***WARNING THIS IS NOT A BAD BEAT OR POKER IS RIIGED THREAD - THIS WILL BE BRUTAL AND HONEST AND GOES OUT TO ALL BEGINNERS***
You probably know less about the game and are less talented than you think you know or you dont even know how to play. You dont take the time to learn or invest in computer software to track hands, books and coaching.
You feel you learnt enough or may even bought some books that you have flicked through once and they are now collecting dust on the shelf. Just because you bought many books and log into 2+2 and read some BBV thread makes you good - it doesnt. You have to really study the game, take the time, effort and money to do so, get a coach, join a group something that will give you
HONEST feedback about your game.
You probably think you are too advanced to work on the basics and you want to run before you can walk. Everyone makes stupid mistakes and you will to, first you have to admit that you made a mistake then you can fix it for the future.
You probably dont accept the game for what it really is and you expect to win every night or to win large amounts of money in a short space of time, you expect too much too soon. It will be a
painfully slow journey with many set backs.
You have the wrong motives for playing, it may be ego or for fun. You lack certain attributes to become a winning poker player - are you even capable of taking someone elses paycheck or are you the type of person that is to greedy and gets really personal when someone shows you a bluff and you want to get back at him. Are you quick to anger? Can you be honest with yourself?. You dont have the patience and lack the discipline needed.
You feel that you
DESERVED that pot or that poker owes you something. It owes you nothing, you dont deserve anything.
Bankroll management is very important, you should only be playing in games you can afford to be playing in and have the right amount of BIs for that level. Not only that but you have to feel comfortable losing "X" amount of money or it could trigger tilt it could be 10NL or 600NL, if you dont like to lose even though the money is not of great importance to you then you wont make it in poker, the simply fact is -
you will lose in poker you need to accept that.
- Practice good BRM and drop down when you have to.
You probaly playing on a site with no rakeback or bonus, you didnt prepare for the very first step in our poker career and downloaded FTP or PS created account thinking nothing of it.
You probably play the wrong game just because the most popular games like NLH and PLO are pushed into the forefront doesnt mean you have to play them. Play all different types of games you may find that you are better at RAZZ and may even find it more enjoyable.
After you have really studied and read and re-read, posted on 2+2, got a coach and selected the right game, got your bankroll its time to play......
..wait no its not. Not only do you have all these things to accomplish (and more) but you must have a healthy life balance, it may be wife/GF, job or other hobbies, clubbing etc. You are not a robot even though you will be told many times about the
long run and feel the need to put in a lot of volume it will not be possible, take breaks away from poker and come back fresh ready to play.
You probably dont
"table" select correctly and even when you do you probably dont
"seat" select correctly. See how confusing poker is you need to play for the long run but you cant just open 20+ tables and think its a good idea, drop down to 4. Not only do you have to select the site that best suits you, the game that suits, the level that you are bankrolled for, the table with weak players you also got to be on the correct seat to take the best advantage of the other players and you have to yet play a hand.
This is why you wont make it in poker.
You probably cant accept that you lost a pot when you were a heavy favorite to win. You blame your losses on how bad the others play,
guess what - if the other players are playing baddly thats what you want to happen but yet you feel the need to whine and complain about it if thats the case then you dont accept the game of poker, pick another game like chess, or snakes and ladders.
You may have understood some of the important poker concepts but you never use them at the table or you only use them when playing your A game then stop using them when playing your B or even Z game, not only do you play this way but you dont get up from the table and
STOP playing you keep playing because you need to put in the volume and play for the long run. You have to be playing your A game all the time or else its just a waste of time.
You may even wrongly apply poker strategies because you lack discipline or love the action and play a more loose wild game which you justify
WRONGLY.
You probably are not very good at
hand reading and cant beat anyone except the weakest of players. And even when you do put others on hand ranges you cant jusity your reasons for that assessment. The same goes for reading people, you must understand his style and
HIS reasons when he bets or raises you probably have made a wrong judgement of a player and then acted accordingly to that wrong judgement and thus made a mistake.
You probably- are easy to read and dont bluff often enough.
- chase losses and move up in levels when you dont have the bankroll
- play too passively
- give into your emotions, fear, hope, love for action.....etc
- have a big ego
- have a lot pride
- misread other players
- give away too much information about how you play
- dont keep honest records
- have selective memory
- dont take breaks when playing
- become impatient
- seek revenge
- have unrealistic expectations
- not honest with yourself
- have stupid beliefs about poker
- think poker is rigged
- try to find evidence to back up what you are saying or how you think when its wrong
- dont accept responsibility for your actions at the table
- dont accept mistakes you made and blame luck
- come to foolish conclusions based on little poker knowledge
- dont accept the laws of probability and randomness or even understand them
- play inferior cards to often
- play too aggressively
- take hands too far
- cant improve or envolve as the game changes
- cant adapt to other players and change how you play
- cant stand to lose
- try to prove something about you, the game or others
- work outside your limitations
- dont put in the volume
- dont have a decent sample size
- tilt too often
- dont understand the theory
- dont understand odds
- cant explain your decisions
- look for sympathy when you get a bad beat - you wont, no one cares.
- dont keep yourself motivated
- play too many tables
- have a bad attitude to yourself, the game and others
- cant handle the stress, the losing streaks, the bad beats
- are not aware the effect rake has
- dont think players are as good as you
- think players are better than you and give them too much credit
- dont work on your game and develop your skills
- had an edge but now it has disappeared when you moved up or the game evolves/changes
- overemphasize bad beats
- keep playing when you are playing badly
- bluff too much
- are in denial about yourself, the game and other players
- dont look at the larger picture and only have short term thoughts
- give up easily
- dont take your time when faced with a decision
- dont go over your records or even keep good records
- dont analyze yourself and your choices
- dont understand other players, why they play, how they play etc..
- dont understand what it takes to become a winning poker player
- dont move down in levels when you need too, bankroll or otherwise
- dont understand how LONG the LONG RUN IS
and many, many, more -
this is why you wont make it in poker.
Last edited by ThinValueFold; 09-08-2010 at 10:16 AM.
