I've been aware for some time about one of my major leaks: I tend to call down anyone who I think might be bluffing regardless of pot size, bet size, etc... I get burned a lot because many times (in fact, most times) people aren't bluffing. I KNOW I shouldn't call, but I do it...

Today, I was really working on this weakness. Basically, I forcing myself to really stop and think before calling down a big bet. Anyways, I got to thinking about something that happened a few weeks ago. Some asshole broke into my wife's car and stole her CD player. Now, it was a shitty CD player; not worth even $100. Easily replaced. I didn't care about having to spend the $100. The only thing I cared about was that some asshole was out there listening to a radio that's not his. And I wanted more than anything to find out who did that so I could take back that radio and beat his ass. Of course, I'll never know who took it. I should forget about it and move on.

Maybe you'll think that this is a stretch, but it's kind of the same situation with a bluffer in poker. I have a chance to find out if some guy is trying to steal my pot; all I have to do is call down his big bet. "Try to steal MY pot?! How do you feel now that I own your stack bitch?!!" or something like that... I end up in this mindset that everyone is just trying to steal my pots. I'm like a dog that's eating and another dog gets too close to his food bowl. To NOT call down every bet when I have a decent hand takes a lot if discipline.

Anyways, I don't know that there's any real point to this whole story. Just thought I'd share...