win $300 if im an idiot

[Reel Deal]

^^ This is a smart person.

Nice post TP.

[Tony Cheval]

Very nice, Boobie. And I love the avatar.

[BrianSwa]

very good post TP and yea pretty much agree with all the swa stuff you said, since all my blowups I have learned to control myself to a point. Do I have a gambling problem? most would say yes, myself I don't really know....maybe. I think JD just loves to gamble which is exactly what I used to feel, lately though the gamble part has gone away and the controlling my bankroll has set in.


I actually do have a suggestion in all this though, I think you should take out alot of your bankroll and leave just enough in to say play 2/4 NL and at end of each week withdraw. So lets say you want to stay at the level 2/4 NL you need 20 buyin for that so that would be 8k right? OK so end of week take out all the money over 8k, this is what Chuck and I plan on doing with our bankrolls but we are playing at much smaller scale and playing limit.


something BB said awhile ago rings true, I used to say how bored I was playing low limits and he said it shouldn't matter what level Imam playing with as long as I'm playing, playing poker is playing poker no matter what level you are at. I actually don't have any money on line right now and like I said earlier this month I don't want to play until next month and I'm sticking to that and wont deposit till beginning of next month but when I do deposit I will be playing real low limit like $1-$5 and $3 re-buys, $3 re-buy satties, .25/.50 limit ( yes I said limit, I like this game its easy and with my $600 bankroll I'm well bankrolled for it) I will never go broke playing this level and poker is poker right?

I hope to one day show that I'm not the same SWA player I was in the past but I'm man enough to admit that I earned that name from my past.

[JDMcNugent7]

look at that, sit down and win 5k and donate $300 cancer, im awesome.

Actually, I'm totally kidding cuz im a big loser at 25/50. It's horrible that I even play it and really the only time I do is when I'm having a significant losing day and my brain decides to think like an idiot and try to win it all back fast.

ive been real pissed at myself for this for real. it really is just completely ridiculous i cant hold a goal for a month. i think i have a gambling problem when im down alot of $, but all other times I think much clearer and wouldnt think of playing 25/50. I havent played really at all the last 2 days and I'm not sure I'm going to for awhile. I don't like losing $.

[Ando05]

being the kind of poker player that u are, where u get most of your money from poker, it can bite u in the ass in the long run, u gotta have control over yourself, u gotta think, if u lose money then go to the 25-50 limits, one of this times u will just all of a sudden lose most of your bankroll, i think u can make way more money in poker JD if u never did stupid stuff like that, this is your money on the line, its like your job, so u gotta think and remember that there will be losing days, instead of every time u lose, u go lose even more.

[Tony Cheval]

Taking a break is a good idea, a few days or so taking care of other things should help get your perspective back. Remind yourself that you WILL have losing sessions from time to time, all you can do is play your best to minimize the damage.