Challenge.. I play poker 2 "different" ways.. maybe this is more common than not?

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15.10.2018, 23:53 0

In a nut shell.

So when I'm a bit tired.. bored or playing on my phone I play really well. When I sit down to focus on a game and spend more time calculating odds or looking more in to how I'm playing each hand I lose a lot more.

I know it's easy to say.. you were relaxed or didn't over think things. I can understand that, but realistically how do I start to condition myself to play more consistently? I tried playing low/micro games and tournaments trying to figure it out but I can't.

Is this common?

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VorpalF2F

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16.10.2018, 08:01 0

Hmmm,
You may be observing an aspect of risk/reward balance.
There is a point at which a player doesn't really care about losing, and therefore is able to take the risk necessary to gain the reward.

I have a book by Doyle Brunson -- just a bunch of anecdotes from "the good ol' days", not a true poker book.
In it he says (this is a paraphrase, not a direct quote) -- "To succeed, you must want to win, but not care if you lose".

If you are risk-averse, you avoid spots where the reward is great because the risk is great.

Example:
You hold KQo on the button.
Both you and the Big Blind have 200 BB stacks in a cash game.
You raise, BB 3-Bets
KQo is in your 4-Bet range 100 BB deep -- do you still 4Bet at 200 BB?

I think I wandered off topic and fell in the ditch.

I'll think about this some more...
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Mozzek

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16.10.2018, 08:51 0

And what sample of hands are we talking about here?

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