You Win, I Waive the White Flag.
It looks like it's finally come to me throwing in the towel and officially giving up on NLHE. I've done everything I could ...
- I tried stepping down from 100nl to 50nl. That didn't change anything.
- I tried stepping down from 50nl to 25nl. That didn't change anything.
- I deposited on a new poker site with looser action and worse competition. That made things worse.
- I've take three breaks of 3+ days and one break of 5 days. That didn't change anything.
I won't post the replays but today (after yet another break) in the span of 10 hands to the same 76/35 (over 50+ hands) donkey I 3bet both AA and KK on separate hands (obviously) to a rag flop, and he stacks off with a miracle rag set. Earlier AA was cracked by QTo in a 3bet pot when he stacks off on a OESD which he shouldn't have been at in the first place.
Why. Does. This. Keep. Happening. To. Me. ???
So the fish win. The doomswitch wins. I lose. Psychologically I see that this is really affecting my life and my happiness. I can't do anything to change this losing streak but to simply walk away and quit. For how long? Depends but I'm not playing NLHE of any way, shape, or form for at least a week MINIMUM. Maybe 2 ... maybe forever. The idea is that I am not going to play or think about NLHE for a week, and then totally re-evaluate everything and decide just how long the break really will be (or just quit). If I made a decision now I would simply unload it all and enjoy the money before this bulls*&t downswing sucks my soul right out of me.
So congratulations whatever-the-f*^k is responsible for all this - you've won. Sadly this means that I really need to step away from the blog, CardsChat, 2+2, all of it really until I can get my head on straight. I just can't deal with this crap anymore, it's beaten me down and I don't have stregth or hope left.
Thanks for coming to my blog for you people that regularly visit, I've appreciated your support over the last year.
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My name is Sean Gibson and I am a poker journalist and part time poker player. I work full time at PokerNewsDaily.com where I host a daily news show called "The Daily Deal" and also handle the bulk of the live player interviews. In terms of poker you will find me playing $1/$3 No Limit Hold'em in Vegas or in Los Angeles (or San Diego) and online playing small stakes games.
Just a week?
I’d made it two weeks, but I’d let me pop in to play novelty games. IE, I’d let myself play some play money games, or experiment with Omaha or draw or switch things up by playing the occasional micro-S&G.
But you’re a whole lot more in tune with what you need, so do what’s best for you mentally.
Sorry to hear it Ice. Have a good break, I’ll talk to you when you come back.
Take a month off at least. Clear your head. Do things you’ve never done before, or other things that you enjoy. Do not think about poker at ALL! Come back and you’ll see better results!