Ive made a living playing poker for over 12 years... at least thats what I say... I am for sure profitable over these past 12 years. 100-200k...
Let me be honest... For the past 6 years, I anywhere made or lost from -$1000 to +$1000... and played hours and hours a day. Ive had huge up swings but always seem to use very poor bankroll management and lose it all rather quickly. Im sure this is an issue for many people... Only, I used to be very good. I used to be disciplined, very creative and aware of images and patterns... Lately... It feels more like an addiction.
Anyone else go through this? Any advice to get back to the top of my game?
What are you playing exactly because what you ultimately decide to play affects your variance highly. If your'e doing 9+k players pokerstar tourneys well there could be 12 years of variance with that much play goin deep for 24+ hours. Meaning variance killed you or you once were a winning player and was confident in it for years now the game kills you, and are you ready to admit that and get better?
You'd be really suprised whos behind these screennames on CardsChat.com
I've personally touched the sky and the sun burnt my wings off in the poker world.
Shoulda been the invite for the NBC National heads up championship at 20 years old, wasnt even variance that stopped that. #2 in Central Floridas ALL IN 50+ city LEAGUE
Even had my FULL share of walk home broke after the
poker games many a foggy morning.
This game has blood on it. alotta tears and when you play something so profound a game as nl holdem which ties money emotions time and effort ego dreams and than add in a hefty amount of luck then to bleed and die to learn and get up again. Sounds like that 200k made you lose your drive and your ego wont let you learn what these kids are doing and create ways no poker player has though of yet.. to be the best.
but now your best isnt good enough due to whatever excuse variance better players, mabey lost your edge and drive what made you tick.
When I sit down at a live cash game table I dont smile because I'm focused and serious asf, Ive hit the dirt and made those walks and lost it all this isnt a game this is my life!
I'd love to teach you some gto if you already understand all strategy books out, + percents fold
equity/implied
odds reverse implied odds.
I can teach you understanding ranges and cbets on flop the lines of thought per street, understanding a pro/amatuer player and his react/plays and how they view you and how to alter the line of play using gathered information and understanding what the "pro strategy" weakness is. pro strat problem is implied odds and waiting for premiuim
hands only.It limits you preflop and than from there your range is completely seethrough, you wont get paid off properly its either they fold to your flop bet or is drawing to better you, hero calls your 3x flop come 97 2 he donk bets 1/2 pot you than have to reraise your AA to 2.5-3x his donk bet of half and if he shoves over youre in pain and feel like u have to and think he could definitly do that with 108 or mabey a9 and you'll call but in reality no he wouldnt do that with openended or draw for he knows that you have AA and will most likely never fold he invests 3bb wins 150+ bb pot. and mathematically it was correct for the implied odds to call the 3x, with almost any hand and knowing your opponent will not be able to fold if you hit 2 pair 3 of a kind straight or oesfd also if you realize your opponents range starts leaning towards the low end due to how the flop plays, the same 38 might just
bluff off AA if it goes 6789 or AA KK QQ AKAQ would check the turn as well and is an opportunity for your opponent to hit or bluff AA easily. Alotta bankrolls go bust due to AA
you must be unpredictable.
#1
such as the cbet on the flop and then on the turn check which means we gave up hes prolly slowplaying us or we are worried in some way we are behind we check
VARIANCE FOR #1
we cbet 100% in position and than can check the turn inducing a bluff by a smart "PRO" and getting the stack all in, the pro uses math and will determine if he is pot commited versus my potential range and how I played the hand and his view of me at the time which in this case it is should be loose and most likely he will have a draw second pair or more draw but it doesn't matter we'll get value out of a floating hand that may have intended to try to bluff us and will get value from any draw that decided to shove all in semi-bluff
I like to raise with 28 off preflop 3x it gives equity to a hand that usually brings none at all
because I like to use my Premium hands to raise 3x with also
I use the same amount to bet with everytime
To me it is better to raise with 83 47 92 10 2 on the button and steal with these extremely weak hands and use hands like j9 87 kj a10 to defend sb or play in a pot with someone thats more weak post-flop than preflop but of course if the situation dictates a 60% steal rate always bet 3x.
people say do 2.2 or 2.5
If im trying to get you off a medium holding to give the BB a good folding range % raising 2.5x bb is not scaring him away from j9
you'd be suprised how much better the preflop steal rate and your opponents view of your range becomes when you 3x I fold a9 to a 3x preflop and then I raise with 82 preflop next hand in position. The Main Goal is to optimally eliminate as much luck as we can. no flips
The benefit is that all your pots will be bigger than normal you'l always hopefully have position and your opponents will always be at there own disadvantage using a strategy that rewards folding tight play ICM 3betting with ak
omg this raaant its so good and so hard to read im sorrey
I'm thinking about writing a book on a new form of
poker strategy.
