May so far
I think being motivated to play is one of the biggest boosts you can have. Playing for the fun of it, you know, not being nervous about having a bad beat or downswing, just enjoying the moment. I was reading Shamus’ blog “Play the game” (linky) and all I can say that it’s true! You should enjoy the game and not be so uptight, why else are you playing this?
Yeah, I know, one can only say these things when things are going all right, but believe me, my April was not stellar. But because I moved waaaay down in stakes and had a comfortable bankroll, I didn’t worry about the bad beats, I wasn’t nervous, I even enjoyed the berating, lol. I was listening to the most recent 2+2 pokercast #70 (linky) and there Poker Bob was talking about having a bankroll for your comfort. Hey, you know you can win at this game, the bankroll is like a little angel telling you it’s gonna be all right.
And then, all of the sudden, the upswing happens… I’ve had a lot of luck the last few days. Because I don’t like listening to people telling their bad beats, let me tell you a hand I played really stupidly yesterday, so that if you ever caught me whining, then you can point to that hand. 
6max 1/2 LHE, (reads: SB impatient, bluffer; BB: fishy, waits till turn with 2pr, sets)
Hero is CO with T8hh, 2 folds, Hero raises, BTN folds, SB folds, BB calls
Flop (2 players, 4.5 SB): 256r (no heart)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls
(So I was multitabling and didn’t even see the donk, so I just cbet in my mind, when the BB called, I was like
“oh s***”)
Turn (2 players 4.25 BB): 3something
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls
A straight would raise, right, easy, b/f line to keep up with what now is a stupid bluff, but the only way to represent the hand
River (2 players, 6.25 BB): 8something
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls
Gotta value bet TP and again fold to a raise.
BB has A6, Hero wins with a pair of 8s.
Expecting to hear a tirade of insults… nothing came. Boy, I am having good luck!
A few more notes:
- cashed out 2 days ago, have ~1100$ on PS now
- Some guy sat me out at 2/4 HUHU after folding his SB. We had a 5 minute chat afterwards. Always an ego boost, but strange… 
- Playing 1/2 on PS to BR buildup, to see if I can make it eventually to 10/20 again
- Dreaming about Event #14 at WSOP, anybody else?
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Ugh, the links didn’t come out. Here they are:
http://pokercast.twoplustwo.com
http://hardboiledpoker.blogspot.com/