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Iceman0805
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hello learning poker players.
Today I'm gonna talk about a recent changing I've made in my mind wich allows me to win a lot more.
I used to be the guy who thought that the hand was established preflop and, if had AA or KK or QQ, it would be mine no matter what happened post flop.
And I believed so hard on it that the All-in command was always set. It was just pull the trigger if needed.
It was like if I thought, before press the All-in button, "**** it, I got this!"
I think I don't have to tell you how many times I hit the wall and left the table. It was many.
So, in this my new learning journey I decided to change this mentality.
The first change was to understand that the game is beautiful and an almost magic game and everything can happen. And our AA in the button can lose if the BB was donkey enough to pay our raise but lucky enough to hit two low pairs or a straight.
The second change was that I change my mind from the skeptikal to the believer. Wich means, basically, when someone bets: "Ok, I believe you" and, if I don't have any shit, I fold.
The third and most important change was to trade the "**** it" before the All-in to a more serious analysis. And, when I'm not sure if I have the nuts but I'm also hardly doubt that the other guy has I think: "Ok, if you have better, I'll accept it. Anyway, I'll take the risk".
Just to conclude, a real example.
I was playing a single table tournament. 9 players, 0,50 buy-in. I won a great hand before and already was the big stack on the table. Another round came, I was in the middle and cards were KK. I got excited. The UTG made a small raise, 2BB, and the others before me called. I raised to something about 10 BB. Every one but the dealer folded. The dealer called. The SB folded and the BB called. Came the flop. Q A 7. I don't remember the suits but no flush was possible yet. The BB checked. I betted about 1/3 of the pot wich was significantly. The button called, and then, the BB came ALL-IN. "Shit!", I thought.
I could go All-in easily in the old days but I decided to change. So I thought hardly. And I realised that the they could have AA, AK, QQ, AQ, 77, A7, Q7 and all that hands would beat me. So I folded. The dealer went All-in as well. Showdown: Q10 and JJ. The turn hit another queen so I'd lose even with a better pair in the flop.
I keep that hard state of mind and I won that table. Way in the end, I got another KK, and I won.
So this is my message:
Don't try to win every hand you play. You have to play right. And sometimes, the right play is to give up.
Hope you guys like.
:icon_salu
Today I'm gonna talk about a recent changing I've made in my mind wich allows me to win a lot more.
I used to be the guy who thought that the hand was established preflop and, if had AA or KK or QQ, it would be mine no matter what happened post flop.
And I believed so hard on it that the All-in command was always set. It was just pull the trigger if needed.
It was like if I thought, before press the All-in button, "**** it, I got this!"
I think I don't have to tell you how many times I hit the wall and left the table. It was many.
So, in this my new learning journey I decided to change this mentality.
The first change was to understand that the game is beautiful and an almost magic game and everything can happen. And our AA in the button can lose if the BB was donkey enough to pay our raise but lucky enough to hit two low pairs or a straight.
The second change was that I change my mind from the skeptikal to the believer. Wich means, basically, when someone bets: "Ok, I believe you" and, if I don't have any shit, I fold.
The third and most important change was to trade the "**** it" before the All-in to a more serious analysis. And, when I'm not sure if I have the nuts but I'm also hardly doubt that the other guy has I think: "Ok, if you have better, I'll accept it. Anyway, I'll take the risk".
Just to conclude, a real example.
I was playing a single table tournament. 9 players, 0,50 buy-in. I won a great hand before and already was the big stack on the table. Another round came, I was in the middle and cards were KK. I got excited. The UTG made a small raise, 2BB, and the others before me called. I raised to something about 10 BB. Every one but the dealer folded. The dealer called. The SB folded and the BB called. Came the flop. Q A 7. I don't remember the suits but no flush was possible yet. The BB checked. I betted about 1/3 of the pot wich was significantly. The button called, and then, the BB came ALL-IN. "Shit!", I thought.
I could go All-in easily in the old days but I decided to change. So I thought hardly. And I realised that the they could have AA, AK, QQ, AQ, 77, A7, Q7 and all that hands would beat me. So I folded. The dealer went All-in as well. Showdown: Q10 and JJ. The turn hit another queen so I'd lose even with a better pair in the flop.
I keep that hard state of mind and I won that table. Way in the end, I got another KK, and I won.
So this is my message:
Don't try to win every hand you play. You have to play right. And sometimes, the right play is to give up.
Hope you guys like.
:icon_salu
