SO MUCH

I wish I was more of a dick and could've said something stupid like "he had pot odds!!"

[donger]

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Guys, throwing things, breaking keyboards, screaming, and all the other crap you do to blow off steam is holding you back as a player. We need to get better at just letting it go.

Krishan

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I couldn't agree more. There's no way you can wail on your surroundings like the Samsonite gorilla and then calmly sit back down and play well. Going on kicky-punchy tantrum tilt like this messes up your game for a while (I know from experience.)

Krishan's right, the problem is the attitude that causes these feelings when losing. Focusing on short-term fluctuations is a recipe for heartache and bad play, keeping a downswing alive.

[sthief09]

I have been through a 450 BB, $11,000 downswing, and bitching about it only made things worse.

[donger]

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I played at Turning Stone a few weekends ago. at the 20/40 table a guy stayed in a capped pot with 52s and turned trip 2s and dragged a $1k+ pot. the guy who lost said he had AA, and was obviously a regular. yet the guy wouldn't leave the 52s guy alone for at least a half hour. I HATE PEOPLE SO MUCH

I wish I was more of a dick and could've said something stupid like "he had pot odds!!"

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I want to shoot myself when I go to tournaments and hear everybody telling stories like these.

[sthief09]

anyone can win at poker but not everyone can handle losing. it's the price you pay for making the easiest money you'll ever make

while I sympathize with those who run bad, I don't condone bitching about it a lot, as it doesn't make things better. we all lose and it sucks. some lose more than others. some lose less. you'll never see me criticize someone for complaining about a real downswing but I just think it's a waste of energy

but maybe it helps some people...

[GetThere1Time]

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I played at Turning Stone a few weekends ago. at the 20/40 table a guy stayed in a capped pot with 52s and turned trip 2s and dragged a $1k+ pot. the guy who lost said he had AA, and was obviously a regular. yet the guy wouldn't leave the 52s guy alone for at least a half hour. I HATE PEOPLE SO MUCH

I wish I was more of a dick and could've said something stupid like "he had pot odds!!"

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I couldn't agree more. I'm usually end up being the guy that says "he had pot odds." or saying something else ridiculous to make the resident fish smile and to get the moron that's berating him/her to stfu or leave.

[Guy McSucker]

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anyone can win at poker but not everyone can handle losing. it's the price you pay for making the easiest money you'll ever make


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Beautifully put. Should help me keep things in perspective "next time".

Guy.

[sethypooh21]

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anyone can win at poker but not everyone can handle losing. it's the price you pay for making the easiest money you'll ever make

while I sympathize with those who run bad, I don't condone bitching about it a lot, as it doesn't make things better. we all lose and it sucks. some lose more than others. some lose less. you'll never see me criticize someone for complaining about a real downswing but I just think it's a waste of energy

but maybe it helps some people...

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It's almost certainly a sign of my shortcomings as a player, but it helps me IMMENSELY to know that other winning players have/are/will go on similar downswings and its not just that I'm an idiot, though me being an idiot certainly has contributed to the magnitude, if not the existence of the downswing...

Part of (I think) what makes me a winning player (I think) is the cast iron confidence that I am capable of beating the game, and the loss of confidence is much worse then the dollars (cause its not my money until I withdraw it fromt he poker site anyway...) involved with any major downswing.

Hence my very bald faced attempt to get a little love from this group of warm fuzzy individuals.

God I'm a p***y sometimes,
SP

[Silverback]

I never actually monitor my downswings. I dont know my exact bankroll, its spread across many sites.

I do monitor my balance at each site and update after playing, I just dont total up until the end of the month.

So therefore if I do have a bad day, the next day I am starting againnot even thinking "oh Im 50bb down from yesterday" , I maybe play at a different site, so not seeing the red losses in one column for the same site when I log balnce at end of day.

So basically im saying dont even monitor your downswings, especially while they in progress. Just tally up at the end of month.


If you are losing month after month, then you got a problem.

Anyone punching there p.c screen is playing with money they cant afford to lose.

[obithrawn]

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Guys, throwing things, breaking keyboards, screaming, and all the other crap you do to blow off steam is holding you back as a player. We need to get better at just letting it go.

Krishan

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I agree. The day I can stop getting angry at short term fluctuations, is the day I become a more effective poker player.

[imitation]

Stupid poker, now I'm running at 10BB/100 for 2.5k after the same thing in the negative the previous 2.5k hands....this game is so stupid.

[Subby]

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i just punched through my computer screen after losing a9 to 97 (two pair) two hands in a row at 10/20 and a large, large downswing. i need a big hug.

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97 is the nuts preflop.

[MAxx]

I would just like to say that: it's a cold world, baby girl.

[afk]

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anyone can win at poker but not everyone can handle losing. it's the price you pay for making the easiest money you'll ever make

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Wow, that's a really good way of putting it. I like that.


On a separate note, I'm currently running ok - but in my first 3k hands at my new limit I've gotten QQ 20 times and I'm down a solid 20BB with it. I find that absolutely hilarious - it's my largest loser so far. Just goes to show how crazy the game can get.