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Old 11-03-2007, 02:09 AM
Logitech Logitech is offline
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Default Re: why am i so bad?

I think you should improve your game
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Old 11-03-2007, 10:49 AM
Fish Fodder Fish Fodder is offline
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Default Re: why am i so bad?

"it just occurred to me that in about half the pots i win, i don't have the best hand...i am not called. does this indicate anything?"

It might. If you're playing "by the book" Tight your opponents probably have a good read on you and have a pretty good idea when they're beat-or when they beat you. Mix up your bet levels, especially PF and at different positions. Don't pop 4x bets in EP w/AA/AQ/KK/etc. every time. Range them out between 2X and 5X. There's nothing wrong with min-betting AA sometimes because what you lose in equity you more than gain in opponent confusion. They're much less likely to accurately put you on a certain hand or range and that's good all-around equity right there!

Also, re-examine the plays where you didn't have the best hand yet you won without a showdown. See what you did in those hands and how Villains reacted to it. It might provide some answers.
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Old 11-03-2007, 12:40 PM
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Default Re: why am i so bad?

OP, try getting someone like a poker coach to evaluate your game. Better if it is not a buddy but someone you don't know. Worked for me.

Just the fact that you recognise that you need some work(we all do BTW) means that you don't suck. Someone who really sucked woulodn't even know or admit it.

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Old 11-03-2007, 01:42 PM
Albert Moulton Albert Moulton is offline
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Default Re: why am i so bad?

Wrong forum. Move to the Beginner's Forum or BBV.

Other than that, I'd read the Psychology of Poker and do the self-tests to evaluate why and how you play. I suspect that your approach to the game isn't what you think it is.
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