Tonight I go to bed happier

[Graham C]

My miserable run ended today    The big losses yesterday played on my mind a bit last night and today I have a different outlook on poker for some reason, and the bad beats do not bother me because I get just as lucky at other times.

Today I called (as small blind) with  2 4o and watched the flop come A 5 3 and I've had pocket jacks hold up even when there have been an ace and a king on the board.  I've had a few other 50/50 calls go my way today too.

I came 15th in a cheap $1 LOQ game, which ok I didn't get anything for but out of over 250 runners, it's ok.  I've just finished in the money on a Stars mtt and I've just come 7th in a Crypto £2 mtt

I do feel different about my game today.  I can't really explain what it is though but I feel as if I've improved somehow.  Bad runs do end though thankfully

Nighty night

[RED-DOG]

And, as you demonstrate, we can learn something from them

Good luck silo

[NoflopsHomer]

 


Don't let the bastards grind you down

[Poppet7]

Glad you did better tonight xx

[matt674]

Glad to see you're adopting a different outlook to the game, like i've mentioned before there isnt really you can do about the outdraws - they are just part and parcel of the game. Personally i welcome the outdraws with open arms, the more times i'm outdrawn means the more times i'm getting my money in with the best hand. If i'm constantly getting my money in with the best hand then i will win more than i lose.

There is no way that a player will ever win a MTT without outdrawing an opponent somewhere along the line so at times yes luck will play a part, what you have to try to do is eliminate luck as much as possible and you wont go far wrong.

Every single member of this blonde forum will testify that bad runs happen to everyone whether your name is Phil Ivey playing regular high stakes cash games in large buy in MTT's or your average recreational player who plays the occasional £10 rebuy for a bit of fun down his local casino. Its how you learn to cope with the bad beats and use the experiences to try and further your game that will move you up onto the next level, like you say in your post - sometimes you cant explain what it is but you "feel" as though you have improved.

Poker sometimes can be a game of "feelings" - you just have to listen to them and trust your instincts.... Many a time you can be studying an opponent and you can't explain why but you just have a "feeling" he's bluffing, the more experienced you become and the better you get at the game then the more your "feelings" turn out to be correct.

Keep plugging away at it and although sometimes it can seem like a grind try and play with a smile on your face and enjoy yourself, after all its only a game 

 

[AndrewT]

Poker sometimes can be a game of "feelings" - you just have to listen to them and trust your instincts.... Many a time you can be studying an opponent and you can't explain why but you just have a "feeling" he's bluffing, the more experienced you become and the better you get at the game then the more your "feelings" turn out to be correct.

You may not realise it, but, if you do anything a lot, your brain learns how to think about it without you consciously being aware of it. This is why, when you begin driving, it takes every ounce of brainpower and concentration to keep the car on the road, whereas years later you can drive without being aware you're thinking about it.

These 'feelings' are simply the results of the background processing that your brain has been doing - you 'feel' your opponent is bluffing because your subconscious brain has recognised that this situation is similar to previous situations where an opponent was bluffing. All this happens much quicker than you can consciously go through your decision-making processes, which is why your 'gut instinct' oftens turns out to be correct.

Unfortunately, there's no shortcuts to developing the right instincts - you get it through playing lots and lots and lots, so your brain has a wealth of experience to influence its decisions.

[thetank]

 

Even mystery had bad days 

[matt674]

You may not realise it, but, if you do anything a lot, your brain learns how to think about it without you consciously being aware of it. This is why, when you begin driving, it takes every ounce of brainpower and concentration to keep the car on the road, whereas years later you can drive without being aware you're thinking about it.

These 'feelings' are simply the results of the background processing that your brain has been doing - you 'feel' your opponent is bluffing because your subconscious brain has recognised that this situation is similar to previous situations where an opponent was bluffing. All this happens much quicker than you can consciously go through your decision-making processes, which is why your 'gut instinct' oftens turns out to be correct.

Unfortunately, there's no shortcuts to developing the right instincts - you get it through playing lots and lots and lots, so your brain has a wealth of experience to influence its decisions.

Yeah i know how the whole process works - the number of times i've woke up just as i'm dozing off in bed and shouted out loud the answer to a question we had been wracking our brains over whilst sat in the pub of a sunday afternoon is untrue!! The best one that springs to mind was during one conversation we were talking about childrens tv and the question cropped up "what was the name of Morph's cousin?". (This was before i had a PC and could just Google it!) I was lying in bed when i suddenly sat up and shouted "chas" at the top of my voice. Fortunately monkey sleeps alone and the walls in my tree house are think enough so that my monkey neighbours didnt hear either otherwise i may have gotten a few strange looks the next day