[Closed] Is this downswing or what ?

Originally posted by opal99
From Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo:

"All of my good streaks and all of my bad streaks of every length and depth have had one thing in common. They did not exist in your mind. They only existed in my mind. And this is true for everyone's winning and losing streaks. None of them actually exist. They are all mental fabrication, like past and future. Everything that ever happens happens in the present tense. But how can you have a "streak" in the present tense? You can't. And therefore, if you are in the present tense, which, in fact, at this time, you are, then at this moment there is no streak in your life. There is no inherent existence to streaks. The streak is there when you think about it, and when you stop thinking about it, it goes away. It blossoms withers, all in your mind. And when your mind invents a streak, you believe it exists, because you believe what your mind tells you. But the truth is there is only the hand you are playing."

All hands you've posted here are standard suckouts which happens usually. the better player you are, the more suckouts you recieve than you give....

I can't say whether you've played those hands well or not, but it doesn't matter. It's too easy to work on your game and improve your C-game all the time by yourself. Maybe you should think about working on your approach to the game. Poker is not about skills. You can beat small stakes with only skills for sure, but you have to improve your mental approach so much, that it will more influence your overall results than all of your technical skills.

Go to amazon.com and look for Tommy Angelo's book, or go to his home page and buy it from there. There're only few better then good psychology books but this one is one of 3 best ever written. "Poker Mindset" is another great one and let's leave one empty slot

The most players focus mostly on skills part in the beginning while thinking about mentality and psychology as something what is not the crucial thing yet. But, the sooner you'll master it, the sooner you can beat the skyhigh limits! (for an example, search for TwiceT's posts here in the forum.. there's hardly anyone in EN community with better approach to the game than it's his.).

Originally posted by opal99

Originally posted by opal99
From Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo:

"All of my good streaks and all of my bad streaks of every length and depth have had one thing in common. They did not exist in your mind. They only existed in my mind. And this is true for everyone's winning and losing streaks. None of them actually exist. They are all mental fabrication, like past and future. Everything that ever happens happens in the present tense. But how can you have a "streak" in the present tense? You can't. And therefore, if you are in the present tense, which, in fact, at this time, you are, then at this moment there is no streak in your life. There is no inherent existence to streaks. The streak is there when you think about it, and when you stop thinking about it, it goes away. It blossoms withers, all in your mind. And when your mind invents a streak, you believe it exists, because you believe what your mind tells you. But the truth is there is only the hand you are playing."

All hands you've posted here are standard suckouts which happens usually. the better player you are, the more suckouts you recieve than you give....

I can't say whether you've played those hands well or not, but it doesn't matter. It's too easy to work on your game and improve your C-game all the time by yourself. Maybe you should think about working on your approach to the game. Poker is not about skills. You can beat small stakes with only skills for sure, but you have to improve your mental approach so much, that it will more influence your overall results than all of your technical skills.

Go to amazon.com and look for Tommy Angelo's book, or go to his home page and buy it from there. There're only few better then good psychology books but this one is one of 3 best ever written. "Poker Mindset" is another great one and let's leave one empty slot

The most players focus mostly on skills part in the beginning while thinking about mentality and psychology as something what is not the crucial thing yet. But, the sooner you'll master it, the sooner you can beat the skyhigh limits! (for an example, search for TwiceT's posts here in the forum.. there's hardly anyone in EN community with better approach to the game than it's his.).

Thank you.
I've added you as a buddy.
I see I can soon (2000 points short) but The Poker Mind Set from Full tilt academy using my points. worth it ?

if you mean this, then of course! It's GREAT book no matter what kind of poker you play.

Originally posted by opal99
if you mean this, then of course! It's GREAT book no matter what kind of poker you play.

Is it a replace to Angelo's book or I should read both ?

read both! I would start with Poker Mindset as it's easier to read (there's much more to think about while readin Angelo's book).