Elation to deflation

Kyo Souma II · #1 07-23-2006, 09:24 AM

I'm writing a poker psychology post right now centered around the contrast of losing significantly different sizes of money with disproportional emotional responses.

The point of the whole thing is my not caring about being an idiot and losing money (because I can at least solve that problem) but getting frustrated by performing capably and then just having the breath entirely sucked from my lungs by a bad beat punch to the chest..

So without further ado.. Wrapping up a good night. The goal is to play frequently in my spare time until I've at least rebuilt my previous $1k bankroll. Up about $250 on the night, satisfied, and getting ready to call it a day. Essentially 1/4 of the way to my rebuilding goal.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
7 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $19.30
UTG+1: $96.20
MP1: $57.05
CO: $554.35
Button: $15.90
SB: $214.60
Kyo: $98.50

Pre-flop: (7 players) Kyo is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
3 folds, CO calls $1 (pot was $1.5), 2 folds, 2 folds, Kyo checks.

Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($2.5, 2 players)
Kyo checks, CO checks.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($2.5, 2 players)
Kyo checks, CO bets $3, Kyo calls $3 (pot was $5.5).

River: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($8.5, 2 players)
Kyo bets $10, CO raises to $25, Kyo raises all-in $94.5, CO calls $69.5 (pot was $128).

Results:
Final pot: $197.5
Kyo showed 8c 4c
CO mucks 4d 5d

...three hands later... about 10 minutes from the end of my session, more than 1/3 of the way to my goal in about a fifth of the expected time

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $31
UTG+1: $469
MP1: $100
MP2: $15.90
MP3: $201.10
Kyo: $194
Button: $21.05
SB: $93.20
BB: $57.05

Pre-flop: (9 players) Kyo is CO with 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG (poster) checks, UTG+1 calls $1 (pot was $1.5), MP1 (poster) checks, MP2 folds, MP3 raises to $4, Kyo calls $4 (pot was $6.5), 3 folds, UTG calls $3 (pot was $10.5), UTG+1 calls $3 (pot was $13.5), MP1 calls $3 (pot was $16.5).

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($21.5, 5 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Kyo is all-in $190, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $190 (pot was $211.5), 2 folds.

Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($401.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $401.5)

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($401.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $401.5)

Results:
Final pot: $401.5
UTG+1 showed Ad 4c
Kyo mucks 4d 4s

It just had to be at the end of the session.. with a double stack.. as a 91:9 favorite.. Why does this bother me so much more than any other hand like this previously? I only really lost one buyin but it does't feel that way.

Kilillan · #2 07-23-2006, 09:35 AM

why on earth would you open push on hand 2

p-i · #3 07-23-2006, 10:02 AM

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Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($21.5, 5 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Kyo is all-in $190, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $190 (pot was $211.5), 2 folds.

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Tick, tick, tick, tick, BOOM!

Kyo Souma II · #4 07-23-2006, 12:58 PM

results based play dictates it was the correct move.

i guess you had to be there to understand [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

DLizzle · #5 07-23-2006, 01:27 PM

I see people do this, I don't get it. Someone's scared of postflop play.