Anyone calling for all their chips here ?

[theredpill5]

Hero $50
Villain $50

.25/.50 NL

8c 8s in MP
I limp
Button raises $2.50
Everyone folds.

I call.

Flop: 9c 7c 6c

Pot = 7

I bet $2.50
He raises me $17

What do you do ?

I folded. I figure 2 outs to the straight flush. 8 outs to the straight but my flush draw is probably bad.

Help.

[tbach24]

He c/r'd you to 18? I think I would've checked behind here. I think that you should fold, no use losing your stack in this situation.

[sourbeaver]

You can definitely check behind on the flop and see if help comes on the turn, your straight flush outs are great because he might make a strong flush and pay you off big.

[theredpill5]

woops, I messed up on the positions. I must have been in MP and he must have been on the button. I bet out and I had the first turn. Sorry

[tbach24]

Your flop bet was a little weak. I might have opted for 4, but folding is fine.

[theredpill5]

There is one player who only goes all-in. That is all they do against me.

I'm down $200 so far today. This is the worst day I have ever had. I don't know what is happening.

JT of diamonds

Board: Ad 7c 9s Qd

15 outs right.

This goes all-in again on me. 2 hands ago he went all-in on me again. He just keeps going all-in on me. He had $25 and I had $50.

I call his $25 all-in . Pot was only $4.

River is no help. I'm frustrated. Any other day and I would have folded this.

[tbach24]

If you're having a bad day, then stop playing. The worst thing you can do is keep playing because you'll go on tilt (I do it all the time). Also, if this money means a lot to you, you might not want to push these marginally +EV situations because there's a lot of varience.

[theredpill5]

maybe I should. I haven't had a losing day in 10 days. I"m pissed though. I've lost 2 days profit in 4 hours.

I had $1000 when I started the day. I came in all over-confident and got my ass beat. I ran into that maniac who literally was raising every hand. I've never seen that before. I've seen guys raise a lot of hands but not every single one on a full ring table. Every one . I should have left the table.

[theredpill5]

ok, I'm done. $240 loss. I'm done. I have no idea how I lost it.

WTF.

This guy told me in the first 10 minutes of my playing that I was just going to lose to everyone today. And I did. I really don't know why he said that but he was right.

[sourbeaver]

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Any other day and I would have folded this.

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Exactly, if he has anything on the board, you're a dog with only 1 card to come.

[sourbeaver]

Small expectations. I cannot stress this enough, if you sit a table thinking in terms of precise objectives or thinking this has to be an absolute winning day, you are results-orienting yourself. Many times, this will only lead to frustration, tilt, and bad feelings.

Keep your expectations focused on your play. "Today, I will play those hands to the best of my present ability, no matter the outcome of previous hands, sessions, days."


EDIT : This is one of the most important skills a poker player can have. Many can learn the game, but of those, not many can play to the best of their ability 100% of the time, which is the foundation of a poker expert's skills.

[zaxx19]

Why are you calling off money with draws??

Stop, write "I will only call all ins with a good made hand or OESD in a raised pot" put it by your computer and look at it while you play.

[zaxx19]

Straight flush draw sorry.