My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

Play well, win steadily, gradually get creative, win more, become a tactical LAG, have an uber-profitable dream session.

Think I'm God's gift to poker, brag to my friends, buy something ridiculous with my winnings, make mental plans for the WSOP.

Become a full-blown LAG, lose about half my bankroll being an idiot, get depressed, whine to my friends about being a horse**** poker player, take a break.

Wake up, play weak-tight, play well, win steadily, gradually get creative ...

Funny thing is, I'm aware of this and still can't seem to stop it.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

Been there. Eventually you'll just stop doing that.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

This is natural. You should real Ray Zee's article on the stages in a poker player's development.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

any chance of a link to this please...I cant find it.

Bingo

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

you probably have some underlying belief that you don't deserve to win, or that you can't sustain a trend, something like that is likely holding you back... I've struggled with the same until I saw a therapist for a while.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

I'm right there with you, and i'm in the middle of the bad part of the cycle, when I looked and realized the hands I was playing, and what position, and started wondering, "When did I become a complete Donkey?"

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

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any chance of a link to this please...I cant find it.


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I found the article here. Very good read.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

I'm still in this vicious cycle. Except, I start from basically scratch, make it up to around 600-1000$ then lose it all. This has happened nearly 8 times now, I question why I still play. I still cannot control my tilt and bankroll management, they're my downfall.

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I still cannot control my tilt and bankroll management, they're my downfall.

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I think tilt during the LAG stage is also a big problem for me.

The first two times I reached this stage, I was stretching my bankroll (playing 5/10 with $2,200 and 3/6 with $900, etc.) due to my inflated confidence. Because I was playing so high (by my standards, anyway) just a few hours of tilt really crippled me.

My current tilt record is $1,600 within 36 hours, which I'm quite proud of, considering I play small stakes.

Re: My fun poker cycle. Sound familiar to anyone?
 

650$ in 30 minutes.
Playing 4/8 no limit buying in the minimum each time.
This was my first bankroll I had ever had.