downswing peptalk – Pagina 2

blowkonijn · 2010-03-07T01:50:53Z

Na de zoveelste downswing en t bijbehorende geklaag, zei mn coach dat ik maar eens moest kijken naar psychologie artikelen. Nou heb ik t volgende stukkie gevonden, waar ik een hoop inspiratie uit heb op gedaan. Dacht dat t voor meerdere mensen wel interessant zou zijn. haven't written a blog on here in quite a while. Over the past year, I've been going through one of the worst downswings of my poker career, and truthfully its just not as fun to blog when you don't have pleasant things to write about. Its been a combination of many things that contributed to my downswing: I lost a ton of money in backing, I took some shots at higher stakes($25/50, $50/100) games that weren't successful, I displayed poor bankroll management in sports betting(betting up to $5000 per game when I clearly shouldn't be), and quite frankly I've run like complete **** this entire past year. But I'm not writing this blog to complain, and I'm sure as hell not writing it to gather sympathy. Rather, I want to share with everyone how I deal with running badly because I think it may be my biggest strength as a poker player, and its something I routinely see people do horribly wrong. In addition writing this out will only serve as more motivation for me as I try to right the ship. I've played professionally for six years now, and over that time I've had quite a few close poker friends. And at one time or another, each of them has run worse than they ever thought imaginable and come to me for advice. I always try to give my best advice, but I feel as if it constantly rings hollow when someone who is not running poorly tries to counsel someone who is. The person who is running poorly begins to buy into the absurd notion that the one giving the advice has never experienced such a downswing and, therefore, probably can't truly relate. Therefore, I'd like to take this opportunity to demonstrate that to be false. I am indeed going through one of those times right now, yet I'm going to practice what I preach. Let me start off with a quick confession: If you've ever come to me whining or complaining about running bad, I probably tried to cheer you up or make you feel better. However, what I was really thinking the entire time you complained to me was how big of a ****ing idiot you are. I probably knew you were in a bad mood and wouldn't take kindly to hearing my true thoughts, so I kept them to myself. But now that I'm the one going through it, I really don't care about holding back. Variance is the lifeblood of poker. Its what keeps the fish coming back. Its what enables us to do what we do for a living. To curse variance the second it turns against you is shortsighted and ignorant. To allow it to affect your game or your work ethic is just beyond stupid. If you're running badly right now, you probably don't want to hear this; You'd probably rather continue to buy into the myth that you're simply unluckier than everyone else because that provides a bit of temporary satisfaction to the masses of idiots who misunderstand the fundamental concepts of variance in poker. However, I think that if you honestly read and consider what I have to say then you'll admit I speak the truth. I just got back from a vacation home to Maryland to see family and then to New York for a wedding. Plane tickets, rental car, a new suit for the wedding, wedding gifts, hotel stay, nights out with friends, and a bunch of other stuff ended up costing me over $4000. And when I got back and examined my finances, I realized that I was now getting dangerously close to no longer being able to live the lifestyle I've grown accustomed to(some lower stakes players may find it silly that I "need" to spend as much as I do, but imo if you're willing to work for it then you deserve to enjoy the benefits). So I started back grinding by 18-tabling plo8/nlo8 and trying to put in close a minimum of 5000 hands per day. The results sucked. I ran worse and worse despite my increased efforts. And now I find myself right on the brink of having to either make money immediately or cut back on some of my spending habits. I'm choosing to do the former. I'm confident that I can make that choice because I've done it before- My first blogs on this site detailed how I turned $3000 into $80,000 in just over 4 months, and I did it without ever playing over my bankroll(the lone exception being the very beginning when I played live $1/2 NL with only $3000. However, live $1/2 is so ridiculously soft and I played such a safe style that even with only 15 buy-ins I still felt completely comfortable). The method is actually ridiculous simple, but sticking to it seems to be difficult for most. Here it is: 1. Find a poker game that you can beat consistently(this is obviously the tough part, and this blog is aimed mainly at those who have already accomplished this) 2. Make s...

_Anonymous_

09.03.2010, 17:02 0

ik heb die lap text gelezen :f_o:

Titangizmo

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09.03.2010, 23:52 0

Touché zazizo ♠_biggrin:

"I'm about to tell you a story. It has a beginning, a middle and an end. Fact or fiction? Doesn't matter. It's all how I tell it."

_Anonymous_

11.03.2010, 01:53 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door Xpload1989

Oorspronkelijk gepost door Yoghi
Denk dat ik het wel ken, maar kun je ook eens een samenvatting posten?

Huh, waar is de tl;dr comment? Dit is natuurlijk gewoon een uitgebreide versie van dezelfde boodschap.

Maar ondanks dat het tl is, wel gelezen Mooi stukje, zit zeker waarheid in.

Al die coaches en moderaters maar klagen dat het te lang is! En wel verwachten dat wij die artikelen doorlezen hea! :f_mad:

Trommelboy

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19.03.2010, 20:43 0

Uh, ff OT:

een dolfijn is OOK een zoogdier, dus uh... Het is eigenlijk geen vis. (@ degene die reageerde op die foto)

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19.03.2010, 21:12 0

Heel goeie post. Niet alleen in relatie tot poker maar ook in relatie tot veel andere dingen in het leven.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

_Anonymous_

19.03.2010, 21:17 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door Trommelboy
Uh, ff OT:

een dolfijn is OOK een zoogdier, dus uh... Het is eigenlijk geen vis. (@ degene die reageerde op die foto)

ROFL lig hier echt strike.

zazizo

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19.03.2010, 22:13 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door Trommelboy
Uh, ff OT:

een dolfijn is OOK een zoogdier, dus uh... Het is eigenlijk geen vis. (@ degene die reageerde op die foto)

Mijn post wees juist op het feit dat een dolfijn geen vis is.......

Sutra1981

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22.03.2010, 15:56 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door zazizo

Oorspronkelijk gepost door Trommelboy
Uh, ff OT:

een dolfijn is OOK een zoogdier, dus uh... Het is eigenlijk geen vis. (@ degene die reageerde op die foto)

Mijn post wees juist op het feit dat een dolfijn geen vis is.......

Tenzij met carnaval of als die dolfijn poker speelt en er niets van bakt...

_Anonymous_

22.03.2010, 16:02 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door zazizo
Ik zie maar 1 vis.
Die ander is een zoogdier.

Nee hoor, we zijn gezellig samen zoogdier Geen vis te bekennen in dat water!

♠_evil:

zazizo

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22.03.2010, 16:06 0

Hehe, sorry Xpload.

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22.03.2010, 18:33 0

WHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, posting in epic topic

blowkonijn Topicstarter

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22.03.2010, 18:34 0

sletjuhhhhh

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_Anonymous_

22.03.2010, 18:55 0

WHAHAHAHA IK BEN DE KLAAGMUUR KING!!

Zeezout

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22.03.2010, 19:46 0

Een soort beklagenswaardige koning dus? ♠_cool:

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24.03.2010, 14:27 0

Oorspronkelijk gepost door blowkonijn
sletjuhhhhh

all yours

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