hey guys. hope im not too late :-)
im from austria and started to play poker a couple of years ago. just 4 fun. tried out sngs fixed limit und tourneys and finally nl.
from a learning point i tecnically did everything wrong u can. i wanted to to learn way way too much at one time. was only learning when things went bad and not consistantly. and of course started too mass table way way too soon. oh and my mental game also suckt. but nevertheless i made it to a 1 bb/100 grinder on nl 25 to nl 100(only 4 80k hands ♠_cry: ). mmm yeah i know i was a rakeback whore ♦ . i ve experienced some really bad downswings which took me back to nl 10 at the high point or do u say low point ? mmm hope u know what i mean. and was very close to quit and give up a few times. a few month ago i came to some of the mental stuff out there. funny enough it wasnt 4 poker but 4 ohter areas in life. but a lot of that made really sense. so i also gave it a shot when i saw mental things which were pokerrelated. since then things were starting to go better and now im back at nl 50.
so now it is time to take things serious and do them right
strength: i think my biggest strength is still my passion about the game and the fact that i didnt gave up. im also a very positive thinking person in generell . u know my glass is always half full and not half empty. ( only exeption when it contains wiskey-bull then its defenitely more emty then full ♠_love: )
i also started to organise my learning and set specific goals. i only work on one specific topic at once and do it daily now. and downswings dont really bother me anymore just excepted that it is part of the game and are happening sometimes.
and also that i identified a lot of leaks of mine which i wasnt even thinking about before. like mental things.
leaks: mental : my biggest mental leak atm is that i often start autopiloting. it is mostley happenenig when nothing spectacular is happening or when things are going really good. my thoughts start to drift away and im thinking of all different kind of stuff which isnt even important. when i play longer sessions i noticed that it also happens so im taking more breaks now. but sometimes it happens after 20 minites or so. when things run bad it doesnt happen im thinking about hands more, about the thing i want to focus most in that session and so on its just easy to concentrate. has anyone some advice which helps staying concentrated and focused.
and there are also 2 factors which makes me not playing my a game . 1.) when i run hot i start to get out of line and 2nd when a certain reg annoys me. there are some regs which i just dont like. 4 some of them i cant even give a good reason 4.
and game related . i need a solid pf game all and 4 once. i attended the constructing pf ranges seminar and implimented it in my game. so ep is fixed. (btw im really happy with the new gameplan. was 4b or folding before ) but from the other position im quite unsure. not what to open but what and how to defend vs 3bets especially in lp blindbattle. imean im not totally clueless. but very unsure how wide ur defending range should be vs certain oponents.
although i know the theoretical concepts at least i think. :-) i have difficulties to put them in practice . like if the opponent 3b a lot and fold to 4b a lot u simply bluff 4bet him more. or if he calls a lot of three bets u stop bluf 3betting and loose up ur ur value range. but what is "a lot" "more" and how far to lose up in a specific situation. hope u know what i mean.
postflop i really struggle in those small pots which sucks. im always guessing like u know after it goes x x on the flop . (especially in blind defence situation when i called pf ) does he has sd value, does he simply give up. the stupid thing is in 3b pot i really feel comfortable i understand board structers and opponent behaviours, ranges and how to exploit them very well. ( at this limit ) which is not so difficult because most are weak and scared or some are barrel happy :-) but still. i have a solid game plan and i stick to it .and in those smaller pots i often feel exploited myself and helpless. so i often end up calling or betting once maybe twice just not to see a sd again. also when i get raised .
my expectations 4 this bootcamp are
1.) meet some other people who are seriously interested in improving their game and stay in contact with them also when the boot camp is over. because atm i only know one other guy who plays poker which sucks. ( i was once in a lerning group which turned out to me more a trash talking group and bad beat competition then anything elese :-) )
2.)fixing my mental issues.
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i want to improve my game of course. especially getting a solid pf game. and a better understanding 4 postflop game (boardstructure , opponent , positions , action so far) get and/ or hold a solid winrate at nl 50 . and set the foundatitions to move up to nl 100 later this year.
