Joined: May '13
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 2219
I'm alive don't worry. Was nursing the mother of all hangover comedowns yesterday so things made me more emotional. Just pissed off as I was ready to withdraw half if I won that big pot to nearly $200. Oh well I can do it again, starting with a SNAP freeroll in an hour if I can win a small bankroll. Got 27 free tickets to use.
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Posted by DDPascalDD: Wow, feel sorry for you, it really feels like you are s**t, it is not Always your fould though! I'm busto now too but I had a bankroll beneath $10 all the time. Maybe you should try to play other games? Or try another strategie, more tight, LAG, small ball poker, maybe it can really help you as I was going busto because I just can't play cashgames and didn't Always have the patience and time to spend on a 5-hour lasting mtt.
Try something, I know you can! A maybe better option is to not deposit and build up a nice bankroll with freerolls, at pokerstars you can win a ticket to a huge freeroll right? Or start with a no-deposit-bonus.
My fault basically for not following BRM yesterday but I was crushing the stake on, but just goes to show that variance can smash you in the face however you play and do. Btw, that bankroll I lost was actually from a $3.50 win from a freeroll, I don't deposit anymore.
------------ Or maybe not. Nice standard pocket pair vs pocket pair set up as it always fucking happens. Limps with KK and I have JJ on the button. Loads of limpers so a nice 3bet and he pushes so I am calling. I find it funny whenever I get KK or AA I never have it the same time as they have a lower pair. Standard freeroll.
Joined: May '13
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There is no point mate, there is a whole damn lot of them(Probably everything). Even I know this but I m hard headed and don't want to think I am rubbish. Truth hurts but no matter.
Joined: Nov '12
Location: Canada
Age: 55 (M)
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G'day mate
I wish I knew what to tell you mate. From what I have been reading I think you do need to take a break from playing poker. Try reading some poker books or watching some online teaching videos. Maybe you just need to take a total two week break and then come back totally fresh. best wishes to you in whatever you decide be cool
Joined: May '13
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BRM, Leaks and learning more is what I need to do properly, and until the day I take all of those seriously I will never advance to the next stage. I have what it takes but not the will to do things properly.
Joined: Sep '13
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Age: 37 (M)
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brm yea, brm everything else is a lot more forgiving but bad bankroll manager can eat your roll (no matter how big is it) in no time :/
but theres also a bright side to all of this though... sort of, if you think about it, you were able to get from $3 to almost $200 in no time... and you wouldnt be able to do so if you had more strict brm at place!
maybe what some people already said... it could actually work? start with a few bucks, try to get to like $100 or so and only then apply bankroll management... you cant really talk about brm with 10 or 20 bucks in ur account
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
Take a break from poker and if you cant stay away from online gaming get yourself a few casino and bingo bankrolls to blow some steam in another section. Dont expect much there also. If you get lucky you might get yourself a new bankroll from cashing out after fulfilling playthrough requirements. And that in casino games. Dont know of any bingo site where you can cash out a no deposit bonus. Good luck.
Joined: Nov '12
Location: Canada
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G'day mate
Well all I can say is that if you truly believe what you posted above then you know what you must do to fix your problem. If you personal keep choosing to do the opposite things then you must also accept the same negative results which you seem to hate so much. We have no right to whine about losing our bankrolls when we choose to not follow the rules and play well above our means. You need to make a choice my friend. best wishes to you be cool
Joined: May '13
Location: United Kingdom
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Very true. The good news is the last few bankrolls(Whether big, medium or small) have only been from free freeroll money, so officially I am not a loser in the sense of using my own money.
Still got 25 SNAP freeroll tickets on 888 so no harm in using those up and seeing if I can get another bankroll to play around with.
Joined: May '13
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I did have 30. You have to play 50 raked hands for 3 tickets I think. I did play lots of hands in that two weeks(Had 3 new tickets every day) and even made it to copper status quite fast.
Speaking of Copper.I am currently in today's daily one. Been super tight for some reason but not really played many hands. Seen so silly things from some people. Someone trying to bluff with 67s against someone with AA ect.
