Just played 400 hands and lost a few buyins.

I think I came up a little short on my goal of not spewing for 5k hands :

I made it 3k hands without a single spew.

These two hands happened back to back and I think they were the reasons I was tilting without admitting it :

$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 01:05:55 ET 2008
Table Table 126755 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Repo_man69 ( $511.90 USD )
Seat 2: TheBlueMile ( $476.30 USD )
Seat 3: HERO ( $431 USD )
Seat 4: kalino ( $495.41 USD )
Seat 5: pas1sat1 ( $219.86 USD )
Seat 6: VickyRaisins ( $400 USD )
kalino posts small blind [$2 USD].
pas1sat1 posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO
VickyRaisins folds.
Repo_man69 folds.
TheBlueMile raises [$16 USD]
HERO calls [$16 USD]
kalino calls [$14 USD]
pas1sat1 folds.
** Dealing Flop **
kalino checks.
TheBlueMile bets [$37 USD]
HERO raises [$81 USD]
kalino calls [$81 USD]
TheBlueMile raises [$203 USD]
HERO is all-In.
kalino is all-In.
TheBlueMile is all-In.
** Dealing Turn **
** Dealing River **
TheBlueMile shows a full house, Queens full of Tens.
HERO doesn't show a full house, Fives full of Tens.
kalino shows two pairs, Kings and Tens.
kalino wins $19.11 USD from side pot #2 with two pairs, Kings and Tens.
TheBlueMile wins $90.60 USD from side pot #1 with a full house, Queens full of Tens.
TheBlueMile wins $1,294 USD from the main pot with a full house, Queens full of Tens.

$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 01:24:55 ET 2008
Table Table 126968 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: cardslugger ( $312.40 USD )
Seat 6: Gleb3136 ( $662.70 USD )
Seat 4: VickyRaisins ( $675.90 USD )
Seat 3: HERO ( $421.50 USD )
Seat 2: Majestic1009 ( $288.20 USD )
Seat 1: xBORMANx ( $80 USD )
Gleb3136 posts small blind [$2 USD].
xBORMANx posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO
Majestic1009 calls [$4 USD]
HERO raises [$18 USD]
VickyRaisins did not respond in time
VickyRaisins folds.
cardslugger folds.
Gleb3136 folds.
xBORMANx folds.
Majestic1009 calls [$14 USD]
** Dealing Flop **
Majestic1009 checks.
HERO bets [$31 USD]
Majestic1009 calls [$31 USD]
** Dealing Turn **
Majestic1009 checks.
HERO checks.
** Dealing River **
Majestic1009 checks.
HERO bets [$75 USD]
Majestic1009 calls [$75 USD]
HERO shows a pair of Kings.
Majestic1009 shows two pairs, Sixes and Fours.
Majestic1009 wins $251 USD from the main pot with two pairs, Sixes and Fours.

So when the donk made a small turn bet here, I felt like he had a mid-pair, maybe (big maybe) a weak top pair, or a float that decided to bluff the turn. No WAY do I do this if I’m running/thinking well :

$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 01:08:39 ET 2008
Table Table 127170 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Napalm_77 ( $779 USD )
Seat 2: kamikaz999 ( $348.20 USD )
Seat 3: Angelica6 ( $405.10 USD )
Seat 5: HERO ( $396 USD )
Seat 6: AGENTURA ( $126 USD )
Seat 4: kaimachek ( $80 USD )
HERO posts small blind [$2 USD].
AGENTURA is sitting out
Napalm_77 posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO
kamikaz999 calls [$4 USD]
Angelica6 folds.
HERO raises [$19 USD]
Napalm_77 folds.
kamikaz999 calls [$17 USD]
** Dealing Flop **
HERO bets [$31 USD]
AGENTURA has left the table.
kamikaz999 calls [$31 USD]
** Dealing Turn **
HERO checks.
kamikaz999 bets [$36 USD]
HERO is all-In.
kamikaz999 is all-In.
** Dealing River **
kamikaz999 shows a pair of Sixes.
HERO shows high card Ace.
HERO wins $47.80 USD from side pot #1 with high card, Ace.
kamikaz999 wins $698.40 USD from the main pot with a pair of Sixes.

GG another few buyins.

This blog is good because it forces me to realize that I struggle way more with the emotional control aspect of poker than anything else. That is what I need to work on. I will never be a top-class player if I can’t get my emotions under control.