I've been running bad today. Really really bad. Losing pocket Aces to pocket 8s, AK double pairs to river flushes, lotsa other crap. After a while the luck seemed to change and i started crawling back up. But my biggest win? An accident. I had pocket 4s on one of the tables when the screen suddenly popped up the pokerstars way and i accidentally clicked on the raise button. Reraising 14c bet(im playing on the pennies) is not something i had in mind. In fact quiet the opposite I was planning to fold- deriving from my experience i dont trust low pocket pairs at all. Interestingly enough all but 2 players call my reraise, the flop- a 45A. To hell with it i think, going all in, 2 players call. Waddya know, 6.60 pot of penny table aint too bad.
Not good poker. I know.
I (re)started playing poker 5 days ago, so far im up about 14 bucks, but even if i was losing i would still be a happy man- my game has improved at least in a way that now i am capable to play on 8 tables simultaneously. Not too bad for someone who used to struggle with 4. I also got used to pokertracker HUD interface, was a pain for me, was losing cos it was distracting me at first(as such to the contrary of what i read here on forums I would advise beginners to take advantage of the free trial right away- it might be a pain to get used to later! But maybe its just my OCD! And besides one can get acquainted with looking at the numbers when the play is slow).
My real poker start was during the Starcraft Poker craze, however i never was too successful, lacked attention, wasnt grounded, impatient, tilted a lot. I guess being a few month short of 22 and having a job changes people! )
My main problem right now however is... Winning big. The loses dont affect me, nomatter how much I lose, but the victories, the big ones, cause a chain of losses. I get overconfident, and overjoyed, focused on the cash i won rather then the hand... at hand. I guess it comes from background in sports, where a loss you have to take silent, with dignity, but when you win you can let go of your feelings, and even... gasp... cry!
And one more thing: I'd like to thank GroT for his magnificent article! I don't exactly follow it to the letter, but whenever i hit a rough patch, i reread it and it helps me stay on target. S2
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