Are you really ready for the online game compared to B&M?(cont'd)

If you had read my last post you are now exercising the advice there, now let me add some more when comparing the Online game to B&M.

As you all know, your mood greatly affects your decision making when playing poker, whether Online or B&M, but there is a big difference and if you know what it is then good for you, you are on your way to making money online. For those who don't, let me explain, In a B&M environment you keep your emotions in check as not to give away any reads to your opponents, in a sense, these same B&M opponents also help you cool down from the worries of life's little problems most times and because of this you are able to play a good if not a great game of poker as opposed to Online play where you have no real outlet to help you control your emotions, there is just you and the monitor. "Who really cares if I have problems, they can't get any reads from me anyway, they can't see me" you start thinking and this is where your BR starts going down, you have to be in the right state of mind when playing Online because there is no outlet to let your feeling dissipate to.

Badbeats are also a BR killer, in a B&M environment, you have time to cool down between hands after suffering a badbeat as opposed to online where you are still fuming well into the next 4-6 hands, where your not in full control of your thoughts yet, and during this period of emotional distress, you will be tempted to play the same type of crappy hand against the donkey who took your money with 58os(has happened to me). You can't let this happen, after a badbeat may I suggest that you sit out the next 4-6 hands or how ever long it takes you to cool down and get yourself back into the right state of mind(poker state of mind).

Take control of your emotions before they control you (which is harder to do Online than in a B&M environment) or your Online BR will suffer.

Much love for CC, Peace. :)

Are you really ready for the online game compared to B&M?

If you think you are ready, I would say most of you may not be.

There is a difference in playing poker online than there is in a B&M and I don't mean the obvious of speed and limited reads, I'm talking about the mindset of switching from B&M to Online.

When your on your way to the casino to play poker you are consciously readying yourself for the game, you know what level your going to play, you know how long your going to be there and you know how much $ you are going to take with you.

Once there you are within the atmosphere of a casino/poker room you feel comfortable with your surroundings.

You are now ready to play a good game of poker free from distractions and able to put your full concentration at the table.

Unlike the above scenario, in an online game all it takes is a couple clicks of the mouse and your in your favorite poker room, but are you ready to play a good game? free of distractions?, no your not and if you think you are, most of you are sorrily mistaken.

First off you are not in a casino/poker room atmosphere, you are at home, school, Internet cafe or work(worst possible place to be IMO when playing poker online).

There are just too many distractions which will take up a good portion of your concentration from the game at hand and this will effect your play considerably.

You have to free yourself from any distractions that may affect the way you play, this means having the poker site the only thing you have open on your screen (if you do get bored, feel free to surf the net or read posts/blogs but be sure to not put much thought in writing any replies as this will take alot of your concentration off the game at hand), you have to tell those around you that you cannot be disturbed now, and create the expectation that you are not to be frivolously disturbed. Impress upon them that the money online is every bit as real as the money you'd put put into a live game. Make it clear that this in not play and it is not a game but a serious attempt, seriously constructed, to suck money from the Internet.

Now make it clear to yourself.

In short, you have to fully immerse into the cyber-poker table and free yourself from as many distractions as you can.

Carefully chose your table and time and money you want to spend on the table and do not make your session too short (hit and run) or too long (marathon).

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Much love for CC, peace.

Switched poker sites

I had moved to partypoker about a month ago, just shortly after my last post, I put in a $53 deposit through EFT and hit party's 100% bonus which I cleared after about a week or more and placed first in a small tourney for another small sum which had brought my BR up to about $190 which I donked away $150 over the course of almost 2 weeks and have been hovering ever since.

I know what I'm doing wrong but am having a hard time correcting it, which is playing for set value too often against a significant raise, but it is something I'm working on right now.

Another problem is I am playing the .02/.04 tables and I do hold my own there but have not been able to win consistently, I win few hands on a loose table and then they all tighten up, so I decide to try and make some moves and slowly lose some of what I have won at the table.

I'd hate to leave a table with a small profit but may have to leave when I double my buy-in.

Until next time :)