They Keep Pulling Me Back In by

They Keep Pulling Me Back In

by BadgerPro on 11/06/07

Toward the end of October after I had a few really nice runs in tournaments I was considering playing them full time again and leaving cash behind for a month. However after another really disappointing Sunday I'm already fed up with tournaments again. I know... I lasted real long into November.

I blame it all on my roommate who continues to crush tournaments and that keeps me coming back to them. He finished 2nd in the Bodog 100k last Sunday for a nice score and then FTed the Full Tilt 750k yesterday for another sick cash. He definitely deserves it though as he studies the game and puts a lot of thought into it both at and away from the tables. Every time I decided to get away from tourneys I see him hit a big score and then I get the itch to play them again. I get deep in something, whiff at the end, and then get fed up with tournaments again. It's becoming a vicious cycle.

So for the rest of November I'm going to play mostly cash again. The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) starts on Wednesday and I'll probably play a few of the events but I'm going to try and stay away from tournaments for the most part. In December I'll probably get back into them so that I feel prepared for the PCA in January.

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Jason (Anonymous) says

Sounds like you are taking your loses too much to heart. There is such a large variance factor in poker and especially in tournaments. If you want to play them you need to continue to plug away. Hey, if you feel you are not playing optimally, then by all means evaluate yourself and make adjustments. But quitting isn't the solution if you are trying to get better at tournaments.

11/06/07

harlem says

Losing is like a virus and will humble even the best player. I have to agree that working through this is the way to go. Evaluate what is going wrong and then fix it. I suspect one great winning streak will erase the doubts.

11/06/07