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monkeyman:
Ant, there"s no point giving up, that achieves absolutely nothing. I would however think about which sites you play on. If you really want to make money playing cash games, avoid Full Tilt and Pokerstars. Try a site where the competition is a bit softer like Betfair or Pacific. If losing a buy-in on a bad beat is enough to make you give up, then to be completely blunt about it, you"re playing above your true level. There"s no shame in playing in microstakes games and very gradually moving up levels as you build up your bankroll. I would strongly recommend that rather than play cash games you consider sit and gos. My personal favourite of these is the six handed games on Betair. With these you get paid out for being either 1st or second and they are a good way to gradually build both bankroll and confidence.
 Everyone suffers badbeats and everyone has sequences where everything they try goes wrong. If you haven"t got the cash or temperament to withstand these swings when they happen, revise your playing habits rather than give up.    

antthecat:
thank you for the advice, i think im talking out of haste, i think cos im on a downward spiral with my poker bankroll i done the textbook thing of chasing what ive lost, i think that a break from playing poker maybe advisable but i will try betfair once ive done my christmas shopping for my family and friends and with what money i have left ill deposit on betfair, i have been chasing for a big win to play a major tournament but ive been playing deluded thinking im the greatest and really im playing like a fish. we will see what happens and how i feel during the rest of december and if i can get out of this with a positive outlook and remember that rome was not built in a day and if a big win comes then it will come but until then just be greatful of what i have got(that is not a lot lol).

i will be playing down the pub tomorrow so will try and boost my confidence and actually win something(i have never won a poker tournament, apart from my home games, just cant come across the line first)

speak soon and christmas wishes

monkeyman:
That sounds a bit better. Taking a reality check is probably the best thing you can do. Part of the skill of poker is finding the right game to start with. Which of the following is the better option, a big prize on Pokerstars/Full Tilt with a field of 1000s or a tournament on Ladbrokes/Betfair where there is only a couple of hundred dollars at stake? The former sounds nice but the competition is way tougher, so I would suggest sticking to smaller sites where, to be blunt, some of the competition is awful to increase your chance of a win.
 I know you also like to play a lot of other poker variants and this is well worth pursuing. Omaha is worth investigating as most players come to it havng tried hold"em and struggle with the intricacies of the game. If you can master it, there is money to be made. I would also suggest checking out seven card stud. I occasionally play in $6 stud tournaments on Partypoker and have final-tabled 50% of these that I"ve played (there"s normally 50-60 runners). This isn"t a boast, I"m just trying to point out that its worth looking around for value.
  The final piece of advice I"d give you is never, ever play in satellites for any events. If you"re looking at a satellite which costs, say $10, why not take that money, play a normal tournament and use the winnings to buy in directly if successful?  

Swinebag:
good advice, particularly the satellite bit. I only play satellites to build the roll and only play the actual tourney if I have had a decent week or a big score in a lower buy in tourney (which is quite rare)

antthecat:
thanks for your help monkeyman and swinebag, it has helped a lot, i know im a good player but get tilted so easily, i think that after tonight ill be not playing until friday whern i can play at my friends and just have a laugh. will report on any bad beats and/or good play and just play for fun.

speak soon

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