poker_bro
Rock Star
Silver Level
I just leveled up in 6 max Holdem cash games (online). I made a good profit for a few days, and then BOOM I met a devil. This crazy guy 3bets and raises almost with every hand and giving a hard time for everyone in the table, and he always builds a huge stack. I first thought he is just maniac fish, but no, he is just a maniac. Very good player. I have tried to use a regular playing style against LAGs like 3betting widely in preflop and sometimes I can successfully exploit him. No problem. But it needs a lot of focusing and the problem is that he makes me tilt so easily. And I tilting when I WIN big pots. Losing is not so bad but when I make a good profit it gives me so huge adrenaline rush and my heart is beating so hard so I start to become a ****y and it makes me do overconfident decisions, and this b***h makes me crazy.
I am playing in a small poker site that doesn't accept HUD. So I get reads and tells old fashioned way. No table selection, it is not even possible while multi-tabling. I think the benefit of playing in a small poker site is that you can get familiar with your opponents easier than in big poker sites.
My goal is to level up so I want to play against guys like this in order to get better. Now I am having a break from poker for a couple of days and using this time to learn the theory of how to beat LAGs. Usually, I make automatic decisions and making steady profits, but then this guy joins a table and all hell breaks loose.
So, as I told, my problem is my tilting problem. In theory, I know how to beat this type of players, but when I win (or lose) big pot with him, my brains shut down and I start to play a similar way that I am not comfortable with, I am TAG. And yes, he is not a fish, he is a very skillful player with LAG playing style.
Tell me your experiences about similar situations? Success stories. How did you solve this problem? This guy has made me so angry so I want to kill him (in poker of course).
I am playing in a small poker site that doesn't accept HUD. So I get reads and tells old fashioned way. No table selection, it is not even possible while multi-tabling. I think the benefit of playing in a small poker site is that you can get familiar with your opponents easier than in big poker sites.
My goal is to level up so I want to play against guys like this in order to get better. Now I am having a break from poker for a couple of days and using this time to learn the theory of how to beat LAGs. Usually, I make automatic decisions and making steady profits, but then this guy joins a table and all hell breaks loose.
So, as I told, my problem is my tilting problem. In theory, I know how to beat this type of players, but when I win (or lose) big pot with him, my brains shut down and I start to play a similar way that I am not comfortable with, I am TAG. And yes, he is not a fish, he is a very skillful player with LAG playing style.
Tell me your experiences about similar situations? Success stories. How did you solve this problem? This guy has made me so angry so I want to kill him (in poker of course).