Does anybody not really care even if online poker did get dry in like >5 years? Maybe it is just me, but i find it hard enough to get motivated to play now and i'm quite sure i will ****ing hate this game in 5 years. Obviously i'd love uigea to get overturned, as it will definitely increase the lifespan of online poker and soften the games, but i'm quite sure i'll be ready to move on to other things in a few years, even if it means making much less money than can be made from online poker.
Idk, i'm really struggling with having no motivation to play lately, which is worrying seeing as i am intending to play this w/o a job/school for the next year. I just DREAD the days where i get stuck like 5 buy ins right away and end up playing a long session trying to get unstuck. What i wouldnt' do to be able to log long sessions when i am winning and stop right away when losing - but i just HATE losing days. Just an idiotic mentality as i've made >$100/hr for the entire year, so it would make sense just to play and suck up the variance. But instead i'd just rather a "feel good" + couple hundred dollar day rather than "risking" turning it into a losing day. Seriously got to fix this - it is actually the one thing that has impressed me about fullflush (and ivey does this as well) but he tends to quit right after a beat/loss of momentum. I think it is a really +EV skill to be able to quit at the right time and leave money on the table, but is something i really struggle with HU (obv it isn't a problem in 6max, since you aren't leaving money on the table per se since a bunch of ppl have a shot at it). I just can't bring myself to quit when down until i am just sick of playing. It isn't a tilt problem, but it is hard to play HU w/ no momentum and a bad metagame/image.
Idk, i'm really struggling with having no motivation to play lately, which is worrying seeing as i am intending to play this w/o a job/school for the next year. I just DREAD the days where i get stuck like 5 buy ins right away and end up playing a long session trying to get unstuck. What i wouldnt' do to be able to log long sessions when i am winning and stop right away when losing - but i just HATE losing days. Just an idiotic mentality as i've made >$100/hr for the entire year, so it would make sense just to play and suck up the variance. But instead i'd just rather a "feel good" + couple hundred dollar day rather than "risking" turning it into a losing day. Seriously got to fix this - it is actually the one thing that has impressed me about fullflush (and ivey does this as well) but he tends to quit right after a beat/loss of momentum. I think it is a really +EV skill to be able to quit at the right time and leave money on the table, but is something i really struggle with HU (obv it isn't a problem in 6max, since you aren't leaving money on the table per se since a bunch of ppl have a shot at it). I just can't bring myself to quit when down until i am just sick of playing. It isn't a tilt problem, but it is hard to play HU w/ no momentum and a bad metagame/image.
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eNTy said:
Ya ofc most ppl who play poker won't feel this way, as alot just love the game and alot intend to play poker as a full time job or whatever. I was just wondering if i am the only one who doesn't want to be doing this in a few years. Don't get me wrong, I think it is absolutely perfect for what i intend to do over the next couple of years (enjoy having little responsibilities, make some money, decide on further schooling) but once i'm older and ready to "settle down" i guess it isn't somethign i see myself doing at all.
I just wish i had the discipline to play for 5 hours a day. I think part of the problem is that i play HU, which is super intense and swingy and nothing at all like autopiloting 12 tables of FR (no offense to the n00bs that do this) so it takes alot out of you.
feitr said:
Yeah I can see how playing HU is a lot more 'stressful'. Loads more metagame/complex, marginal decisions to be made.
Everyone is different, and everyone's goals are to an extent different. The common theme is, we all want to make money.
I love playing poker, and I can pretty much play long extended hours on a regular basis. I think this year I have probably played almost everyday minus a week say. And I reckon I could easily play 5hrs+ a day.
If the games are still popular, and non-draconian laws are in place, then I can deffo see myself playing in 5yrs time. (in the hope I haven't gone busto)
lol donkaments.
