Originally Posted by zook

One easy way to tighten up is to stop playing drawing hands in SB->MP positions... sc's, connectors, suited aces. Without position they're often reverse implied odds hands.

Originally Posted by drtofu66

I look at the pots where I lost the most money during shitty streaks to see what went wrong. Did I play a bad starting hand? Did I make an ill-advised fancy play? Did I overvalue a marginal hand where I should have known better? Did I read the board badly and not see that 4 to a straight on the board or that I only caught the ass-end of the straight? Did I just plain get sucked out on as a 2:1 favorite or better when the money went all-in?

Originally Posted by swiggidy

Play on another site

Originally Posted by Setzy

Stars 100NL is not easy. I've been playing the 6-max the past few weeks (until I played some FR yesterday and today), so if you want to discuss hands post stuff or hit me up on AIM.

Originally Posted by courtiebee

Haha yeah ... dunno what I was thinking ...

Stars is beatable though, so it just pisses me off more when I can't beat it.

Originally Posted by Unibomber14

I think you should have more confidence in yourself (or at least speak with the confidence you got). I'm not that great of a player either, but think about this. If you really sucked, you wouldn't know what to look at to correct yourself. If you really sucked, you would likely disagree with the advice you're getting. You may not no what the problem is yet, but you got a good idea where to start looking. I'll bet that if you had the time, you could sit down and fix your play in a day.

My advice: relax, focus on what was working before your break, and you'll fall right back into the swing of things.

Originally Posted by swiggidy

I was 100% serious for the record.

Lukie had this exact same attitude about a year ago. Since you don't have the time to think about and analyze your game constantly I don't think you're going to make the same advancements he did. If I wasn't in the U.S. there is no way I would be on Stars.

1) Switch sites
2) beat 100NL, move up, beat 200NL
3) Profit
4) come back to stars after U.S. re-legalizes gambling and clean up at 200NL

Isn't this what's most important to you right now?

Originally Posted by Andy Holt

Yeah Courtie, go beat up Party 100NL and let us know how it goes.

I have a question though: is this full-ring or 6-max?

Originally Posted by swiggidy

Lukie had this exact same attitude about a year ago.

Originally Posted by courtiebee

Oh yeah,
What in particular are you talking about?

Originally Posted by mrhappy333

Courtie, I felt so bad for you, I went and Donked off 4 buyins!

Originally Posted by salsa4ever

FWIW I'm constantly moving around different sites, and playing different games. If I feel in a rut and lose at PLO, I'll switch to PLO8. Run well for a while, lose my confidence or get bored and go play some donkaments and back to PLO. I have 4 main sites (Part, FT, Stars, Bodog) and I've won lots of money at every site and breakeven on one. Yep, you guessed it. (actualy I'm winning on aggregrte if you count SNGs and MTTs, but on just ring games I am pretty break-evn)

I recommend you learn a new game, and have some fun again. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself.

Originally Posted by biondino

Courtie, I find without exception that when I come back to the game after a break, even if it's only a week or two, it takes me a few sessions to get my groove back. So jumping straight into Stars $100nl 6max is probably going to bit you on the ass - it will certainly be unforgiving to rusty play, and a bad beat or two combined with a lack of feel and confidence - that's probably the 7 buyins gone already.

It might be worth changing sites, but to start with I would move down to $50NL and gain confidence there playing tighter poker. Once you're back in the swing, you can loosen up your game and move up.

Anyone who tells you you aren't maximising your earnings by playing at the stakes you're rolled for is just going to cost you $$$. It's FAR more important to get your confidence back, and you'll do this by finding your edge at a weaker game.

Originally Posted by mixchange

I have similar stats as you on 100nl stars, there are PLENTY of donators, its not nearly as hard as it seems. It's all table selection. If you can't spot a fish in a few rounds, move on, I am *serious*. Grinding it out with a bunch of full stack regs is rake donation. I've finally been able to hang and eek out a decent profit at 100nl and the table selection has been by far the most important thing. You really can tighten up to 22/14 and stack idiots... it doesn't have to about all this nth level thinking and overanalyzing

Originally Posted by |~|ypermegachi

when i played on stars (just 2 months ago) there were plenty of people willing to stack off with TPTK when you have a set. quit trying to "outplay" your opponents. that's probably your problem, as it was for me when i struggled to beat party. i've since stopped trying to outplay my opponents, regardless of the site or who the player is. that may sound odd, but the moment you try to "outplay" your opponent is the moment you start making dumb plays and unprofitable bluffs. just stick to ABC poker. when i played on stars there were plenty of regs willing to stack off with TPTK.

Originally Posted by mrhappy333

Courtie, I felt so bad for you, I went and Donked off 4 buyins!