wmdgrind
Rising Star
Bronze Level
It's a very close nit, tight, always the same 7-20 player, casino game I play in. 1/2. I used to crush but haven't in months. I've been in a bit of a "run bad"/variance slump-- which has, at times resulted in playing poorly.
I'm 29 years old and I look younger than I am. At the risk of sounding like an arrogant clown (but so you can understand my table image and give me good advice), I'm a decent looking young man, that wears nice clothes and looks like your typical 'cool guy' poker player.
My appearance used to (I thought) afford me some of the big wins I would regularly take down. I used to tell my friends that my shades were my "call inducing glasses"; I would simply sit and play a solid game and the older players would regularly pay me off because I looked like a wannabe pro going for the big bluff-- in reality, I was just value betting.
Idk what the hell happened but lately I've been getting tremendous amounts of play back a my spec hands and I can't catch a real hand to save my life. Everyone thinks I'm donkcity-- they used to fear me.
I've tried to nit down to CONVINCE these guys I'm playing solid but every time I do catch a hand the calling stations outdraw me (due to my appearance/table image I feel).
Maybe not. I loved the way they used to call; but since I've been running bad, I want folders. I want steady gains.
How do I makes these guys fear me again? Can I change my image? Today; I'm sitting here waiting for a cheapo ($45/field of 30ish) weekly tourney to start-- I came straight from work; still wearing a tie. I need to be taken seriously. This slump has to end. I need to rebuild my BR.
Anyone ever experience this? Older players that have seen this? Anyone? Help an aspiring player out.
Thanks grinders!
I'm 29 years old and I look younger than I am. At the risk of sounding like an arrogant clown (but so you can understand my table image and give me good advice), I'm a decent looking young man, that wears nice clothes and looks like your typical 'cool guy' poker player.
My appearance used to (I thought) afford me some of the big wins I would regularly take down. I used to tell my friends that my shades were my "call inducing glasses"; I would simply sit and play a solid game and the older players would regularly pay me off because I looked like a wannabe pro going for the big bluff-- in reality, I was just value betting.
Idk what the hell happened but lately I've been getting tremendous amounts of play back a my spec hands and I can't catch a real hand to save my life. Everyone thinks I'm donkcity-- they used to fear me.
I've tried to nit down to CONVINCE these guys I'm playing solid but every time I do catch a hand the calling stations outdraw me (due to my appearance/table image I feel).
Maybe not. I loved the way they used to call; but since I've been running bad, I want folders. I want steady gains.
How do I makes these guys fear me again? Can I change my image? Today; I'm sitting here waiting for a cheapo ($45/field of 30ish) weekly tourney to start-- I came straight from work; still wearing a tie. I need to be taken seriously. This slump has to end. I need to rebuild my BR.
Anyone ever experience this? Older players that have seen this? Anyone? Help an aspiring player out.
Thanks grinders!