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Old 06-22-2006, 05:41 PM     Post subject: How to deal with a frustrating session #1 (permalink)  
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Last night did a 60 minute session of about 90 hands (I know, not a lot). However, looking back over the session my VPIP was 15 and my PFR was 3. This wasn't because I wasn't playing right but because I hit absolutely NO good opening hands. Best hand I got over this time was AQs once and pocket 10's once but everything else was Alow offsuit or Kcrap or Qcrap. I usually play aokrongly's 19 hands and I got one of them 3 times. Everything else was playing off of BB or SB. I did manage to break even except for one hand (the AQs) where I folded because the guy had a full house to my top 2 pair (he showed - good fold by me).

How do you approach sessions where your cards are crap for a loooong time - I'm not impatient enough to just start playing with crap but it gets frustrating.
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Old 06-22-2006, 05:43 PM #2 (permalink)  

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Old 06-22-2006, 05:49 PM #3 (permalink)  
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Definitely try to play at least 2 tables. And as you already know, patience is the key. With only 90 hands, it not implausible to go without a good starting hand (but you already know that too).
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Old 06-22-2006, 09:05 PM #4 (permalink)  
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 Read a book or browse some websites if you're not comfortable playing more tables. Just make sure you focus when you do play a hand. But this is just a suggestion, not something I have "tried and done". Personally, I play 1/3 of my hands, 3 tables, and 6max (which is a lot faster than full ring) so it's never been a real problem. I do know what you mean however, when I move up a stake and play one table to adjust, it gets frustrating like hell.
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Old 06-22-2006, 09:08 PM #5 (permalink)  
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Old 06-22-2006, 09:15 PM #6 (permalink)  
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Yeah but then I have to use my wrong hand to play
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Old 06-22-2006, 10:57 PM #7 (permalink)  
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 After today's session (see below) I proceeded to kill my cat, punch a hole in the wall, then drive to six flags to show them my blueprint for an amazing roller coaster (again, see below). They rejected it and then I took out my oozie and blasted every person in site. Also, I listened to a lot of music and ate food for a while.



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Old 06-22-2006, 11:31 PM #8 (permalink)  
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Read a book or browse some websites
no no no no no no no

If you are playing you should be concentrating on playing and taking notes especially if you are pretty new.

The way to deal with having a bad run of cards is to just learn to get over it. You will go through cold runs a million times in your poker career. Even worse will be the times when you keep hitting hands that arent quite as good as your opponents. Experience will teach you to cope with it.
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Old 06-23-2006, 12:10 AM #9 (permalink)  
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 Oh this thread is about a cold deck. I was assuming the theme was a losing session. Just ignore my post then.

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Old 06-23-2006, 10:59 AM #10 (permalink)  
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Then when I do get hands I can't get paid lol

** Game ID 837154166 starting - 2006-06-22 17:53:58
** Fire Open [Hold 'em] (0.05|0.10 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- gryf sitting in seat 1 with $15.64
- Lummis sitting in seat 4 with $2.07
- slamhand sitting in seat 5 with $9.00
- CrashAZ sitting in seat 6 with $10.09
- FEDEMAD25 sitting in seat 8 with $15.01
- MacMan46 sitting in seat 9 with $12.20 [Dealer]
- ponyboy8 sitting in seat 10 with $7.60

ponyboy8 posted the small blind - $0.05
gryf posted the big blind - $0.10
** Dealing card to ponyboy8: 8 of Hearts, 9 of Hearts
Lummis called - $0.10
slamhand folded
CrashAZ folded
FEDEMAD25 folded
MacMan46 folded
ponyboy8 called - $0.10
gryf checked

** Dealing the flop: Jack of Hearts, 6 of Spades, Queen of Hearts
ponyboy8 checked
gryf bet - $0.10
Lummis called - $0.10
ponyboy8 called - $0.10

** Dealing the turn: 7 of Spades
ponyboy8 checked
gryf checked
Lummis checked

** Dealing the river: 10 of Hearts
ponyboy8 bet - $0.40
gryf folded
Lummis folded
ponyboy8 mucks:
ponyboy8 wins $0.95 from the main pot

End of game 83715416

Why couldn't somebody else hit a flush too?
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Old 06-23-2006, 11:12 AM #11 (permalink)  
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Why couldn't somebody else hit a flush too?
What, you mean like this?


Poker Room skin
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $41.00
UTG+1: $27.80
UTG+2: $10.75
MP1: $5.30
Hero: $24.00
MP3: $44.75
CO: $23.05
Button: $39.20
SB: $17.80
BB: $20.00

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP2 with J K
2 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, Hero calls, MP3 raises to $0.5, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: 6 A 4 ($2.25, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 bets $0.5, Hero calls, MP3 raises to $1, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: 3 ($6.25, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $3, MP3 calls, BB raises to $6, UTG+2 raises all-in $9.25, Hero raises all-in $19.5, MP3 folds, BB calls all-in $12.5.
Uncalled bets: $1 returned to Hero.

River: J ($55.5, 0 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $37, Sidepot 1: $18.5)


Results:
Final pot: $55.5
Hero shows JC KC
BB shows 5C AC
UTG+2 shows 2C QC
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Old 06-23-2006, 11:32 AM #12 (permalink)  
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 I don't know how to deal with a frustrating session.

I haven't learned this yet.
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Old 06-23-2006, 12:05 PM #13 (permalink)  
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Through having many frustrating sessions, I have learnt to:

a) play through them playing close to my A game
b) leave my frustrations at the table and go about my normal life afterwards

You just have to practise losing
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Old 06-23-2006, 12:44 PM #14 (permalink)  
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You just have to practise losing
I've never had to practice, it's so fuckin' easy.
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Old 06-23-2006, 09:45 PM #15 (permalink)  
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I've never had to practice, it's so fuckin' easy.
I think he meant, losing with grace.. which is indeed hard lol
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Old 06-23-2006, 10:19 PM #16 (permalink)  
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 When people lose without grace it makes me chuckle a bit, but when they win without grace, it annoys the hell outta me.

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After any session i like to do something that is something related to exersise like go out for a run, go work out, don't do something like watch TV go do something to exsert (sp?) some energy come back and look over your PT sessions.
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After any session i like to do something that is something related to exersise like go out for a run, go work out, don't do something like watch TV go do something to exsert (sp?) some energy come back and look over your PT sessions.
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Old 06-24-2006, 02:32 AM #19 (permalink)  
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i start by telling everyone at all six of my tables they suck then they start talking back and i tell them that they are indeed the ass holes then i see if anyone will play me heads up so i can prove how good I am and proceed to lose another 50$
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That game looks so absolutely insane. Never tried to play it, nor would I know how.

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Old 06-24-2006, 05:22 AM #21 (permalink)  
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 I take a 15 minute break if I get sucked out on on a big pot. Just as a precaution to avoid tilt.

And squash is fun. In a far away past I used to play it a lot. Now I haven't played sports in ages..
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Old 06-24-2006, 10:15 AM #22 (permalink)  
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