Why I Hate Poker (for now)

Poker

I'm so frustrated with poker at the moment, because I lost my job I took most of my bankroll off the net and into my bank account. I left about $1000 spread across several sites. This has left me playing in $1 to $2 buy in tournaments and the standard of play down there is terrible. Now I know to win you have to adapt your play and deal with the game but the frustration is getting me down.

I go back to ABC poker, play the good hands try and get value out of the fish and make my way deep into the tournament, only to get sucked out on by someone who has built a large stack and just doesn't care what they play. It take strong will to have confidence in your own game and at the moment mine is all gone.

I play in 2 leagues on forums Instant Poker Money and 4kingpoker these are going OK, I've been playing the IPM league for 5 months and I've finished in the top 3 for 3 of them, and I think I will be in the top 3 again this month. For a top 3 finish you win a small amount of money and 2 x $11satellite tickets for Carbon. These games are played on Tuesday and Thursday, Tuesday is a freeroll and Thursday $2 buy in with money added. I like these games, the players on there are generally better than the average at this buy in level. OK the freeroll games have a few all in with 63 off players but not too many. The 4kp league is on Thursday and is a $1 buy in with money added and is played over a few sites over around 12 week. This season I haven't done too well because i missed to many games but in previous seasons I have come in the top 3. These are tough games there are some very good players, there are maybe only 10 to 20 players in the game but any win is hard. 4kp also have a Sunday team league and I am captain of Team UK this game is also a $1 buy in with money added. At the moment Team UK are 3rd in the league with 1 game to play. I hope we may take second tonight.

Well that's some more about poker.

Update 21:28

Just finished in a 3.30euro game on PokerHeaven, the standard of play was much better than the 1.10euro game I played there yesterday, but I was still completely card dead. I was able to run a couple of bluffs but it was a bit risky because people were keen to call with very little. I got very lucky on 1 hand where I beat A9 with J 10 (I was getting very short stacked at that point) in the end I went out about 20 short of the money when my AJ all in was called by K4 and I lost as usual.