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Friday, April 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Links to Poker stuff
Here are some of the links I promised:
Tilted Donkey - Love this site. Isn't that just a brilliant name. Great step by step beginner lessons and some advanced stuff
Lesson on Odds and Outs
52 Outs - a Pretty Decent Poker forum, new so support them. Check out the reading material for new and advanced players. Very interesting
Ok that's all I feel like now. Leave me alone I am busy winning back my bankroll. Already at R320
Tilted Donkey - Love this site. Isn't that just a brilliant name. Great step by step beginner lessons and some advanced stuff
Lesson on Odds and Outs
52 Outs - a Pretty Decent Poker forum, new so support them. Check out the reading material for new and advanced players. Very interesting
Ok that's all I feel like now. Leave me alone I am busy winning back my bankroll. Already at R320
There is Light atthe end of a bad run tunnel
Thank GOD!! Hallelujah.
No I am not a happy clapper person. I am just extremely happy that it seems my bad run is over. After my bankroll went down to R60 something It has now gone up to R200 again.
Chump Change you say? Not if you know you can't afford to refinance your poker addiction.
So slowly I am moving up in the ranks again. What did I do different? I Fucking folded when I had nothing. No betting on draws, No waiting for lady luck to kiss my ass. Just solid betting on what I have, folding everything else. In other words. Un Donk Play
That brings me to my pet peeve. People who swallowed a poker book and still play crap. Had one yesterday. Kept justifying everything he did. Kept throwing out words like under the gun, outs, odds, Over cards. FFS yes we get it you know what a poker term means. Still doesn't mean you can win.
This was a person who CALLED an all in on a draw, Then after the flop asked How do I fold this?
FFS dude you just gave away your brilliant lack of knowledge.
Hopefully I can stay away from chatty players like that. Why is it that I just can't get myself to mute the suckers though? I know crap like that will probably make me tilt ( which I am doing less of) But for some reason I hate muting the chat. Think that's gonna be my next mission. : Learn to mute the donks.
The worst is of course when said annoying asses then get lucky and beat your solid hand. That's enough to make me scream.
Wish me luck on the cards, Hopefully I am back. Next mission: get over my MTT fear.
That reminds me I need to do a post with some links to my fav poker sites/ terms/ tips etc
No I am not a happy clapper person. I am just extremely happy that it seems my bad run is over. After my bankroll went down to R60 something It has now gone up to R200 again.
Chump Change you say? Not if you know you can't afford to refinance your poker addiction.
So slowly I am moving up in the ranks again. What did I do different? I Fucking folded when I had nothing. No betting on draws, No waiting for lady luck to kiss my ass. Just solid betting on what I have, folding everything else. In other words. Un Donk Play
That brings me to my pet peeve. People who swallowed a poker book and still play crap. Had one yesterday. Kept justifying everything he did. Kept throwing out words like under the gun, outs, odds, Over cards. FFS yes we get it you know what a poker term means. Still doesn't mean you can win.
This was a person who CALLED an all in on a draw, Then after the flop asked How do I fold this?
FFS dude you just gave away your brilliant lack of knowledge.
Hopefully I can stay away from chatty players like that. Why is it that I just can't get myself to mute the suckers though? I know crap like that will probably make me tilt ( which I am doing less of) But for some reason I hate muting the chat. Think that's gonna be my next mission. : Learn to mute the donks.
The worst is of course when said annoying asses then get lucky and beat your solid hand. That's enough to make me scream.
Wish me luck on the cards, Hopefully I am back. Next mission: get over my MTT fear.
That reminds me I need to do a post with some links to my fav poker sites/ terms/ tips etc
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The Psychology of loosing
Before I start of with this post please take note I am not a Psychologist/ Professional poker player, or in any kind an expert. All assumptions I make are based on my own experience and perceptions.
I think I need to add that somewhere else too.
To get back to my post. The psychology of loosing, well when you are consistently winning and making a profit you get this great sense of self confidence. No bad beat can get you down cause you know next hand I'll do better, or next game I'll do better.
Now imagine consistently Loosing after that. Consistently loosing so that you end up with less than 20% of your original Bank roll.
