Please help me :D

[elchillum]

Hello punters ... I dont post a lot but I read this forum pretty frequently cuz it has tons of valuable info ... This is a help me topic ... uff ... where should I begin? ... - Bout two years ago I sometimes uploaded some money to play poker (low blinds, but i wos a fool cuz i overplayed the blinds in function to my bank roll) - With paradise i uploaded 500€ and in the end I did withdraw 636€, after i touched 800 € and dropped back, I decided to try another site ... - I uploaded 600 $ (remember i play 0.12/0.25$/€ antes) so that gives me at least 25 + tables where i can afford to lose in worst case ... I moved up to 880 $, since then nothing but losses and especially ... bad beats ... I modified my play many times ... slowplaying ... tight agressive ... loose agressive ... loose gay :D ... agressive on flop ... even with best hands etc ... but the bad beats came on and on and ... on ... and on ... Now I'm back where I've started ... my question? ... 1. as a new user, is it possible you have less bad beats at these websites? cuz whenever I change website I win, then I loose it all back again ... 2. Whot do you advise me to do? Keep on playing at this website (fulltilt) or try another one where I feel more confortable? 3. My selfconfidence has been hit I must say, though I did not loose any money so far, I know many of you have been in this situation, so please gimme some advise ... cheers!

[GaF]

Re: Please help me :D Bad beats are a part of poker - almost everyone has the impression that they get more than their fair share of bad beats - the truth is, that's just human nature to think that - you dont receive any more bad beats than anyone else (over enough hands). In general, I would say you dont win more when new to a site and then lose when you've been there a while - the only caveat - maybe you change the way you play (in small ways that are difficult to see) after you have been at a site a while and when you switch you have more focus and concentration? Or maybe your game is too static and doesn't adjust to your opponents, who have now worked out how you play (There is a lot of data mining that happens at full tilt - previously legitimately, but now FT have said it cannot happen, though they have also said they dont intend to enforce it, so I presume everyone is still doing it). Do you use PT3 or HEM on FT? If you dont, you are probably at a disadvantage over a significant proportion of your opponents. If your self confidence is lacking, then you are unlikely to beat the games - I would recommend that you move down to lower stakes, a level you know you can beat, and win your confidence back. The final thing I would say is that I see two categories of poker players: - there are those who play for leisure only and dont work on developing their game - they do what they want to do, they take their enjoyment from it, and they (probably) eventually lose their bankroll at which point they deposit again. These players dont really understand the dynamics of what is happening at the table and they think they are just getting unlucky, suffering too many bad beats, the site is rigged etc.... - there are those who want to win and get their enjoyment from winning - they work on developing their game - they use tracking software, they read poker books, they participate in forums, they're members of training sites, they discuss hands, they analyse their game to plug leaks etc My impression is that the proportion of players in group 2 is increasing and the proportion of players in group 1 is decreasing - if you want to keep up with the game, if you want to win, if you want to improve, you need to make sure you are in group 2 and working on improving your game, not just playing your poker and cursing when you "get unlucky". Good luck - and keep us updated on how you get on :ok