Quote Originally Posted by T.M
the way it usually goes is ill play for 2 hours or so and be up, my stack isnt a result of getting lucky and hitting big all the time, i make most of my money from capitlizing on other ppls mistakes and inducing a bluff etc. But this has been happening for some time now, month bro. Im able to control myself, i hardly steam and tilt and play trash, i just keep to my regular game, but it doesnt hold up. I sometimes lead myself to believe its becuase i play at such low limits that its all bad players but i dont have a bankroll to support higher limits. I have shown no profit in the last 3 or so months, im down like $200.
I used to say the same thing. "Its not me, Its the players at this low limit!". Believe me, its you. I'm not calling you a bad player, You just probably have some small leaks in your game that you don't even know about. Sure you lose money because of bad beats but those are the same people who pad your bankroll. If you cannot beat the lower stakes games you won't beat the higher stakes games either. I applaud you on always playing in your bankroll, that is a very good thing. I would urge you to get poker tracker or poker office and track your play and keep records. Find out where you money is going. I had no idea I was losing so much money from the small blind because my blind play was terrible. I have fixed that and other problems that I had in my game. Its easy to say I'm losing money because of this or that but PT or PO don't lie. They will tell you exactly why you are losing money and it may be some reason you don't even know about.