Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Moving up quickly is a tricky thing to accomplish..

Generally, if you're moving up fast, you are running well and won't hit too many downswings. But then, when you do finally hit one, it's amplified. This is obviously because that downswing is going to come at a time when you are playing higher stakes than your previous downswing. Emotionally, this is a tough thing to deal with.
At this is a point where many players lose thier patience, and go on tilt. Thier emotions begin to affect the way they are playing. This sub-optimal play fuels more losses, and the downward spiral continues until busto.

I'm not one who is good at controlling my emotions and realise, what is happeing to me in the past 10-12 days. I had been running so hot, and all of a sudden, I stopped making all those Final tables. The first week I dropped 1k and I shook it of quickly. I was confident in my game and i had a good bankroll, and let that affect my judgement. I realise that, this was normal and bound to happen to me. But I'm not pleased with how I handled it, and that I managed to play terribly afterwards. I hope when I hit my next downswing, I can look back at this and be reminded.
I have a lifetime of poker to play and "don't have to win a whole life's bankroll today". So I'm dropping a level or two and see how i'll do. My bankroll today is at 8,5k.

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