$11's QQ - Overcards on flop - auto fold?

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

I did not play well last night... sometimes can fold high pocket pairs on the flop, sometimes I can't... last night I could not. In general, should you auto fold any pocket pair when there are over cards on the board if your opponent has shown aggression? It just seems that I lose more when I continue to play in this situation, than I win when I catch villain bluffing (baring reads.)

Game 1 - Villain is very aggressive, and his bet seemed like he was bullying me w/ his stack... why bet so much? - Now I see that he was scared of flush draw (str8 unlikely... who bets 4xbb w/ 52.) Was my pf bet ok, should I bet more?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (5 handed) converter

Hero (t1655)
UTG (t855)
MP (t608)
Button (t1188)
SB (t3694)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, SB calls t150.

Flop: (t400) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t1400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1455 (All-In)</font>, SB calls t55.

Turn: (t3310) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t3310) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3310

Game 2 - I think I was tilting last night...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter

MP2 (t570)
MP3 (t1025)
Hero (t315)
Button (t1210)
SB (t940)
BB (t635)
UTG (t1760)
UTG+1 (t540)
UTG+2 (t545)
MP1 (t460)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t120</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t90.

Flop: (t285) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets t425 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t195 (All-In).

Turn: (t905) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t905) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t905

Any advice on how to make the right decision (I knew I had to lay both hands down (and another which I have not posted) but I talked myself into to playing anyway... urgghh! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[tminus]

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but I talked myself into to playing anyway

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yeah, thats tilt and nobody can talk you out of it while youre there...at least you've identified it

it happens to me sometimes and i consider it part of my learning process (along with staring at my dwindling bank roll or having bad dreams about A9o)

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

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but I talked myself into to playing anyway

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yeah, thats tilt and nobody can talk you out of it while youre there...at least you've identified it

it happens to me sometimes and i consider it part of my learning process (along with staring at my dwindling bank roll or having bad dreams about A9o)

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Any advice on avoiding tilt?

[2callzU]

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Any advice on avoiding tilt?

[/ QUOTE ] Practice being completely emotionless while playing poker. Huge suckout win, emotionless...terrible beat, emotionless. Peace.