Poker Thoughts…

BadBeats had some great poker thoughts for me as I was considering quitting poker for good… Since he took such efforts to write these, I wanted to repond individually to each item.
Yes, I have thought this multiple times along the way. I have 2 thoughts for you.
1) If you just want to win money, play [...]

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Thanks for the Support

I was really surprised by the encouraging comments I got after my last two posts,

Seriously Considering Quitting, and
Still Around

It’s nice to know that others are out there doing the same thing and pressing through. Along with the encouragement came some great advice as well, which was even more appreciated. I am going to respond to some comments [...]

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Biggest NLHE Tourney Win So Far!

You finished the tournament in 11th place.
A $93.12 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Wow. I got a much needed (emotionally as well as fiscally) win tonight. Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00, 582 players. I placed 11th and scored the biggest win of my career (If I can call it that ).
I played really solidly so [...]

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Still Around

Well, I’m still playing.
I did a few “full bankroll buy-ins” with the intention that if I lost, then this poker dream was never meant to be. Lucky (or unlucky) for me, I didn’t lose. So here I am.
After losing like seven 18 player $10 SnG’s in a row, I placed at a 45 player $10 Sng. [...]

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Seriously Considering Quitting

For the first time since I started, I am seriously considering quitting. I just don’t have the patience to keep playing for hours just to win a couple of bucks- and I can’t seem to win a game at higher stakes. Does anyone else run into these issues?
I mean, if I’m going to play for 2 [...]

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Lost 6th $10 SnG

So… I’ve spent $66 on entry fees. First place is something like $72 so even if I place first at the next one, I’m still not breaking even. There was a guy at the table this time who just massacred every hand I played.
My 99 vs his AA. My JT vs his QT. My 66 [...]

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Lost 4th $10 SnG

This one sucks. I played this one fairly well- made it to the final table with a decent chip stack, got all my chips in with my opponent dominated and still lost. Flop came 89T, I went all-in with AT, caller had KT. Of course, the turn was a K and I’m busted in 8th (again…)
I guess a better player [...]

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Lost My Second $10 SnG

Busted out in 8th. I was short stacked so I made a move with AT, caller had QQ.
Overall, I’m not hitting any of my flops and when I try to make a move, the other guy has a hand. I want to try again, but I think I should wait to see if my luck will [...]

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Movin’ on Up

It was only a month ago that I wrote about starting over. I was going to get back to $1 SnG’s until I built up my stack. Well, I’ve changed my mind.
I can place at $1 SnG’s quite often- and my stack was starting to look pretty decent-  but it’s just not worth it. Playing 2 hours for [...]

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My 6-month Pokerversary!

So I’ve been playing for 6 months (exactly 6 months since my first blog post). Overall, I’m down about $80. I almost broke even a couple of months ago, but I got greedy and started playing above my bankroll.
Things I’ve learned:

I’ve learned that I suck worse than I thought I did
I get better every week
I no longer [...]

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