You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away

I was tired and was going to quit but decided to play a few more orbits after midnight...what a mistake. It's definitely been a theme for me lately so I thought posting might make me think twice next time :)
The hands after midnight were atrocious...completely my fault...no suckouts.

I won about $1000 tonight and decided to sit in a juicy 5/10 game. There was a guy limping, raising and reraising with a wide range of hands. He was calling down with any pair and bluffing missed draws. The only seat open was one to his right so I gave it a shot...bad idea. I can't stress how important it is to be to the left of a player like this...you can dominate him. My KK ran into his AQ in a blind battle and I lost a good chunk of my winnings. I sat down because I knew I was much better than him. I left and waited 2 hrs to try and sit in better position but noone would leave. He ended up getting up to around $3000 and lost all of it to......

the two guys to his left.


edit: When I went to bed the guy immediately to his left had won $4500 off him. Ahhh position.

I've asked a couple of people if they were interested in doing some coaching. I've been reading their forum posts and blogs and thought they did an excellent job in their analysis of hands. If all goes well I'll keep people posted on the ins and outs of coaching and how it all works.

I had been doing very well in poker recently until today :(
I lost the most ever for me in one day...$1500. Although I'm slightly upset, I played all of the hands correctly (I think) except one. I was a favorite in most of the hands and got sucked out on...what can you do?

I also bought a Wii. Yay for me, I have a Wii! To tell you the truth I feel a little...well you know...for buying one but whatever. I had won some money and wanted to treat myself to something so I made an impulse buy. My gf is happy.

I've thought about this before but Bond's recent post about SCTrojans quitting poker due to high volume play and burnout made me think about it again. How the hell do you tourney pros play 6-10 tables at a time and find time to eat and more importantly take a dump? I'll play 3-4 at a time and you'll often find me sprinting up to the bathroom during the break or if I'm in early position on most of the tables. It's ridiculous! The other day I got back to the computer and I had folded KK and two players pushed preflop with medium pairs. I used to take the laptop into the bathroom with me which is pretty pathetic. My laptop broke though or else I'm sure I would still squat and play. I've been told that I poop more than the average man so maybe it's just me :)




Problem solved.




My "condition", as I'll call it now, is therefore more suitable for cash games since I can just sit out for an orbit. I've been very focused lately and doing very well at 1/2 and 2/4. I would list some key hands but most of my play has been on sites without hand history text...or at least I don't think they have it. I wanted to give a little advice for those players that go on a heater. Do not get into the mindset that you're invincible as it can impact the way you play. It's very easy to get this feeling after winning especially when you’re running over tables and the biggest resulting mistake is opening up your range too much. You start to feel you can win with any hand and that is only going to get yourself in trouble. While you may normally call in position with J10s after a raiser, winning streaks may cause you to start calling with J9s ,J8s which leads to J10o, J9o. That’s not to say the call is not correct depending on the table dynamics but when you’re feeling invincible every hand looks like a winner.

I think it’s also important to analyze and review why you’re winning to keep up the good play. Many people only review their sessions when they’re on a losing streak to make corrections.

I also wanted to thank everyone for their support when I mentioned the protégé contest. I was waiting for months for the announcement and then a couple of days after my post they were announced. Truth be told I was a little bummed as I thought I was a perfect candidate. Oh well.

Lastly, I would like some pros to comment on the bathroom issue if they're reading. I'm seriously curious.

I didn't win the protege contest

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