Poker Stars, $22 Buy-in (300/600 blinds, 50 ante) NL Hold'em Tourney, 8 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
UTG+1: 43,722 (72.9 bb)
MP1: 46,726 (77.9 bb)
MP2: 1,442 (2.4 bb)
MP3: 13,343 (22.2 bb)
CO: 14,224 (23.7 bb)
Hero (BTN): 13,226 (22 bb)
SB: 67,731 (112.9 bb)
BB: 20,570 (34.3 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A
A
UTG+1 raises to 1,800, 2 folds, MP3 calls 1,800, CO folds, Hero raises to 6,000, 2 folds, UTG+1 raises to 43,672 and is all-in, MP3 folds, Hero calls 7,176 and is all-in
Flop: (29,452) K
K
9
(2 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: (29,452) A
(2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (29,452) 4
(2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results: 29,452 pot
UTG+1 showed 5
5
(two pairs, Kings and Fives) and lost (-13,226 net)
Hero showed A
A
(a full house, Aces full of Kings) and won 29,452 (16,226 net)
Poker Stars, $22 Buy-in (300/600 blinds, 50 ante) NL Hold'em Tourney, 8 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
UTG+1: 43,722 (72.9 bb)
MP1: 46,726 (77.9 bb)
MP2: 1,442 (2.4 bb)
MP3: 13,343 (22.2 bb)
CO: 14,224 (23.7 bb)
Hero (BTN): 13,226 (22 bb)
SB: 67,731 (112.9 bb)
BB: 20,570 (34.3 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A
UTG+1 raises to 1,800, 2 folds, MP3 calls 1,800, CO folds, Hero raises to 6,000, 2 folds, UTG+1 raises to 43,672 and is all-in, MP3 folds, Hero calls 7,176 and is all-in
Flop: (29,452) K
Turn: (29,452) A
River: (29,452) 4
Results: 29,452 pot
UTG+1 showed 5
Hero showed A
Here's my summary of my poker year/month/week/day:
If you go to showdown, you lose 90% of pots that have >20bb's!
If you got to S/d with less than 20bb in pot, you may win 40%ish!
In conclusion: FOLD BEFORE S/D OR MAKE VILLAIN FOLD BEFORE S/D
EZ f'kin game or what!
If you go to showdown, you lose 90% of pots that have >20bb's!
If you got to S/d with less than 20bb in pot, you may win 40%ish!
In conclusion: FOLD BEFORE S/D OR MAKE VILLAIN FOLD BEFORE S/D
EZ f'kin game or what!
Jagsti said:
Playing HU killed my mojo. I used to grind like 60k+ hands a month easy. Now I get annoyed at the thought of playing for more than a couple hours a day. I used to be able to just sit down and grind forever, now I'm constantly checking how many I hands I have in, waiting to quit. I don't know what it is, but it definitely started when I started playing a lot of HU and eventually led to me almost quitting poker for good.
My advice : Stop playing HU, it's soul crushing.
[ ] enjoyable session
[x] 4 buy ins below ev
[x] lost 4 buy ins
Fun hands:
JJ on Jh5h8h vs 5h4h all in on flop,
KK on 743r vs 78os all in on flop, 8 turn,
22 on 6h4h2 vs 7h5h all in on flop, Ah river.
ETC...
Oh well, it has to happen with moving up I suppose ?
[x] 4 buy ins below ev
[x] lost 4 buy ins
Fun hands:
JJ on Jh5h8h vs 5h4h all in on flop,
KK on 743r vs 78os all in on flop, 8 turn,
22 on 6h4h2 vs 7h5h all in on flop, Ah river.
ETC...
Oh well, it has to happen with moving up I suppose ?
I think I just hate the variance, not the whole game. Was running like shit for a month back in March, started to tilt like a mother****er, lost more because of it, finally cooled myself down the last 10/15k hands or so, but am running like shit still. Just no fun.
That said, **** poker for tonight! Big pens/caps game!!! Booya to free CBC HD too, yay!!!
That said, **** poker for tonight! Big pens/caps game!!! Booya to free CBC HD too, yay!!!