I am the worst player ever.

[Jonathank]

Can someone please tell me why i play so poorly.

All I do is make hopeless calls and hopeless bluffs. I know better, but I so often lose my composure. I'm supposed to stop playing when I'm on tilt. Of course I never do. Also sometimes play when I'm too tired.

I'm such a loser!

I think I need a sports psychologist.

If the FT players weren't so hopeless I would be broke.

[DeFenDeR]

to play poker, you need a brain..

[Jonathank]

No you just need an index finger. Actually I once saw a guy with no arms play with his foot.

[DeFenDeR]

maybe he had no arms, still one brain

[Jonathank]

I played better this afternoon. Why can' t I always play well?

Someone please help!

Of course it's a lot easier to play well when you hold cards. It's those 3-6 (or longer) hr periods when you can't win one hand. That is when I find it so hard to stay focused and lose the minimum. When I'm STEAMING!

[r8rpwr]

I agree the duration of the game can be a factor if you are low on patience. I think this was discussed in another thread recently.

[CardChick]

Dude, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but you don't always get the cards. If you have a run of bad cards and have a lot less to work with, well, there you go. Bluffing can only take you so far.

[Mika Ollila]

Of course it's a lot easier to play well when you hold cards. It's those 3-6 (or longer) hr periods when you can't win one hand. That is when I find it so hard to stay focused and lose the minimum. When I'm STEAMING!

The quickest solution would be to sit out and go take a quick walk outside, or something else refreshing. At least stop playing for a few minutes and have a soda etc.

Although I admit this is hard for me and I tend to play marathon sessions almost without any breaks, even when on huge downswings and tilty. But would make a difference if you learned to relax in between ups and downs.

[pan1c]

Its very difficault to say without watching some of your play but you state a few of your leaks "hopeless calls and hopeless bluffs" stop doing that. I would recommend reading some poker books, search the net and even spectate some other players at work.

[Blinking Lights]

Cardrunners dude!

[slowpoke]

Could it be that you hope more to hit that actually have the right to play those cards and bet on them? I know I do that when I'm tired...hope more than the cards deserve to be played...