Originally Posted by Checkways

I've noticed a trend lately online that some of the regulars keep playing back at me.

Originally Posted by Checkways

What compounds the problem is that I've been running bad for the last week and I'm always expecting the worst outcome in a hand. So when they raise or reraise me, I just let my top pair, overpair, or two pair go.

Originally Posted by Checkways

On the flip side, I remember a month ago when I was hot, I noticed that I made most of my money slowplaying and calling bluffs.

Originally Posted by Fnord

It's my observation that players who are too tight and passive will start to notice that they're not getting action and try to trap and slow play to compensate. Defaulting to these lines doesn't bring home the money.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Best of luck turning things around.

Originally Posted by jmontis

NL takes courage

Originally Posted by biondino

I think there may be a danger you could become tight weak, if I'm reading this right. I'm nothing like the poker player you are, checkways, but I find I go tight weak if I am feeling low or lacking in confidence, and I effectively lose the edge that I have at playing people out of pots post-flop. I have to either stop playing, or physically drag myself back into the game with a few confident moods. And usually this state comes immediately after the state you described of a certain lagginess against oppos who aren't having any of it.

You know what your A game is, and you know how to play it. Focus on that, take a step back, and it'll come good.[/b]

Originally Posted by Miffed22001

Fnord hit it on the head i feel but ill add a little too if i may.
The problem with having no cards is that imo it affects your confidence for a bit (i had this problem when i felt i was getting no cards) By having poor cards or making no monsters you constantly out think your own plays, all of a sudden a reraise to your two pair bet is ALWAYS a set.
Yes there are obviously other problems, poker related that fnord pointed out but i think confidence may be a factor here too (and i do recognise it shouldnt affect your play but lets be honest and say that at times emotion does effect our play)
My advice would be either to take a short time out, just a few days and do something else you enjoy to get that 'i can take on the world' feeling back or drop down a few levels where your game should make winnings more easily or play a different game for a while.
This may not help at all but at least consider it if you feel the cards are against you at the moment.

Originally Posted by Zangief

Brunson is always talking about how it takes "Heart" ... like from Captain Planet.

http://www.turner.com/planet/movies/ma-timov.html

Originally Posted by Rondavu

If you have 12 people playing back at you, then it's time to go camping. I dream of action when I flop good hands. If the action farm is ripe for the picking, and you're catching nothing, you can't force it. You just have to wait and get payed. If your cards are dry then that's life and poker.

Originally Posted by Checkways

I usually play a semi-loose aggressive game where my VP$IP was around 21%. I think I'll drop down to 17-18% at least until I get my bankroll even again. Thanks for the advice.

Originally Posted by Rondavu

Eventually you'll see why your words here are rigid and incompatible with winning poker. You are moving in the right direction. You've begun the experimentation process that spawns better profits. You're trying out the different styles to see what happens. Great, but that's only the beginning.

Eventually you will have no style at all. You'll learn the irony of all your experimenting with different styles as a constant were for the purpose of finding no constant. Eventually you'll float between all the styles as you see fit. Some days you'll have 21%, and some days you'll have 17%. It really depends on where you were sitting.

I've gone for hours on a loose aggressive tear, only to find myself spending the whole next night camping on a bunch of LAGGS at a 200NL table.

Concentrate on manipulation of opponents instead of changing styles. That's because the changing of styles is inherent to the process of manipulation of opponents. Look outward, not inward. You'll learn that your style is totally dependant on environmental factors.