No doubt about it, Poker is a real mindfuck sometimes. And so recently, I have indeed been fucked in the mind by the cards that fall down on the virtual felt. I'll moan and tut (I'm British after all!) fo sho, but I'm cool with it. Really? Yea. Why am I cool with it? Simply, coz I have to be...
The mental strength demanded is so great, so many players have fallen and given up. Because no other sport I can think of, makes you lose if you continuously even if you do the best move. What you do, and what the outcome is detached in Poker.
However, whether you do the best move, or the worst, its the winning and losing that can cloud your judgement. If a tennis player is hitting his backhand shot out all the time, then his technique is wrong. He knows this, coz his backhand is going out all the time, and when he fixes it will be more accurate. But in Poker its really hard to see what you are doing wrong, especially with no guidance or unbaised help. Sometimes, you play bad, and sometimes its just bad luck. That's why some players breakeven for ages, because they blame luck and not what they're doing. Its hard to see...
So in the light of things, I decided to look at my results of $16s in 1000 increments. So far this month I've only played 800 odd, due to my late start after spending half the month in Hong Kong;
Puyan's Last
1000 = $646
2000 = $2184
3000 = $929
4000 = $1037
5000 = -$83 (when I sucked :D)
The longevity of these breakeven spells are around 1000 games imo, so if after that I'm still breakeven then I'm pretty sure it'll be a leak in my game.
Here's a few other guy's (winners) in comparison...
1000 = $1348
2000 = $726
3000 = $2320
4000 = $915
5000 = $1240
1000 = $1091
2000 = $2036
3000 = $727
4000 = $1145
5000 = $362
So I'm not that far off. Its just that since my volume was so low this month it I've emphasized it more maybe, because I was hoping to win when I got back.
I'm pretty much 60 odd games away from reaching 7500 VPPs from my last minute month save lol. I'm thinking about doing a trial week of just 45 mans, see what happens. I had a mini session today and it was kinda fun, altho I lost. The mini breaks are pretty awesome, makes the longer sessions seem more "bitesize".
Anyways, GL@TT, and may the cards fall your way!
The mental strength demanded is so great, so many players have fallen and given up. Because no other sport I can think of, makes you lose if you continuously even if you do the best move. What you do, and what the outcome is detached in Poker.
However, whether you do the best move, or the worst, its the winning and losing that can cloud your judgement. If a tennis player is hitting his backhand shot out all the time, then his technique is wrong. He knows this, coz his backhand is going out all the time, and when he fixes it will be more accurate. But in Poker its really hard to see what you are doing wrong, especially with no guidance or unbaised help. Sometimes, you play bad, and sometimes its just bad luck. That's why some players breakeven for ages, because they blame luck and not what they're doing. Its hard to see...
So in the light of things, I decided to look at my results of $16s in 1000 increments. So far this month I've only played 800 odd, due to my late start after spending half the month in Hong Kong;
Puyan's Last
1000 = $646
2000 = $2184
3000 = $929
4000 = $1037
5000 = -$83 (when I sucked :D)
The longevity of these breakeven spells are around 1000 games imo, so if after that I'm still breakeven then I'm pretty sure it'll be a leak in my game.
Here's a few other guy's (winners) in comparison...
1000 = $1348
2000 = $726
3000 = $2320
4000 = $915
5000 = $1240
1000 = $1091
2000 = $2036
3000 = $727
4000 = $1145
5000 = $362
So I'm not that far off. Its just that since my volume was so low this month it I've emphasized it more maybe, because I was hoping to win when I got back.
I'm pretty much 60 odd games away from reaching 7500 VPPs from my last minute month save lol. I'm thinking about doing a trial week of just 45 mans, see what happens. I had a mini session today and it was kinda fun, altho I lost. The mini breaks are pretty awesome, makes the longer sessions seem more "bitesize".
Anyways, GL@TT, and may the cards fall your way!
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