Definitely.

Thanks. I also just met him at Bay 101

How's the challenge going? Updates

nothing is beatable at the m8trix.

this guy is one of the biggest fish, he regularly spews at bay101 then comes to m8 to spew some more. the other day he challenged me hu4rollz lols

good thing i only lost $30 on jokerstars vs him sick runbad tho

True story.

Why not? Too many pros?

yup games are unbeatable unless happyluckybox is there, then the waitlists get like 20 deep for his table.

I have been playing in So Ca all week. Be back at M8trix in a few days

how did this bluff get through , lollivevillians

Think hero reps K convincingly here.

Absolutely not. He should & would be betting the turn with a K. The proportion of the time hero flats pre with a K is moderate, the chance of him turning trips is tiny, the chance of him checking the turn with a K is minimal, the chance of all three being so tiny + pot odds = snap call with 88 +

Are you a London live player btw ?

Because villain didn't have a pair. Hero was bluffing with the best hand.

lolwhat You seriously think he was debating an A-high calldown ? That makes no sense since there are no draws aside from literally 34 , 46, A3 ( he would block A3 + he might not even think we'd defend the BB with 46 or 34o ) we can call the flop with and he shouldn't expect us to make a pure float. I would be surprised if he didn't have 77-1010, we look like 5x or a mid-pair ourselves, this is just basic hand-reading

You seriously think people never tank with hands that they have no intention of calling with? The fact that he tank folded doesn't mean he actually had a difficult decision. He is def more likely to have AQ or AT then something like TT. Lol at you thinking that whenever live players tank fold they actually had a true calling decision.

'logic' like this is why I'm transferring from SS/ MSNL online to live, just disregard everything that happens in the hand and extrapolate tank folding to somehow equal A high when there's no indication he has it or reason that he would tank other than theatrics whatsoever, keep it up champ

Theatrics ARE the reason players do this. 99% of the time i snap fold when i know im folding but there are times i tank with ace high with no intention of calling. Its rare, to save face, and try and get the villian to show their hand, but it does happen. And i should add it doesnt have to be with ace high, it could be 7 high c

logic

A little over a month ago I set out to do a mini bankroll challenge and I set the bar at $15k in a month. As seen by the graph, I fell short. The past few months since my IRL set back has been one of the most frustrating months in my poker career.

Looking back, I can say with a very high degree of confidence that variance or "bad luck" played very little if any real part in my breakeven stretch. For the most part, my breakeven was due to me more or less fighting myself.



I like the above image as I grew up with Mortal Kombat. Sub Zero and Scorpion are evenly matched and I think they conceptualize the battle I've been waging within. I can't say if this is something other pros struggle with, all I can speak for is myself.

In the past, I've had the above issues but did a decent enough job of controlling and checking my ego and being very patient. I felt I had a good balance because there is an ego component within confidence and assurance. I guess the hard part for me over the past few months has been the addition of the other negative mental aspects such as Frustration.

I see the big games and the players playing in those games and believe I should be playing in them. The frustration mounts and it's like a crack-steroid combo that shoots straight into the arm of my ego pumping it up like the HULK. So the ego I once had firm control over now breaks free of its chains and runs amok...

With effort I put it back in its cage, play a decent session. Then the next day, it busts free from its cage and runs amok again and I lose. Then the next day I put it back in its cage and play a decent session but the next following session it gets loose again. Rinse and repeat and you have my above graph.

So I've been fighting this battle for the past few months until the other day my frustration caused me to make a huge mistake. I played the 2/5nl deep stack game underrolled and got coolered.

So now, I'm beyond angry and the rage is building and then I break another rule, I played a f***ing pit game and lost $200.







I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game....I played a pit game.... I played a pit game.... I f***ing played a pit game...

I had a problem with pit games in the past and I've done a pretty good job avoiding them over the past couple of years. Haven't played a pit game in the Bay Area in over 2 years (other than a recent session where Matrix actually screwed up the odds on their Crazy 4 Poker game and the game was actually +EV and players had a 30% edge in the game before they changed the odds back. I gave myself permission to play that game since it was +EV and made $1500). Anyways, the act of playing a pit game made something inside of me snap.

It occurred to me that all of my past performance doesn't mean anything. Just because I played this game or that game a few months ago doesn't entitle me to win now nor does it entitle me to play those games. I'm entitled to nothing.

It's one thing to know it on an intellectual level. Obviously I know it. But I guess on some level I just did not accept or internalize it. I would like to be able to say that my playing the pit game was some break through watershed aha eureka moment where the stars aligned and I see with perfectly clarity all the mistakes i've made and vow to never repeat them as I shake my fists at the heavens...

But only time will tell. If you look at my graph, my hopeful "acceptance" came at session 49 right after that big downward spike from me losing at 2/5nl deep stack.

Since then I've felt "different". More at peace, more Zen-ful.

Over the past few months, ironically, I feel the skill aspect of my game has improved tremendously. My B-game now is what my A-game used to be and I managed to upgrade my autopilot as well as get rid of a lot of my autopilot leaks so I feel good about that. I'm anxious and excited to see what I can do if I can just manage to put together a string of sessions where I can keep a handle on my ego-frustration-entitlement tilt.

So in a nutshell, the challenge didn't go so hot, I'm fighting an internal battle with myself but am "hopeful" that I just recently turned a corner.

If I did indeed turn a corner then the next thing on my horizon will be the HPT down at Commerce.

My plans would be to build up so I can take a shot at 10/25nl then if that goes well, parlay that into a Commerce HPT trip. My "shot" will come when I build up an excess of $15k on top of my current roll. I'll post weekly updates and let you all know how it goes then hopefully this thread can return to weekly shots at the nosebleeds.

Thanks for sticking with me through the tough times and hopefully we'll get back on track soon and do something sick before the year is out.

Glad to hear things are clearing up mentally and hope that you stay on the straight and narrow in terms of poker (and pit games). One of the greatest thing about 2+2 is that sometimes certain things are a group effort and we are rooting for you. I myself have been having some problems with entitlement tilt affecting my play lately and have taken some encouragement from you sharing. Here's to some MEGA run good for you with the side roll, 10/25 shot and then the HPT event!

This baseball quote comes to mind and fits very well with poker:

“Can’t live on yesterday, you have to go out and prove yourself everyday!”
-Tony Gwynn #RIP

thanks for sharing your inner struggles as well as your success with us. i know it's 1,000 times more difficult to share the former on a public forum and i appreciate it that much more. will always be pulling for you in life and at the felt.

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Grind on dgi!

In regards to ego: usually I just assume I'm the sickest player ever, make a reasonable plan, and follow through. It works as long as you realize that you are owed nothing, but can do anything.

I played at your table the last two days and you played really good. I hope it continues for you

All the best dgi!! Hope u run hotter than sun