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GoodBye
robbie1992
Member Posts: 725
after having another awful day , im ready to call it a day. I hate quitting at somthing i wanted alot but i think its the smart thing to do im fed up of thinking the wrong things, doing the wrong things and in general just being rubbish at poker. The thing is iv spent alot of time lately on my game and taking away a few good mtt results im as bad as i was before, so how would i ever improve?
In the last month i finish 16th in ukops main event (£400), won 3k rebuy (£1200) and finished 16th in £33 bh (£112) all which i sat'd in for and im still not happy with my play because cash is what i want to be good at, and i love poker but i hate losing and being awful at somthing i tried so hard in. so its not even about money.
I sat there today playing 20nl, trying my hardest to play the best i knew off , and lost 2 stacks , not including the $50 i lost on another site in the money. I sat that with a face like a slapped somthing and thought whats the point? this isnt enjoyable and prob for the first time i dont think i could become a winning player.
Last thing ! i must say a massive thankyou to the people on sky poker who constantly commented on my hands and offered support through the chat or through a pm, i appreciated that alot so thanks for the time out your grinding to do that! i wish everyone else the best of luck at the tables !
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You are learning mate, if you want to get into cash games, it will cost you money to learn--- luckily, you are a good tournament player, so you can subsidise your cash games while you learn--- there seems to be a new breed of player emerging these days---- we all have to adapt--- they are sneakier than they were, and we have to find a way to combat this--- we will---- next week---lol--gl mate-- floppa whoppa!!
Robbie, I play an awful lot less than I used to. Once upon a time I played thousands of sit and go's in a year. Nowadays I play a short session every few weeks. On the other hand, I watch, discuss and think about poker a great deal more now than I ever used to. I enjoy that more than I enjoyed playing so much.
There's no need to just quit playing. Play however much you enjoy. Keep doing what you enjoy and think less about the money. Why not view the game as I do and not worry about ROI, BRM and what not? You don't have to be a grinder, you know.
You start at 4nl and move up when you can beat it over 20k hands or something, you then hit 10nl, you move up again after you beat that etc etc.
Too many players look for the big bucks too fast without putting in the spade work needed to get them there.
Looking at your sharkscope, it doesn't make sense. You're clearly a good MTT player. I cant stand cash... I'm utterly useless at it. I'm rubbish in DYMs aswell and turbos and timed tournaments... but they are different versions of the game. I stick to MTTs because its what i'm good at. Clearly youre the same.
On the flipside if youre not enjoying it then yes, I'd advise taking a break - theres no point writing it off altogether. Take a month or two off without even thinking about poker and come back and play the odd game for fun and see what happens from there. I've done that recently after a little downswing and have come back and have enjoyed myself since. Poker is brilliant when you are winning... disheartening when youre not, but take it a little less seriously and i'm sure you'l be better for it.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
I do ok at 20nl playing part time.
I had a bad time at the end of last year and felt the same as you.
I took about 4 months away from poker and came back and am winning again.
Try a short break rather than giving up completely.
Well you can start at it. If you beat it fine.
But op didnt, so should be starting at 4nl rather than giving up.
And that later comment is totally disrespectful to us 4nl ers trying to beat 10nl. shame on you
Might be worth paying a coach to work with you for a few hours before ja cking it in altogether.
You must have a few quid left from all the MTT wins. You could use to employ somone as like a 'last chance' kinda thing if you really are serious about quitting, and not just on tilt/overreacting to a bad session.
Sounds like the 1 thing you haven't yet tried?
Might cost you £150 or so and not work out, but might be worth a go.
I know of a couple of people who offer this kinda thing specifically on sky low/mid stakes cash. There's probably others too.
gl in the future whatever you decide to do.
Be good.
Paul
GL anyway as there is more to life then poker (dont tell dohhh)