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mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!

The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
edited June 2011 in Poker Chat
This is a time in my poker life where my head is a wreck. Mentally im crumbling. Ive got the biggest tournament ive ever played in comming up in just over a week (UKIPT Newcastle) Which until now my only live event ive played that has a feild that isnt 100% fish was SPT Leeds.

This had lead to some rather mixed emotions in my head aswell. Im a bag of nerves. Not only that i have no idea what to expect. And to top all that off im playing like a complete donk. And with some of the weirdest run o cards ive ever had. I would call it run bad, but ive had monsters aswell.

Breif report of hands from my last session

AA v 95s (flop K95r) 100BB lost.

A9s v K7o Hit royal flush to win a 40BB pot. 

33 v 6Qdd (flop 349ddd) lost 100BB pot. 

AA v KK win 50BB pot, 4 flushing cards came out that neither of us had, opponent tried to slow play. 

TT v JJ lost 20BB pot. 

9Thh v AJhh (678hhh flop) win 75BB pot (i hate short-stackers he was only opponent less than 200BB on table :( )



So a breif rundown of everything

A) Im playing like a complete loony. I 3-bet 49o to a LAG player at a live game :S. He shoved. Sigh lol.

B) The cards im getting is just off. None of my big hands are holding, when they are i cant find the pay button. But when i have a middle holding and i hit im finding the pay or stack off buttons to easy.

C) I almost dont want to play at the moment. One minute im loving the game, the next i hate it.

D) Stresss isnt good for a poker player.



So im looking for advice. for

A) Improving mental strenth

B) Approching a live tournament thats bigger than anything youve played before.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited June 2011
    have a few days break me thinks up to a couple of days before your tourney then play as much as you can to get in the tourney mode. Im sure 1 result will change your mindset mate just remember its only a game and we cant win all the time.

    GL and run good, defo something to be excited about dont be worried it should be fun
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited June 2011
    Withdraw from the tournament which costs 25x your current bankroll, and use the money more apropriately! ;)

    Or......

    Pray you run good for once!
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  • BrownnDogBrownnDog Member Posts: 729
    edited June 2011
    See you there! gl
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  • billybootsbillyboots Member Posts: 1,197
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:


    I hope this helps in some small way,.................you are a regular and much respected member in this community and I for one really wish you gd luck as I'm sure everyone else does.
    You feel like you are going in the lions den but controlling those nerves early on will be paramount ,do nothing foolish at the beginning and keep out of trouble and those nerves will soon ebb away.....good luck and run like a god but above all enjoy it you ain't going to hospital and having a kidney transplant......:)

      
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    Withdraw from the tournament which costs 25x your current bankroll, and use the money more apropriately! ;) Or...... Pray you run good for once!
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    this.

    but if you are gonna play then GL and don't worry.  don't overanalyse the situation.  when I played in the GUKPT, because of the big BI, I expected a far better standard of play that I encountered.

    most of the field will just be average....
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  • sdrltd55sdrltd55 Member Posts: 9
    edited June 2011
    Ive played a few of these first time was Galway bit daunting at first but give it 2 levels or so ( if you last that long  :) ) and your nerves will settle. GL unless your at my table.
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  • DannyMcsDannyMcs Member Posts: 471
    edited June 2011
    Don't be intimidated by the field, it'll be full of geordies and they're all total lagtards. Call 'em down everty street with pocket 22 and you'll be golden :)
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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited June 2011
    It amazes me that people think these events have only exceptionally good players in.  Yes some exceptionally good players will be in there, but these will be balanced with a variety of skills from rich businessman just there to have a laugh and ultra loose pasty faced 'I'm four betting everything without thinking about it' internet geeks who tell everyone they're a huge winner but their bank manager knows better.

    Don, if the buy in is affecting you, withdraw and use the entry few in some other way (as Dohhhhh has suggested above).  But if you are going to play, relax and play your game 100% with no regrets.
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  • hurst05hurst05 Member Posts: 1,567
    edited June 2011
    what scotty said, the gukpt was suprisingly average standard and ukipt will be a much larger field. i was gonna go up to play this but having booked vegas im giving it a miss. but gl to any sky players playing it.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited June 2011
    ty all. Can i just state i was bought into the UKIPT so its actually a freeroll to me. I was a lil drunk when i wrote this up. and reading back it completely goes off subject to what i mean.

