| This was by far my most frustrating and depressing
week of poker to date, and resulted in a bit of a loss of confidence. After
last week I feel that I was playing really confident poker, and that I was
making very few bad decisions. Here is a snapshot of the week`s results: 1.
Sunday - Played a $30 Sit `n Go at Paradise Poker and finished 4th. I was
never really in it and forced to make a move.
2. Monday - Played in a 30 handed, $20 buy in tournament and finished
somewhere in the lower half of the field. I got a really bad run of cards
and was caught out every time I tried to make a steal. Eventually made a
move with a marginal hand.
3. Tuesday - Played in a $50 Sit `n Go. I started pretty well, winning a
few small pots and stealing a couple. Finished 7th and couldn`t really say
why at the time.
4. Wednesday - I played in three different tournaments. Finished nowhere
in a multi table sit `n go ($20). Just never got going. I then played in two
consecutive tournaments - a $30 and $20 sit `n go and finished 3rd in
both. On both occasions I was in a reasonable position but entered pots I
should have let go. I was getting overconfident in both cases.
5. Thursday - Finished second to last in a $30 buy in tournament, and 3rd
in a $20. In the $20 game I had the chip lead, I called an all in with 8`s
in the hole and lost. That more that halved my stack and I just faded away.
5. Friday - Decided to play a quick short handed game for $20 and called
an all in on the second hand holding AK suited. I was the underdog against
JJ, flopped a K, but a J came on the turn. Played in a 10 handed, $30 buy in
tournament and by that point I feel like I had lost a lot of confidence and
played very defensively. Finished about 6th. So all in all a very
frustrating week. I have not stopped thinking about poker in the last few
days and I think two bad trends have snuck into my game: 1. Limping in too
often with marginal hands and getting into trouble and 2. Not getting away
from a good starting hand when I know I`m beat. I feel like I have to
go back to my tight game that has worked so well and focus on playing for
position if the conditions are right. |
