So I'm back after a great week in DC. I didnt play much poker, save a couple tourneys that I snuck in while my gf was reading or whatnot. Nothing really materialized in any of em but I shook some of the rust off. While in DC, I got to thinking alot about the mindset Ive been having recently when it comes to poker. I have been pretty down on poker recently, especially after my epic HU loss. This was due to my belief that I wasnt really ever going to get to the upper level of thinking that is required of a high stakes player. I figured that if I was incapable of that thinking, grinding the low stakes was pointless since I would just be treading water for the entirety of my career. Taking a step away from the game, though, did help me put things into perspective. I realized that I'm not playing poker to be the best in the world (although I would love to get to this point, its obviously either impossible or very far away), I'm playing poker because it is fun and because I can make money. If Im going to be playing the low stakes games, and possibly grinding up to the mid stakes. I really do not need to be considering the nth level thinking that great players like psyduck, gobboboy or durrrr employ. I just need to be at least one step ahead of my opponents to beat them and take their money.
I also realized that I cant really feel sorry for myself for not being at a skill level I wanna be at if Im not willing to put in the time to watch videos or take notes. Im a member at DC and have downloaded probably 150 hours of videos onto my computer, but have watched approx 15 of them. If Im going to be committed to learning this game, I need to put in the hours to learn. I will not be upset if I dont watch the videos, I just cant be disappointed when I dont improve at the level I want.
I was recently introduced to a blog, AD/AT, written by adamsapple119 that reiterates a lot of what I am talking about. Not only is the blog a great source of tourney and SnG material, it also has some great commentary on poker mindset and thinking. Its really good stuff, if anyone is reading this out there, they should check that blog out. I was planning on doing a tourney review right now, but this post is getting long and I think Ill leave that till tonight or tomorrow.
On a completely different note, I was lucky enough to go see a red sox game last night. It was an epic victory for the Sox, in which they scored 3 runs in the bottom of the eighth to overcome a 3-1 deficit. After the game last night, the red sox went to 8-0 vs. the yankees on the year. I'm loving it!
Good Luck everyone!
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Incredibly well worded. You have no idea how much I can relate to that sir and have never been able to articulate that point. That blog you linked looks solid and lets hope we develop the drive to become better thinkers.
ReplyDeleteBtw, never heard of psyduck. fucking EPIC name. that pokemon was definitely one of the gay ones though.