Joined: Mar '09
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In another sense it was your own money since you already had won it That ''sense" would only make ''sense" if it was a no deposit bonus for example, where you had to go for a playthrough, so losing it doesnt make much of a difference. Good luck with the rest of the tickets.
Joined: Sep '13
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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hey phi how is it going, any updates... you reading some sht?
and btw looks like ur reg at 888, what are ur experiences with that room? hows playing field, is it harder than ps (micros ofc)? softer? i already heard good stuff about their promos but i also heard they have hella long cashout times (and i dont like long cashouts because i could change my mind 48 times in 24 hours so yea)
Joined: May '13
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It's been generally okay since I first one that free bankroll, but since that day I lost everything I can't get anything right,no breaks and losing every flip when it matters. The last 4 SNAP freerolls I have been shafted in one way or another. Just now got into a PF all in with my AA vs someones QQ. Once again I lose with it as they hit two Q's on the flop as I hit one. Surely one cannot lose PF all'ins this much with KK and AA can they? I have a bigger lose rate then win rare with them.
Don't think this site want's me to win any free money anymore as it knows that I can play well and turn it into something.
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Posted by Theapple: hey phi how is it going, any updates... you reading some sht?
and btw looks like ur reg at 888, what are ur experiences with that room? hows playing field, is it harder than ps (micros ofc)? softer? i already heard good stuff about their promos but i also heard they have hella long cashout times (and i dont like long cashouts because i could change my mind 48 times in 24 hours so yea)
It's actually quite a good site. I prefer it all over Stars and ladbrokes. It's easy to use and the phone app is great as well. I heard bad things about cashing out too though but I have not tried myself yet so cannot answer on that. Lot's of traffic so worth trying if you can deal with the wait for cash outs(Here 3-5 days working days)
You have VIP status things like Stars do and each one gives you freeroll access and others the same plus more points to make and the higher ones cash back. I was hoping to get to Silver as you get double points for each rake and I need 310 reward points to be able to get $10 free.
Joined: Nov '11
Location: United Kingdom
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Hiya Phisix,you just grinding away and i'm sure it will come good for you,you can't keep losing with those premium hands it has to turn your way,so good luck.
Joined: May '13
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Oh no that was just a freeroll. Busto at the moment until I win some more bankroll.
------------ What is it with me, freerolls and losing pre flop flips with AA/KK against rubbish or lower cards? Is it natural to lose so much with them? Just had someone donk 45s after my 3.5x raise so I called obviously and he hits two 4's. It shouldnt matter to me much but it's happening far too much and nearly always ruins my run in a freeroll all the time. I am getting scared to call all in's with them now since I keep losing with them.
------------ Freerolls are such a b******t ride they really are. People call with anything and always hit that magic higher card. Seen people call with shite like 36o and 82s and hit trip's, especially OOP. Freerolls are not winnable or even playable unless you are a complete idiot player.
Joined: May '13
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I don't know if I am a member or not. Are they always on?
Another failure of a SNAP freeroll. Not doing so great lately on the pokerfreeroll front. All I wan't is at least a semi decent run so I can actually without a big pot suckout or just waiting for a semi decent hand all of the time. maybe tomorrow.
Joined: Feb '13
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 47 (F)
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snap is a killer for beats, simply cause you end up playing so many hands.
look at me last night, was going deep, 300 left. get in a big pot and shove all in with AA pf. The big stack calls with J7o, flop comes 8 9 T and I am out. Winning the pot would have put me top 20.
It was definetly one of those screaming moments.
They are every couple of days, you should check, if you aren't a member take the NDB from here too, play DYM's to clear the points and you even get in the $200 weekly BRM FR which has very few players, I think I won that twice so far for $70, but don't use the site so much now. Would love to build a proper BR there but ive been ul, only showing a £4 profit on the site for the year
everything else is a lot more forgiving but bad bankroll manager can eat your roll (no matter how big is it) in no time :/
