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 Paradigm shift, Paintballgirl, 31. Jul 2003 14:30 | ||
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| Last night I played in a B&M (or since it was in a tent, aluminum and canvas) tournament and was absolutely floored at the sheer number of tables (32). It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that all these players are going to go home and your job is make sure you're not one of them. Although I didn't finish "in the money", it was totally worth it for the experience. I'm a novice (less than ten tournaments under my belt) and I finished when there were six tables left. The truth is I played very hard, shifted gears frequently, especially when my raises started getting too much respect and kept my head in the game. Now the problem. During the break, I actually surveyed the room and saw all the other tables being empty and realized (GASP) that I was three tables away from the paying tables. Instead of playing results oriented poker, I started playing to not lose (bad, bad). My rational brain had left the building and a reptilian one came in to replace it. In other words, I choked. What causes this paradigm shift? How do you get back to your "old self"? | ||
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| Re: Paradigm shift, Andrew Wells, 31. Jul 2003 18:39 | ||
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| Maybe you just had to remain patient at a bad time with respect to the blinds, and got a run of garbage or marginal hands. I suspect you had a marginal hand or two that would have paid off if you saw the flop. If that's the case, you may be focusing on results that would have been. This is generally not a good idea, if you trust your situation and hand selections. Suppose you got dealt an obviously playable hand towards the end, would you feel the same way win or lose? Is it really a paradigm shift if you weren't thinking about playing to win from the start? I'd look at the valuable experience you gained. Now you probably have a much better idea about live tournament pace, and when semibluffs are most likely to go uncontested. Such things probably can't be taught or explained, you just have to go through them. | ||
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| Re: Paradigm shift, gary ford, 31. Jul 2003 23:32 | ||
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| is it ok if we refer to you as PBG? The answer is, in a word, EXPERIENCE. P.S, Youre pretty savvy for only 10 tournaments Gary | ||
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| Works for me :), PBG, 1. Aug 2003 07:26 | ||
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| Actually, I went through my poker journal and counted six (6) tournaments including Wednesday night. One final table and being within 7 tables of final table twice. I think the choking when getting close to paying tables is on account of several factors. I think I just need to work through these leaks and I'll be okay. P.S. I am now PBG! | ||
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| Re: Works for me :), gary ford, 1. Aug 2003 08:15 | ||
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| Did you once say you played in paint ball tournaments? How did you do in the clutch there? Poker is more mental than physical, but you seem to be strong mentally. BTW, what state are you from? GF | ||
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| Re: Works for me :), PBG, 1. Aug 2003 09:04 | ||
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| So. Cal. Paintball and poker capital of the world. I usually made it to the quarter-finals depending on what team I was playing with. We never quite got to semi's. | ||
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| Re: Works for me :), gary ford, 1. Aug 2003 09:51 | ||
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| kinda like the final table? try to set your goal as making the money, then decide how far up in the money you want to get. Work each step carefully. poker tournements are more often lost than won. There will be only one winner but many cashers, confucious say GF | ||
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| Re: Works for me :), Jav, 1. Aug 2003 11:15 | ||
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| There's nothing more satisfying than making a final money table, and then watching the other players drop out while you glance up at the board to see how much money you made with each exit from the tournament! Keep playing good poker and you'll be there your share of the time eventually. | ||
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| Re: Paradigm shift, stdioh, 1. Aug 2003 13:46 | ||
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| I think that this can happen to anyone who isn't a seasoned veteran. If you aren't Doyle Brunson himself, you're going to get excited. The best thing to do is to tighten up and not be rash. When you don't know what to do in a given situation, folding your cards and playing tight is better than the alternative. What you need to do is take the money out of the equation. Lie to yourself and tell yourself that the tourney pays first place $100, not $100,000. Other than that, there's nothing I can really say. If you're not playing your A game in a ring game you can go home - in a tourney you don't have that luxury, so give your head a shake, plug your nose, and dive in. | ||
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