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PIPPYMAX
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someone please tell me how when i do the right play , i lose time and time and time and time and time again , please tell me how i have the inability to win an all in pre flop , please tell me how when i fish a flush or straight it never ever comes but when im on the wrong end of it comes in everytime for the opponent .. please tell me how there is no variance in my favour seems to be 90% against and 10% for me , i love playing poker but when i continue 2 be penalised time n time and time again and continue 2 be out of pocket from peoples bad calls and play it starts to get tedious , dont get me wrong i moan and complain im the 1st one to admit that but if u seen the state of my luck on this site and game you will see why , honestly feels like im playing with a handicap , worst of it is people dont even realise the fortune they get vs me or i get the mr cocky / mr arrogant players giving it the big one too , no idea what to do anymore with the game .. really dont know what i have ever done wrong to be treated the way i do by this software when all ive ever done is be a good customer for the past 10 odd years ... answers on a postcard .
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@PIPPYMAX
It's called confirmation bias.
See....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
I'll be honest... I don't think I've ever seen you lose a flip & not comment about run bad. You are a winning player (IMO) but if you can't handle bad players playing bad & losing a few flips/70-30s vs them, then find a different hobby.
Would you rather play a SNG vs 4/5 sharks & everyone play perfectly?
I took solace while watching a pro player go through the same thing.
I've watched him for a year, as he always talks you through his thought process as he's playing live. And goes through hands in detail.
He also has is bankroll on show.
He has taught me so much and definitely improved my game.
However, 6 months ago he had BR of £270.000. Over a quarter of a million.
He has been on a downswing since then and lost 60k.
Unbelievable bad beat after bad beat.
He's a pro and a very good player and his reading of what people have is uncanny.
He rarely makes mistakes and all the losses were when he was playing correctly.
There's no beating a downswing apart from riding it out.
Got to be a worry. He steadily added to br every week from $100, apart from a 93k jump.
What about the automatic shufflers that live casinos have?
If you think about it, how does shuffling the cards manually make for better - or worse - outcomes?
If we are playing, say, 6 handed, how does better or worse shuffling means QQ or KK is more - or less - likely to be beaten?
One card goes to seat 1, one to seat 2, & so on. Then a card is burned. Rinse repeat, & so on.
How does manual shuffling make it more likely KK or QQ will hold?
It’s a hard fact to accept because the variance often swings in our favour, but once you have played against real talented people you begin to realise that it takes more than just luck to win a flip……u say 90%, yet this is just an imaginary figure…..look at the hands individually, stuff like stack size, bounty prize or amount of callers all have massive implications on pre flop all in results.
72 is just as likely to hit a flop as AK is, sure AK is a favourite, but the likely hood of any cards hitting any street is no different than any other.
I just read another thread where a guy is droning on about mathematics, what he is not grasping is that the math is a guideline only, in reality the most unlikeliest outcome can happen as often as the most probable, because reality is random.
Very insightful post by Mr Beer.
So many players really struggle to understand the maths of poker, how maths work, probability & variance.
When we lose we feel aggrieved, & we can either finger-point & blame anything & everything else, or accept these things happen, try to learn from them, & move on.
Sky Poker's software - & let us be kind here - is somewhat retro, & the notion that it can do weird things like favour one player over another, is beyond ridiculous.
The best thing about poker is that is exposes our character, our mental strength. Can we accept adversity & move on, or are we going to blame the software, or bad plays by others? It's the difference between those who can enjoy the game, & those for whom it's an ordeal.
I can show you player chat by players who moan & whinge in every game, every day. Why these people play is one of life's great mysteries. They are not pros, they are playing poker as a recreation or a hobby. We would not go fishing, or down the pub, or crown green bowling or whatever if we did not enjoy it, so why is poker any different?
Ahh, I went off on one there.
Note to self - don't reply to these sort of threads in the morning before I turn on my diplomacy filter & had my morning latte.