I thought i would give writing my own blog to help others-i would also challenge those that busted my chops for copying and pasting posts here to post one of ur own u acualy wrote urself as well her goes

like the title says changing my minset about poker-as early as i can rember i was taught the value of a buck-having grown up on a dairy farm in 1976 in upstate pa-i can remember my dad drumming into my head saying if u work hard and save ur money ul be rewarded with a good life-i should also tell you that milking started at 6am EVERY morning plus during winter i had a trapline to check and re-bait-so even as a youngster i made my own money-when i did carry it around i never kept it in my wallet always in my front pockett-remember that part-fast forward to 2009

so im now all grown up and playing on fullt tilt poker-and im on another poker forum where they hold games called rmr,s anyone here that is from that forum knows about them -back then they was still played for cash-in one month i was itm 11 times 7 of those being final tables and 2 of those being wins i scored the second most in points for any given month to date-i then went on to win against a highly respected pro-rail whom i beat in 13minutes-that monthing turning 50 bucks into 1800.00 fast forward one month

so im still playing but now not winning at all taking bad beats making every bad decision possible-going on and staying on every variaition of tilt-why i wasnt playing and different -or was i-it got so bad that i was playing at a .25-.50 rng table holding aces i got pushed on hand so i went all in aces against aces-ok i thought pay the rake wrong he managed to river a flush to win 100.00 i snapped throwing a coffee cup thru the moniter-fast forward to2012

i have since then come to realize some things that may help a few ppl
1.i had to lose the misconception that in life when we do well we get rewarded its not the same in poker-i had to come to an understanding that im going to lose in fact i need to lose-i play at cash tables so i need to lose some hands to bad beats-if i didnt the lessor player would soon lose intrest and not re-load there account-when this happens i just say next time to myself

2.i have since also become aware that its more important to make good decisions--than on winning any single hand or tourny im in why basically making good sound decisions is going to be more profitable in the long run

3.becoming emotionaly un-atatched-i try to keep my emotions in check while playing-any negative emotion i have while im playing can affect my decision making-so i dont play angry or worried or anything negative trying to remain postive even after badbeat

4.lose ur fear -remember how i guarded that money as a kid holding not in my wallet but my front pockett-i had to lose that concept altogether-i view the money i have in my account as a tool to get more money-the problem with fear is every human has it and goes thru it-i do my best not allowing fear to rear its ugly face while making a tough decision-it can only cloud my judgement

5.i now understand the different forms of tilt and how to corect it as it happens-part of the reason i stayed losing after the best month i ever had playing was the feeling like -i couldnt be beat-what a reality check that turned out to be

6.making good decisions-this i feel is a combination of things-information -making good reads putting players on a range of hands-not letting fear come into play-then backing those decisions with good solid poker-try to note an edge u have on every player u have at ur table then note it

7.i also have since come to understand why the i was playing wasnt working anymore -the game of poker is ever evolving and changing-i liken it to when tiger woods started golfing-in 2009 poker was huge on tv everywhere i turned i saw it-back then in 2009 i played very taggish poker-that style of poker doesnt work anymore the players i was facing wasnt playing abc poker but a much different style than i was playing

8.a deeper understanding of poker-i can remember when i first started playing poker i wasnt giving any thought to anything but the cards i held-basicaly playing my cards and not the player i have since came many miles from that point-i now know that in order to win i must be able to at least have a good idea of what ur holding-and even then it may come down to playing the player and not the cards-what do i think ur 2 cards are-what do u think my 2 cards are-and how would you expect me to play those 2 cards u think i hold-but remember the other player may be thinking the same thing

9.salesman -ive seen it happen many times where a players turns over a bluff only to hear crap from other player-i heard it said u play a weak hand strong and a strong hand weak-poker is all about selling a lie the better u sell the more ul make-in one of my copy and paste posts-one of the poeple said if ur not the best at the rng table u should leave-i say this is a mistake only becuase its going to be easier to sell a story that doesnt fit to a better player-where a newer player wouldnt pick up on it ive used this tactic many times in the past when playing i feel are better than me -im not talking pro just regular joes

10a.staying focussed-he are some of the things i do while im not in hand-i play a game i made up called the range game its a great way to keep ur head in the game and practise some poker reading skills-each hand im not in i try to range players as hand progresses based on my info about that player and the way there playing-when i get one right i post a check mark on a post it-every tourny im in after that i try to get the number of corect reads higher-its also one of the cheapest ways to improving ur not in the hands so its free real time practice-another thing i do is continue taking notes while not in hand
10b.things i dont do when playing watch tv-listen to radio-talk or text on phone -get overly chatty at table im on -arguing with other players-anything that might distract il aviod if possible

so to those that heckled my copy and paste posts i await ur poker post that might help the next newer player to the forum-ty all ed