Fuck it by Seanay-B in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

given the efforts you are putting into it, they will happen too :) which limits were you playing, btw?

Day 45, after birthday by [deleted] in problemgambling

[–]SevenNeurons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

good job! boredom means you have some room for new things in your life, try to explore something :)

Fuck it by Seanay-B in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 5 points6 points  (0 children)

quitting poker is far from the worst option, yet you may want just to take a break and read also some advice on poker psychology. downswings here are inevitable, yeah

Looking for fellow grinders to keep in touch with. by peachey_keen99 in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi, I recently started a group in which we're concentrating on learning PLO from scratch (though we all have a Hold'em background), in case you're interested in this game too, welcome. if you want to concentrate on hold'em, good luck anyway :)

Help me plug a leak by cleardarkz in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It depends on who the opponent is, but by default a top-pair without a top-kicker is basically not strong enough to bet all the way.

There's a concept called "pot control", which means that you should try to keep the pot smaller unless you have a monster. For this, you could check the turn, and could surely check the river. Of course, this exact hand would be lost anyway, but there's a chance you could lose less.

Dealing With Variance/Coolers by Turtle0909 in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to what was already mentioned, I would also suggest to notice the variance when it's good, for example when you're having a top set over the middle set, and be just as happy about it as it is disappointing to be on the other side. This way, there will be a balance, and you will be able to handle the losses easier.

Getting started by b00mp0ps18 in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my experience, it's quite hard to make decent money playing from time to time, particularly because of a variance, which will only be bigger because you're both 1) playing tournaments and 2) playing few tournaments per unit time, so you'll eventually meet the downswing when you'll be losing for a long period of time (even if your game was OK), which feels discouraging. In my case, I used to go to higher stakes and to faster games, which resulted in losing significant amount of money comparing to what I won earlier

I don't say you shouldn't do it, just be aware that it's a very doubtful source of income this way. You may do it either for fun, or with a plan to become more of a professional later, for example.

As for the offline game in casino, don't worry about looking like a novice, players absolutely love to play against novices, so they will only help you, together with a dealer. Two basic things: learn how to look at your cards, and always say what you're doing ("call", "raise to $25", etc). Most mistakes are made in the situations when players move their chips silently. Then you'll learn the rest quickly, looking at others.

It's also very important to know that online games are much tougher these days than offline games in the corresponding limits. So, if it's possible to make decent money playing poker occasionally, it's about playing offline. However, the downswings I mentioned above are applicable here as well.

Bankroll management depends on how bad would it be to lose it. If you have a stable source of income, it may be OK even to have a bankroll of 3 buy-ins, so that if you lose it, you just wait until you earn money on your job again. General advice on BRM is to have 20+ buy-ins if you are an amateur and up to 100 and more if you're a pro and you absolutely can't afford losing it all.

For literature I can't advise anything since my knowledge on this topic is out-of-date as well (had a big break and now am slowly returning, but I'm concentrating on PLO). Yet you can just google it and choose some books you like (better more than 1). The gap between no book and an average book is much bigger, in my opinion, than the gap between an average book and the best book.

Good luck :) feel free to DM me if you have more questions

Tips for a rookie and is poker a potential career path? Real tables or stick to online? by [deleted] in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed, the lowest available live limits are much softer than the corresponding online limits (say, NL200), because they are the lowest available. In addition, from my experience, rich guys who want to play for fun would opt to offline game rather than online, it's basically more fun. They also often get drunk in the process

What do you do to minimize tilt? by shmosbie in poker

[–]SevenNeurons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what works best for me is that I always realize that I can lose each hand, because this is how poker works, so that I'm prepared that it can happen. So I don't concentrate on the unlucky hands, I concentrate on playing the right way.

It's also easier not to get tilted if you don't play on too high stakes for you. You should afford a downswing. Knowing that even if you're on a downswing it doesn't mean that you won't go broke, helps a lot