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 when to quit, MIKE B, 19. Oct 2003 00:25 | ||
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| i need some help here, so heres the question,when should u quit a game i know most will say as long as the game is good you should stay. let me tell my problem i play in a 20-40 game that is good allthe time ,my problem is i sometimes get up 1500 to 2000 in the first couple of hours,i get greedy and want to win more mthen before you know i will flop 30 4 sets and loose,pick up aces adn kings and loose,then ive lost all my profis and im into my money,i dont want to be known as a hit and run person, but this has been happeing alot lately get way up and then give it all back,i love to play,i guess i need help knowing when i should quit,even if it means i only play and hour or two. | ||
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| Re: when to quit, rdale, 19. Oct 2003 02:00 | ||
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| are you feeling tired or frustrated? do you start to think I have to catch up? Get over confident and play looser than what you built that lead playing? If I sit down at 1/2 and eek out $25 in a hour or less, i play until the cards go cold or people stop giving me action, well I try to steal a few if they stop giving me action and then move. If the lesser player that the table is taking turns sacking leaves, no reason to really stay. Heck sometimes I still find myself the lesser player, and that means it is time to go. When I find myself in your spot, I start trying to figure out the leak, write it in my journal and take serious note of the leak so that it is plugged. | ||
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| Re: when to quit, 4 POKER, 19. Oct 2003 02:09 | ||
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| on 19. Oct 2003 00:25 MIKE B wrote: > i need some help here, so heres the question,when should u quit a game i know > most will say as long as the game is good you should stay. let me tell my > problem i play in a 20-40 game that is good allthe time ,my problem is i > sometimes get up 1500 to 2000 in the first couple of hours,i get greedy and want > to win more mthen before you know i will flop 30 4 sets and loose,pick up aces > adn kings and loose,then ive lost all my profis and im into my money,i dont want > to be known as a hit and run person, but this has been happeing alot lately get > way up and then give it all back,i love to play,i guess i need help knowing when > i should quit,even if it means i only play and hour or two. Hi, There's nothing wrong with wanting to play, but there will be, if you just want to play alot of hands. I would ask myself some questions here. Was the money that you earned in that particular session made from playing solid poker? How many times did you make a bad call (or an incorrect call/s, but still wound up taking down a pot? I'm asking you this because I feel that it's important for you to 'step outside' from your initial "+$1500-2000" for a minute, and really think if you are making only good and clear-headed decisions. (I'm probably wrong here, but that's okay).....I think you really need to think about it. (because) maybe you aren't playing too many hands, and perhaps your early on wins were due to playing really well; but, there could be that slim chance that 'after' you took all those beats with flopping sets after sets, etc., that (maybe) you started to play a little too loose without even realizing that you were doing so. Giving back a solid win and then dipping into your own money can be very devasting and it "can" change the way a person plays, dramatically. It shouldn't however, come to that point. Even when we're losing.....if you can still play a solid game of poker.....and you are (still) more skilled than those in your game.....(and your bankroll can withstand all of these swings without putting even 'more' pressures on yourself)....and you can honestly say to yourself that you're still in the right frame of mind to only make the best decisions.... then by all means, keep playing. But as soon as you lose one of those things, is when I would chose to call it quits. The quickest way to know if you're still on your "A" game, is to constantly talk to yourself during the game, and be honest. And not about the bad beats that you may have taken, but about your own game at that very moment. (IMHO), the person who has the *power* (not the ability), to beat you the most, is yourself. Take the emotional side out of your game and I know you'll be able to see things more clearly. 4P- | ||
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| Re: when to quit, LJH, 19. Oct 2003 11:49 | ||
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| mike b, since you know yourself froom past experience, you should quiit, but why not learn to tighten up so thhis will not happen again. ljh | ||
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| Re: when to quit, KJo, 20. Oct 2003 02:57 | ||
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| Wait a second LJH, I can barely make out the words you're typing, can you please put them in all caps? :) Eli n 19. Oct 2003 11:49 LJH wrote: > mike b, since you know yourself froom past experience, you should quiit, but why not > learn to tighten up so thhis will not happen again. ljh | ||
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| Re: when to quit, Candide, 20. Oct 2003 09:34 | ||
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| Hush you, this is the second post I've read so far by him with no caps today, and I don't want to discourage it! ;) | ||
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