August Thread: Goals, Winrates, Updates.

[JDMcNugent7]

i get ur point. but seriously, u think cuz ive lost $ overall in a Very tough and high variance game it means its a very simple decision to continue playing 5/10 and not 10/20?

Ya, I'm a overall loser at 10/20, but i dont think it means much. Give me a year and I'd bet by then I'm a significant Winner at 10/20. Like Fungus said, right now in the short term, ya its costing me $. But i dont care about the short term, I'd much rather lose a few thousand playing 10/20 now and improve to be able to beat the game eventually. Seems much better than grinding at 5/10 with no plan to move up. Also, I beleive sessions at 10/20 make my 5/10 game seem much easier.

I know ur trying to make a point, but is this serious? I mean this just doesnt really apply to poker or this situation at all. I have the ability to improve, its not like i get a fixed salary of -20/hr if i play 10/20.

In both cases you are making points for, the logic you are describing would be that I never should have even moved up from 1/2 NL , cuz when i first started 2/4 I got killed. So I really dont agree with what ur saying at all.

[Talking Poker]

If you don't get what I'm saying, you don't get what I'm saying. No biggie. At some point though, you'll realize that EASILY earning $x per month (x = $1000, $10,000, $50,000???) will be plenty for you, and it much more satisfying that having months where you struggle to win $100,000 one month, lose $200,000 the next, and so on and so forth. Especially as a college student. I mean, how much money do you NEED to make to live comfortably month to month?

But anyway, enough of that. The thing for me is this... When you come in here and say that your GOAL for the month is, and I quote:

Don't follow that up by taking said shots and the justifying it and saying you are trying to improve so you can make more money in the long run and blah blah blah...

Your goal wasn't to "Improve my 10/20 game." It was to "not play in the 10/20" game. And you failed. That's ok... people fail to reach their goals all the time... but when it's a goal that is THIS EASY to achieve, I just don't get it.

For example, I am now adding a goal to not play in the $10/$20 NL game this month too. And I guarantee I'll reach it.

[BrianSwa]

you have the same problem I have, I move up levels and try higher limits that im not ready for. The only difference is I bust out my bankrolls and you have managed to keep yours. You are better at stopping then I'am but the fact remains you keep trying to play levels you are not ready for.

I believe you can beat 10/20 [b]eventully[b] but for now you are not ready for it. You have alot of pure talent JD and what you should be doing is just play the level you can beat which is 5/10 and crush it till you are ready to move up.

you keep saying you can beat 10/20 but stop trying to force it and just let it happen when it happens.

[lightfungus]

He has a good point about stress, I mean its really not worth it at the moment...there will be plenty of other stressors.

[JDMcNugent7]

i just figured out i play like 1,71036520164 times better when i dont have a big BR at the site im playing at. I just keep cashing out about 1/2 my winnings to neteller and it keeps me in check, and i play alot better and dont be idiotic.

[sjay2k]

JD - I find this too. I figure it's a psychological thing, where I'm able to make better laydowns if the money seems more "real". It's weird.

Update: +7200 for aug.

[Boobie Lover]

Not that it was a particular goal of mine, but I am having the best month ever results wise for cash games this month. +10.5K.

[jaeh00d]

well seeing everyone is posting i am at just about +2,000 for the last 71 days of play. i know it seems like absolutely nothing guys...

but coming from someone who just a year ago cleared 50% of there savings account and obviously did have sorm form of a gambling problem.

to doing a lot of research on here, and picking the brains of all of you here i am proud to report such a big milestone in my poker game.

thanks to everyone

[Talking Poker]

Very nice. You too sjay.

Hmmmm... maybe I should play some cash games this month, since
i have yet to do so.