I was in hell and it isn't pretty

[Akimka]

Another stupid post about variance. Well. If you think so just pass it, but i think knowing variance is a cornerstone to be a winning player. If you have perfect strategy, hand reading and other poker skills they are all important, but the MOST important skill is endurance and positive thinking when deviation HAS YOU.

Suppose typical beginner (like me). You playing your poker, you playing it good, you showing respectable winrate throught time, like in my case more than 35K hands (lot of hands). Nearly every your session ends in positive numbers but then BOOOM. And you are below 230BBS. Same partylosers around you, same room, same computer but suddenly you can't win.

And now poker player will born or will dead at that minute. You feel bad. You feel panic. You even don't want to talk with your girlfriend because you feel so bad. And you know well that here is no dependence between your losses and future results. And you starts crying and spamming on forums but it will never help to lose your K-flush to A-flush (in 3flush board of course).

Here is logical, not emotional message to all beginners: when they said to you only 300BB is enough, and to be sure you need more BBS in your bankroll don't toss it away. Do it! Do your bankroll or you will be dead. My fallig has been stopped (probably) will your stop at -230BB?

P.S. I want to thank all posters in my thread about my loss. Don't put hard on me. Thank you for your endless support dear 2+2'ers! Here is my stat on last 500 hands. Cheer me up! But I still think that here is no luck. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Total hands 512
VPIP 18.75
Won $ WSF 40.80
Amount won $216
BB/100 21.09
Went to SD 41.60
Won $ at SD 71.15
PF raise 10.16