Why you shouldn't play poker when you are tired

[Moonsugar]

I came home from work after a long day. Figure I'll play a little 3/6 before bed. I am running good and up a nice amount after 1 hour and this hand comes up:

Party Poker 3/6 (10 handed)
Hero has 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and is BB

UTG limps, EP2 raises, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG calls

Flop(8 1/3 SB): 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Hero checks, UTG checks, EP2 bets, Button folds, Hero raises, UTG folds, EP2 calls

Turn(6 1/6 BB): K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Hero bets, EP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, EP2 caps, Hero calls

(At this point I am thinking: Great! He has AK and I am going to get paid!)


River(14 1/6 BB): A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Hero bets, EP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, EP2 caps, Hero calls

How soon I forgot! Anyone else have problems with what I call 'twitch poker'?

I quit right then in disgust. The really bad part is I couldn't fall asleep after this [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[RockLobster]

How soon I forgot! Anyone else have problems with what I call 'twitch poker'?

Well, you did the right thing by stopping after that hand. Were you playing more than 1 or 2 tables? Either way, it was time to take a break...

[stoxtrader]

PF: I call to, you are getting 7:1

flop - bet out and hope to three bet, all your checkraise did was get rid of the guy you want still in pot.

turn: good, I cap here also

river: check/call is the only play here.

[Moonsugar]

The importance of reads.

FLOP: I checkraised cause I think guy between me and raiser is going to fold to any action (been limping folding for an hour when high cards hit) and I might pick up extra from 3rd guy v. when I bet and raiser raises me. That was my thinking.

RIVER: Your proposal is obviously the default play. As crazy as it sounds if this happened now when I have my wits I would check fold. I knew what he had. Yes, I should have mucked the boat.

One of m main weakneses is when I know I have HAD the best hand the whole way I have a hard time surrendering on the river when I am beat. Be it check-call or check-fold.

Anyways, I just wanted to post this hand so the public humiliation would force into my mind the importance of actually thinking while I play, and not play when tired.