From my blog at http://collinmoshman.com/:
I had an interesting day today that has me thinking. (Yea – I know that is dangerous lol).
For about 9 days I have been playing really well – and running hot hasn’t hurt at all. It has seemed like I have had a lot of things start to come together at the same time for me and it has really paid off. I have done some little tweaking with my game and started taking a lot more 1st’s and 2nd’s vs the many 3rd’s and 4th’s I was previously finishing with. A lot of the changes have to do with stepping up my aggression as the blinds go up. My confidence has been very high and mentally I have stayed focused and positive. I have done so well that I have not devoted much time to studying – I just felt like I needed to stay on the tables as much as I could while I was doing so well.
Today I decided I had better start watching some videos and doing some reading again. My SitnGoGrinders membership expires in a few weeks and I haven’t watched many videos there so I watched a couple of fultip777’s videos. He plays higher stakes than I do but they are regular speed and the other coaches there all play turbos I think. One was a $55 and the other a $109. He played pretty tight in both of them.
Then I played a set of 6 sng’s and I knew from the start I was in trouble. I was second guessing myself a lot and my confidence took a quick dive. Nothing seemed to be working for me and I was confused about how to play lol. This happens to me too often. When I watch a video and the coach is playing differently than I have been taught – or if I am reading a book and the strategy is different than what I have learned – it really messes up my game. I read Collin’s book first and have had Greg as a coach – so if anyone plays differently than what they teach it just confuses me.
Maybe I was trying to apply strategy in $11’s sng’s that is better suited for the levels that fultip plays at. Maybe I should not stir the pot right now.
Or…..maybe I should have watched some of Collin’s videos instead lol.
One thing is for certain – I have got to learn to maintain confidence and control in my game as I am studying. I know I still have a lot to learn.
I used to play a lot of pool before I started playing poker. (I am pretty damned good for a girl if I must say so myself). But I know in pool when you learn something new and start trying to apply it – that you usually end up playing worse while you work it into your game. Then once you have mastered it you are much better than you were before. Maybe poker is like that is some ways.
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2 comments:
Well written. Don't worry you're doing great!
I think you said it yourself Dakota when you talked about pool. The same thing occurs in golf - I remember when Tiger Woods was winning lots of majors but he still felt that his swing wasn't what he wanted it to be. So he redesigned his swing and for a while suffered some poor results until it bedded in and he was then better than before!
So maybe the same happens with poker? :)
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