SNOWBALL138
10-20-2005, 10:43 PM
I'm experiencing really really bad hold em burnout. I can't stand playing hold em at all. Its boring me stupid. I refuse to concentrate on it. Its not even bad beats, because my results are fine long term as well as recently.
To recover from this, I've been playing other poker games. Thankfully, my stud hi game is pretty decent at least at 5/10 and below. However, 7 stud is not always a fun time as far as multi-tabling is concerned, so I've been throwing omaha/8 into the mix. omaha/8 is my worst game, so basically my stud game is financing my omaha game, and my profit is going way down.
The way I see it, I have a few options:
1. Learn to play omaha/8 well
2. Bite the bullet and just multi-table stud (this is possible, but can be a little bit of a headache)
3. Take a short vacation
This might be a good idea. I can afford it, and maybe it will be a good idea to focus more on school.
4. Play live in the casino
This is OK as far as my desire to play is concerned, but less OK as far as making money is concerned. Sure, I can beat live poker, but I don't have the bankroll for 10/20, and last time I checked, you can't multitable live.
Concluding thoughts:
These are probably all good ideas. In the long term, I should learn to play omaha/8 well. This isn't a great short term solution though, because it takes a while to get good at a new form of poker.
Learning to multi-table stud is ok. I can do it, but I just don't like to. All in all, this is not really that desirable of an option for me. I can do it really well when I am in top shape, but who is in top shape all the time? Not me.
For now, I think a combination of 3 and 4 sounds pretty good. I'm in a decent money situation so I can take some time off, but I don't want to stop playing completely. Playing live a few times a week sounds like a good idea for now.
I'm just brainstorming here. For those of you who have read some of my other posts, you probably know that I like to have a gameplan for problems in my life. Any suggestions/comments/ or shared experiences are welcomed and appreciated.
Best regards,
Snowball
To recover from this, I've been playing other poker games. Thankfully, my stud hi game is pretty decent at least at 5/10 and below. However, 7 stud is not always a fun time as far as multi-tabling is concerned, so I've been throwing omaha/8 into the mix. omaha/8 is my worst game, so basically my stud game is financing my omaha game, and my profit is going way down.
The way I see it, I have a few options:
1. Learn to play omaha/8 well
2. Bite the bullet and just multi-table stud (this is possible, but can be a little bit of a headache)
3. Take a short vacation
This might be a good idea. I can afford it, and maybe it will be a good idea to focus more on school.
4. Play live in the casino
This is OK as far as my desire to play is concerned, but less OK as far as making money is concerned. Sure, I can beat live poker, but I don't have the bankroll for 10/20, and last time I checked, you can't multitable live.
Concluding thoughts:
These are probably all good ideas. In the long term, I should learn to play omaha/8 well. This isn't a great short term solution though, because it takes a while to get good at a new form of poker.
Learning to multi-table stud is ok. I can do it, but I just don't like to. All in all, this is not really that desirable of an option for me. I can do it really well when I am in top shape, but who is in top shape all the time? Not me.
For now, I think a combination of 3 and 4 sounds pretty good. I'm in a decent money situation so I can take some time off, but I don't want to stop playing completely. Playing live a few times a week sounds like a good idea for now.
I'm just brainstorming here. For those of you who have read some of my other posts, you probably know that I like to have a gameplan for problems in my life. Any suggestions/comments/ or shared experiences are welcomed and appreciated.
Best regards,
Snowball