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12-19-05, 05:01 PM
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If you can't beat a SNG (over a decent enough sample size) then perhaps you are at the wrong level?
The site won't change the beats... Seriously. it won't. There's nothing wrong with dropping a level. You can change sites if you want, but a Random card is Still a random card no matter what site you are on. Wouldn't you be even the least bit worried if the best hand ALWAYS held up?
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12-19-05, 05:12 PM
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Just saw your bad-beat... Jacks hand.
That sucks... I think you raised too much preflop, but that's just me. What I would suggest to you, is to take $110 and leave it on Stars... Take everything else out... Now with that $110 you leave on Stars, Transfer it to Chi... errr ummm.... I mean use it to play 20 $5.50 SNGs in a row.... No cheating... Don't play a MTT, don't play a ring game... Strictly 20 SNGS. Get a nice pen and paper... I prefer a blue pen with white paper, but feel free to use whatever combination of colours you would like.... Then record the Results of all 20 SNGs. Take a look back and see how you did once you are finished. This works on other sites too... And for any amount.  Seriously, give it a try. Then let us know how you did.
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12-20-05, 10:29 AM
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Haha, I was just thinking about it, it would be kind of weird. But it has really just gotten to the point with PokerStars, that it seems like putting your money in with the best hand (not even just the better part of a coinflip) is -EV. The best hand doesn't seem to win the % of the time it is supposed too.
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12-20-05, 10:45 AM
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I think what happens (happened to me all day yesterday) is you will get on runs where the best hand when the money goes in is not the best hand at the end. But, like Raymer has said, you have to look at your decisions, if you make the right decisions that's all you can do after that it's up to the way the cards fall and you can't control that. Yesterday I lost almost 15% of my roll and most of it (not all) was when I made the right decision but the cards didn't fall my way. It's tough and you start to think that getting in with the best hand is not the way to play... but it is. Bad beats sting a lot more than the flip side of winning pots you are supposed to win, that's just natural. So, of course, you're going to remember those bad beats and have thoughts of what might have been. But, what you have to remember is that making the right decisions will always be +EV over the long haul. What you should also remember is that bad beats happen only to good players because they're not relying on luck. Let the bad players have to rely on luck, eventually their luck will run out. A swing like the one I took yesterday is difficult to handle, but I know that over the long run I will get that part of my bankroll back and that it will continue to grow.
Having said all that, I think it would be good for you to take a little break (read some of the good poker books out there) and perhaps try another site... there's a lot of psychology involved in this game and if those things help you have a more positive attitude about your game then they can only help. Keep you chin up buddy!!
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12-19-05, 06:18 PM
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Full Tilt is WAY tighter - at the limits i play at least.
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