How should I adjust if I have a good reg on my left?

leave table

thanks, took your advice and found a table without any good regs

lol

i love your avatar + SN, such an awesome combo haha

don't be too scared he plays like 8/6/1

Lol. Np.

pretty sure he has top set in that gif

Gosh... 3 last days of grind...

Begovic scored for Stoke?

lel

That's all well and good if that kinda stuff is what you value in life. However what I value is the feeling that I get when I wake up in the morning knowing that no-one is going to tell me what to do today. I am responsible for myself and to myself, and that is all. I choose when I work. I choose how much I work. While I generally keep a fairly set routine, I can at any point decide whether to work or not based on how I'm feeling, what the weather's like, what friends are doing etc. For me the freedom I get from poker is worth 10x anything I could get in benefits, insurance and stock plans.

Movember, lets do this.

Handlebars?

People who unfriend me on facebook and then like my pictures tilt me.

nasty bounce, must of hit a firm spot or sprinkler top to go that high.

in other news, lol Chelsea, inb4 jose gets sacked next week.

Im such a friggin mental fish with this game.

One of the downsides of this is i rarely put in any volume on those occasions i have the chance to play.

Played over an hour last night and had a break even session but just had to stop due to me getting frustrated again.

My biggest FR tilt trigger is without doubt hands like AK and AQ ... these two hands cause me the most grief bar none.

My little brain just flatly refuses to accept you can miss virtually every flop with these two hands and yet every other hand known to man i play seems to see a A or K high flop.

Im pretty level headed in real life and not much gets to me .. but there are a couple of poker scenarios that seems to inflame a small part of my brain.

Mehh .. mental noob itt.

Wait till you start hitting with AK, after never seeming to hit, and they always flop a set.

Set mining is never more profitable than against me when I have AK in a 3bet pot.

Murphy's law right there ...

I would have thought set mining your 3 bets would not be as profitable as others as you seem to 3 bet wider than the normal guys at $25nl.

You have 3 bet me a few times ... bloody bully.

Every time you miss a flop with AK or get a Axx flop with KK, just think of it as an opportunity to play that spot better than your opponents would. This game isn't all about playing the good spots well, it's about playing the bad spots well too. If you can squeeze a bit more money (or lose a bit less money) in the spots like this that suck, then you're getting a step up on your opponents who will encounter the same spots with the same frequency as you over the long run.

Constructive advice as usual Ron.

I think i play the spots ok, not as well as others im sure but hopefully not terrible.

I have a long standing full ring issue with AK and Ax in general, either with it or against it.. a session where these scenarios kick into gear just opens a small old wound and a little anger seeps out

Im working on it though ... at least i know what the trigger is.

The cardinal sin is it affects my volume .. thats just basically being silly.

I probably stack off lighter than most guys as well, probably what makes it profitable.

Obviously, I have no self discipline, I thought I'd check in and realized theres some stuff I should reply to. (apologies for the TL;DR)

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I don't think I've ever been sweat or have sweat anyone else, I've never really liked the idea of it because it's in the moment and not really representative of an average session or my skill level. I think most people are going to end up trying to playing their absolute best A game in order to not look bad rather than trying to learn as much as possible (obv not for everyone, but I think I would).

Also, I'll be 100% honest, I don't like the idea of coming across as bad to someone, or realizing that I am in fact terrible and having an unbelievable amount of mistakes to fix (it's just a huge knock to confidence if it happened and I think confidence is one of the most underrated skills in poker).

I'd be happy to do vid reviews, I think those are more representative of actual skill level.

Yeah idk either, I've been going round in circles for a long time, slowly getting to now where I'm making the most money I have done even if it is still a very low amount.

This is terrible news, and pretty worrying to any grinder to see someone of your skill level and WR end up in your situation with poker, but I'm familiar with the feeling of nothing working and having no idea where youre going wrong, it's horrible.

That said, you're in a skype group with the guys who crush 50nl zoom right? I'm sure you can figure things out and get back to crushing, 200k hands is after all, not a lot in the grand scheme of things.

Anyway, I hope the break treats you well and you make a good return to poker, good luck.

Ha I know, I can go from walking on sunshine to FML very quickly.

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On another note, is anyone going to the Pokerstars London VIP event? I promise I am nothing like I am online in person, (I'm actually quite a nice guy).

I'm pretty sure I'll be going.

Sorry to hear that you're struggling NJD. It's a personal decision whether or not it's time to give up a hobby, but I'll chime in with my opinions...

- Most longterm players will have a 100-200k hand b/e stretch, especially if you cherry pick the start/end times (i.e. selecting a start spot just after a heater and an end spot just after a downer). The b/e stretch shouldn't be part of your decision.

- If you really feel like you don't have an edge anymore then that would be a good time to give it up. But make sure that your not over-emphasizing the current stretch. We all have times when we feel outclassed, doesn't necessarily make it true.

- Poker is a hobby for the vast majority of us in this forum. Granted it's a hobby that earns a few bucks. Nothing earth shattering here (but I think some times this message gets lost in the noise), if the $$ is not enough to compensate for the enjoyment factor, then quit. Giving up a hobby isn't the end-all people make it out to be. You can easily find something new to fill your spare time.

Best of luck with your decision. I haven't played with you in a long time but you were always really solid. I would be surprised if given how hard you work, on your game, your mental attitude and your skill factor if poker has passed you by.

Just wanted to emphasize on this, is that if you're a low volume player, these stretches are going to feel like they take forever.

Playing 50k hands/month is going to take 2-4 months opposed to someone who does it in 1/2 months.

plz don't leave again yf