Keep losing at the casino - advice ?
Go about once a year and haven't won the last 6 times. Always play low stakes NL holdem.
My play style is generally to play good hands mostly except when I'm in late position and there hasn't been much raising I might limp in a few hands.
When I'm in a hand if I think I'm ahead I try to bet aggressively to get others to fold , eliminate chasers. If I bet and see a re raise , I will tend to back down unless I have something really solid. For example if I have QQ pre flop, raise to 4-5X BB , have a couple of callers and then the flop has a K or A, I will slow down significantly and fold to a big bet or raise once , see if I'm called and then slow down or fold if re raised. I try to calculate outs and probabilities as much as I can to figure out when I want to call vs fold.
Here's how it usually goes down in a 4-6 hour session of cash games.
First couple of hours, fold the vast majority of hands after either the flop or turn, win a couple of small hands. When I win, it's usually that I had a premium hand pre flop, bet reasonably big and had 1-2 callers who fold post flop . Usually after a couple of hours my stack is very close to what I started with (typically $300)
Next couple of hours , start to get more antsy, call more hands that are not as premium and slowly drain my blinds. Down to $180- $200.
Last hour or two, catch a solid hand bet big pre flop , still get called and then end up all in by the turn or river and realize I was out flopped or rivered.
I used to think I was just "unlucky" but I have now come to the acceptance that there is something im doing wrong.
Maybe I should start with a bigger stack, maybe early on I should play more non premium hands.
Any advice ?
Btw in normal home games with friends I'm usually always positive. In home game tournaments I rarely ever win but often finish 3rd ( if that gives some insight into my game style) .