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Don't go on TILT in Omaha Hi/Lo even for one hand

  
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 04:23 PM     Post subject: Don't go on TILT in Omaha Hi/Lo even for one hand #1 (permalink)  
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Case in point: last night couldn't get onto PokerRoom to save my life. Finally gave up and went to play Party .25 PL Omaha 8. Started off ok; kinda slow; then hit 2 big hands and worked up to $35 at one table and $47 at another. Went slow again; lost some medium pots but did ok. Then got trapped by a small stack sandbagging a straight(vulnerable and gutsy check on his part because if I check no way I was calling that river so he would've cost himself there). Instead he got rewarded and I gave him back like $12. Ok that's fine I still had $33ish at that table plus the $35 at the other. Proceeded to go carddead at the $35 one but was playing tight did my part. Then the guy who I stacked earlier at the $47 table trapped me (he was shortstacked) and I edned up losing back my profit there PLUS an additional $2 (dropped to $23 after that hand).

Then the TILT set in: now normally I do an ok job fighting it and I usually get up before I start donking money away. But something came over me-and let me remind everyone this all took place in a span of LESS THAN 3 MINUTES. I want this to be a warning to all of us to ALWAYS be on our guard for TILT even when it's minor.

Because here's where the meltdown occurred: at the $35 table I still had like $33 or so.I got dealt A3Ax or so and the flop gave me the Ace-Ace-4-Ten. Donkey (look who's talking right) bets.I call thinking he has nothing (TILT setting in). Turn is an 8. Donk bets I raise shortstack calls all in donk calls. River blank so I miss my moneymaker out.Donk bets value I raise all in donk. Donk calls and shows:

A-2-4-3.

I drop to $8. Dumped away $25 i.e. a whole stack. All because I was on TILT for that one hand. I proceed to go into a verbal tirade and jam the chatbox. Suffice to say donkey left; then 2 more shortstack donkeys left. Rest of the table just sat there dumbconfounded at my meltdown before I left and went to bed.

This was the first time I honestly had donked off on TILT for one hand.....but see what happened here. I gave away $25 for no reason at all simply because I couldn't see myself on TILT. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS be on your guard take a step back take a walk fold your hand whatever but take a deep breath.....or suffer my fate you will. Remember I had deposited $500 to start the night at one point was up $520.......only to donk off in 5 minutes and leave the site with only $483. It's not worth it man don't let yourself slip off guard even for one hand.

One hand. $25. Avoid TILT
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Old 08-03-2006, 08:04 AM #2 (permalink)  
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hmm sucks man....i find that even if u think ur very disciplined, its still hard to not get upset because u almost r forced to rethink ur play and consider if it cudve been different but with every time you go on tilt, it should get you to be more emotionally in control and help u to deal with it...i guess experience just plays a huge role in these types of situations...
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Yeah it does; but since then it's given me a new appreciation for the game of Omaha 8. I'm still in the early learning stages but I feel like I both died and grew that night. I'll be there at the tables fighting as usual.
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