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Dandiiik
Joined: 19.07.2009

Ok I guess now I can share something from my badbeat and downswing factory as well. Two weeks ago I made a deposit on pokerstars and I almost trippled it up in a few days. I was happy because I felt I played good poker, was confident and I managed to get at payed positions in almost every sitngo. Really almost everyone. Suddenly I dont know why (I play still the same), I just cant win or get payed in any possible tournament. Badbeat after badbeat, I am not on tilt, I play cool and think about what I am doing. But some lucky cards often comes. I usualy can double or triple up in early phase of the tournament but I amost always end up on bubble which is making me crazy. I know there might be my problem. Example: bubble (4 players), 3 similar stacks and one total maniac raising preflop every hand as a big stack. I just waited for some good hand and then went all in because btw he was a calling station as well. My JJ against Q9. Board - 5 K 6 8 7.

I am thinking about withdrawing because I feel that pokerstars doesnt want me to play there. I will now try to have rest for some day, just studying strategies and will see. My limit is another 10 lost tournaments.


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TheBu11d0g
Joined: 25.07.2008

Hey Dandiiik,

I can highly recommend 4 things:

#1) Head over to the video section and watch some videos: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/sng/

There are quite a few low level SNG videos by Unam, Chenny and Helemaalnicks for bronze members which will help show you if you are doing things right or not.

#2) Download the ICM Trainer Light and the normal ICM Trainer: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/software/

Practice your ICM - its important for understanding key principles of playing late phase SNGs ;)

#3) Get involved in the SNG hand evaluation forum: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/board.php?boardid=1429

This a place where you will fix your leaks and start to think about critical situations.

#4) Check out our coaching schedule: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/coaching/

We have several live SNG coachings a week where you can watch the pros play and ask questions. A very good method for improving :)

Kind regards
-Steve


mishkagg
Joined: 29.07.2008

Just my two cents: 30 buyins downers are considered normal even though rare in SnGs. Especially true for turbos. Almost every month I am having 15 BI downers and I play like 400-450 sngs per month. In MTTs it's even worse I hear. You can go for weeks without a deep run in the money.