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adonson
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Any psychological advice on how to slow down and think through big hands?
I am a TAG who has read and studied the main books, reads blogs all the time, and beats a regular cash game with mostly decent players. But I have a major leak: I realize that most of the time that I lose at showdown, I hadn't paid attention and done the analysis that would have led me to fold. Before I fold, I am pretty good about slowing down and thinking through implied odds, hand ranges, flop texture, opponents perception, etc. But when I get beat in a showdown after calling or firing some bullets, I realize often I was way behind and that given even a little analysis, I should have known that. It's sometimes really bad: I overlook that the board is paired or that there are straight or flush draws.
I keep telling myself: If you bet or call more than 7 bb, you have to slow down and think. But I just can't seem to do it.
Help!
I am a TAG who has read and studied the main books, reads blogs all the time, and beats a regular cash game with mostly decent players. But I have a major leak: I realize that most of the time that I lose at showdown, I hadn't paid attention and done the analysis that would have led me to fold. Before I fold, I am pretty good about slowing down and thinking through implied odds, hand ranges, flop texture, opponents perception, etc. But when I get beat in a showdown after calling or firing some bullets, I realize often I was way behind and that given even a little analysis, I should have known that. It's sometimes really bad: I overlook that the board is paired or that there are straight or flush draws.
I keep telling myself: If you bet or call more than 7 bb, you have to slow down and think. But I just can't seem to do it.
Help!