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Ok so I have been playing poker for about 8 months. Have been obsessed with it since I started. I play 1/2 cash at my local casino and all the decent structure tournaments they have on. I’m a very competent player especially against the opponents I’m playing against on a regular basis. But it’s like I just cannot get a good roll together. One week I’ll be up 2k next week I’ll have a few bust outs and had coolers and I’m just Really stuck. Been going on for about 4 months now. Nearly in 3k debt because of it. I earn 600£ a week at my job so it’s pretty tough ATM I know my cash game play could do with some work but I mainly play tourneys. Have won a few before but whenever I have won they have been 2k first place. For a 100 buy in whenever I’m playing a bigger one I just get bad beat or extreanly card dead. I know no one gives a shit about your bad beat stories but mine have been a joke. Any advise ? Feeling very frustrated and questioning this whole poker thing in general? All seems so up and down not sure i can handle the swings anymore without a proper bankroll. Thanks
Also I just feel like I’m waiting for a big live cash. Like the GUKPT main event it’s a 1k buy in and probs around 80-90k up top. To me this is life changing. But the way I’m running in flips etc I just can’t see it happening. I don’t think I get outplayed an awful lot most the time I get it in very good just can’t hold ever.
think you should manage your bankroll better, so you can keep playing your game ( perhaps at a lower stake) and overcome the bad beats. in the long run, if you do have the edge like you say, you will make profit.
What’s your bankroll at? If you’re playing £100 small field MMT’s your bankroll should be around the £5k minimum mark (About 2% buyins) if you are a really good player and even to some that’s low. I’m not saying you can’t get good playing poker for 8 months, but with that amount of experience I would tend to say lower percentage buyins in relation to your bankroll would be the way to go.
I have been playing recreationally for 15 years. I have a great job and make decent money, so I don’t abide by strict bankroll management.
I have been in your spot many times and I suggest you study up on your cash game play, so you can build a roll and take some shots at a good tourney score. I have been listening to some hypnosis videos (you tube) before a tourney or cash session and it really seems to be working. Might just be a placebo effect, but whatever works.
Finally I would suggest learning some mixed games. I learned most on my own by reading online and play money on line, then you can jump in some other low stake home mixed games(horse, triple draw, etc…) I think new games “recharge” your brain helps it focus more during nlh sessions or tourneys.
Variance in poker is a bitch, but just keep , learning and making the right decisions good things WILL happen!
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