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fx20736
Legend
Silver Level
Really, is Poker like a 12 Step program? I had to hit rock bottom before I finally admitted that I was not a good poker player. It took until I had lost 91% of my bankroll before I took ownership of the fact that my game was flawed. My flaw is this; I can play like a nit preflop; open-folding A9o on the button, not 3betting with AQo because I didn't want to play TP2K in a 3bet pot,only playing KJo as an opener from the button. BUT after the flop I was a hyper aggro shovetard. I figured that since I was patient and could go 3 orbits or more without playing a hand that I was 'entitled' to any pot I entered. I refused to lay down my pairs, always felt that a re-raise was because villains were making plays at me. I ignored re-raises, shoved with single pairs and nut flush draws and called all in bets vs short stacks with frightening ease. In other words I had NO postflop game.
Once I realized this I had to make a decision whether I was going to quit poker or try and get better. I chose the latter and humbly dropped down to 2nl. Really there isn't any difference between 10NL/ 5NL and 2NL, same mixture of calling stations and maniacs. I've played about 1k hands in the past 24 hours at 2nl and am netting about 13bb/ 100 hands. I know this is a small sample but I feel free. The money does not matter at all. I don't care about the money, I only want to play well. In fact I de-selected the bet & pot amounts so all I see are chips on the table. I am actually enjoying the process and am thinking about equity vs ranges and stack sizes and realizing that value-towning means betting when they're calling but laying down when they're raising. My preflop raises are bigger and I am surprised how the decisions have become simpler.
I have such a long way to go. I still know virtually nothing about poker but I am no longer a nervous wreck when I play. It may not be the beginning of the end but I hope it is the end of the beginning.
Once I realized this I had to make a decision whether I was going to quit poker or try and get better. I chose the latter and humbly dropped down to 2nl. Really there isn't any difference between 10NL/ 5NL and 2NL, same mixture of calling stations and maniacs. I've played about 1k hands in the past 24 hours at 2nl and am netting about 13bb/ 100 hands. I know this is a small sample but I feel free. The money does not matter at all. I don't care about the money, I only want to play well. In fact I de-selected the bet & pot amounts so all I see are chips on the table. I am actually enjoying the process and am thinking about equity vs ranges and stack sizes and realizing that value-towning means betting when they're calling but laying down when they're raising. My preflop raises are bigger and I am surprised how the decisions have become simpler.
I have such a long way to go. I still know virtually nothing about poker but I am no longer a nervous wreck when I play. It may not be the beginning of the end but I hope it is the end of the beginning.