Aristotle_Poker Birthday: Prefer not to say Location: BC ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 12 Total Won/Lost: $2,031.00 Total Hours: 61 Earnings/Hour: $33.30 ARCHIVE Most Recent February 2007 (5) January 2007 (7)

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January 19, 2007, 5PM: Played 2 hours, Lost $400.00 at Boulevard
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

One of the worst sessions of poker, as I played after work ..... was tired and not focussed, should not have gone in first place!
 
Played very wildly and aggressively gambling lots.
 
on the 2nd 200 pulled, played one hand as such.  Got QQ on Straddle.  5 players limped in the pot, so I raised it up to $25 ... small as I was greedy and wanted to gamble.
 
Flop comes: J, 8, 4 (2 spades) I've got 215 left.  checks to me .. I bet out 75, get 2 callers.  Next card comes 3.  Goes check and I push in for remaining 135.  I get both callers, I guy chasing Nut flush draw and next guy with K,J.
 
Spade comes on River and I lost the hand.  Bad luck?? No ... that was entirely my fault with decision to gamble.  Steps I could have prevented and will change next time this situation occur:
 
(1) With 5 players in a limped straddled pot, I should have raised it to $35.
 
(2) With 2 callers in the flop with my Overpair.  I should have next Jammed $100 to end hand there.
 
(3) If they followed to turn, definitely Jammed remainder $150 or so .... or rest of chips!
 
Lesson: Do not let greed affect RIGHT decision making in poker table .... regardless of how much you are down, you DO NOT need to gamble to try break even.  It has no logic and sense to it.  Play right each hand and luck will even out in the long run.
 
Have faith that you are a better player than majority and playing right will weight things in your favour.
 
Also: Dont play when tired or not in the mood.

Last Update: February 4, 2007, 11:43PM

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