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argash
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10-22-2009, 04:49 AM
Post subject: Kept a cool head through a series of beats
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3-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 98
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Starting a session off like this a few weeks ago would have sent me on a HUGE downward spiral. But today I just kept my head calm and reminded myself that I had gotten my money in good and just kept churning along and made the day a wash. Sure I'd prefer to be up 5 buy-ins but I'll take the W and be happy with my play.
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Mizark
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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I still can't handle beats. or losing in general.
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Outlaw
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2007
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I'm right there with ya bud. My last 2 sessions have started off that way.. villain hitting whatever 1,2,3,4 outer he needed on the turn/river every time for the first hour or so. Mental toughness is definitely the most underrated poker skill.
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thedarwinfish
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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I had a horrible session last night. Ended down $4.08. However, had the cards fell right, I should've ended up way more than that.
Had AK busted by AQ twice both for full stacks... one for runner runner flush and the other caught a gutshot on the turn after pushing all in on the flop.
Worse, I ran into As three times last night... twice with me holding Ks and once with me holding Ts on a board of unders. To only be down $4.08 (less than a full buy-in for me) after the madness that was yesterdays session felt pretty good.
I may've considered my Ts hand slightly tilty. But after both AK v AQ losses totalling over $10 total less than 10 minutes apart... I considered it a small victory not flipping out right there.
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argash
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3-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 98
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I'm right there with you man. All of those beats were to runner runner crap were I'd stacked off pre-flop with a far dominant hand. I had one were a 60/10 donk pushed from MP with A3o and I re-pushed with my AA from the button to isolate and the 45/35 donk in the BB decided to play with JTs and caught his straight on the river. Just had to keep reminding myself that I got in good and crap like that is out of my hands.
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sarbox68
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Full House
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: wondering where the 3 extra chairs at my 6max table came from
Posts: 871
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The graphs from my last 3 months have all looked like upside down V's... or U's, or small right side up n's, or... f-k it, I make money early, I give it back late 'k thx....
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TonyB73
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Flush
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 414
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by thedarwinfish
I had a horrible session last night. Ended down $4.08.
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Hmmm ... I had a horrible session last night and finished down $286, and I only play 50NL. Thats almost 6 buy-ins.
I think you need to redefine "horrible". A very wise man once said, one day you will run worse than you ever thought possible. And then one day after that, you will run even worse again.
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thedarwinfish
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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My referring to my horrible night was more in reference to the number of bad beats/hands played rather than my end result of being down what I was. I've done way worse than $4 in losses. I added that so as to note later that despite those beats (plus other not-so-sizable losses), I kept a cool head and managed to win back enough to only be down that much.
And you're right. It's definitely relative. I'm maybe two months in. Not a lot of experience in terms of how bad things can get.
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stinger
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3-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Missouri
Posts: 57
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Wow its like your reading my mail. We were playing live 1/3 NL
My wife and I both play and we both had a terrible session last night... figure how that happens since we were both at different tabbles. I feel your pain.
When we compaired notes on the way home it seemed like we were just catching enough of the flop to stay to the turn.
Some times I would just rather miss the flop compelety than to catch a piece of it and give me false hope.
We were beat too many times last night by miracle draws but keeping a cool head there is always tonight.
Lost with QQ,JJ and KK. Could never bet anyone out of a pot they all just kept calling and calling any raise.
One player called all the way to the river with 6-8os and got a full house on the river.
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Stacks
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Im opedipus bitch, the original balla.
Posts: 2,605
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I lost -$6k during June/July at 200nl.. And I kept a coo....... No I wanted to suicide, but whatever. I didn't, so E-PEEN GROW!!!
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kiwiMark
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Nu Zuland bru
Posts: 939
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I lost my keys yesterday and kept a cool head till I recovered them from my other jeans pocket.
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