Have any of you done anything similar to this?

[dnegz]

ok,
This is pretty bad... I just recently became of age in Vancouver. I tried out the local casino 6-12 game for the second time tonight.

I have had good success playing 1-2 limit hold em online. I consistently win the game. My first night at the casino in the 6-12 game I finished up 350$ I was very nervous playing the higher limit in a live game, I know I have some tells to work on such as shaky hands. But the game is very loose, I would say 75% of hands are showdowns, and lots of family pots.

Anyways tonight, I felt pretty good with my play up till this hand, not getting the best cards, but no real bad luck to complain about. I was about even for the day with a stack of 300$ when dealt pocket queens in the sb. with 6 limpers and the button raising, I made it 3 to go. flop came down 5 ways with the board being j-9-6 rainbow. I lead out, got raised by the first to my left. everyone else folded and I 3 bet it and got called. turn came a K, I decided to lead out for 12, got called. Flop came a 10.
I checked, left bet out, I called.

Opponent shows j6 for 2 pair, I unfortunately mucked thinking I just had one pair. The only reason I found out my mistake was because my friend was watching, I immediately told him I had pocket queens.

We are both pretty equal skiled at poker, the only difference being he has more experience in the 6-12 game at that casino, and live games in general.

We both discussed it for a while afterwards. Came to the conclusion that I made idiotic mistake because I was nervous, and no experience playing in a live game for that high of stakes. Also because I hadn't played in many pots that night, and I got overexcited playing in my first large pot of the night. I was so excited/nervous I didn't even look at the board, plus the constant queuing by the dealer doesn't give you much time to think on your decisions.

Ankyways, sorry about the long post. Obviously it burns a lot, I am just wondering if anyone else has made a similar mistake. I know I just need move on and learn from my mistake, but what would be the best way to move on, and to work on my tells, and also staying cool headed at the table? Is just playing more hands in that game the only way? Should I try to find a lower stakes game? I know there is a 4-8 game at a different casino, but it is about a 45 min. drive. I am afraid the next time I am at the poker table I might still be feeling the burn from that hand, and it might affect my play.

thx for reading.. any comments would be greatly appreciated! thanks,

Kyle

[Hamlet]

I think anyone who's played for any length of time has done this at least once. Don't let it bother you. Don't let it happen again either /images/graemlins/grin.gif

When in doubt, just turn your hand up at the showdown.

[BigSkiRace]

Its all that damn online poker you play....the computer does it all for you.

[YoureToast]

I hit a straight on the flop with T8s, huge enormous pot at T20 at the Horseshoe in Tunica, guy on my left catches a full house on the river...I turn my cards over in disgust after the showdown....Dealer looks at the cards, mucks them and then I realize that I hit I straight flush on the river.....Dealer f&&&ked up. Others at the table saw my cards, boss comes over and says since the cards were in the muck I have no recourse....The best thing that could happen for me would be for the winner to give me half his winnings, which he did. It was 4am in the morning and I was just finishing a huge run but boy did that put a hideous taste in my mouth thinking about how I could have probably had at least 3 or 4 bets on the river from him and had the glory of turning over the nuts after he hit his only out.

[RobbyD]

I remember my first time playing 10-20. I was litterly scared ****less. My local casino is Foxwoods. I had never played higher than 4-8 and me and my friend decided to go for it. I was litterally shaking at first I didnt know if the players were going to be much better than me, but as I played I realized they sucked just like the 4-8 players did they just had more money to blow. I also played much better and payed much more attention than I did in the 2-4 and 4-8 games. After a 9 hour session I was up about $950. Then I realized never to be afraid. If you are confident in your ability you can compete with most people you find in a casino.

[goofball]

that's ridiculous. if you tabled your hand then the cards should speak.

[lil feller]

Learning how to read the board is the best spot to start working on your game /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Seriously though, I've done this with something like top pair no kicker and after seeing my opponent's kicker I've mucked without realizing that neither of our kickers played. It sucks, but it happens. Just practice studying the board, not only will it prevent this sort of thing from happening, but if you can put your oppenent on an accurate range of hands, you can start counting counterfeit outs and the like when you think you're drawing.

lf