Advice stolen from BEANFACEKILLA
This is too good to be in a stupid rigged thread
The truth is, real poker for consistent profits, is a bunch of work. We are talking sitting there for hours, days, maybe even weeks, getting cold cards, and getting sucked out. That is the challenge of poker. Having the control and willpower to overcome those bad spells, to profit in the long run. Some people see moneymaker on tv, and think they can do it too.
I have taken the last few weeks really trying to refine my game and in the course of this have realized that bascially still at or below a beginners game. I have been working things such as table image, playing hands right and not playing hands I dont need to be in and just reviewing stuff and even stuff I thought I played good and may have won , I need to be glad people folded around me cause really a lot of plays are beyond atricious (DONT get me wrong every once in a while I play a hand very well but it usually a made hand) most cases I get myself involved in situations I dont know how to handle. I still beat myself up too much when things in Ring games on SNGs dont go like I feel they should go. and when I look back most of the times they are situations I could of remedied if I would of played the hand right from the start. Beginners like me that have read a lot of books and threads get caught up with fancy play syndrome that more often then not gets me in trouble. I could go on and on. I like to think Im better than I was 6 months ago, but I have over looked so basics that I even question that sometimes (not fishing for compliments) Im just in awe the amount of work people have to put in just to become average today. And I can admit sometimes its hard to want to do the work that is required to be a great player maybe 10 years ago it was simplier or just fishier but dang even the places people say are real fishy aint exactly a walk in the park, It hard reviewing hands to even know what you are looking for from your play, other peoples play and all the other stuff involved in hand position, bet sizing, and all that
WELL I just thought that part of beanface's post needed to its own thread. THIS GAME IS SO MUCH INTRICATE HARD AND MIND TAXING then I ever thought when I began. ANd now when people point out stuff to me and I see it happen it other games, it does all seem to make logical sense where before I was like THIS DUDE IS JUST AN ASSHOLE RAISING ON ME AGAIN (well there is a reason he is raising on me everytime, was never used to being beatup in the schoolyard but that happens all the time to in poker LOL)
As far as consistant profits IM HAPPY RIGHT Now for consistant break evens and if I can do that at least my game is than getting consistant
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Originally Posted by Peteyweestro
