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nosey-p:
Scared money
They say you should not play with scared money. I don't know who "they are" but I don't think that this is always right. The thinking behind scared money is if you play with money that you cannot afford to lose then it will affect your game (for the worse). Where as I think it makes you concentrate even more (you should be concentrating all the time anyway).
A few months back I met Stuart for a night out at our local casino. The conversation turns to the poker league and how well Leeds is doing. When I told him that I only had $11 left in my Blue Square account and when I lose it I will not play on BS again.
Since the start off season 2 I have not taken to BS. I know they are our sponsors but it's a site that I don't like. I am not knocking them just that some sites seems to suit you and some don't
Now with my $11 I had two options, to play the satellite to the Welsh on-line championship or play the next league game. I decided to play the satellite were a finished one off the seats but won $50 but I was still short off $5 for the game. So I hit the cash tables to get the $5 and entered the Welsh. Did I play my normal game or did I play scared?
I now have entered the Welsh Championships with my last $55 knowing if I lose then that's it for me with BS and APAT on-line games. So how do I play? Do I play my normal game or do I play scared? Which ever way you look at it, the result is that I came in the money, so my love of Blue Square is extended for now.
A few weeks go by, with no luck at the tables on BS (strange that the other 3 sites I play on, I am in profit). Down to my last $11 again, I enter game 5 of the league. Again knowing that this could be my last game. Do I play my normal game or do I play scared? The result is that I go on and win.
A couple of months go by and my BS account gets down to $11 yet again. My APAT life is on the line in game 11, which again I go on to win. Is this just a coincidence that when I need to win I do? Is it just variance? Or am I concentrating more knowing it could be my last game?
About two years ago I went through a very bad patch. One of the things I did, to try and get out of it was to play at a higher level than I normally do. I did not make any money at this level but it did make me concentrate more, why? When I dropped back down to my normal level, my game had improved and I was winning again.
So should you play with scared money?
Mikeyboy9361:
Good question Wayne. I was recently in a very similar position with my BSQ account, and I stopped playing cash tables altogether and decided to really concentrate on the one and two table SNGs, I had to start on the $2 games, thats how bad my bankroll had got! And now I have built it back up to a decent level, I think it is really a concentration thing, but also when you are hanging on to a bank roll you are less inclined to make that risky call, and as such you reduce that variance.
nosey-p:
On my annual trip to Headingly this Saturday to do some Aussie bashing. Sitting in the main stand, behind the bowlers arm. Normally sit in the west stand so don't get to see much cricket, for the people who as sat in the stand will know what I mean. Then at lunch and tea will be in the Skylark.
It's like summer as started, sat in the sun with a pint watching the Npower girls walk up and down I mean watching the cricket. Just got to remember to put some suntan lotion on.
AMRN:
--- Quote from: nosey-p on August 06, 2009, 16:13:12 PM ---
It's like summer as started, sat in the sun........... Just got to remember to put some suntan lotion on.
--- End quote ---
why you trying to kid??!
deanp27:
Western Terrace at Headingley tomorrow for me :)
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