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#11
07-27-2005, 01:56 AM
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Re: Stars frustration
FWIW - there are posts like yours ALL the time on these forums.
- newbie doesn't know why he isn't winning, etc etc. - veteran posters tell him "dude, work on your game." = newbie EITHER acknowledges the possibility that he might not be as great as he thinks he is (not typical response) OR gets really defensive and stubborn and just thinks he's getting flamed (easily the more frequently chosen path). Your response to the criticism was: [ QUOTE ] thanks for your honesty guys. I ceartinly do have a lot to learn. I've calmed down now, gonna call it a night, review the hands in more detail tomorrow, and keep plugging. I appreciate your help/truth [/ QUOTE ] is one of the best I have seen from a new poster in a thread such as this. That bodes VERY well for your chances. I don't believe I've ever seen a thread like this actually continue with the struggling new poster saying 'thanks for the honesty guys' when he is essentially being told that he probably isn't a very good player. you already have a great outlook. seriously. You are interested in looking into your hands in more depth and figuring out what you should be doing better....which you should be doing anyway regardless of whether you have been winning or losing in the short-term...but there's nothing quite like a healthy down-swing to get those ideas of 'I better plug those leaks' in full gear. Anyway - good luck. And don't just look over your hands on your own. Take a hand or two and post them in the micro-limit or small-stakes strategy forums. And read some of the other threads over there, develop your own opinions on some of the hands there, and learn from the masters. some of the players that post frequently over there are REALLY good (and try your best to ignore the idiots). 
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#12
07-27-2005, 02:16 AM
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Re: Stars frustration
Could poker rooms be rigged?
I mean, I guess it's possible...
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#13
07-27-2005, 02:39 AM
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Re: Stars frustration
Dude, im in the same boat you are.
Yesterday I felt I was poker god catching all my cards and then today... -$300... all of flopped sets havenot won. They have turned into fullhouses and still lost. All of my preflop raises are not catching jack [censored]. This is tough. I must fight on!
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#14
07-27-2005, 02:40 AM
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Re: Stars frustration
Microbob, thank you =) I appreciate the encouragement. I appreciate the encouragement. I hope to succeed and I'll ceartinly continue working. I might abandon PokerStars $120 bonus(thats what i was chasing).. and go work up at another site. I have a ton of studying to do, as i found the info quite daunting to comprehend all at once, but im having a blast. Thanks again for your input, and I'll try to stay out of the way of the idiots =)
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#18
07-27-2005, 09:12 AM
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Re: Stars frustration
I wanted to rant about PokerStars too. I am not a big fan of their site, but I deposited for their 20% bonus. Maybe I suck, but my first night there saw me at -20BB. It is not encouraging that most of the 2/4 tables there show flop percentages of 20-30%. Last night I logged on and played one table of 2/4 hold'em and one table of 2/4 stud/8 and I ended up down another -25BB. I moved to two new tables though and by the end of the evening won back those 45BB, but snagged a mighty 5 more to end the evening in the black overall.
I'm still not keen on this site, but there are plenty of suck players out there and you can surely beat them. Only 250 hands left for me there and I'll get my bonus AND have enough points to grab the Sklansky Tournament book, huzzah.
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