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Uggggggggggggggggggh it's like I can't win anymore JESUS [censored] CHRIST.
What was everybodys biggest downswing (buyins) and over how many hands? Was it related more to playing awful and tilting, natural variance, a lot of leaks, etc?
Basically I'm feeling like crap right now, I've only made a few plays that I really regret. Usually when I drop a bunch of money I can point to a bunch of hands I misplayed and leaks in my game and then just improve and it seemed like it worked. But the first three days of this month on UB have been sick. Every time I get AA / top pair / any overpair I have to fold it because the board gets really ugly and / or somebody shows a lot of aggression. It's just sick, never seen anything like it in my life. I just feel completely helpless and it feels like everybody is just pushing me around but if I ever take a stand I got shown the best hand every time. I've had so many tough decisions and marginal plays the past three days and I feel like I'm making the correct play usually but it's just not working out at all. I definitely have leaks in my game, but I think I'm playing pretty good overall, could be wrong though. Anybody here play 400nl/600nl on UB regularly? PM me.
Words of encouragement / advice anybody (yes I'm an emotional wreck right now)?
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I'm basically in your exact same situation, except maybe a bit worse. I saw your post above about moving to UB, which is what I just did, and I swear to [censored] christ I can't win anything there. I'm not sitting in tough games, but I can't get a hand to hold up save my very soul. It's really bizzare. I'm down like 18 buyins since switching to UB, which is easily the worst downswing I've ever had. Then I see hands like this, which are absolutely puzzling. Villain was like 27/20, but a habitual linestepper. I felt like I was definitely ahead the whole way.
Ultimate Bet
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3./$6.
6 players
Converter
Pre-flop: (
6 players) Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $21</font>,
3 folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (
$48, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $48</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $192</font>, UTG calls.
Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (
$432, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $432</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG calls all-in $220.35</font>.
Uncalled bets: $211.65 returned to Hero.
River: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (
$872.7, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $872.7)
Results:
Final pot: $872.7
Villain shows... Kc9c? WTF WTF
That's pretty much my last 3 weeks in a nutshell.
I can't give you too much advice, because I'm in the same spot, other than to say that the UB games are VERY aggro. You feel like you're getting pushed around a lot, which makes sense given what I've seen at these games. You might be folding the best hand a lot, but I can't be sure. My main problem is getting it in with the best hand and losing or having monster vs monster against a 55/35/3 guy who I cannot give credit for a monster. Maybe that's a leak, but I feel like theres been basically no clear folds in big pots that I've played recently.
I basically puked myself to sleep last night (-$5k at 3/6). It was gross. But yeah, PM me if you want to talk more.