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Originally Posted by uFishMeShark
Hi All,
I'm a poker player from India, playing poker actively since past 1-1.5 years. Besides playing poker, I'm a software engineer who earns well(in 6 figures). But since last 4-5 months I started playing high stakes online PLO cash games and in live as well. I've never built bankroll playing poker but have lost everything to this game. Sometimes I win around 2-3 lacs in a single day and *boom* lost all in next session. I'm sick of this downswings and practically I'm drowned in debt and depressed and thinking to call it quits. Please share some suggestions or stories if you think that I can still bounce back and can manage to defeat my defeat or is it better to bid adieu to this game at this stage.
Regards,
A depressed, lost soul trying to find a ray of Hope.
Hi uFishMeShark:
This is something that I wrote about in my psychology book. When you look at losses from a statistical standpoint, even though there is a large short-term luck factor in poker, this luck factor dissipates over time. This means that if you have played a fair amount and have disappointing results, it now becomes highly likely that your strategic game needs a lot of improvement.
Now I'm not a PLO expert, but I do know that there is information out there that should be helpful to improve your understanding of this game. And someone who is able to be a successful software engineer should be able to improve their game through the proper study.
Best wishes,
Mason