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I tend to get a little too aggressive at times. I generally play a tight aggressive game, but that tight turns to loose a little too often. I really need to work on my self control at the table.

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Rarely bluffing.While it may work out that people will be 'afraid' when I do bet, it can also backfire against me, with them limping in on a monster, trapping me. It could really backfire if I AM bluffing and the go for my throat.

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playing when i shouldnt bea) came home from work and tiredB) alterted states of mindi still win in spite of this, but not as much as i couldwhen i set times aside and play well rested and comfortable and sober, i do very well. i guess when im in either of those situations my big leak is calling down when i know im beat.

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Mine would have to be definitely not listening to my gut telling me to fold and then paying off the person who i read right but just couldn't fold, im slowly getting a little better with this problem but it still bites me sometimes.

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playing when i shouldnt bea) came home from work and tiredB) alterted states of mindi still win in spite of this, but not as much as i couldwhen i set times aside and play well rested and comfortable and sober, i do very well. i guess when im in either of those situations my big leak is calling down when i know im beat.
I heard a great interview with Freddy Deeb , He said An O.K. / Average player can make alot of money if they do 6 or 7 things the right way, you can be the greatest player & not do things right and you'll never make any money - (thought it was interesting that of the things he mentions none of them are about how to play such and such hand , or what to to w/ TpTk ) - they were :1. Play when you feel good 2. Don't play mad3. Don't play tired4. No drinking and playing 5. You can't be a poker player and a soccer player ( guess he means you need to dedicate your time to poker if you want to win ) 6. Can't play over your bank roll7. Manage your losses - there are some days when things are not comin' no matter what you do. You can't push it 8. Take a profit, don't be greedy I'm sure #9 is "wear loud shirts, it distracts your opponents " - but then that doesn't matter for us on line, does it ...
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1. Losing Focus2. Playing when I'm tired 3. Making the wrong decision online due to time clock pressure and after clicking the "call" or "all-in" button, realizing that I'm an idiot.

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I think I fold second pair to often.
Probably here. But I think I get people to fold 2nd pair when they have me beat often enough to make up for it.And oh yeah, playing tired. Or being in too many tournaments at once where it is tougher to concentrate as I get deeper.
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Blackjack.Table games.Non-poker areas in casinos.Problem gambling.Going broke.Begging for stakes for poker and then blowing them on roulette.Being a dumbass.----I have no weakness in poker. Attn anyone who wants to stake me :club:

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Playing "Pair Poker" too often Not folding better hands when I know I'm beatenThinking two pair is a good handsPlaying too many starting hands * All a working progress :D:club:

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Self Confidence...pure and simple. When I hit a bad run I have a tendency to get down on myself and that can't be helping my game. I agree with this somewhat. when im running bad i tend to pay off more hands then i should, and also lay down hands that i know are probably winning, so basically im paying off the winners, and laying down my winners thus turning me into a loser lol.... its a terrible cycle. thats my biggest weakness in cash.Tournaments, my biggest weakness is trying to always run the table, i like to be the table captain and i hate it when someone tries to move in on my turf so to speak. Patience has never been one of my greatest virtues but its something im learning to deal with. i also Tilt way more in a tournament setting as compared to cash, ( cash you can always rebuy, but once your knocked out of the tournament , thats it baby, your done. ) So, i have to learn to count to 5 right after someone hits that awesome 2 outer on me lol and not open my mouth and make myself sound like a complete Hellmuthian Jackass lol

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My one real weakness is discipline. As in I get bored and just stop making the right plays. I've found that this weakness makes it impossible for me to play NL cash games on a regular basis, even though that if the money were enough for me to take it seriously, I still consider deep-stacked NLHE my best game.However, by focusing on PLO cash games, and tournaments, I've found that this weakness is easily alleviated. Multi-tabling tournaments, there are a lot more opportunties for aggression, and making a big laydown feels more rewarding as you're moving forward. Likewise, PLO's high-variance, but losing big pots don't really affect me as badly as having to fold 20 hands in a row. Oh, and my other weakness is playing drunk. I manage to stay away from it 99% of the time, but that 1% of the time, it can be a real BR killer. I also like to make large sports bets, but I like to think of that as +EV, so I refuse to classify it as a weakness. Even when there's a really big game on and I decide that 10% of my active poker BR is a good amount to bet.

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Blackjack.Table games.Non-poker areas in casinos.Problem gambling.Going broke.Begging for stakes for poker and then blowing them on roulette.Being a dumbass.----I have no weakness in poker. Attn anyone who wants to stake me :club:
gee, who can refuse.you lay out a compelling argument there!
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I've killed the "not quitting till even" weakness a while ago.Emotionally/mentally I'm much more stable than I ever was.I don't really tilt as I used to. I guess the last time I did was when I dropped 2k in a night playing outta my bankroll. That was two months ago now.I guess a weakness could be playing when I should be doing something else but I play anyways. Yea. That's it.I need to go read a book.- Jordan
"Just like anything in life, if you concentrate on the negative you will only be and receive negative results. Concentrate on the good, and you will be good and receive positive ones."Very Well Said Jordan! :club: keep writing! Thanx!
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calling large turn bets when I think I have the best holding and letting the player outdraw me on river instead of ending hand on turn.I have gotten much better recently, hence my improved results, but sometimes still fall into bad habit..........

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calling large turn bets when I think I have the best holding and letting the player outdraw me on river instead of ending hand on turn.I have gotten much better recently, hence my improved results, but sometimes still fall into bad habit..........
The cards run bad on everyone, its how you deal with these runs, nipping them in the bud and maintaining discipline that sets the good from the not so good.
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