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Confessions of a dangerous mindset, WilliamS, 11. Oct 2003 07:28
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Well, I'm well into my third month of consistent online play. The first two months were wonderful with an ever growing bankroll and profits soaring I felt this was a wonderful way to supplement an income. Then the third month started.
I pulled out half of my bankroll because I started to tilt and I feel this was a good decision even though it has left me a little "short stacked" at the moment. The other half of my BR has taken a 75% hit in the last 2-3 weeks. What is sad is I KNOW MY PROBLEM.

I find myself sitting down in a game (much smaller than I was playing previously) and I am NOT CONCENTRATING on what I'm doing. I'm either reading posts here or watching a ballgame or who knows what else and my game has really suffered because of it. There are a couple factors at work here.
1) The new has worn off of the game and is starting to become the grind all of you seasoned players said it would, but none of us "newbies" ever felt it could become.
2) Due to pulling out 1/2 my bankroll I'm playing 2/4 and lower instead of 5-10 and the bigger NL games. It is hard to psych yourself up for the smaller limits after you've tasted the higher games.

So, all in all, my discipline has gone out the window and I can feel the tension of TILT in my body when I sit down to play. As a result, I am taking a self-imposed 1 week hiatus from online poker. I wish I had done this 3 weeks ago when the problem first started, but I wasn't mature enough as a player to do that.

I feel coming back with a renewed attitude and better focus will allow me to rebuild that which I've lost and continue my growth as a player.

I don't post this for anyones benefit, but more as a way of holding myself accountable for my actions.

Sorry to bore you guys LOL
Will
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Re: Confessions of a dangerous mindset, gary ford, 11. Oct 2003 09:36
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on 11. Oct 2003 07:28 WilliamS wrote:
> Well, I'm well into my third month of consistent online play. The first two
> months were wonderful with an ever growing bankroll and profits soaring I felt
> this was a wonderful way to supplement an income. Then the third month
> started.
> I pulled out half of my bankroll because I started to tilt and I feel this was
> a good decision even though it has left me a little "short stacked" at the
> moment. The other half of my BR has taken a 75% hit in the last 2-3 weeks.
> What is sad is I KNOW MY PROBLEM.
>
> I find myself sitting down in a game (much smaller than I was playing
> previously) and I am NOT CONCENTRATING on what I'm doing. I'm either reading
> posts here or watching a ballgame or who knows what else and my game has really
> suffered because of it. There are a couple factors at work here.
> 1) The new has worn off of the game and is starting to become the grind all of
> you seasoned players said it would, but none of us "newbies" ever felt it could
> become.
> 2) Due to pulling out 1/2 my bankroll I'm playing 2/4 and lower instead of 5-10
> and the bigger NL games. It is hard to psych yourself up for the smaller limits
> after you've tasted the higher games.
>
> So, all in all, my discipline has gone out the window and I can feel the
> tension of TILT in my body when I sit down to play. As a result, I am taking a
> self-imposed 1 week hiatus from online poker. I wish I had done this 3 weeks
> ago when the problem first started, but I wasn't mature enough as a player to do
> that.
>
> I feel coming back with a renewed attitude and better focus will allow me to
> rebuild that which I've lost and continue my growth as a player.
>
> I don't post this for anyones benefit, but more as a way of holding myself
> accountable for my actions.
>
> Sorry to bore you guys LOL
> Will

Not boring at all. A thoughtful and intelligent post. There is a saying here in Las Vegas that the biggest suckers are the one who win the first few times they are here--they will end up the biggest losers. The same applies to poker online and B&M. Early luck distorts ones judgement. You think you're really good but you're really just lucky. The short term swings in poker enhace that. I would suggest that when you get the desire to return, you play 5 and 10 dollar SNGs. You wont get rich but you won't lose much either. Use the games as the learning experince you skipped when you had early success. You have the mental discipline you need. Now study study, and study. Play with the intention of learning, winning being secondary. It's trite, but there is no substitute for experience. Good luck--work hard--theres no easy way.

Gary
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Re: Confessions of a dangerous mindset, WilliamS, 11. Oct 2003 09:43
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Thanks Gary, I appreciate your input.
Fuel the boom : )
Will

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Re: Confessions of a dangerous mindset, 4 POKER, 11. Oct 2003 11:16
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Hi Will.

(a quote from Will)....."What is sad is, I KNOW MY PROBLEM".

4P says: NO! What would BE sad is if you didn't "see" the problem! How could a person grow and expect to achieve positive results if they have a problem/weakness, but they're not aware of them? Well they can't and it's that simple. Being aware of something that is negative and looking for ways to correct that.....is nothing but a positive thing.

You clearly just illustrated what is needed to grow as a poker player if you're going to 'expect' success to go with it. One of "the" most important things is discipline, and it isn't achieved without its awareness of needing it.

4P-

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity".


on 11. Oct 2003 07:28 WilliamS wrote:
> Well, I'm well into my third month of consistent online play. The first two
> months were wonderful with an ever growing bankroll and profits soaring I felt
> this was a wonderful way to supplement an income. Then the third month
> started.
> I pulled out half of my bankroll because I started to tilt and I feel this was
> a good decision even though it has left me a little "short stacked" at the
> moment. The other half of my BR has taken a 75% hit in the last 2-3 weeks.
> What is sad is I KNOW MY PROBLEM.
>
> I find myself sitting down in a game (much smaller than I was playing
> previously) and I am NOT CONCENTRATING on what I'm doing. I'm either reading
> posts here or watching a ballgame or who knows what else and my game has really
> suffered because of it. There are a couple factors at work here.
> 1) The new has worn off of the game and is starting to become the grind all of
> you seasoned players said it would, but none of us "newbies" ever felt it could
> become.
> 2) Due to pulling out 1/2 my bankroll I'm playing 2/4 and lower instead of 5-10
> and the bigger NL games. It is hard to psych yourself up for the smaller limits
> after you've tasted the higher games.
>
> So, all in all, my discipline has gone out the window and I can feel the
> tension of TILT in my body when I sit down to play. As a result, I am taking a
> self-imposed 1 week hiatus from online poker. I wish I had done this 3 weeks
> ago when the problem first started, but I wasn't mature enough as a player to do
> that.
>
> I feel coming back with a renewed attitude and better focus will allow me to
> rebuild that which I've lost and continue my growth as a player.
>
> I don't post this for anyones benefit, but more as a way of holding myself
> accountable for my actions.
>
> Sorry to bore you guys LOL
> Will
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Re: Confessions of a dangerous mindset, Mark Barnett II, 13. Oct 2003 10:33
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one trick to relearn discipline, go play some stud and just a very very basic strategy, any big pair (A-J) or pair bigger than any card showing, pair with high card *A-K maybe Q if you want* any 3 connected down to 3-4-5 or any 3 flush *no more than 2 of your cards exposed, straight or flush* and thats it, what i have found about stud is that because there is an extra round of betting and you see cards it just sharpens your vision somewhat more than holdem does.
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