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Mikeyboy9361:
Nice post Wayne. Lucky every time!!
Strange what you say about being focused or confident or in the zone. I have actually said to the Mrs on two occasions when playing an online MTT, "right I"m gonna win this tonight", and on both occasions run deep. Once coming second for a four figure pay day, and FTing the other. Weird.
But we all know you can"t run deep without Lady Luck on your shoulder, you have to win the flips when they come. I went through a period of about 10 live tournaments in a row when I got my chips in with the best of it and was outdrawn on every occasion, I seriously thought about quitting!! There is nothing worse than playing a solid game and continually being outdrawn.
thinsy147:
TheSnapper:
SirPercival:
Great post Wayne. We need to meet up for a beer or 2 to discuss this one in more detail.
As you know I believe a good mind coach is the way forward for anyone struggling in these areas. I have one, and my attitude to the game is so much better now. I haven"t put in the volume to demonstrate improvement in my game but I KNOW that it"s there. In fact, part of the reason I haven"t been playing as much is because of my mind coach helping me realise other parts of my life that needed to be sorted first.
I could go on and on about this but if I did then it would seem like I was writing my own blog........must get back to that sometime.
If you, or any APAT"ers want to learn more about a "mind coach" or "life coach" (his preferred term) then PM me.
ian.ski309:
Interesting post Wayne, very thought provoking.
Confidence counts for a lot. I remember watching you play during the latter stages of the ME at DTD last week when it was down to about 16 runners. There was a raise in front of you and then you shoved... I know a little about the way you play and I remember thinking to myself, "He"s got a premium hand there." The confidence with which you shoved your chips over the line got most players to lay their hands down - even though I"d greatly overestimated the size of your pocket pair ;)
Assuming that we always play well, the only thing better than confidence is running well - that and minimising distractions on and off the felt.
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