OT: Confidence Boost

[ycjason]

Mike,
20 bi drop really is not that bad, I have only played the 60s for only about 700 games and I had 3 20 bi drop already. In my experience, 60s seemed a lot harder than 27s and therefore your ROI will likely drop at least 5% (part of it is because the increased rake, makes no sense that you should pay higher rake at 60s than 27s, but that's just the way it is). The lower your ROI, the higher your variance.

I have review HHs of yours, seems to me that you should be able to win at the 60s for at least 5% ROI. In addition to reviewing your own HHs, I would suggest you rail some of the top players at the 60s (check the sharkscope leaderboard for names), watch how they play and maybe learn a little bit on how you can improve.

Jason

[ger664]

Mike

If you are not comfortable losing more Buyins at 60's or you are not enjoying them and I would suggest move down get comfortable with your game again and rebuild your confidence so that you can take another shot. You definetly have the game to beat them long term.

[splashpot]

[ QUOTE ]
I hate being one of those players who attribute their downswings to nothing but "bad luck". Whenever I am losing, the last thing I want to say is, "I am just getting unlucky". It sounds like such BS.

[/ QUOTE ]
I don't know why you think it's BS. Of course it's always good to be analyzing your game but accepting that luck will cause inevitable swings is pretty important.

[Mike MacIntosh]

[ QUOTE ]
I didn't think the play was all that much better but perhaps the $60s are a bigger leap than we all expected. I thought I was just running bad too but it seems to be happening to a lot of us.

Try and guess at what point I tried moving up to $60s?

Now guess when I went back to the $27s?



So what I'm trying to say is don't get discouraged. I know some people are able to move up, get hot, and never have to move down. But for most of us it's a grind and hard work. Move down, get your confidence back, look for some leaks and then give it a try a little later.

If you're looking for immediate satisfaction, buy something for yourself with your winnings! This helps me every time.

Good luck and keep your head up.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thanks for sharing Kevin.

How are the 27s treating you lately?

[The Yugoslavian]

YOU'RE THE GREATEST OMG EVERYONE ON THIS FORUM WANTS TO HAVE SWEATY MAN SEX WITH YOU!!!

If that doesn't work I dno what will [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

[Mike MacIntosh]

[ QUOTE ]
YOU'RE THE GREATEST OMG EVERYONE ON THIS FORUM WANTS TO HAVE SWEATY MAN SEX WITH YOU!!!

If that doesn't work I dno what will [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

[/ QUOTE ]

Damn Yugo, keep your dreams to yourself...lol...

[skipperbob]

One Word = Pineapple [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Sparta45]

[ QUOTE ]
Mike

If you are not comfortable losing more Buyins at 60's or you are not enjoying them and I would suggest move down get comfortable with your game again and rebuild your confidence so that you can take another shot. You definetly have the game to beat them long term.

[/ QUOTE ]

Mike....I think this is very true. If you're not comfortable losing at the 60's, then you're not going to be able to beat the 60's. Move back down.....try playing just 1 60 mixed in with the level that you feel comfortable at.....and work your way up like that.

[Mike MacIntosh]

[ QUOTE ]
One Word = Pineapple [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]

Thats just not right skipper...

[Mark1978]

Similar problem for me going from 16s to 27s recently. I moved down and suddenly I got better. It's not the games it's my attitude towards them.
Now I play a mixture of 16s and 27s and I don't know which are which so I treat them all the same.