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Originally Posted by Gilmour
No problem, glad someone is getting something helpful out of my experiences.
Developing the mental aspect of the game is extremely important and is worth gold when you get better at it. Countless very skilled pokerplayers have gone busto or quit the game because they coudnt handle the swings and bad beats. Its not so much about trying to stay away from swings or downswings: its about learning to absorb them as smooth as possible when they do happen.
If you try too hard to avoid swings you are also probably not playing your A game and maximazing EV spots: that is a version of playing scared money if you see where i am going.
I mean when you flop a set and get it in with a flushdraw you are destined to lose that big allin pot approximately 3 out of 10 times. When you get your AA allin pre against a fish who cant manage to fold JJ when you 4 bet shove on him, he will suck out on you 2 out of 10 times. Its not possible to avoid it, so your only option is to learn to deal with the swings as smooth as possible.
Yes i see where you are going!! And i would have to agree, that this can be playing with scared money. I guess my goal is to build my roll to 6k, while paying myself and hourly rate with as little risk as possible.
Thank you for the calculations as well on how often I am going to win in those spots. This is a great refresher for me to keep close to the front of my mind. I am just trying to deal with being on the negative side of these statistics stated early on, which sucks, but will happen none the less.
It really amazes me how only three years away from playing full time, has weakened my ability to brush of a beat as part of the game.
I suppose i have some reconditioning to do mentally..