    I did do a few sats before i was bought in, lost important flips in them but as you said the feild seemed average, and in honesty in the whole i never felt there was a better player in the satellite than me. That maybe sounds a lil cocky. But its the only way i can describe it.
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  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,630
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    ty all. Can i just state i was bought into the UKIPT so its actually a freeroll to me. I was a lil drunk when i wrote this up. and reading back it completely goes off subject to what i mean. I did do a few sats before i was bought in, lost important flips in them but as you said the feild seemed average, and in honesty in the whole i never felt there was a better player in the satellite than me. That maybe sounds a lil cocky. But its the only way i can describe it.
    Posted by The_Don90
    LOL  I did suspect this was the case!  I can't give you any real poker advice as I've never played live, BUT
    I used to compete in athletics at a fairly high level and when I had a big competition coming up I felt the same way you do regards your poker atm.  The week before I'd be running like a novice.  Confidence was low. When I saw list of other competitors I used to think "wow,  they're way better than me!" I'd sometimes be almost physical sick prior to run. When the gun went these feelings disappeared!
    It's a head thing Don!
    Having read all you play hands you post and seen some of your play I'd say you've got VERY little to be afraid of.  Your peers hold you in V. high regard so I'd just say relax and treat it as experience.

    Oh and stay off the booze when away! lol
    GL Pad
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  • BrownnDogBrownnDog Member Posts: 729
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    It amazes me that people think these events have only exceptionally good players in.  Yes some exceptionally good players will be in there, but these will be balanced with a variety of skills from rich businessman just there to have a laugh and ultra loose pasty faced 'I'm four betting everything without thinking about it' internet geeks who tell everyone they're a huge winner but their bank manager knows better. Don, if the buy in is affecting you, withdraw and use the entry few in some other way (as Dohhhhh has suggested above).  But if you are going to play, relax and play your game 100% with no regrets.
    Posted by TommyD

    :(
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  • dylan12dylan12 Member Posts: 2,343
    edited June 2011
    Without doubt this will be the best value UKIPT to play because most of the the Pros like Jake Cody, Toby Lewis, J P Kelly etc etc etc are out in Vegas - Goldenndog is gonna run good i fancy
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  • DannyMcsDannyMcs Member Posts: 471
    edited June 2011
    Yep, not too many big names coming from what I've heard. I would put a shiny pound on Lewis, Keith Ridley & Gaz Walker being the last three.
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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!! : :(
    Posted by BrownnDog
    That comment doesn't apply to you BD.  You don't 4Bet that much.  ;)

    Oh and Don, if you've been bought into it just have fun, everything to gain and nothing to lose.
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    Without doubt this will be the best value UKIPT to play because most of the the Pros like Jake Cody, Toby Lewis, J P Kelly etc etc etc are out in Vegas - Goldenndog is gonna run good i fancy
    Posted by dylan12
    I wasn't gonna play what with vegasaments soon....however that has made me rethink.

    Sigh will keep on thinking. Might be able to provide you with a pre vegas hursty like sweat
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  • dylan12dylan12 Member Posts: 2,343
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!! : I wasn't gonna play what with vegasaments soon....however that has made me rethink. Sigh will keep on thinking. Might be able to provide you with a pre vegas hursty like sweat
    Posted by scotty77
    Please play, great practice for Vegas!! Let me know and I will ship :D

    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! 
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  • HITMAN_RVHITMAN_RV Member Posts: 8,688
    edited June 2011
    Don, You have the Game!!

    Be Confident, Focus, You will have No problem!!

    I am Rabbish, & I made 2nd Day at London GUKPT on the back of a bad shirt, took Praz to knock me out, cause the shirt was puttin him off, LOL !!

    Only One, apart from Praz really, who bothered me, was Glitterbabe!!!
     [& Chris Kyrianou, wot a nutter, LOL]


    Take an hour or Two off, watch some Sopranos or summat u like, deep breathes.....
     Then take over the Fargin world....simples
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  • hurst05hurst05 Member Posts: 1,567
    edited June 2011
    you probs get more sweat for your money with scotty :(
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  • dylan12dylan12 Member Posts: 2,343
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: mixed emotions and the biggest tourny of my life comming up HELP!!!!!:
    you probs get more sweat for your money from anyone except for me cos I can't beat level 1's :(
    Posted by hurst05

    FYP Fish

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