Re: DeathDonkey is in the well
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DD,
You mentioned congratulating yourself for poker lessons learned regardless of the money. Early in your learning, this is easy. Now, though, I'm having a harder time, since finding those lessons is harder. What was the last thing you complemented yourself for doing well on? How do you keep it up, now that many "advanced" poker concepts are routine? <font color="blue"> Early on, your learning consists of poker theory and hand application, later it consists of psychological stuff like quitting a game at the right time, passing on a game that isn't worth playing, but also taking a shot when the time is right and the game is good, and then remembering to quit well in that game. First example I thought of, on Monday at Commerce there was a 3 handed 200/400 BOT game going and I was about set to take a seat when a friend told me one guy in the game who was drinking a bit and I thought was the fish was an "extremely tough vegas high stakes player" who I didn't recognize, so I played 40/80 instead. No need to subject myself to a tough shorthanded game if the fish isn't the fish.</font>
Is poker still fun for you? How do you keep it fun when you're playing so much?<font color="blue"> Poker is fun for me, I enjoy competing, winning no matter what the stakes, and playing well and being in the zone is a great feeling. I don't play so much, so that helps [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I should play more really, compared to many 2+2ers I hardly play at all. But I read some posts by guys that say they hate playing poker and grinding but the money is too good to not do it. I don't feel like that at all, if I did I think I would find something else to do (I hope at least). </font>
When was your last downswing of 200 BB or more? How have you trained yourself to keep playing, and keep playing your best, through it? <font color="blue"> Haven't had too many, I guess several months ago I lost about 250 bb in two days and I took a break for a week or so and then played lower limits for awhile. It's tough mentally and I don't have the answer really. I just try and have fun when playing and I shorten my sessions and try extra hard to book winners, all to make my brain feel happier about poker for awhile.</font>
What's your favorite beer? Favorite hard liquor? Favorite mixed drink? <font color="blue"> Newcastle, bourbon, maker's mark manhattan</font>
Do you have a favorite strategy post that you're particularly proud to have made? That is, a hand post of yours that generated particularly good discussion, or where you got to teach the bulk of the forum something new? Perhaps a theory/essay post you were proud of? <font color="blue"> I'm sure if I searched through some stuff there are a few in there where I was really into the topic and just wanted to spell something out which I like to remind myself I have the knowledge to do. I get lazy with posts and just say what to do without an explanation and then sometimes I go back and give one, its like a test to make sure my theory is sound I guess, but it's mostly just laziness. I'm proud of any post where a poster I look up to agrees with me because I have an ego to feed and I've always felt like I had to prove something to someone on these forums for whatever reason. James282 agreed with me in a high stakes post a few weeks ago and that made me feel good for instance.</font>
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Great questions.
-DeathDonkey
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