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Boosting confidence

The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,814
edited June 2010 in Poker Chat

Just a quick question, mainly to the tournament based players, when your on a bad run and although feeling your not playing too bad but getting out drawn or even just playing so poor what do you do to boost your confidence.

I recently had a bad run and went and had a few free games, despite not actually doing that well i dished a few suck outs of my own and boosted my confidence. So with £11 left in my sky poker account (slowly dwindled down from £140 trying to double up £107 for a challenge) i decided to enter a small bounty hunter at half 7 this morning and managed to win it taking 4 or 10 heads in the process. Although i played a little looser than normal it was almost a perfect game for the level, using pot odds to chase draws or to fold, and almost every call and fold was correct.

Its gave me a massive confidence boost, and i am just woundering what everyone else does to boost their confidence.

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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,954
    edited June 2010

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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited June 2010

    Ive been abit low on confidence/enthusiasm until yesterday.

    But yest I was really in the mood and fancied it.

    I played, and felt in control of every table I was on.

    I ended -£100 from at one stage -£280, including a big £120 spew the very last hand.

    I guess confidence isnt everything! lol 
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  • Donut64Donut64 Member Posts: 2,666
    edited June 2010
    In life I am not a confident person but on the poker table if I suffer a string of bad beats it doesnt worry me I just tell myself I am a jammy Donut and all my luck will come in a tourny further down the line!
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  • BananaDogBananaDog Member Posts: 1,390
    edited June 2010
    Sheer stubbornness and refusal to give up helps me but i'm a girl so it comes naturally! lol
    I feel down when I've have an unprofitable couple of days but I just carry on (sometimes after a movie break) and all it takes is a good couple of games where you feel more in control to boost your esteem again :o)
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  • elsadogelsadog Member Posts: 5,677
    edited June 2010
    12 year old single malt.






    Just that  :o)
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