losing!

lelliott

Hello there Tikay, thought i might drop you a line to see if you can put me on the right track.

I have been playing for probably 18 months now and even though i have improved i dont hold onto my money for long! I have had my share of bad beats but there is something seriously missing from my game. I can not put my finger on it as i have tried different approaches but end up doing what i do best, losing.

YOUNG_GUN

Hi Lelliott,

Welcome to the forums, firstly if you want to sepcifically ask TK a question there is a ask tikay thread at the top of General Poker Chat, just reallly pointing out as he may not read this one.

From what you have described it would be impossible for anyone to see why your losing what i would suggest:

A) Post some hands in the poker clinic and see what feedback you are given
maybe you have the game but not the bankroll management like alot of ppl
C) If your more specific as to what you play, what you think are your main errors

Best of luck at the tables.

Tikay10

Hi lelliot.

Can you give us any more clues, mate? - not much to go on there!

DOHHHHHHH

In Response to losing!:

Hello there Tikay, thought i might drop you a line to see if you can put me on the right track. I have been playing for probably 18 months now and even though i have improved i dont hold onto my money for long! I have had my share of bad beats but there is something seriously missing from my game. I can not put my finger on it as i have tried different approaches but end up doing what i do best, losing.
Posted by lelliott

unlike most, u'll actually stand a chance of improving and becoming a winning player as you have the right attitude.

Best to look at yourself and see how you can improve rather than blaming other peoples bad play and/or bad luck.

training sites r a good place to start u can watch some low stakes videos for free.

all of the above advice is also good & will help.

lelliott

you will probably have to look at my game to see ,i dont really know myself sorry i will keep on watching 865 and try to pick up some new tacticsc

rancid

Bankroll Management (BRM) and some strategy is required me thinks

 

Pop over to the clinic and post there, it will help you 

Tikay10

In Response to Re: losing!:

In Response to losing! : unlike most, u'll actually stand a chance of improving and becoming a winning player as you have the right attitude. Best to look at yourself and see how you can improve rather than blaming other peoples bad play and/or bad luck. training sites r a good place to start u can watch some low stakes videos for free. all of the above advice is also good & will help.
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

100% this.

Read all the "it's not fair, why do I always get rivered/called by idiots" nonsense Posts, then adopt the exact opposite mindset, & try to learn, instead of blaming the world. And his wife........

acebarry10

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In Response to Re: losing! : 100% this. Read all the "it's not fair, why do I always get rivered/called by idiots" nonsense Posts, then adopt the exact opposite mindset, & try to learn, instead of blaming the world. And his wife........
Posted by Tikay10

Quite right, its better to blame Orford anway

rancid

In Response to Re: losing!:

In Response to Re: losing! : 100% this. Read all the "it's not fair, why do I always get rivered/called by idiots" nonsense Posts, then adopt the exact opposite mindset, & try to learn, instead of blaming the world. And his wife........
Posted by Tikay10

Why does the wife always get the blame ?

Tikay10

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In Response to Re: losing! : Why does the wife always get the blame ?
Posted by rancid

Many losing poker players have to blame someone....anyone except themselves!

lelliott

I dont blame anyone but myself, everybody gets bad beats but i need to know when to fold and when to be aggresive and how aggresive not to lose custom but not so little as to end up giving free cards and end up losing 

yer Action Cards Amount Pot Balance

ryanb80 Small blind 25.00 25.00 2920.00

lelliott Big blind 50.00 75.00 1970.00

  Your hole cards

J

A

     

mariowins Fold

Geoffm Fold

ryanb80 Call 25.00 100.00 2895.00

lelliott Raise 50.00 150.00 1920.00

ryanb80 Call 50.00 200.00 2845.00

Flop

   

A

3

J

     

ryanb80 Check

lelliott Bet 200.00 400.00 1720.00

ryanb80 Raise 600.00 1000.00 2245.00

lelliott All-in 1720.00 2720.00 0.00

ryanb80 Call 1320.00 4040.00 925.00

ryanb80 Show

Q

6

lelliott Show

J

A

Turn

   

2

     

River

   

7

     

ryanb80 Win Flush to the Ace 4040.00 4965.00

Ploppy33

In Response to Re: losing!:

I dont blame anyone but myself, everybody gets bad beats but i need to know when to fold and when to be aggresive and how aggresive not to lose custom but not so little as to end up giving free cards and end up losing  yer Action Cards Amount Pot Balance ryanb80 Small blind 25.00 25.00 2920.00 lelliott Big blind 50.00 75.00 1970.00   Your hole cards J A       mariowins Fold Geoffm Fold ryanb80 Call 25.00 100.00 2895.00 lelliott Raise 50.00 150.00 1920.00 ryanb80 Call 50.00 200.00 2845.00 Flop     A 3 J       ryanb80 Check lelliott Bet 200.00 400.00 1720.00 ryanb80 Raise 600.00 1000.00 2245.00 lelliott All-in 1720.00 2720.00 0.00 ryanb80 Call 1320.00 4040.00 925.00 ryanb80 Show Q 6 lelliott Show J A Turn     2       River     7       ryanb80 Win Flush to the Ace 4040.00 4965.00
Posted by lelliott

Have a look at the clinic. There is a thread there that tells you how to post hands - then post a lot of hands/situations that you seem to be losing with -get a good selection of ideas

Slykllist

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you will probably have to look at my game to see ,i dont really know myself sorry i will keep on watching 865 and try to pick up some new tacticsc
Posted by lelliott

lelliot, I'd suggest you play the forum DTD on Monday nights, it's three tournaments that cost £5.50 in total to play and alot of the forum regulars play them as does Tikay and some of the other presenters sometimes.  That way there's a good chance that some of the forum contributors will be able to see the way you play and offer some constructive advice.

I'd also suggest using the Poker Clinic forum to post a few hands that you don;t feel you've played optimally - this doesn't just have to be hands you lose, it can be hands you've won nut not made maximum value etc.

I've done both of these things over the last few months and it has helped my game massively.

Finally, do some self assesment of your play and try to work out exactly which areas of your game are weak, where are you losing hands that you feel you should be winning, what situations do you find it difficult to make the right decision in etc....  And then ask more focussed questions on here, with specific hand examples.

Again I did exactly this fairly recently in relation to my Endgame play and have managed to address a major leak in my game because of some pretty simple advice I was given.

Most of all, keep enjoying yourself, don't beat yourself up over bad beats and have fun!

Good Luck

sonnyjimmy

In Response to losing!:

Hello there Tikay, thought i might drop you a line to see if you can put me on the right track. I have been playing for probably 18 months now and even though i have improved i dont hold onto my money for long! I have had my share of bad beats but there is something seriously missing from my game. I can not put my finger on it as i have tried different approaches but end up doing what i do best, losing.
Posted by lelliott

Have a look at PokerVT.com and start from the very basics, read all the pointers and watch all the videos and work your way up again from there, i know it might be a bit tedious at first but treat it as if you have never played poker. It should fill in the leaks in your game and help you become a better player all round.

Its helped me massively and im still learning new things every day.