Right after I posted that, I started a new game.

Hand #4:


Full Tilt Poker $6 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BTN/SB: t810 M = 18
Hero (BB): t2190 M = 48.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T A
BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t90, BTN/SB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 9 8 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t180) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t180) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t2100 all in, BTN/SB calls t720 all in

Final Pot: t1620
BTN/SB mucks 4 J
Hero shows T A (a straight, Jack high)
Hero wins t1620

This thread is good luck imo.

lol, nice.

I was on a losing streak for over 2k games at about the same time. As crazy as it sounds for the longest time, I never admitted that I was doing something wrong. Looking back, I know it wasn't all bad luck.

I think there is a lot less luck in this game than people are prepared to admit.

"Its a part of the job"

I sat Pauls 4man seeing 2 fish, and i get this for it. Why do people feel compelled to do this?

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$320 + $18 Heads Up Shootout
2 players
Hand conversion powered by PokerSavvy Plus
Stacks:
BTN BIMBOPOKER (1500)
BB Hero (1500)

Blinds: 10/20

Pre-flop: (30, 2 players) Hero is BB Q Q
BIMBOPOKER raises to 40, Hero raises to 140, BIMBOPOKER calls 100

Flop: J 2 9 (280, 2 players)
Hero bets 180, BIMBOPOKER calls 180

Turn: 3 (640, 2 players)
Hero bets 420, BIMBOPOKER calls 420

River: 5 (1,480, 2 players)
Hero goes all-in 760, BIMBOPOKER goes all-in 760

Final Pot: 3,000
Hero shows: Q Q
BIMBOPOKER shows: T 6

BIMBOPOKER wins 3,000 ( won +1,500 )
Hero lost -1,500

100% agreed, there is a lot of hard work involved. I will be the first to admit that i have not played my best through this down swing, mainly due to a lack of confidence. However, i work on my game regularly and try to work on it pretty hard. Working on your game should obviously be considered a part of the job as well...

I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me what a downswing is exactly.

I mean, c'mon.. is it just an excuse for losing, or is it actually something else?

Emerson: "Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

There you go. CONFESSION. You just weren't up to the job when you were playing.

Play bad > get emotional = downswing.

There foes my donkament winnigs

Damn you Boujis!!!

Very true. One thing I found was that I hated working on my game when I was struggling. When I finally got over that, I realized that by working on my game (particularly reviewing the session) the pain of the bad session would go away.

I would be angry that I lost. Then force myself to review, find a couple things I need to work on, find a couple of coolers and write all that down. When I do this, I found my confidence to be unaffected. Because I either find that I lost from coolers and played well, or I found things in my game that are lacking and I make a note of them. I am probably one of the few players on this forum that actually knows what a lot of their own weaknesses are. If you know your weaknesses, and know when you take a beat, your confidence remains through the rough times.

Idk if this is known or not, but if you have a chat ban you can temporarily enable your chat by having both players accept the make a deal option (assuming they allow this b/c chat is obv necessary in these situations).

Once you leave the make a deal you're back to chat ban land..

lol, wtf is this?

I said nothing about being emotional. Considering i'm in a 12k downswing, i think ive handled it pretty well tbh. I haven't really gone on tilt at all, and haven't let it affect my life at all. I think your criticism is unfounded and unecessary. I admitted that upon review of a fair few of my games, i was certainly missing some spots due to a lack of confidence as a result of running bad. I said nothing about getting emotional and do not believe i have played that badly (just not optimally in some spots). The reality is, is that i try to fix whatever it is i have considered that i have done wrong and try to improve my game even through tough times.

I don't like your down the nose response, and would much prefer that you accepted some of my HH's and reviewed them for me before making judgements like this on me and my game.

Matt, you're a lot nicer than me. I'd have just ended it at that =P

If you actually don't mind giving away some of your HHs, I'd love to see some to look at how a winning high-stakes player adapts to different opponents. I'd be willing to review them, too, though I doubt you have anything to gain from my thoughts.

You moved up to the $50s a week ago. Congratulations.

Your strat posting has always been bad and your understanding of variance (posting wahhh I just lost AQ to AT aipf in the regs thread) seems pitiful. I guess it could be the sort of thing where you're just not very good with language/posting, but I would caution you against puffing yourself up like this.

I guess im just thick as pig sh*t*

im sure Wray didnt mean any harm at all but yeah that post struck a nerve with me too.

EDIT: Not sure if I like your response either Wray...but eh whatever rocks your boat.

OMFG!!! HILARIOUS!!!!

Did anyone see 2 Months 2 Million.. they said they had a HUGE fish on taking 5K a shot from him at PLO on Stars!!

Guess who the screen name was: JIACSTRAP they show it twice!! HAHAH!

EPIC!

I wrote that to begin with. Was about to leave it but ended up wanting to elaborate haha. Havent spoken to you in a while dude, hows everything going?


Yeah sure, PM me and ill get a couple together for you. (mers is doing some for me, and i take whatever opinion i can get atm)

lol, wtf is this?

Whisskey coke >>>>>>> beer?

Discuss!!

(Chiry, your opinion doesssn't count!! You're a mod, so you you havve to stay neutral!!)

almost all drinks involving hard liquor and another liquid >>>>>>>>> beer

beer is terrible

steve u might be drinking the wrong beer

r u serious???? this last ep? omfg

YES! I am trying to see if i can get some screen shots. Its on tivo now i had to rewind it three times to make sure but its clear as day!

Who is JIACSTRAP?