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When is enough enough
borobabe09
Member Posts: 327
The more i understand the game, the less i understand some of its players. I am getting more and more frustrated by the ability of the FISH and wonderin how many times i have to lose perfectly good hands when played properly to those who play rubbish hands and get lucky.
Does there come at time when i should use the "if you cant beat them join them policy" because playing proper poker as it shoud be played is getting me nowhere fast.
I try playing position, i try pre-flop raising using the correct amount of raise X3 and still get called & fished.
Where am i going wrong.....Please help.
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Does there come at time when i should use the "if you cant beat them join them policy" because playing proper poker as it shoud be played is getting me nowhere fast.
I try playing position, i try pre-flop raising using the correct amount of raise X3 and still get called & fished.
Where am i going wrong.....Please help.
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You are NOT going wrong. Try to get your money in good, & you will win in the long-term.
Yes, it's frustrating when "bad calls" hit, but there is only one way to win - get your money in good.
There are a lot of gung-ho players who mess about with funky starting hands. 90% of them go busto in due course.
Don't go there - play the game right, & you'll be just fine.
This game is warfare and dont you forget it !!!...There are no rules of war at poker when playing on-line..... The best kept secret is "Confusion" Mix up your play..
Dont follow the sheep in doing what the books say, the "Proper bet size" . I guarantee you if you took 10 people who have notes on me and my play... they'd all be different !!! "Muppet" "Donk' "Rock" "Lunatic" "Calling station" "Aggressive" "Primo winner" "Trapper" "Offensive" "Chatty" ..It will all be there ..the point is this ..
If your predictable in what your doing then others will use that to their advantage, on the other hand there's nothing wrong with playing the "Proper Way", just do it in a way other cant tell.
"Confussion" and "Timing" is properly !!!
In the short term we have to remember that poker is a game about decisions and not results. If we keep making the right decisions and the right plays then we will be a winner in the long term, unfortunately we can easily become phased by the short term and individual hand results.
Just keep playing the game well and the results will come and you will have all the success your good plays deserve
HI BORO ,IVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN RECENT WEEKS,IF U RAISE EARLY ON IN A TOURNEY ,YOU GET 38 CALLERS WITCH CAN BE FRUSTRATING ,IVE CHANGED MY GAME NOW ,AND JUST SIT TIGHT, AND LET THESE FISH KNOCK EACH OTHER OUT.......I TEND NOT TO RAISE WITH MY AK AQ AJ HANDS ANYMORE ,I JUST CALL AND SEE A FLOP ,THEN DECIDE IF I WANNA BET {BIT BINGO LIKE REALLY}BUT ITS HELPED ME GET THROUGH THE EARLY STAGES ...AND I SEEM TO B GOING DEEP IN MOST TOURNEYS I PLAY NOW,THE HARDEST PART OF OF A MTT IN MY OPINION IS THE EARLY STAGES..........GL TEN
Just 1 example of how i am getting beat
A posted a small blind 50.
B posted a big blind 100.
C raised for 300.
borobabe09 raised for 500 Hand KK
E called for 500.
F folded
A folded
B folded
C called for 200.
Dealing the flop (7c,Qd,Kd).
C bet 300.
borobabe09 has gone all in for 2,110.
E folded
C called for 1,810.
C showed Td,Js.
borobabe09 showed Ks,Kh.
/>Dealing the turn (9c).
/>Dealing the river (Ah).
C won the hand (5,870) with Straight to the Ace (Td,Js,Qd,Kd,Ah)
Was i fished, or was my all-in call poor?
Tryin to get my money in got me nowhere?
Bennydip2, i am playing different styles of poker, but seem to be on a losing streak no matter what.
I played the slow game earlier and got had??
I play reckless & it gets me no where?
I fish for the flush & straight and that just loses me chips?
these fish are not making money long term, dont join em
I am varying my play and i am doing all the things ppl are telling me along the way, i have not read any bookes or browsed the internet for tips on poker, i am merely watching and listening to those around me.
I have loved poker for years, just recently started online play, my brother got me a poker table years ago, alongtime before poker especially Texas hold em became more commercial.
I do appear to be lacking in confidence and self belief and it is serious to me when my money is involved.
Argghh, im feeling lost
The only mistake you made was pre flop, your raise should have been bigger to eliminate the speculative hands from calling. As soon as that flop came down you were both going all the way.
This is just a hand that plays itself and you should try not to worry about it too much
The worst thing to do imo is to play when frustrated - it's like a life long tilt. Just relax, do something else, rediscover another passion and return when you know where you are. You will be back more quickly than you can imagine!
Well it worked for me - good luck with whatever you decide.
If it's a small stakes game, a lot of people don't care if they lose.
The couple of quid thay are paying, is a charge for a bit of entertainment.
I only play small stakes stuff here (I like to play two MTTs a week at a different site, I'd do that here, but I have too many connection problems for some reason) as I play when at work, I play when on call at home. If I get interrupted at work or get called out, I chuck the chips in with any rubbish, chase the draw etc. I can imagine there are many who do the same.
In the long run you will come out on top, especially if at a table with me, just ask me if I'm at work....
Good luck and take it easy.