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Message: [QUOTE="overtop69, post: 1288445, member: 29405"] Well....as if I haven't seen one of these before. Boy if I had a nickel for every time I heard "I'm gonna quit if....". Here are things to think about first : *****Do NOT play if you are not in a focused state***** 1) Am I playing the right stakes? You have to play at stakes that you can afford to lose. If you are playing stakes where you MUST win to stay playing then you are playing too high. 2) Am I playing the right game? Even if you are at a comfortable stakes level you MUST be sure to play a game you can win at....consistently. Try the easiest games first....be sure to be comfortable with them before playing for money....and slowly delve into others from there...if you so choose to. 3) Am I playing the right strategy for this format? Different table size means people will use different strategies. Be sure to learn different strategies for different formats. 9 handed play will be more tight than 6 handed, and if you don't adjust, you will lose. 4) If you answered yes to the first 3 questions then you have to revisit your game. Do you need to learn more? What are your weaknesses? What are your strengths? Figure out what seems to works best for you and go from there. Remember, poker is a game where you are always learning, always improving.....or success will elude you. 5) Learn to live with the fact that you will not always win. People play differently, expect to find people that will get lucky against you. Odds are variable, so you won't always win with aces, for example. Streaks happen and change...never know when....but they always do. 6) LEARN TO FOLD BIG HANDS. Just because you have aces doesn't mean you'll win. The MOST important part of being a successful player is knowing when to fold the big hands. This part alone will save you LOTS of money in playing. Some may or may not agree with these points, and they are not in any particular order, but I have found these points integral to a successful game. [/QUOTE]

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