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12-23-2010 , 01:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by novel20
Another reason could be when you have AA, people don't stack off with KK all in preflop. Or when they go all in, they flop a K and bust you.
People fold KK vs me pre..... am I that nitty?
12-23-2010 , 02:09 PM
*****GOLD ADVICE******

Running terribad/facing a downswing should be viewed as a unique opportunity to gain a pretty significant edge over your opponents, as one of the more commong leaks of poker players at all stakes is playing bad when stuck.

When I run awfull, I imagine myself competing against "past/future/imaginary" opponents/regs running as bad as me, and not against my actual opponents. ( I shouldn't even use the term "imagine" because if you look at the big picture, that's actually exactly what I'm doing ).

Eventually, the feeling that what i'm facing is "unfair" and other stupid thoughts that only conduct to tilt will disappear. I once even surprised myself thinking, as I was about to get it in with AA pre, "ok, I know I'm gonna lose another BI there, but that won't affect me", lose the pot, move on without even the smallest feeling of frustration or - even better - win it and feel strange about it.



*****GOLD ADVICE******

srry for my english, and for the "gold advice" disclaimer, but that's actually my best contribution in 300 posts.... - and it's not even close ;-)

Last edited by jij452; 12-23-2010 at 02:20 PM. Reason: dot missing in §2, alinea 1.
12-23-2010 , 02:26 PM
Lol jij. Have you been eating Song's brownies? :-)

BTW, is pot legal over there?
12-23-2010 , 02:36 PM
Doublefly you are trolling 2+2 to much!!! 1 time a day...
12-23-2010 , 02:39 PM
The key to still win facing a terrible downswing is to bum hunt. Find someone that is running worse than you on PTR, and just get it in with him or her with any two cards.

Also, if you are playing say 4 tables of NL400. Try mixing it up at the tables. Say on table 1 you only bet with the nuts, and on table 4 you only bet with a bluff. Then on table 2 or table 3 you bet with some mediocre strength hands to double merge your range. You can also triple merge your range but splitting your tables on different monitors. Even though your opponents know you are running bad, they just don't know what to do when you bet. They are going to fold their better hands and call with worse hands. And that's how you get out of a downswing.
12-23-2010 , 02:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jij452
*****GOLD ADVICE******

Running terribad/facing a downswing should be viewed as a unique opportunity to gain a pretty significant edge over your opponents, as one of the more commong leaks of poker players at all stakes is playing bad when stuck.

When I run awfull, I imagine myself competing against "past/future/imaginary" opponents/regs running as bad as me, and not against my actual opponents. ( I shouldn't even use the term "imagine" because if you look at the big picture, that's actually exactly what I'm doing ).

Eventually, the feeling that what i'm facing is "unfair" and other stupid thoughts that only conduct to tilt will disappear. I once even surprised myself thinking, as I was about to get it in with AA pre, "ok, I know I'm gonna lose another BI there, but that won't affect me", lose the pot, move on without even the smallest feeling of frustration or - even better - win it and feel strange about it.



*****GOLD ADVICE******

srry for my english, and for the "gold advice" disclaimer, but that's actually my best contribution in 300 posts.... - and it's not even close ;-)
I feel like I just got worse at poker from reading that.
12-23-2010 , 06:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleFly
Lol jij. Have you been eating Song's brownies? :-)

BTW, is pot legal over there?
not legal but you'll never have "trouble" if you hold some reasonnable quantity over you. That said, we now have "split tests" and if you're caught driving being positive fine is 1 000 eur or so.


Quote:
Originally Posted by notfreemoney
I feel like I just got worse at poker from reading that.
was leveling obv, srry for colateral damage.
12-23-2010 , 07:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by notfreemoney
I feel like I just got worse at poker from reading that.
Seriously and honestly your remark makes me feel sad. I think i'm done posting here. have you guys fun
12-23-2010 , 07:06 PM
I WANNA DIE

I know why I can't win a hand.
Ever since I filled in that questionaire regarding the blackcard and I Bitched about it, I can't win a pot
12-23-2010 , 08:06 PM
HU4ROLLZ Ricky?
12-23-2010 , 09:39 PM
I think the Song method is the best. If you run bad, the correct play is to move up to higher stakes games and then run good. This isn't rocket science, people.
12-23-2010 , 10:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jij452
Seriously and honestly your remark makes me feel sad. I think i'm done posting here. have you guys fun
you
12-23-2010 , 10:45 PM
Probably going to have my best month ever and have played something like 22hrs online lol. Last month and the one before were the same. Might have something figured out here.
12-23-2010 , 11:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peterk9
I WANNA DIE

I know why I can't win a hand.
Ever since I filled in that questionaire regarding the blackcard and I Bitched about it, I can't win a pot
you should have responded as I did " [x] not planning to keep playing on FTP "
God mode actived since.
12-23-2010 , 11:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jij452
you should have responded as I did " [x] not planning to keep playing on FTP "
God mode actived since.
Guess that's what Ricky did
12-23-2010 , 11:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricky1231
Probably going to have my best month ever and have played something like 22hrs online lol. Last month and the one before were the same. Might have something figured out here.
[ ] Decided to play { [ ] only / [ ] whenever } sober.
[ ] introduced to underground juicy home game
[ ] rediscovered "Play Poker like the Pros" by the "real" Phil.


?

srry drunk
12-24-2010 , 12:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jij452
[ ]
srry drunk
Start playing
12-24-2010 , 12:32 AM
it boggles my mind why some fish would randomly slowroll me in rush. People are such scumbags.
12-24-2010 , 12:42 AM
Meh, they pay to have fun, let them be....
12-24-2010 , 01:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jij452

[ ] Decided to play { [ ] only / [ ] whenever } sober.
[x] introduced to underground juicy home game
[ ] rediscovered "Play Poker like the Pros" by the "real" Phil.
[x] lol donkaments

12-24-2010 , 03:16 PM
I officially stopped playing for this year.
7bi down in 1.2k hands, **** it holla
12-24-2010 , 03:47 PM
I'll probably be playing a lot with you guys next year. Merry Christmas.
12-24-2010 , 03:49 PM
Going from Stars to FT?
12-24-2010 , 11:20 PM
Nah, he's gonna visit each of the posters itt at their homes and "play" with them, A LOT.
12-24-2010 , 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ferdinand bardamu
Nah, he's gonna visit each of the posters itt at their homes and "play" with them, A LOT.
This has got to be post of the year...

reminds me of Bill Engvall here's your sign

      
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