I'm done

[jon_1van]

I'm taking a break until Nov 1st.


I just finished up a 75 BB slide (I had 250 BB in roll).


In the last 20 hands I lost with, rolled 9s, trip Qs, and missed 2 AQ 4 flushes. However, I had made the decision to stop for a while before these hands.

I am stopping for the following reasons.

1. I'm not currently having fun.
2. I don't get much coding done when playing poker gets in the way (I have been inspired by Greenage's success to try to make something worth while). I'd like to get a few of the programs finished eg Stud Stove, Future generations of the tracking program.
3. I need to test my theory that my win rate has decreased because my %VP$IP went up too far.
4. The belts I own are getting tight. I will not get allow myself to get fat. Must work out more.


I have noticed the following pattern in my play (this has happened 3 times to me)
- I play uber tight make money --> I begin to think I'm "good" --> loosen up a bit to make more in "marginal" situations because I'm so good I can play these "speculative" hands --> I lose money, get mad, stop having fun.


Guess what phase I'm in right now.


Right now I do not have any internet poker installed on my computer.

[Jeffage]

Good Luck John. Take a break, make sure your life priorities are back and come back refreshed and ready to make money. The key thing is to do what you enjoy doing...life is too short to do something not making you happy. But I think you're just in a funk...take a break and come back ready to win.

Jeff

[mscags]

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life is too short to do something not making you happy

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Wise beyond your years Jeff. This is what I live by.

Mike

[BeerMoney]

Jeff, do you feel bad at all for what you did to that 30/60 table?

[Jeffage]

No, not at all. When you play enough poker, you will realize that you should never ever ever feel bad about winning b/c your opponents wouldn't feel bad if they took your last dollar and saw you sleeping on the street.

Jeff

[sexdrugsmoney]

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No, not at all. When you play enough poker, you will realize that you should never ever ever feel bad about winning b/c your opponents wouldn't feel bad if they took your last dollar and saw you sleeping on the street.

Jeff

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[BeerMoney]

I was just kidding.

It certainly was awesome to watch.

[Jeffage]

Yea, I probably should have caught that. Getting up early makes me a lot less perceptive. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Thanks for the sweat!

Jeff

[jon_1van]

What happened here?

[peritonlogon]

Now when i'm in a slump i read DocAZs posts in the forum sticky and try to implement... ie. excercise then play... then I excercise, read some stud books, play some holdem, study holdem and then exercise and play. And then go and do something else.