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k2o4 United States. Feb 13 2008 17:13. Posts 4803

It's so much harder to make a blog post while losing rather than winning. For me at least. When I'm winning or even just having minor losses I enjoy posting up a storm, but in a downswing the last thing I want to do is air thoughts on the blog. I guess I'm ashamed of my losses or just feel overall shitty and have no desire to share those feelings with others.

Of course the fact that I'm making this post makes it clear that I am winning. The last few sessions have gone OK with some minor wins. Then last night I finally started running hot again but I was upset cause I squandered it by making several stupid all in mistakes. I came out winning a bout 2 buyins when it could have been 4 or 5, so I wasn't too happy with myself. Today went much better as there was only 1 big all-in mistake and otherwise I made a bunch of good folds. The downswing has taught me that I really need to start making more good folds, cause during the downswing it felt like my biggest source of profit was avoiding spew.

I also am getting back into my routine of exercise and poker study. Big thanks to sniderstyle for his help with advice and doing some sweat sessions together. Hopefully my new found hotness will transfer to you as well! But yeah, shout outs aside, moving into this new place really killed my poker routine. To top it off the only poker I played was mass multi-tabling to try and get FPPs to buy a TV in the pokerstars store. I really wanted that damn thing to finish off our living room. I made the FPP's but lost about 8 buyins in the process, which was basically the cost of the TV. Stupid.

Throw the loss of focus and mass multi-tabling on top of running cold as shit, and it lead to my biggest downswing ever. About 15 buyins at the bottom and I've never gone past like 8 or 9. Luckily I'm very deeply rolled for NL100. The biggest hit was to my confidence and overall happiness. Eventually I got control of my emotions and learned how to still enjoy life during the downswing. I think that has helped me recoup. I've also started to remember the basics that I'd forgotten and how to make GOOD FOLDS. God, the good fold has eluded me like crazy in Feb.

So, let's do a halfway through the month status check that will show you how much I do NOT crush NL100... But hopefully the dozer is coming back and when I can get going on that 10K goal!

Notice how I've become tighter as I lost more and more - haha, such a wuss.

Anyway, the house is looking good. I will take pics soon and post em up ^^

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CrownRoyal United States. Feb 13 2008 17:40. Posts 11386

you're pretty studly imo

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ggplz Sweden. Feb 13 2008 17:51. Posts 16784

fuuuuuuck pokerev

if poker is dangerous to them i would rank sports betting as a Kodiak grizzly bear who smells blood after you just threw a javelin into his cub - RaiNKhAN

whamm! Albania. Feb 13 2008 18:01. Posts 11625

gl man. thingsll turn up soon coz you're a solid playah
with regards to fpp whoring/getting 50 bonuses everyday, yeah I've been through like 6bi days early in the session only to lose like half of it just playing long sessions and tilting a lil' when its obv that lee wants some $$$ back via coolers and shit. when this happens nowadays i just stop playing altogether. fuck playing through variance. when you're ahead, stay ahead and avoid the headaches

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k2o4 United States. Feb 13 2008 18:44. Posts 4803

On February 13 2008 16:40 CrownRoyal wrote:
you're pretty studly imo

thanks caleb ^^

And for pokerev I only like it when I'm losing and it says I'm below expectation. When I'm winning and it says I'm above expectation I hate it. hehe

On February 13 2008 17:01 whamm! wrote:
gl man. thingsll turn up soon coz you're a solid playah
with regards to fpp whoring/getting 50 bonuses everyday, yeah I've been through like 6bi days early in the session only to lose like half of it just playing long sessions and tilting a lil' when its obv that lee wants some $$$ back via coolers and shit. when this happens nowadays i just stop playing altogether. fuck playing through variance. when you're ahead, stay ahead and avoid the headaches

Thanks man, I think it will turn around too. Just gotta stay positive, which can be hard during the downswing. I actually have played a lot less than I normally would cause I keep leaving when I'm losing. I try and follow the same advice you just gave =) But I stopped doing it while chasing those FPP's and it was very very bad for me and my BR.

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sniderstyle United States. Feb 13 2008 18:47. Posts 2046

keep grinding it out, 12k hands isnt very much. it'll even out soon enough!

gl

Genginho: lose today 100 dollar only because of fishs they called and had luck on river

Logiabs~ Colombia. Feb 13 2008 19:00. Posts 9133

had a similar downsing like 15 days ago,
had to go back to nl50 to analyze my game
keep grindin tho, good luck bro!!!

lebowski Greece. Feb 16 2008 04:37. Posts 9205

playing tighter when you lose is not wrong imo because none gives any respect anyway
gl man
these downswings come once and a while,they are a good opportunity to search more for leaks

new shit has come to light... a-and... shit! man...