Here is why I have a long way to go.....

[D-Nut]

before I'm ever a GREAT player......or even a player worth anything

I have been running bad.....and while those of you who know me, know me as someone who can be hard on himself and get pretty pissed off....I'll go be by myself and bang a file cabinet if I have to.....

BUT it usually never leaks into my decision making in future hands.....well that time came last night.

Sometimes, I simply fail to look at each hand as an individual event...totally separate from the crap that has happened in the recent past.

SO.....last night, I sit down to play the 32K after a horrible night of suckout after suckout....each time getting it in good, so not much wrong with my decisions YET.

2nd hand.....I'm in UTG +2 with I obviously dont have any reads on my opponants at this point.....

UTG +1 raises 3BB to 60.....I smooth call....I figure I'm not going to reraise only to get shoved for everything in the 2nd hand to one of "those guys" who will shove it with 9's in this spot and race before they even sit down.....

SO....it gets called by the button and both blinds.....5 way pot.

Flop is

Initial raiser bets 240.....I reraise to 600. Button smooth calls...blinds fold, initial raiser folds.

I KNOW I am beat at this point. I am literally 90% sure of it.....I can't imagine any donkey bad enough to smooth call AQ or AJ here. BUT.....I just cant believe how bad I run and how Full Tilt has decided that they are going to continue to crush me into flopping Top-Top on a rainbow board and get smooth called on a post flop reraise....and my stubborn ass check raises for all the money on the turn just out of spite, and utter disbelief that I have flopped big, but yet 2nd best YET again.

Of course I get snapped called and he shows a set of 6's....just like I was 100% sure he had, and I'm gone.

So basically moral of the story is.....you guys need to look me up right now...because I'm tilting worse than ever and you could make me look pretty bad right now. My reads are still good, but I fail to follow them out of pure stubbornness and tilting.


To make matters worse....right after that, I jumped into a SNG and committed the #1 sin....I started to change my game and donkify it.....I started playing any two sooted cards and when I hit a draw....I check raised for all of it....especially when I was sure that my opponant had flopped top pair...so I knew they couldnt get away....needless to say, first time I tried, I got called and missed...and was gone.....so I determined that no matter what I do, I'm gonna lose.


Now....someone go get the WHAmbulance and take me to the hospital!!!

[Chipless Wonder]

Sounds like heavy duty tilt to me. No one is immune to it.

We've all been there. Here are two things that have helped me a lot lately when I'm tilted and losing my ass:

1. I'll stop playing once I burn through x% of by bankroll. I used 15% last month, and held to that, so this month I'm using a 10% cap.

2. I reduce my buy-ins when I'm not playing well. This helps in two ways. First, it keeps me from going broke. And second, it helps restore my confidence and stop the tiltage since the lower buy-in games are typically easier to beat.

I realize that I tend to be extra conservative in terms of bankroll management, but after you go broke enough times you decide to do something about it.

[otbdave]

I am still reraising that AK preflop but I cant fold after that flop comes down. Really really bad flop. Nothing you can do about that just stick with it.

[stackinsideways]

running bad can be real hard to deal with...

somtimes you just need to take a break from the table before it snowballs into a much bigger problem...

my advice is to just keep playing good poker...things have a way of working themselves out on the felt...

youll be running good again in no time...

[Chipless Wonder]

To the top for inspiration...

[dyehard]

I am still reraising that AK preflop but I cant fold after that flop comes down. Really really bad flop. Nothing you can do about that just stick with it.

Yeah, I think a 3bet pre is best with everyone behind you. I am more inclined to smooth if I am in later position. Also, I am not sure about the raise on the flop. You only fold out worse hands.

[5thmardiv]

You need to stop playing until your mind, body and soul are one!