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Message: [QUOTE="reglardave, post: 630106, member: 15394"] Thanks AG, this is a subject that's been wandering around in my head a good bit lately. As I've muddled through a case of the variance blues the last few weeks, I've taken some time away from the tables to actually think on some facts about my game:eek: vs my general range of opposition. Some days, I convince myself that I was better off results wise when i was "a donkey". Other days, I incline to the theory that I play better against better competition, and tracking my results tends to bouy up this conclusion somewhat. We do read a lot in these forums about how poor the level of competition is at these stakes or those, but as a confirmed micro player on a variety of games and sites, I think much of this is just self stroking. People will say, I can dominate MTTs at the $5 level, or 3, or 10, whatever, 'cause I know more than all those donks. And the result seldom bears out the assumption. Truth is, there's good poker being played by decent players at all limits.:eek: The % of good play may be higher at higher stakes, but not hugely so. In other threads, there's been some discussion about the evolution of tournament play. By way of a definition, I'll refer to it as "modern" vs "old school". Old school to me is much more of a finesse game; modern is big plays at big risks, for big rewards. A lot of it is TAG v LAG, but it goes deeper than that. Seems there's a whole different mindset to each. And I think I'm in a somewhat transitional phase right now. My mind is pretty firmly grounded in old school, it's how I learned, but more and more, I find myself examining the "modern" concepts, trying to reach a median point somewhere in between. But maybe there really isn't one. So where am I going with all this rambling? Some simple food for thought: Not everyone who beats you is a donk. Every hand you lose isn't a bad beat. Different players play different ways. Making the "right" move doesn't always get the right result. I had a bad month in Sept., so far Oct. is better. For the most part, it's all on me, not the donks and suckouts. I don't bitch about 'em, they happen. They're part of the game. I get my share back at times,too. Everybody does. That's poker. You make your best play, the other guy makes his. The better decision will out, oftener than not. [/QUOTE]

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