Taking a self imposed break for a few weeks

[LongshanksED]

basically had a few suckouts and no matter what i do i cant get the rub of the green

the straw that broke for me was on a bubble of a 30 man SnG and sittin on the BB with jacks, after its folded round to the SB he calls, i raise, SB calls all in so  calls (and after a read for a few orbits i know feel he just blind stealing as he"s shown a couple of bluffs recently)

he flips a 2,6 offsuit and catches running 6"s to all but knockknock me out as im down to less than a SB

couple of other badbeat stories over the last few days like my AK against A9 that rivers me and my 2 pair that gets counterfited by 2 running 3"s on the turn and river that saw my bankroll diminish so im taking stock, stuck a self inclusion ban on the site i play on (virgin), reload in the new year and start again

also stuck a deposit limit on my accounts on other sites as well so i cant deposit anymore for over a month







of course theres always the local tourneys at the casino  

[TheAngryGambler]

some of them "beats" you really have to get used to and just be happy u got your money in good..   and the 6,2 well ouch lol

if you need to put a cap on your deposits i would seriously consider dropping down a level, dont take that as an insult most players do it at some point,

a break sounds like a great idea, but why not read a few books on the game, read blogs online to get a feel of how the top players think... maybe that sounds rubbish but its an interesting and gives u a good feel to it...

take a break its a good idea, but if ur coming back come back stronger.

[LongshanksED]

i do read blogs, subscribed to a few podcasts, read magazines and am currently re-reading harrington on hold em and order a few more for the wife to give me as xmas presents

dropped down the levels too - started at $3 sng was succesful and worked up and playing up to $10 and $20 sng"s and was doing well and making a decent ROI (about 25%) and profit of a few hundred but after a downswing and unable to find the breaks i found myself back at the $3 games


problem i seem to find is that at the lower levels, i personally think that other players seem to think of the game as more of a gamble as the buy ins are so low - i seem to have more success at the higher buy ins $10/15/20 but couldnt susstain that level for my bankroll and had to drop


i know poker is an imperfect game and there is no right or wrong way to play but i do think in a hellmuth way to a certain degree and ask myself what kind of player (again, usaully at lower buy ins) would risk all his chips and 15BB"s with a 7,8 suited after a raise and call before him and ends up winning and i get sucked out on - again

[TheAngryGambler]

u want them idiots in there with the 78 suited, even if u lose u win some "slansky dollars", try slanskys theory of poker its a good insight, i wouldnt reread harrington i would read a different book to get another angle..... although slansky is prob even tighter lol... but his books are fantastic, and i dont care what people say about suupersystem been outdated its still a great all round poker book and is still a must read for any poker player mix it in your game keep people guessing

i agree with the lower buy ins been crap, but just play ur A-game and even when u lose as long as ur playing correctly you are winning, try to calm the tilt after a bad beat... you want them guys to play them cards... after all if there were no donkeys there would be no online games worth playing.

[oneill1970]

You might want to take a look at The Poker Mindset by Matthew Hilger as well.  He calls it the second most important poker book you"ll read - it puts suckouts and goodness knows what else into perspective and puts forward that poker is a game of the l o n g   t e r m.  For me, SNGs take too long to get to the "long term", and those suckouts are too frustrating.  At least in a cash game, the next hand is only 30 seconds away.

FWIW had AA 3 times, KK, QQ 3 times and JJ twice today - all but two were cracked on the river.  But yesterday, I had my best ever session!  Strange game!

I think success lies in taking the rough with the smooth...

...good luck!