Poker in Dublin (I'm doing it now!)

Sounds like your having some fun...and burning up a little of your roll, too. Are you getting too tight when you get near the money trying to keep from going out on the bubble? Seems just from your short synopsises of the events that you're going out on or just before the bubble in most events, usually a sign that you're playing too conservatively in order to cash. Not sure, just an outside observation. Anyway, good luck at the Omaha table and your final tournament.

Well early on I build up a nice chip stack, but then I had a bad beat in a few tournies which led me to a much lower stack. Once it came to this I sat and played tight waiting for hands to improve my stack on but they never came so yes I started playing too conservatively and by the time I had a chance to double up it was worthless anyway :/

Last night in the 50 euro hold em cash game i sat down at an aggressive table with 140 euro. I sat tight folding everyhand but premiums.. and after 3 hours of play, and only 4 hands, i left the table with 300 euro. That was my first live cash game ever.

I'm considering doing the same tonight after another 110 euro tourny!"

Wish me luck Last night!

Wel done , But I was in Dublin the weekend and GONE MAD for a game. As a point of order I want anyone that is in Ireland playing a game to PM me, the likelyhood of me making it is Very HIGH.

Thanks and well done on your win

Well, I was out of the 110 tourny in 3 hands.

third hand picked up QQ.. raised 4 times big blind. called by aggressive player. Flop was 89J.. the guy goes all in. I call, he has JJ in his hand... VERY PISSED

So went to the cash game, was sititn there for hours doin alrite.. then got AA.. pushed as HARD as i could... eventually all in (pot limit so re raised first) and the other guy has KQ... KK7 on the flop. Lost 200 Euro in one hand!

Gutted.. and now thinking, what future of poker for me after such a bad run?

I'm going to remember this post next time i lose 20 dollars on bad beat! It must double suck to actually see the chips being moved across the table in real life.

When all 200 euroes went across the table to the guy showing KQ against my AA, I walked straight out of the casino. Its not a MAJOR loss that puts me in trouble which is good, as I wouldnt bet what I dont have.. BUT, I did think I was a good enough poker player for tourny/cash games changing my play to match both..

Just wonder if i'm good enough for either now

A much needed wakeup call that holiday was I think..

I think its just unlucky MK.Nothing seriously wrong with the plays as i think you were ahead and got outdrawn.We all get runs like this when you can't catch a cold let alone a card, thats why we have bankrolls to cover the bad times!Best advice i had on a barren run like that was to take a few days off,get drunk and forget about poker til i was ready to play again.Analyse the hands that crippled you and see if you'd have played them differently given the time again,if you spot any mistakes then you can change it the next time and if not just blame the pokergods mate!

In heindseit (spelling?) If i was back in those positions now I would not have changed ANY play! In fact It could be said I was too aggressive with my hands by pushing in early on, and maybe slow playing it would leave me options to fold, but then would you slow play AA and fold to a big bet from KK7 flop?

This has jolted my learning and as I lost a lot over the week, its rather confusing as to if all this learning/reading/playing etc is going to pay off.. or if I'm just another wannabe in the midst of millions of others!

Sad day