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Nonplacebo
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I recently started playing online poker at 888 with ~400$. Currently, I'm down $-230. I also only just downloaded poker tracker, the stats it keeps are honestly amazing. Looking at my graphs, I'm actually up in money won without showdowns (+60$), but obviously I'm losing way too much at showdown.
What should I take away from this? I suspect I'm bluffing too often, and losing money when I get called. And conversely, I have a habit of convincing myself that my opponents are bluffing when I only have a semi good hand. I know most players value bet most of the time, but in play for some reason I forget that. I'm decent at critical thinking, but when I'm at the table, I play too emotionally. How do you combat this?
TL;DR - What's the indication of only winning without showdown? And how do you combat playing with emotions rather than reason.
What should I take away from this? I suspect I'm bluffing too often, and losing money when I get called. And conversely, I have a habit of convincing myself that my opponents are bluffing when I only have a semi good hand. I know most players value bet most of the time, but in play for some reason I forget that. I'm decent at critical thinking, but when I'm at the table, I play too emotionally. How do you combat this?
TL;DR - What's the indication of only winning without showdown? And how do you combat playing with emotions rather than reason.