Frustrating month / some rambling - do I need a poker coach?

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Yes you are an idiot. Anyways a kill game is basically where youve got the game at whatever limit its set at (say 4/8) and then when someone either (a) wins 2 pots inna row that are over a certain amount (in the 10/20 game i used to play in it was 5bb, or $100) the pot becomes a killpot, and the stakes double, and the person whose kill pot it is (the dood that won the two innarow) posts a big blind in whatever the amount of one SB at the kill limit is, regardless of his position. In some rooms, the guy with the kill button gets to act after the big Blind preflop, and in some rooms he doesnt. The game stays at the limit as long as that same mizor keeps on winning, even he wins because everyone folds to him pf....Once a new guy wins a pot the game goes back to normal until someone else wins two qualifying pots inna row. Yeah that about sums it up...

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The question I have, do you know how to properly adjust to kill games? How are your starting hands affected? How is your flop play affected?

This is going to seem like I'm workin you, but meh, I'll throw it out there anyway. I've taught a lot of people to play limit holdem, and I'm pretty sure I could figure our your leaks quick. I'm living in Vegas for 2 or 3 more weeks, and if you want a coach, I can help you out. It's much easier if you can send some hand histories from online play, but if all you do is live, we can work with that. The catch is, well, nothing really. If you think I helped you out, pay me what you feel is good. Honestly, I really don't care. Even if you do think I help you out, I don't really care if you pay me. I guess I just like teaching. Send me a PM if you're interested and we'll figure out a setup.

Lee

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[MecosKing]

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Well thanks for the thoughts, guys. I feel a bit better since I posted and thought about this some more.

I think one of the benefits of a anonymous internet forum is for catharsis - when I have this conversation with my wife or my live poker-playing friends they just tell me to sack up and go play 30-60 right now. But it feels good to be able to really post here to get an anoymous sounding board.
I think in my rambling I may have confused everyone a bit - I in no way need a coach to play 8-16 - when I play that game I know I am one of the best 1-2 players at the table- I just have this aversion to moving up that I can't explain. It may be that I am overestimating the players at the upper levels - like Mecos said - but I don't know. It was the fact that this particular low limti table was really pretty tough the other night that made me think that the upper levels are always this tough or something.
It is not the money - I don't want to get into my real job and I don't want to sound all cocky internet but it won't hurt me to lose 5K - but I have a real aversion to losing. All of the pro players I have met take it in stride but I just hate losing - I don't tilt at the table at ALL - but it affect my attitude towards the game away from the table.

I have a good buddy who got me into poker who I still play with - and then I got obsesed with learning and have passed him in ability. And we will talk about hands and I'll occasionally point out some fundamental flaw/idea "why didn't you raise for a free showdown there?" and a light bulb will go off that never occurred to him.
And I think I am wondering if there are similar lightbulbs that willl go off for me? Is there a point where there are no more ligjhtbulbs anymore? Because I don't feel like I have had a "lightbulb" in months.
How do you know when you reach that point? That is where the coach idea came from.

Pok - thanks for the link - i didn't realize that cactus was the same poster from 2+2. I should hook up with him here in vegas sometime.

Lee - thanks for the offer - I might PM you in the future - do you come out here several times a year? I am closing on a new house about 3 miles away so I am taking a break from any serious playing for about a month as I have to move Feb 15th and in the meantime put my existing house on the market. It is probably good timing as I want to take a break for a few weeks anyway.

The more I post in this thread it makes me think I need to listen to my wife and sack up, don;t give a shit about the competitive side of this and go play 30-60 at the Bellagio and just pop my cherry - Fuck it.

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