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The Slippery Downward Slope and the Arduous Climb Back |
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Written by SwingSwingSwing
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Monday, 02 November 2009 16:05 |
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Again, it's been awhile.
After my last post the old Heads Up SNGs results took a turn for the worst. As you can probably see in the wee graph in the left column, after getting to peak profit of $74, I basically lost it all and for a game or two fell back into negative territory.
A 15 buyin downswing is not nice, I can tell you. Some of the suckouts were gross, leading me to lose my self-control and I tilted off some more when I really should have just closed down and stepped back.
A couple of days away from the virtual felt helped loads and allowed to me to review and take stock. For a while, I dropped down to the $2.20s but it was too demoralising and I moved back to the $5.25s.
Here's what I learned during my little review:-
-Work out what sort of opponent you are up against and act accordingly. There is no point playing your default style if it's not the best way to beat this particular opponent.
-If you've lost three in row - stop. You're probably not in the correct frame of mind to win. Stop and review the hand histories of those defeats.
-Monitor your tilt level. If you've had a beat take a deep breath. Even if you're in the lead in the match, make sure you're not getting too aggressive in trying to finish your opponent. Think properly about your move.
-Big bets on the river are usually not bluffs!
Results have been a whole lot better since and I'm only a couple of wins away from getting back into profit at the $5.25s.
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