Hi there
I'm Mr.Jamon and I'm from Spain. This is my first post here, sorry it is in the DS section ![]()
It is going to be long
so, put yourself comfortable.
I've been playing limit poker online since November 2005. First months it was just for fun till I realized I enjoyed the game but didn't won, so a start to read some books and forums, and getting more involved with the game, so spending more and more hours on it.
On January I started to play "seriously", said so, I got Poker Tracker and decided to play on a solid strategy, reviewing my sessions after completed and so. I started at 0.25/0.50 because that was the lower limit in the site I was signed.
Soon I started to win, and did so for three months solidly. My mates then began to tell me to move up limits, as I had achieved the necessary bankroll and played hands, so in March I decided to give a try at 0.50/1. Think were going as smooth as in 0.25/0.50 and I kept wining also in the new limit.... till May.
On May, suddenly, the draws started to not complete, the top pair top kicker never were enough by the river, my flopped monsters (flopped straight or even flushes) didn't hold up till the river. I was beaten one and again by marginal hands catching 2-outers... all in a sudden.
At first I though that I have just came into a bad run that was going to pass. I had read many times about them, and knew that it was possible to be a good player but lose in 5k, 10K stretches.
My problem is that this stretch is lasting tooo long. It is now a 21k downswing, with -265 BB that is literally killing my confidence.
My statisctics say that I am a TA-A player, 19% VP%IP, 8.5 PFR and 2,2 AF. I have a Went to Showdown of 31%, with a Won at SD of 52%, so, nothing strange around here.
This is the graphic of January-June. I warn you it is a little scary if you're a begginer ![]()
And this is the graph since May 1st (when all things started to go wrong). Observe there are session that seems to take me out of the red, just to go deeper the next one ![]()
I have try to adjust my game as much as possible: became tighter preflop, then a little looser, then didn't go for draws except with exceptional odds or equity, didn't keep the premium pairs "sticked" to the hand if there was too much action, folded easily my weak hands when tought I was beaten, didn't catch on fight against maniacs or so...
I have take a rest of some days without playing a hand (this actually was worst, as in the re-entr� I lost 100 BB in one session).
I have re-read specific chapter of post-flop play in the books, I consider my mates advices, I have post dozens of hands in the spanish forums,... everything seems to be OK. Maybe in this can you could have save a bet or two, but... nothing really important. Just some bad luck in some moments, but even bad luck cannot account for all the downswing.
This DS is destroynig my moral, and making me consider seriouly to quit poker forever.
So, we came here for what? My gandmother used to say that 4 eyes watch more than two, so I leave this here for two reason:
1.- as an advice for newbies as to how hard this game can be and
2.- because you have another two eyes that maybe can see something that I don't see.
Best regards.