my problem

[PShabi]

This brings up to mind a short conversation Mayhem and I had last week.

He was commenting on playing 6-max limit. It went something to the effect of, "I'm doing well in 6-max, but I really struggle and lose a lot of chips when the table gets down to 4-handed or less."

I told Mayhem I had been having the same problem when it got 4-handed. My suggestion to him was:

LEAVE THE TABLE WHEN IT GETS 4-HANDED!

I used to be stubborn and try to battle for pride in these situations. Or, I'd stay at a table that wasn't profittable because, damnit they have my $100 and I want MY MONEY back. Nevermind that I could go to another table and pick up $200.

When I finally got my head out of my ass, I realized: Don't be too proud.

If I'm not in a profitable situation, I leave it. I'm not too stubborn to think I have to be great at everything. I don't let my pride get in the way of making good decisions and I have no problem saying, "I can't win here under these circumstances."

With that said, I'm not advocating curling up into a shell and not trying to imrpove or try new things. But I am saying that you have to look at yourself, and your game while analyzing things honestly.