Play Online Poker SeriouslyThisTime Birthday: October 8, 1985 Location: Folsom, CA (soon to be Vegas) ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 31 Total Won/Lost: -$2,063.00 Total Hours: 94 Earnings/Hour: -$21.83 ARCHIVE Most Recent January 2008 (1) December 2007 (11) November 2007 (19)

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January 3, 2008, 10PM: Played 3 hours, Made $205.00 at Pheonix
$3 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Yahoo!! Broke the streak! I wanted to just go and play for a little while, break the losing streak and bounce.  That's sort of what I did.  I went into my sort of spiral drain like feeling of "oh shit, i'm losing, i can't afford to lose, i'm making mistakes, i'm going to lose what's in front of me, maybe more... etc" and got worried.  That's how I've felt the last few times I played.
 
I started talking to a nice guy next to me and kind of got caught up in conversation, and didn't have the thought energy to stress about my play, or worry about my money.  When I stopped trying to do what I'm told in books, I stopped trying to play ... all i can think of is how i'm told in books.  F the books.  I just relaxed and started playing my game again.  I was in for 2 $200 buy ins, and after doubling up my second i was down to about $250 again.  I relaxed, played my game, and won some dough, then left when I promised myself I would, even though I felt like I had a great grasp on the table.  I'm happy.

Last Update: January 6, 2008, 11:58PM

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