Beginner's Luck

[PocketKings]

So I was playing on Royal Vegas Poker today with my $20 bankroll (the intial free $10 and having won about $10 playing last night.) I was just sitting there having folded after the flop when some guy lost with 4 of a kind to a royal flush! The dude that lost got $250 while each of us got $20. Now my bankroll is up to a 40 whole bucks! Anyway. I'll bet I'll never be involved in another bad beat jackpot for the rest of my online poker career but it was pretty cool seeing it.

As a side note, does anyone know what type of requirements there are for cashing out of Royal Vegas Poker?

[aokrongly]

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[DeanCarl]

A little late on the reply .... but ....

Ya gotta watch out for the beginners luck elf. That little fart patted me on the head and told me I was the best thing to hit town since Phil Ivey. He did that for about 5 months. Had a great run. Hit just about everything, bankroll was skyrocketing, everything was good, good, good.

Then, about 4 months ago when I wasn't lookin' that little joker found himself a baseball bat from somewhere and has spent the time since then beating me about the head and shoulders with, it seems to me, much enthusiasm.

So enjoy the moment ... and try to get out of Dodge before he pulls his Jeykle/Hyde routine.

Dean

[hagakure]

DeanCarl I feel your pain. We've all been following your bad run here lately. Im in the middle of one myself, but it's only about 3 weeks long now playing B&M 2-3 nights a week. So, im not down too bad. Good luck to you. I hope you pull out of it soon.

As far as the thread starter goes, read around the boards for a while and you will see that tales like yours are not uncommon. Find the sticky about the different phases a player goes through and read it well.

[RiverMonkey]

Minimizing your loses (and/or hopefully just breaking even) when the cards are being incredibly cruel to you, are just as important (maybe even more so) as pumping the pots and maximizing your wins when the cards are treating you well.

Lately, I've been trying to view this as an equal part of my poker skills arsenal. Psychology is a HUGE part of this game. Don't under-estimate it.

I was on a 4 month B&M tear until just this weekend ... leaving the casino up all but one time (sometimes with as much as even 80 to 120BB). And, I've been playing 2 to 3 times per week there. Keep in mind that I'd put in really long sessions sometimes, so I was able to ride out the downswings and get back in the black. In summary, quite the run!

I literally forgot what it feels like to lose. During this time, I heard people talking about bad runs/cruel cards etc. and just figured them for a bunch of whiners. Online, I've been multi-tabling, so the bad & good card runs tend to not be as persistent because you are seeing so many more hands and the fluctuations tend to cancel each out.

I used to think that patience and discipline were the largest strengths of my game. Again ... until this weekend. The cards were sooooo cruel in so many different ways. Second best after second best. Getting sucked out on with crap, monsters losing to runner/runners time and time again ... it happens to everyone; it's how you handle it that counts. Well, I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't handle it very well as I could. Until this weekend I thought I was invincible to tilt. Well, I'm not. 3 or 4 times I titled BIG TIME. Got angry, impatient, annoyed, digusted at other people's bad play + incredible luck. At least I'm good at not externalizing it towards others, that would be even more shameful! I hate when I see people do that to others.

Anyhow, moral of the story is bad runs happen to everyone and at the B&M, it can be even worse. Don't let it get under your skin and use it as an opportunity to work on the psychological strengths of your game.

[Greedo017]

to cash out at royalvegas, you gotta sign up for like neteller or firepay or whatver first. then, you must make a deposit, minimum 20 dollars, on which you can earn a 40% deposit bonus. then, you can withdraw however much you like.