There goes the self confidence. You start playing either Super tight, not playing good hands aggressively and getting outdrawn, or extremely loose and careless.
I have tried to stop myself going the loose road, but I struggle with playing over tight. Seriously over tight. SO Over tight I did this today:
10 player table, R25 SnG. I'm mid table and get dealt AQ Unsuited I raise about 4x the blind.
Get called by 1 player, get raised by another. A third then re-raises again. Well at this stage I had a med stack and there where still 7 players in. I did not want to be caught short stacked at this point of the game, but I call and decide to see the flop.
Flop something silly like 37A Both other players bet and one goes all in. Now right here I should have called. But obviously I think of my horrible loosing streak at the moment and I fold, thinking mr All In has to have AA or AK
Guess what they both had. A8 and A4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you fucking believe it?
I think I need to add that somewhere else too.
To get back to my post. The psychology of loosing, well when you are consistently winning and making a profit you get this great sense of self confidence. No bad beat can get you down cause you know next hand I'll do better, or next game I'll do better.
Now imagine consistently Loosing after that. Consistently loosing so that you end up with less than 20% of your original Bank roll.
There goes the self confidence. You start playing either Super tight, not playing good hands aggressively and getting outdrawn, or extremely loose and careless.
I have tried to stop myself going the loose road, but I struggle with playing over tight. Seriously over tight. SO Over tight I did this today:
10 player table, R25 SnG. I'm mid table and get dealt AQ Unsuited I raise about 4x the blind.
Get called by 1 player, get raised by another. A third then re-raises again. Well at this stage I had a med stack and there where still 7 players in. I did not want to be caught short stacked at this point of the game, but I call and decide to see the flop.
Flop something silly like 37A Both other players bet and one goes all in. Now right here I should have called. But obviously I think of my horrible loosing streak at the moment and I fold, thinking mr All In has to have AA or AK
Guess what they both had. A8 and A4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you fucking believe it?
Donkey Days
I am not your average, no emotion, poker face hard ass poker player. I have been playing poker on and off for 4 years. Loosing most of the time.
It is only lately after Joining a poker forum that I have actually Learnt to study poker, and to make the right plays.
So in December of 2007 I took the plunge and started playing for money after I promised myself I will never ever gamble again.
Of Course that brings up the question: Is Poker Gambling?
In my opinion, Yes and No. Yes if you play like a stupid ass donkey ( like I did for 3 years) No if you actually learn to play a proper game.
In the end it is a combination of skill and luck, and seeing as money is involved I suppose it's gambling in a way. But you are making very educated guesses and using proven strategies in order to beat your opponent, who isn't a computer, but a human player.
So I am doing this blog mostly for myself. I need to keep track of my donk plays and see if I can improve.
2 weeks ago my bankroll was R500 and today it is R120. WHY? Fuck knows. I have been playing properly but somewhere along the line it got too easy and I started being arrogant and greedy.
So I am trying to return to my winning ways. I play mostly R50 Sit 'n Go Tournaments on 3 Piggs . I hate Cash games and Multi Table Tournaments scare the shit out of me.
So welcome to the ride
It is only lately after Joining a poker forum that I have actually Learnt to study poker, and to make the right plays.
So in December of 2007 I took the plunge and started playing for money after I promised myself I will never ever gamble again.
Of Course that brings up the question: Is Poker Gambling?
In my opinion, Yes and No. Yes if you play like a stupid ass donkey ( like I did for 3 years) No if you actually learn to play a proper game.
In the end it is a combination of skill and luck, and seeing as money is involved I suppose it's gambling in a way. But you are making very educated guesses and using proven strategies in order to beat your opponent, who isn't a computer, but a human player.
So I am doing this blog mostly for myself. I need to keep track of my donk plays and see if I can improve.
2 weeks ago my bankroll was R500 and today it is R120. WHY? Fuck knows. I have been playing properly but somewhere along the line it got too easy and I started being arrogant and greedy.
So I am trying to return to my winning ways. I play mostly R50 Sit 'n Go Tournaments on 3 Piggs . I hate Cash games and Multi Table Tournaments scare the shit out of me.
So welcome to the ride
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