JimmyHo
yavvy;334702 wroteI always play too long.
I try to limit my sessions to 4-5 hrs tops; not unless its a really juicy table. Biggest leak in a lot of players is playing way too many hands pre-flop. I see guys play 80% of their hands, week after week. Pure calling stations.
yavvy
yeah after a long week in work, then playing poker ... by midnight I think there is a marked drop in the quality of my game. But so hard to stop playing !! and also its just a bunch of guys playing cards I dont want to seem like some cash grabbing tight ass either :) - Need to work on my late game play for sure
yavvy
up another $30 on PS tonight. Cant explain why its going ok on line and not in RL. Perhaps PS suits mongos who cant play poker ??
compuease
yavvy;334778 wroteup another $30 on PS tonight. Cant explain why its going ok on line and not in RL. Perhaps PS suits mongos who cant play poker ??
Just wait until you withdraw... Then see how you run.. >:D
yavvy
I think its nice that you think I will have some money to cash out :)
Trump
Take some time off-It works for me -Your luck may change or you may still be in a funk when you restart.
Tcarnage
Skimmed this thread and didn't see the answer..
Read this
Mental game of Poker
The Mental Game of Poker: Proven Strategies for Improving Tilt Control,Confidence,Motivation,Coping with Variance,and More.: Jared Tendler,Barry Carter: 9780615436135: Amazon.com: Books
I've read it and trust me it helps, give you a totally different outlook on poker, the read itself is easy, however putting it into concept and remembering what you are reading is the hard part..
Enjoy
yavvy
**Update **
I still suck at poker :)
So I went out last night mainly because I have been running good online and wanted to see if I could apply it RL. so I played a little tighter than usual and focused on being thoughtful and cognitive of what was happening .. worked well - I was getting the most appalling cards but managed to maximise what I had and even pull off a few bluffs. I was @$50 for a $30 buy-in - Then about 4 hours in I caught trip queens and walked into a Full house ... The player was loose and had been representing all night so i felt good about pushing all in on the turn card. He had AQ and caught the FH on the river. Even if he didn't i was out kicked. but in general my play was much improved. happier, sometimes the loose player gets cards and you walk into a monster.
I still left with nothing so sucking continues.
I'm still planning to take a break for a few weeks.
GTA Poker
yavvy;334973 wrote**Update **
I still suck at poker :)
So I went out last night mainly because I have been running good online and wanted to see if I could apply it RL. so I played a little tighter than usual and focused on being thoughtful and cognitive of what was happening .. worked well - I was getting the most appalling cards but managed to maximise what I had and even pull off a few bluffs. I was @$50 for a $30 buy-in - Then about 4 hours in I caught trip queens and walked into a Full house ... The player was loose and had been representing all night so i felt good about pushing all in on the turn card. He had AQ and caught the FH on the river. Even if he didn't i was out kicked. but in general my play was much improved. happier, sometimes the loose player gets cards and you walk into a monster.
I still left with nothing so sucking continues.
I'm still planning to take a break for a few weeks.
You should post the actual hand details it may help you improve
yavvy
If I remember correctly
Cash game 10/20c blinds
I was on the button
Villan was UTG1
Hero is Delt Qs9s
Preflop
UTG1 Villan raises to $1 (his standard raise with absolutely nothing)
UTG2 fold
Fold
Call $1 (super loose fish)
Fold
Hero Raises to $4
SB Fold
Villan calls
player 2 calls
Flop is QhQd7h (maybe dont remember what the 3rd card was)
Villan bets $3
Player 2 folds
Hero raises to $10
Villan calls $7
turn is 10d
Villan bets $10
Hero raises to $20
Villan calls $10
River is As
Villan check
Hero is all in for about $24
Villan calls
Villan has AQ off - an unusually good hand for this guy.
- well wadda ya think ?
djgolfcan
Why are you raising 20x BB with Q9s preflop ?
yavvy
the simple answer to that is that thsi is how this game goes . standard raise out of the blocks is $1 never lower. $2-3 would not scare this guy. He had been pushing with shit all night and I thought this would be the amount to get him to fold.
No big deal I can range him on any Pocket pair , any suited connectors or any suited cards over 8 with that call so Im still feeling ok.
Dont get me wrong - I'm not suggesting I played this had well and wondering how it all went wrong- I know what went wrong for the most part. Very interested in opinions. but really Im happy with my play in this hand until the turn. after that I should have pulled up, but by then I had convinced myself he was bluffing/drawing.
bck
If the cards aren't on your side somedays then I'd play close and conservative, but ya gotta take a chance at time,,,
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Yavvy
Playing marginal hands pre will have u in marginal spots post flop
Most players leaks come from pre flop mistakes
Tighten up, don't squeeze with bullshit like q9s and wonder why u are getting pwned
yavvy
But i was so card dead.. any face against that fool at our table and I was going after him :) but point taken. In a better game I would not have been there... does not change the fact i put myself in a marginal position with a marginal hand - thanks for the advice !
yavvy
**Update Again**
So I went to poker again.. Cant seem to tear myself away. Poker night rolls around and I just have to go ! its fun :) . Im married with kids - need to get out and be all manly and all.
But it went well ! Started off on a tight table and I was slightly up after 1 hour of play - an opportunity came up to move to a looser table where the donks live and I took it. Dont really know why, they have been killing me for weeks now but I was feeling good and I was kind of card dead. i thought a change of seat might refresh things.
So I got to hit some flops and sucker a few donks in and in 10 mins I had doubled my stack. Rest of the night went well from there. I had one bad read against my current nemesis but I was still up.
I tried to focus on singling out the players I feel I have a really good read on or the ones that just plain suck. Worked out well. Basically two weak players gave me all my profit for the night.
I bought in for $30 cashed out $75
I don't think my game has improved all that much - just hot some flops and concentrated a little more
**not sucking as much**
**but not awesome ..yet**
piggypie123
At least your putting some time in, and experience makes you better.
yavvy
**stupidfucking Update yet again **
Sucking at RL poker continues
I have played twice since my last update
Game 1 - I played well and left with nothing but Im not complaining lost all my money going in with better cards and being out drawn. Showed great patience but horrible run of cards.
Game 2 - OMFG talk about shit cards - never in my life have I seen such consistent shit. And when I get dealt KK an A shows up .. Totally went on tilt for the last 30 mins and would have flipped the fucking table over if it wasn't for the fact its quite heavy. So frustrated right now cause I'm working hard to improve and I'm going backwards. Hate this game sometimes.
Not sure how to make this right in my head - Still tilty.
Upside - Im running good on pokerstars. finished in the top 3 of 4 SNG's in a row.
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spiderman.jpg????
yavvy
costanza;337432 wrotespiderman.jpg????
I haven't been around here longenough to know what that means.. Troll of some kind ? seems very entertaining
seems legit