Why aren't you better?

[bones]

I've always wondered what separates the good from the very good in SNG play. I can usually tell what people at my skill level need to work on and what their strengths are, but it's usually something that's easily correctable. But I'm really interested in what separates a very good 215er from a good 109er. What separates you from a winning player at a higher level, or what separates you from a winning player at a lower level?

As a 2nd question mostly for lower limit players, if you're beating the 22s, why aren't you playing the 33s? Assume that bankroll considerations aren't a factor, unless it's too psychologically stressful to lose at the higher limit. Why do you play at the level you're at?

[citanul]

i'm [censored] amazing, i don't know what you're talking about.

sometimes, i even impress myself.

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[citanul]

bah, i guess that i'll write a real answer:

the overwhelming reason that more people aren't very good/great at these games is that they either don't work very hard at it or don't know what to work on. this can take on the form of not having an open enough mind to consider that things besides the things you concentrate on or are good at are important to success and improvement. another reason is that they are very poor poker players.

[playtitleist]

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don't know what to work on

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[citrus]

I feel keeping 100 buy ins handy at your given level.

This helps maintain consitent play and sleep after loosing 15 buy ins on a bad day.

[bones]

The general theme of this post reminds me of a poster that a teacher of mine in high school had:

Many have the will to succeed, but far fewer have the willingness to do what it takes to succeed.

[valenzuela]

First of all I want to note that Im using qucik reply mode to see what happens.
Im not better because:..
1) I lack self- determination.
2) I lack material to help me learn.( books, tutors, programs, etc
)

[mlagoo]

i dont really know why im not better.

i feel like i "get it," and yet im still struggling along with a 13% ROI at the 22s.

to be fair, i dont play enough. anywhere near enough. but im in law school, and thats just the way it is. so perhaps its just that i dont have that much practice.

i have a little over 1000 SNGs and i'm kind of stumped at why my results arent better. im not a mathematician, and never have been (in fact i havent taken a math since the 10th grade), but i think i understand all the basic concepts espoused on these forums.

one thing is that i probably tilt away an average of one SNG per down session. this doesn't amount to a great deal of -ROI, but it certainly isnt helping matters.

all in all i would just say that i don't practice enough. and that's why im still pretty much mediocre. otoh, i have been doing great at mtts and nl ring lately, which is nice. maybe i'm jsut running well though =/

[Jman28]

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The general theme of this post reminds me of a poster that a teacher of mine in high school had:

Many have the will to succeed, but far fewer have the willingness to do what it takes to succeed.

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Exactly.

Also, going from breakeven at the 11s to a medium winner at the 109s is similar to going from there to a significant 215s winner.

[Bonafone]

Well I would like to think I'm still improving, but I think playing more than 4 tables is slowing me down from making the jump to the 215's. Also I'm quite the p00sy, if it wasn't for deuce2high I would still be in the 55's. I think the only thing stopping me from moving up is confidence.

Any yes, citanul is a [censored] amazing.