How do you remain focused and interested when playing smaller SNGs?

Toddy · #1 10-26-2005, 08:22 AM

I've been playing online for about 15 months now and started as a $6 SNG player, did the grind and have steadily advanced myself to playing $55 and $105 SNGS. Sometimes I'll go and play a $15 SNG, but I lose interest and to be honest I'll make careless plays because I almost don't care about the money (oh its only $67 if i win when I'm used to $248 or $472) because its smaller than my usual buyins. How can I stay focused and be excited about winning any SNG no matter the amount.

zambonidrivr · #2 10-26-2005, 08:23 AM

don't play lower limits.
ask your gf to come down and service you for levels 1-5?

Toddy · #3 10-26-2005, 08:26 AM

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don't play lower limits.
ask your gf to come down and service you for levels 1-5?

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As Im hitting "send post" im thinking "why bother"? No this is a serious post. Sometimes I feel like going down to lower limits and play but I don't play as hard which I think is ridiculous. Sometimes I'll go on a downswing and not cash for 5 or 6 games and I'll go back down to $15 or $27 but once im in there I lose interest because I'm used to higher payoffs..

zambonidrivr · #4 10-26-2005, 09:04 AM

IMO, when you feel like that, you should either:

1. Not play at all.
2. Try a new game at a lower limit.

#5 10-26-2005, 09:07 AM

Don't look at the game in terms of the money. Look at it as you improving and working on your game.

Hornacek · #6 10-26-2005, 09:21 AM

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don't play lower limits.
ask your gf to come down and service you for levels 1-5?

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barry111 · #7 10-26-2005, 11:12 AM

IMO, when you feel like that, you should either:

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2. Try a new game at a lower limit.

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SCfuji · #8 10-26-2005, 11:17 AM

in all seriousness you need to stop playing immediately when you feel like this. just go watch a movie or something and play when you feel like it.

SonnyJay · #9 10-26-2005, 11:27 AM

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in all seriousness you need to stop playing immediately when you feel like this. just go watch a movie or something and play when you feel like it.

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This extends to any reason you're feeling out of it, even at the $55s and the $109s. No sense in playing suboptimal poker at any level unless there's some other compelling reason to do so.

-SonnyJay