Thats exactly right Ass. There are 2 things I changed. That is one of them. I continually thought that if I hit, I was going to break them. Well, that showed in my image too, of course. Granted, I still throw that in once in a blue moon (get a little bit ancy every now and then), but, it is no longer reflected in my image.
Another thing I did was because it worked so well early. When I called a raise preflop, no matter the flop, Id call his continuation bet if I was in position on him. Frequently, early in my run at PS, Id get checked to, would bet out, and get a fold. Since Im 4-5 tabling the same 1/2 and 2/4 limits, Im playing with a lot of the same, decent players. So, they caught on to this, and would often check it to me, let me stick my neck out, and bump my ass. I kept doing this, leaving me down about $1000 in 3 days (doesnt help that I was playing a little over my bankroll). So, I took a break, went and got some new books, read through them (not any really amazing, new information, just reinforced and brought back to my attention stuff I knew) and am now back with a new, tighter style. When 4-5 tabling, youre not there to crush the game, youre there to grind out small wins on each table. My first session back, I played 4 tables of 1/2, and the least I was up on one table was $120.
What I'm trying to say here is that you can always find room to adapt. I've got a lot of hands under my belt, and consider myself proficient at the game. Yet, when things start going wrong, dont be afraid to change up your game, because you are probably doing something wrong. I will still throw out a missed flop call if I dont see any hand in a bettor's range that could allow him to hit the flop, but it isnt anywhere near the amount of times I had done so previously. Also shows the value of books. Which I recommend to EVERY poker player (unless you are on my left, then I want you dumb as hell
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