Stars frustration

[Acehawk74]

Hey guys.. please go easy on me if what im about to let go upsets you, im very annoyed atm, and just need to vent.

Obviously many of the experienced players have had a night like this, but this one was my first. I felt like i played quite well, and after reviewing my hand histories, i found minimal mistakes here and there, but overall I would call my play at least a minor success. That being said... i 2-tabled Pokerstars most of the day, and am down 75BB in 918 hands. It seemed like no matter what, the last person who had 1 out left got it. I had 5 out of 38 hands where i had either top 2 pair, overpair and top pair on board, or trips and LOST to either runner runner straight/flush, or someone with a kicker slightly better(Ace over King, King over Queen) etc.

Overall, i won 28 BB from hands, and lost 103 BB, for a net of -75BB. This is at the $1/$2 level.

I have about 6000 hands logged, so im starting to get at least a glimpse of how i play.. and of course there are plenty of flaws.. but is this just a bad day? Im sure it is.. i just need reassurement. On another note, Pokerstars seems to be much more difficult for me than any other site that I have played on. I haven't played there much, but the 1750 hands that I have logged there are losing hands, where i am either breakeven or slightly ahead on the other sites.

Thanks for listening... and if anyone has some advice, id appreciate it. I hate it when my confidence takes hits like this, and of course its poker, but sometimes i just want to smack that damn pocket Jacks upside the head..


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Thanks... and wish me luck. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[SoCalRugger]

Get used to it. You're going to experience many more downswings in the future, and some of them will be a lot bigger than 75BB. Have fun.

[smb394]

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Get used to it. You're going to experience many more downswings in the future, and some of them will be a lot bigger than 75BB. Have fun.

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This is good advice. I'd also add that you might not be ready yet to be 2-tabling. I advise most friends who haven't played many hands to stick to 1 table for awhile as it's better for development. Good luck.

[MicroBob]

what he said.....and you have more mistakes in your game than you are aware of.
most people do.

stop thinking that there aren't any mistakes in your game just because you aren't seeing them.
it's a common mistake.
but regardless of the mistakes in your game, -75BB downswings WILL happen. That's poker.

[krazyace5]

They don't call it riverstars for nothing....

[Acehawk74]

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They don't call it riverstars for nothing....

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Lol no doubt

[Acehawk74]

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 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Cheers!

[MicroBob]

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:


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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

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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).

[Acehawk74]

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 =)

[MicroBob]

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I appreciate the encouragement. I appreciate the encouragement.

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you're welcome, my pleasure.
you're welcome, my pleasure.