Beat: Nearing busto - What to do?

ImNotSoGood · #1 05-31-2007, 02:30 AM

So I've been playing semi-professionally since August of last year. I started off playing MTTs and SNGs and moved to cash games with MTTs and SNGs mixed in. I started running bad last semester around October( I go to Syracuse U.). It was a sick downswing and the only thing kept my bankroll alive was the fact that I was running normally live (Turning Stone).

Around Feb. of this year was the peak of my downswing as I almost went broke and had to rebuild from almost nothing(I got staked a bit as well). I kept grinding while taking way too many shots at MTTs out of my roll. I was playing well but I would constantly final table bubble due to either a lost flip or a suckout. Sounds pretty trite, but it's the truth and friends who watched me play online/live cringe at some of the beats I've taken.

I was always trying to put myself back into the mindset to grind but it's really hard when you beat levels substantially higher than the one you're playing. Recently I'd been 4-6 tabling .5/1 NL at around 8/100 but couldn't take the wins seriously and played MTTs out of my bankroll.

What really sent me over the edge was a pretty heartbreaking beat i took 2 weeks ago. I played the 100k gauranteed and was playing great. It's down to 15 players, 32k for 1st. I am 5/15 at this point, to sum it up quickly i get it all in with KK vs 66 on a JJ2r flop for more or less a shared CL with ActionJeff and the villain turns a 6 to bust me. I've taken plenty of beats like this and worse but this just set me off.
So my choices are:

1. Get staked - I've done it before, and would most def. be able to do it again since I have good stats.

2. Play out of my roll - All or nothing.

3. Grind low stakes games (lower than even .5/1 NL)

4. Get a job - this would be a major beat and would make me feel sick inside because as a college student I would not be able to make any decent money, and the fact that I could beat a ton of games online for much better $ would drive me nuts.

Appreciate the Advice,
Stan

snakekilla88 · #2 05-31-2007, 02:35 AM

get a bankroll
play in your bankroll
play well
?????
profit

freekie · #3 05-31-2007, 02:14 PM

maybe you are not so good

tagtastic · #4 05-31-2007, 02:36 AM

The fact that you've been in "downswing" since October (lol I wonder why since then...) leads me to believe you'll do the following:

2, then 4. Then 2, 2, 2, etc. Maybe a few 1's thrown in before you finally 4.

The only real way you're ever gonna be a successful poker player is option 3. Based on this post, I don't think you're capable of it though.

ImNotSoGood · #5 05-31-2007, 02:45 AM

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The fact that you've been in "downswing" since October (lol I wonder why since then...) leads me to believe you'll do the following:

2, then 4. Then 2, 2, 2, etc. Maybe a few 1's thrown in before you finally 4.

The only real way you're ever gonna be a successful poker player is option 3. Based on this post, I don't think you're capable of it though.

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I am a winning player, my problem is controlling my impulses and sticking to a grind. It's
hard for me to have any credibility in the situation I am in obviously.

moving shapes · #6 05-31-2007, 02:47 AM

stan the man

ImNotSoGood · #7 05-31-2007, 02:53 AM

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stan the man

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Entropy4 · #8 05-31-2007, 03:17 AM

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I am a winning player, my problem is controlling my impulses and sticking to a grind.

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LOL @ an 8-month downswing. What is that, 150k hands?

I'm sure you play the game well, but playing the actual game of poker is only part of being a winning player.
You're not a winning player. If you were, you would not be making this post. Until you accept this, you're never going to change your bad habits and become a winning player.

pyedog · #9 05-31-2007, 02:20 PM

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The fact that you've been in "downswing" since October (lol I wonder why since then...) leads me to believe you'll do the following:

2, then 4. Then 2, 2, 2, etc. Maybe a few 1's thrown in before you finally 4.

The only real way you're ever gonna be a successful poker player is option 3. Based on this post, I don't think you're capable of it though.

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I am a winning player, my problem is controlling my impulses and sticking to a grind. It's
hard for me to have any credibility in the situation I am in obviously.

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These traits make you a terrible candidate for playing poker as a major source of income. I think those negative traits can't be overcome by your poker skill, no matter how great it is.

So my advice is to get a job and quit poker because you seem to have a gambling problem.

JKratzer · #10 05-31-2007, 02:26 PM

lol @ op trying to get staked and no one falling for it