Re: moving up
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but more often than not they backfire against stupid players while i tend to do better against better opponants.can you give any reason for this?
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Yes, the reason is you don't understand the ideas presented in the book, specifically from what I read, variance and gambling philosophy but if you do not understand those I am making an assumption that you do not understand some of the more complicated plays, theories, and strategies in this book.
My suggestion is to open an account at absolute, FTP, stars, or another site that allows US players. Play .50/1 or 1/2 for an hour or two (not 24) until you learn the methods that are presented in SSHE. EDIT: Or simply move down at foxwoods but you will get more "practice" hands in online and be able to think about and reflect on your hands through hand histories online. The go back to live.
A young man playing last night BERATED a player when he caught an open ended straight draw on the river out of the small blind. The berater had made a pair of Js or Qs on the flop with a low kicker. I immediatley was able to mark the berater as someone who did not understand the game fully. It seems to me that you would call this person "stupid" for catching his 8 outs and defending his small blind.
To be sure, some of your losses are very unlucky but most of us here have lost to quads or better full houses or straight flushes over flushes. It should not flush your entire roll.
Good luck and have fun!
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