kitchy65
Visionary
Bronze Level
Pretty easily...gamble.
What I mean by that is don't get into situations where your nervousness make you more inclined to fold.
Be more aggressive when you get good hands. Which means bigger bet sizes and preparedness to shove early with premiums.
Here's my number one tip....build the bankroll, then play poker, rinse and repeat.
The nervousness comes from playing with money that you need for other purposes, or would like to spend elsewhere.
If that is your situation you will always look at a dwindling bank roll as a negative.
I look at it as opportunity:
£200 to play poker
£100 to play poker
£50 to play poker
£20 to play poker
I never think .."OMG I've spent £150 and now only have £50, then I'm broke".
If you think like this then you haven't built a bankroll, you've built savings and shouldn't be playing poker with it.
What I mean by that is don't get into situations where your nervousness make you more inclined to fold.
Be more aggressive when you get good hands. Which means bigger bet sizes and preparedness to shove early with premiums.
Here's my number one tip....build the bankroll, then play poker, rinse and repeat.
The nervousness comes from playing with money that you need for other purposes, or would like to spend elsewhere.
If that is your situation you will always look at a dwindling bank roll as a negative.
I look at it as opportunity:
£200 to play poker
£100 to play poker
£50 to play poker
£20 to play poker
I never think .."OMG I've spent £150 and now only have £50, then I'm broke".
If you think like this then you haven't built a bankroll, you've built savings and shouldn't be playing poker with it.
kitchy65
Visionary
Bronze Level
Naaa...sounds like your aggression doesn't begin until the flop and your allowing an opponent to get to showdown.
People are calling you with 10-8 off then hitting the flop themselves, so obviously your AA is cooked.
Tip number two....if you don't hit the flop, just fold your hand if meeting aggression.
People are guilty of watching too much youtube, without realizing it's been edited...Kid Poker isn't throwing huge sums of money into every single pot with AK, after an opponent has called and is now the aggressor with bottom pair. Just peel the odd card off, then get out of the way.
kitchy65
Visionary
Bronze Level
Listen..it might be how I'm saying it, so apologies.
Here it is plain and simple.
I have a tall sweet jar in the kitchen with coins in...I'll wait until I feel it's sufficiently full then whatever is in it, gets deposited into one of my Poker accounts.
It's literally POKER MONEY!...winnings don't go back into the jar, they stay in the poker account or get spent. The other year I treated myself to a 55inch TV!
So you can see, I'm not a serious player looking to hit the big time.
I also have right at this moment in time, £145 in my wallet.
I'm not going to deposit £40 from my bank into a poker site because I've some spare cash. That isn't a bankroll !
Gallarado777
Legend
Loyaler
After you lose, you should just not play poker on this day if you're angry just do other things after you come the next day and start over and repeat this procedure every day for a month then you'll get used to it
GeckoAA
Legend
Bronze Level
There are many factors to losing an entire bankroll. Just some questions to keep in mind and ask yourself.
For one….how big is your bankroll?
2 what size stakes are you playing?
Its best to play games with a stake size that is only a small % of your total bankroll
The only money in my bankroll is money that I can afford to lose. If I had money in my bankroll that I should not be playing with because I needed it to live, I would be so stressed out all the time and probably not play as relaxed and focussed.
Best of luck and hope you can build up your bankroll and playing poker goes better for you soon
For one….how big is your bankroll?
2 what size stakes are you playing?
Its best to play games with a stake size that is only a small % of your total bankroll
The only money in my bankroll is money that I can afford to lose. If I had money in my bankroll that I should not be playing with because I needed it to live, I would be so stressed out all the time and probably not play as relaxed and focussed.
Best of luck and hope you can build up your bankroll and playing poker goes better for you soon
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KRANKES
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I guess, you are trying too hard. Set yourself daily limits, like you have $100, so you can play 3 x $1 Tourneys a day for a month. If you made it to win in this month, you add another tournament, maybe 2,20, but keep playing your $1 tournaments. Grow by winning!
kitchy65
Visionary
Bronze Level
Sound advice....though you should bank the winnings for next month.
julio gonzalez
Visionary
Platinum Level
Hello I started without depositing. I played a lot of free. especially in the pandemic. And with some chests that PS. and thanks CC. I managed to have a good bank to play more calmly. playing with the money you are winning gives you more peace of mind
Kenzie 96
Legend
Loyaler
Why are you nervous? Are you playing with money you can't afford to lose. The use of the word unfair tends to indicate that you have little understanding of poker & yet are willing to place your entire bankroll at risk. Play only free rolls until you gain some understanding of the game.
Kenzie 96
Legend
Loyaler
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zipocool
Visionary
Platinum Level
do not try to win back immediately, sort out your hand base, find mistakes and take this into account for the future, in poker at a distance, patience plays a big role
Risto234
põrandaalune pokkerimängija
Loyaler
Lmao you dont need to be angry to make (extremely) bad decisions ...Playing poker while angry is the worst thing you can do. You make bad decisions that makes you lose even more.
G0930
Captain Fathermucker, Satty Aficionado
Loyaler
I've been in your shoes more than once.
The best advice I can give you is take a break for a week and start rebuilding.
It's rarely successful if you just continue right away.
Mental state is a very significant factor in poker.
Live or online
kunkgreen
Legend
Platinum Level
This is definitely a problem.
I only started playing online poker this year, and within the first month I lost my bankroll (well, we can't consider it relevant as it was only $20 at the time).
I promised myself that I wouldn't let it happen because I knew that I had lost everything due to lack of control precisely because I saw 'miracles' happening for the villain.
Initially, I think it's clear that you should work on your poker mindset and set goals for losses.
Always play buy-ins of at least bankroll/100....some people recommend /1000 others /50...so you should find what works for you.
We cannot control the actions of others, so we must focus on improving our own.
Today I went crazy with 3 hands from 3 different tournaments... they all broke my structure and made me lose the respective tournaments, but in my case being a tournament is less painful in my pocket.
Taking a deep breath, having a boxing bag, smoking some good weed helps me during the session.
Anyway, good luck at the tables... and try to define your priorities in the medium and long term...
I only started playing online poker this year, and within the first month I lost my bankroll (well, we can't consider it relevant as it was only $20 at the time).
I promised myself that I wouldn't let it happen because I knew that I had lost everything due to lack of control precisely because I saw 'miracles' happening for the villain.
Initially, I think it's clear that you should work on your poker mindset and set goals for losses.
Always play buy-ins of at least bankroll/100....some people recommend /1000 others /50...so you should find what works for you.
We cannot control the actions of others, so we must focus on improving our own.
Today I went crazy with 3 hands from 3 different tournaments... they all broke my structure and made me lose the respective tournaments, but in my case being a tournament is less painful in my pocket.
Taking a deep breath, having a boxing bag, smoking some good weed helps me during the session.
Anyway, good luck at the tables... and try to define your priorities in the medium and long term...
