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I'm making alot of mistakes and psychological errors. I'm often not giving my opponents enough respect and I get really frustrated at the variance in my curve. Check this out:
![]() That's 8200 hands of 1/2. Not many, but I'm down 100 BB and unable to get out of the red. Every time I hit up against the -60 BB bar I get knocked back down. My bankroll really hasn't changed much from when I've started. I've cleared $200 in bonuses and have about $50 in rakeback due for last month. I don't know what to do. I was hit with a hard downswing in .5/1 that caused me to quit for a few months, but I came back and beat that one and ended up in great shape so I moved up to 1/2. But this game is kicking my ass. I'm starting to get really steamed when someone draws out on me again and again with like 2 outer weak pairs making a set on the river, etc. But my biggest leak is just bad fundamental play, mistakes that I shouldn't be making but convince myself to make. |
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Maybe if I take a break for a couple days, then drop to .5/1 for a couple thousand hands, I'll feel psychologically more fit to play in the 1/2 game.
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I'm starting to get really steamed when someone draws out on me again and again with like 2 outer weak pairs making a set on the river, etc. [/ QUOTE ] This is just variance and a sign that you are against weak opponents. Suckouts happen and you should know that from 5./1 especially. [ QUOTE ] But my biggest leak is just bad fundamental play, mistakes that I shouldn't be making but convince myself to make. [/ QUOTE ] Move back down to .5/1 and work on the fundamentals. Also, it sounds like you are not emotionally ready for swings. You can't avoid these, and need to keep calm to avoid busting. |
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Are you playing at the full tables, the 9 max tables or the 6 max tables?
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Are you playing at the full tables, the 9 max tables or the 6 max tables? [/ QUOTE ] Mostly 9 max. |
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You need to get yourself a copy of Small Stakes Hold 'Em by Ed Miller. If you devote yourself to that book and this site, in a month or so, most of your very obvious leaks should be plugged up.
It's really amazing how much one book and a website can help. Trust me, that book is key to beating low-stakes hold'em. If you are playing wrong FUNDAMENTALLY, then your not playing with pot/implied odds and pot equity. You aren't careful about position, you aren't counting how much $ money in the pot, nor particularly care how many people are in the hand. You'd rather check/fold your middle pair in a multiway 20BB pot, and you'd rather try to steal a 2BB pot with Ace-high-- if these are some of your characterisitcs, then you MUST read SSHE. It covers all this ground and much, much more. |
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You need to get yourself a copy of Small Stakes Hold 'Em by Ed Miller. If you devote yourself to that book and this site, in a month or so, most of your very obvious leaks should be plugged up. [/ QUOTE ] I have a very dog eared copy. It's one thing to read and reread another to know how to apply. It will come with time, I imagine, if I don't frustrate myself out of playing. |
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[ QUOTE ] You need to get yourself a copy of Small Stakes Hold 'Em by Ed Miller. If you devote yourself to that book and this site, in a month or so, most of your very obvious leaks should be plugged up. [/ QUOTE ] I have a very dog eared copy. It's one thing to read and reread another to know how to apply. It will come with time, I imagine, if I don't frustrate myself out of playing. [/ QUOTE ] I'm going to be sacriligious here for a second and recommend adding another book to your library. It's "Middle Limit Holdem Poker" by Bob Ciaffone. When you first start reading it you will think "What a bunch of weaksauce this is". But after a while you will realize that it will help balance out all the testosterone based posts here. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] It's helped me to understand that "pedal to the floor" aggression is great when you're catching cards but it sure bites when people are sucking out on you. If your tilt problem is as bad as mine then this might give you another perspective. |
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But after a while you will realize that it will help balance out all the testosterone based posts here. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] The strategies espoused on these forums are very often not aggressive enough. And I'm not just saying this because I'm me. |
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Here are my thoughts on my 2/4 run so far in my best Jim Mora voice:
"Winrate! Winrate? I just hope I can win a hand". |
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