My ring game SUCKS at this moment. It seems like I use rings to launder money won from S&Gs and MTTs (very solid ITM in those) because I suck so bad in the ring right now.

I know my ring leaks:

People have no fear. Sure. They'll call hoping for that last card of their suit to complete their flush. Which leads to leak # 1 - Disbelief

"Did he really call ALL those bets waiting for that particular card?"

Yes. He did. They do it all the time and I fall for it. When I have position on them and they are calling, calling, calling until the magical shit card comes (you know the one.. IT GLOWS) then they bet like 3/4 the big pot... AHAHHHHH YOU'RE KIDDING ME!!

It makes you speak ASL (Asterisks as a Second Lanugage): "YOU **** *** ******** *** ******** *** ********* *** **!!!!!!! *** ****!!"

They do it. All the time. There is no fear. There is reload and they know that they'll get paid.

LEAK #2 - Raising to ISOLATE (MYSELF FROM MY MONEY)

Sure.. It doesn't keep 'em from calling it's like a peice of cheese in the mousetrap. They think - WOOWOWOW BIG POT COMING!! I'M IN AND NOT LEAVING!!

I don't raise to isolate AT ALL anymore because all it ever did was isolate me from my chips. I raise to sweeten the pot. I know they are going to call, may as well make it juicy for my drawing hand because TPTK ain't **** in these games.

LEAK #3 - Ring Games during tourneys

I play rings when playing tourneys all the time. I'll usually blow some $$s on the ring AND blow my well-earned chip lead because my focus has left the tourney. You may as well be cooking or something, it's just as bad of a distraction, but cooking doesn't cost you chips.

Anyways - It's frustrating and I understand now how a person that does good in tourneys can suck soo bad in rings. That's not saying that people can't do both, it's recognizing that you are mixing styles that do not mix very well. The advanced techniques used to run deep in tourneys and #1s in S&Gs do not translate to optimal ring play.

ANways - I hope I gave you some solace. Stick with what works. I've taken a break from rings and went back to my bread and butter or multitable S&Gs, but I still feel the urge to ring it sometimes..


It's like that scary movie from a few years ago:

"BEFORE YOU GO BROKE... YOU PLAY THE RING.."