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Originally Posted by TheTyman9
gotta work on that mental game man. you're gonna drive yourself crazy and unfortunately these swings you're talking about are super normal. it'll turn around just keep playing well and make sure you have a proper bankroll for the stakes you're playing. gl
Mental game is the toughest part about poker. For me it isn't about the swings or money though. I could be down 2k on the day and feel good about it if I played well and simply ran into it a lot. What tilts me is when I make mistakes, or when my opponents get rewarded for the mistakes they're making. If I get it all in pre with KK vs AA 5 times in a row it won't feel good, but I'm not gunna feel like punching a wall.
On the other hand, if my opponent calls a 3bet OOP with q10o and flops top 2 against my top pair + NFD, then just decides to lead donk jam for 2x pot, it kinda stings. It's just psychological - I hate being in a spot where my opponent plays so poorly that they will never make money, but I have the only hand combination in the deck that will pay them off.
I have AQhh. 3bet button pre. Flop is Qx10h3h. Opponent lead jams 100 into 45 with Q10o. I'm not even doing bad against his exact hand, but it tilts the **** out of me because his play is so ****ing stupid. He's basically never getting value here from anyone - AK, AJ, JJ, 99, 88 etc are all going to find a fold - but somehow I have the perfect hand to pay him off.
Obviously, now that the session is over I'm really happy that I get to play with people who play this poorly, but in the moment I just can't handle the stupidity.
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Originally Posted by farmslicer7
3 days ago you said you were running at 13 evbb/100 but actually 18bb/100. Now you’re running bad lol. Come on man. Also, unless you’re playing hu you will never make money out of the sb. Sorry to bust your balls but these swings are inevitable. Gl.
I think you misread. That was my SB win rate, not my overall WR. I'm doing 13bb/100 overall, and my ev is 12.5 bb. But if you play a lot of poker, you know that running bad is not always represented in EV differences. I've had sessions where I run good and I'm still below EV, and vice versa.
Of course I'm not going to make money out of the SB. I'm not trying to and I'm not hoping to lol. Just trying to minimize losses out of SB
And don't worry man, you aren't busting my balls lol. Obviously I expect swings much worse than this. It just helps to vent my frustration here so that I don't dwell on it all session