Both have been around for 2+ years. Taixxxxxjiang refuses to fold if he 3bs ever.....hes great to get on monkey tilt because he will never fold and will only leave the table if he busts. I think sheng was a little better but don't remember specifics about him.

+1

confirmed

I went through this numerous times man, as you know....take obv break.
You also have to come to the realization on why you play. Do you play for money, fun or a little of both. If its for money then treat it like a job and try and play x hours every day. It's tough because as poker players we are inherently lazy, if you disagree then you are lying to yourself. That's part of why we choose poker, as we can pick our own ~4 hours a day we choose to play. This if fine as long as you accept the responsibility and are willing to put in the hours regardless of burnout and run bad. Sometimes viewing it as a job can help your mindset as well. Especially for those who suffer winners tilt and want to quite early. It's just like working a regular 40 hr/week job and then when overtime is offered you take it because it's not always available and we love extra money. In poker if we get up 4 buyins in 1k hands then take a break for awhile but still play later in the day don't just quite on the day. While we could be running like god, there are often times other reasons why we are up alot or "running well" and its often because we are playing well also. Play as much as you can when playing well and not be lazy because you made your $100-$200 for the day.

If its more for fun then switch it up. Cut tables for a few sessions. Play with different buy in amounts. Play shorter sessions. Those few things always helped me when I did then for a week or two. It breaks up the monotony and helps you think better about the game as well.

It's important to do those things on a regular occasion anyways if you put in a lot of volume because it will help your development and thinking of the game, while helping prevent burnout since you aren't playing the same amount of tables with x buyin stack as well.

I know we've discussed some burnout issues with you in the past so pardon the same advice but it's the best I've got and the best things that helped me get through those rough patches.

Before I read this thread, I looked over my notes for Taixxxxxjiang are, "will 3bet the **** out of you." And I barely have any hands on him. He was relentless pre.

Brutti - I think he does fwiw

He does but hasn't posted in awhile.....i think i remember him getting banned or getting into some arguments with some of us awhile ago.......think hes the guy with the fresh prince of bel air avatar iirc???

While he never really talked any **** to me i do remember him being a dbag on numerous occasions.

who cares what people on teh interwebs think..

u started calling me a tard or whatever it was..just dont cry like a baby...

You went on crybaby mode deluxe after loosing AKo vs AKs and starting to talk about EV. naab.


I won 2-0 because I got u chat banned as well. I can take a lot of trash, but do not say anything about other ppl than me. They has nothing to do with it. I talk some trash myself and want other ppl to think I am tilted so yes I know I talk A LOT of crap at Stars. Just image and nothing personal in the end of the day. (Except u because you stepped over the line and needs to be PUNISHED.)

Great advice dash, i wish i could apply this knowledge to my game

haha thats just not true... the only thing i said was "run better"

u said something about 10stacks under ev blabla..

but whatever buddy im not going to discuss this here.

at least i got my chat revoked. emailed stars like 3times to revoke it but they didnt want to..thanks for helping me out

Nice level, cmon you do tilt a fair bit. [btw i don't see chat i just base what i said on seeing you play]

you r teh winnar 2 for brutti..thumbs up

NP

thanks alot super advise. I'm not in a position to take any extended break, tho my volume as definitly gone down since the stars update and I'm happy for it to slip a little whilst I'm in this frame of mine.

I'm going to play few tourney's to mix things up, and will also play a little 6m now and then and 4 table for awhile. As for the regular grind, I need to change my table layout, as since the new update thats causing me heaches... I'm hoping that, will be the key fix for me, as its cheaper and eassier then a lot of alternatives.

I'm also buying a 2nd monitor as soon as funds allow, which should help too.

I definitly play for money, you make a really good point on winners tilt, often I don't check my results until I've hit my volume goal, as its too tempting to quit half way through otherwise.

Oh and <7k vpp's towards first ever SN :-)

wish you the best lucky and hit me up on aim if you want whenever

what are the big issues people are having with this new stars update btw....haven't played for like ~2 months really and gonna start playing again, just kinda curious what to look for

lucky is a little neurotic lol.

no hate man, you admitted as much on skype.

dont mess with lengthy at 25NL.He runs the street there!

lol oh ffs

They changed the action and the blind posting to the fast table method for all tables and they added a time to act hourglass.

No offense to those having problems but I have not noticed a difference.

If you go to Options/Tables display options and uncheck the Show time left to act indicator it will no longer show the time left to act (obv). It was definitely irritating me so if it bothers you turn it off.

it definitely does seem subtly faster, which annoys me, because when I tilt I feel like the game is going too fast.

I used to be able to multitable 12-18 tables and not really care what the ratio of fast vs non-fast was.

Now, it's not too big a deal, just gotta pay closer attention to the ratio and maybe cut down a table or two

i noticed some 25nl regs adjusting to me today, got out played out of 60bb vs "luckbox" in recent session ehh... & lost a flip to "luckbox#2"

finally hit platinum star!!!

i lol in real life to that pic.

Giants vs. Eagles. Giants, you are so sloppy. Eli Manning, why in the world are you the only QB who doesn't slide?