Why I am confident despite last results
Many people are asking me why I am so confident with my new semi-pro career despite my last results. They say I made a big mistake going in part-time, halving my salary. They say "I told you, poker cannot be an earning source".
Since I've gone semi-pro, I have lost 4000€ (=5380$) in less than a month.
They seem to be right to tell me that I made a big mistake... they seem also right to suggest me to abandon poker and to ask for full-time job again (and full salary).
So, why am I so confident about poker and my semi-pro career? Why do I think that this 3 weeks have been just a temporary downswing? Why do I think that before summer I will not only regain what I have lost, but I'll have reached 20000€ earnings (including bonus)?
The answer is into these 2 graphs:
- before semi-pro

- after semi-pro

As you can see, the before graph is much more significative than the after graph, because the sample is 4 times greater (and it's not so old, less than 2 months ago). This means that, for me, having a 9% ROI it's 4 times more likely than having a -18% ROI.
The real problem is to find the cause of such a downswing and, above all, to find the cure.
I am confident I've found both. Next weeks we'll see if I am right...
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i dont think its absolutley neccesary to use a hud such programs but i feel that sometimes its good to review your hands in SNG wizard.. just so you have something to refer to ... stats... and mathematically correct plays. i say this from personal experience.. cause it has plug some leaks i had.... and it showed me where i should shove more... and because of those leaks.. i saw differences in profits... i mean put it this way... either im running so hot or my game has being brought to the next level
!! check out my check if you wish, i started changing my game from the 4k games mark... and never looked back...
haaa funny man, patrik looks like the terminator in my opinion... but i think in the long run the maths of the game will prove to have some value on your game, the problem is you will just remember the time when u have lost... in any case i dont doubt the fact, you have to more less mathematically to have more of an edge in the higher games... at the same time just dont fgorget the BASICS
Good luck at the tables...
Caro Giusnunz, se ti ricordi sono uno dei primi che ti ha fatto gli auguri e che osserva i tuoi risultati con interesse perché adoro la gente che si mette degli obiettivi nella vita e si prende dei rischi per raggiungerli però se mi permetti secondo me hai fatto un grossissimo errore ed è quello di metterti degli obiettivi di guadagno. Il tuo unico obiettivo quando giochi a poker è quello di fare meno errori possibili e di prendere le decisioni matematicamente migliori per il lungo periodo, studiare per migliorare e cercare un volume di gioco che ti permetta di giocare il tuo A game e ti faccia evitare il tilt come la peste.
Mettersi degli obiettivi monetari è controproducente sotto tutti i punti di vista sia che tu li raggiunga (appagamento che non va d'accordo con studiare per migliorarsi) sia che tu non li raggiunga (depressione scoramento e quindi tilt) inoltre hai un campione numerico di games su cui tu basi il calcolo del tuo roi atteso troppo basso e inaffidabile.
Inoltre se continui a negare l'importanza dell'approccio matematico nel gioco credo che purtroppo potresti doverti trovare ad affrontare ancora tanti periodi difficili.
Cmq continuo ad augurarti di raggiungere il tuo sogno e ti seguo sempre.
Good Luck
Jennings76 alias 3ckyDiana on Pokerstars.it











thats so sick man ... if we use $30 as your average stake thats a 100 buy in swing over 500 games..personally im already paining over 30 games...
do you use SNG wizard of a HUD problem ? i find Sng wizard helps alot in pluggin leaks here and there.. and using a HUD is just nice to see what kind of hands your ending your tourneys with ... plus a good way to evaluate your game as an observer..