Strategies are amazing!!! Thanks guys!!

[morfheas]

For a little history about 7 months ago I placed about $100 in pokerstars played strictly SNGs and lost it all in the span of a month, I really sucked at poker. I quit playing online and started playing live games with still much of the same. In the meantime I was also reading books about texas hold em. I then came here and started reading the strategy stickies posted and started incorporating some into my game. I took $25 and threw it in pokerstars. Before each session I would (sounds weird I know) psyche myself up to play poker as a football player does to hit the quarterback lol. I would tell myself I will not get bullied, I won't limp in and I will raise hard and aggresive. Well Instead of just calling or checking I started raising and raising hard in the right situations. All of a sudden instead of playing really tight, I started to play marginal and crap hands some of the time and pull the pot after the flop. It was amazing I couldn't believe what I was getting away with. But to be honest the first couple games my freakin heart was pounding when someone forced me all in and had to tell myself if you lose its for a greater gain. The first three games since reading the strategies three first place finishes and the last game I played was in record time I won before the bb got past $200 I think it was. Well I'm sure there will be days I'll go out first but the feeling I have when I sit down to play, I feel alot more confident about my gameplay than I did before. When I look at how I use to play it was timid and scared never being the aggressor. The game is alot more fun when you are the aggressor hehe!!!

[lolzzz_321]

Triptanes:Morfheas you've got a call on line one, Morfheas call on line one, it's Variance.

Morfheas:Who?

[naturaltan]

lol

[ZenOffsuit]

For a little history about 7 months ago I placed about $100 in PokerStars played strictly SNGs and lost it all in the span of a month, I really sucked at poker. I quit playing online and started playing live games with still much of the same. In the meantime I was also reading books about texas hold em. I then came here and started reading the strategy stickies posted and started incorporating some into my game. I took $25 and threw it in PokerStars. Before each session I would (sounds weird I know) psyche myself up to play poker as a football player does to hit the quarterback lol. I would tell myself I will not get bullied, I won't limp in and I will raise hard and aggresive. Well Instead of just calling or checking I started raising and raising hard in the right situations. All of a sudden instead of playing really tight, I started to play marginal and crap hands some of the time and pull the pot after the flop. It was amazing I couldn't believe what I was getting away with. But to be honest the first couple games my freakin heart was pounding when someone forced me all in and had to tell myself if you lose its for a greater gain. The first three games since reading the strategies three first place finishes and the last game I played was in record time I won before the bb got past $200 I think it was. Well I'm sure there will be days I'll go out first but the feeling I have when I sit down to play, I feel alot more confident about my gameplay than I did before. When I look at how I use to play it was timid and scared never being the aggressor. The game is alot more fun when you are the aggressor hehe!!!

Congrats on the turn around and being smart to read FTR posts It is a great moment when the light shines on you as you realize what makes for good poker play.....And this site has heaps of it.

Nothing weird about psyching yourself up as long as you aren't actually wearing football gear and screaming at the top of your lungs.

[Theeggman]

Triptanes:Morfheas you've got a call on line one, Morfheas call on line one, it's Variance.

Morfheas:Who?

POTD


Good for you Morfheas. After first coming to FTR I would run over SnGs like that and kinda piss people off with my blatant aggression. If it keeps working keep doing it. Don't forget your mindset right now because inevitably you will encounter downswings and doubts.

[morfheas]

Thanks to triptanes curse

I lost 6 SNGs in a row last night by the fifth I was so out of the style I talked about above it was pitiful!!!

[JJ 713]

Agression and bets & reraises have helped my play also!

[ignored]

Good to hear that you play better. This Forum is the best on the net. Many people here are superb online players. I want to thank all other players here aswell for letting us reflect and discuss certain poker situations, for FREE.