IM GONNA SNAP

jrockhaf · Dec 15,2005, 12:04 PM

I need some major advice guys ,In the 1st 6months of this year I made 10k on poker stars.Ok now in done bragging ,in the past 3months am down 2k for a total profit of 8k but i cannot handle the fact that i havent been able to beat a .50-1$ game on poker stars for 3months ,i have taken about the past 3 weeks off,and just played once a week at the GBH doing ok making a bit playin 10-20.So this sunday I started back on stars.By yesterday am i was up 500$ perfect ,the break paid off right ,wrong. I started the day by winning 2entries into the sun. $215 then ,then some guy doesnt raise his kk preflop i flop 2pair with a king on the flop and u no the rest of the story.I hate bad b. stories so i wont go into all the dumb details but I am really stressed about the situation.Poker has became a huge part of my life in the past 3 yrs and i like to think i kinda no what im doing,but i really dont understand what is going on. During my winning streak I never came close to losing $500 in a week .And i did it in a span of about 6hrs yesterday.If any mid or high limit players have ever expereinced anything like this i would love to hear about how u dealt with it.I also find myself getting very bothered by single hands and saying ignorant stuff to the other players,whereas before i would deal with it because i new there wrong moves would bennifit me in the long wrong.
ps.sorry for these weird post but im always soooo srtessed when i post on here

BBC Z · Dec 15,2005, 12:18 PM

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I hate bad b. stories so i wont go into all the dumb details but I am really stressed about the situation.

Uhh you had two pair and your opponent had a set.. Wheres the bad beat? You were behind the whole way.

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I also find myself getting very bothered by single hands and saying ignorant stuff to the other players,

Sounds like you are playing at stakes above your head.

Anyway, my advice to you is suck it up and don't be baby. The long run is a long run and you've got a serious dilemma. You are either very lucky to win that original 10K or you are just running bad. If you post your pokertracker stats we could probably tell you which category yer in, but you have to learn to deal with it.

Some people around here will bullshit you pretty good about almost never losing, but they either have very selective memorys or they are running very good.

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ps.sorry for these weird post but im always soooo srtessed when i post on here

Thats funny, I find I'm more stressed AFTER I post here..

Hammer · Dec 15,2005, 02:03 PM

Are you saying that you are down 2k in 3 months playing nothing more then .50/$1.00??

jrockhaf · Dec 15,2005, 02:10 PM

yes 2k in 3 months at.50-1$ thats basically all i play,and thats the limit i played too build my role,definately not playing over my head.But maybe i should just suck it up

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beanie42 · Dec 15,2005, 02:15 PM

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yes 2k in 3 months at.50-1$ thats basically all i play,and thats the limitÂ* i played too build my role,definately not playing over my head.But maybe i should just suck it up

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Are you playing limit or NL, cuz those numbers are staggering. How many hours/day do you play? Sucks to lose, but it's actually impressive to play enough to lose it (not much consolation).

Ercules · Dec 15,2005, 02:16 PM

I hear ya and I have no advice to give. I'm in the midst of a big downswing myself.

It's incredibly frustrating so I can sympathize.

Personally I'm taking the rest of December off.

ScoobyD · Dec 15,2005, 02:24 PM

First off, you can't have won 10k in 6 months playing .50-1 limit. NL maybe but you would have to be on a ridiculous variance run. By my math, assuming you're quad tabling getting in something ridiculous like 200 hands/hr and absolutely crushing the game at 3BB/100 you could make $6/hr. 10k would require you to play something ridiculous like an AVERAGE of 9+ hrs a day to win that much. Please clarify...

AcidJoe · Dec 15,2005, 03:01 PM

Scoob I think it is possible for 10K to be made in six months at those levels, however I don't think many people do it consistantly. I've been going through a rough slide myself at eurobet where my PT BB/100 has come down from 12 to 4 over the last 2 months. Up or down over $500 a day is more than possible. Basically he's saying he's made just over 1.6K a month which is $400 a week. Personally I think he had an extremely good run. I've never had a run last for 6 months and he's experiencing the downslide (let's just hope it's shorter). That's the great thing about poker you can make all the wrong moves at the right time and win, then make all the right moves at the wrong time and lose. Personally even if your not playing over your head move down get your head in gear (which it is not by your own admission). Once you start winning move back up. You'll see different players and your play will be different. If you can't handle the variance then play for fun or get out of poker for money.

jrockhaf · Dec 15,2005, 03:23 PM

OK im not hear to prove anything,starting on april 15th i had cashed out 4k from playing 3-6 limit on a daily basis with a guy u guy would no as magithighs.Feb and march i never played at all due to training for a new job,While at training i came up with the bright idea of trying nl for a bit At this time i had 1k online,On oct15th i cashed out 7k and had 4k still online .Since then i have managed to minimize my role to1808$ I have no reason to lie about what i made and am looking for people who have had thes types of situations.

jrockhaf · Dec 15,2005, 03:26 PM

actually playn right now if anyone want to bust someone while there running bad

ScoobyD · Dec 15,2005, 03:27 PM

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Up or down over $500 a day is more than possible.

At .50-1 LIMIT? Â*Yes it's possible, but it's not possible to do that ON AVERAGE. Â*I don't know, but the amount of hands required to play Â*to win that much at that limit astounds me. Â*Anybody who plays that much poker scares the hell out of me (and this is coming from an acknowledged part-time poker addict). If the OP would give some details as to the number of hands played to win that much, I think people could give a better answer of whether or no that kind of win rate is sustainable. Â*And even IF the win rate is sustainable, I just don't see how playing that much poker is sustainable. Â*Hell, as bad of advice as this might be, move up limits and play less (of course this is assuming that the person is a winning player to begin with).

BBC Z · Dec 15,2005, 03:28 PM

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i had cashed out 4k from playing 3-6 limit on a daily basis with a guy u guy would no as magithighs.

So the $100 lesson(s) were worth it?

ScoobyD · Dec 15,2005, 03:31 PM

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While at training i came up with the bright idea of trying nl for a bit

I'd suggest you review your Pokertracker stats and see where the bulk of your money is being lost. Limit and NL are VASTLY different games, and having good skills in one doesn't necessarily translate to the other.

jrockhaf · Dec 15,2005, 03:45 PM

limit and nl ar different

THANX FOR THE INFO
IF THERE IS ANY MID TO HIGH LIMIT PLAYERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS I WOULD LOVE SOME USFULL ADVICE

beanie42 · Dec 15,2005, 03:52 PM

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While at training i came up with the bright idea of trying nl for a bit

He's clarified it as .50/1.00 NL, so I think the numbers are perfectly feasible.

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IF THERE IS ANY MID TO HIGH LIMIT PLAYERS THATÂ* HAVE GONE THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS I WOULD LOVEÂ* SOME USFULL ADVICE

I'm curious why you are looking for mid/high players, if you're having problems in .50/1.00?

Sounds like the normal dry spell, don't lose hope. And if you can continue at +10 - 2, that's still a pretty good rate, IMO.