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#31
12-29-2005, 02:26 AM
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Re: Man, My Last 182,000 Hands have really Sucked.
You read poker books, and post and discuss poker outside of 2+2- these are parts of being a professional player. Just cause you don't play 40 hours a week doesn't mean you aren't putting in 40 + hours of "work" per week.
I might also try breaking up some of your session. Playing 3-6 hrs straight is going to make it very hard to play your A game the whole time. 
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#32
12-29-2005, 02:47 AM
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Re: Man, My Last 182,000 Hands have really Sucked.
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Playing 3-6 hrs straight is going to make it very hard to play your A game the whole time. [/ QUOTE ] I take a smoke break every 1,000 hands (2 hours or so). Unfortunately, smoke breaks end on Sunday (hopefully). Maybe I'll start taking short walks or something, lest people in my neighborhood start thinking I'm a perv stalking children every few hours. Was that the proper use of "lest"?
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#35
12-29-2005, 03:09 AM
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Re: Man, My Last 182,000 Hands have really Sucked.
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] How many hands have you played at 3/6? [/ QUOTE ] 500,000+ [/ QUOTE ] OMG, don't you get bored? [/ QUOTE ] I don't get anxious to play anymore, if that's what you're asking... But break-even/losing stretches are anything but boring to me.
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#37
12-29-2005, 03:32 AM
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I've read Abdul, I've read Pohl, I've read all the 2+2 books, I've read The CardsSpeak blog regarding blind defense, along with various other random 2+2 posts (reading this one as I write this) and Google searches. [/ QUOTE ] Why not play some 3/6 6-max? Experience is the best teacher.
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#38
12-29-2005, 03:55 AM
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I haven't read all the replies but in case nobody mentioned this it's likely you're folding too much postflop. [/ QUOTE ] Folding too much or not going to showdown enough? Regardless, I thin I've got a problem with both.
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#39
12-29-2005, 04:26 AM
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I am realizing that I don't play anywhere near the amount of hands needed to improve to the level I desire. Hey x2ski, how long did it take you to play that many hands? [/ QUOTE ] Improving to the level you desire is not necessarily more likely to happen by playing lengthy sessions of 8-tabling. It's just a way to grind out income (although improvement CAN come...I just don't agree with the implication that it's mandatory). you do need to play hands...but a half-million isn't necessary to be a better player. people became good players long before the internet....pre-internet it would be pretty tough to play more than 100k hands in a year. Playing FEWER tables and studying will improve your game. Many would argue that playing that many tables for that long would make it extrmely difficult to improve one's game (although some 2+2'ers have seemingly proven that idea to be incorrect)
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12-29-2005, 04:47 AM
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Re: Man, My Last 182,000 Hands have really Sucked.
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[ QUOTE ] I am realizing that I don't play anywhere near the amount of hands needed to improve to the level I desire. Hey x2ski, how long did it take you to play that many hands? [/ QUOTE ] Improving to the level you desire is not necessarily more likely to happen by playing lengthy sessions of 8-tabling. It's just a way to grind out income (although improvement CAN come...I just don't agree with the implication that it's mandatory). you do need to play hands...but a half-million isn't necessary to be a better player. people became good players long before the internet....pre-internet it would be pretty tough to play more than 100k hands in a year. Playing FEWER tables and studying will improve your game. Many would argue that playing that many tables for that long would make it extrmely difficult to improve one's game (although some 2+2'ers have seemingly proven that idea to be incorrect) [/ QUOTE ] I'm single-tabling Poki right now practicing some blind plays. FWIW I'm tearing ass after 269 hands (.429 sb/h wetf that means). You might be on to something there Bobber... Obviously you're right, but it's hard to cut down when you begin to rely on a certain earn whilst including "extra". "whilst" - how'd I do with this one? British people are funny.
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