stressed out to the max

[stupidsucker]

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...and if poker doesn't work, you can alway grow your hair out and make a living as a Corey Feldman impersonator.

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ok I am growing back my hair now...

[stupidsucker]

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I dont even have to look at my PT database.
my 9th place and 8th place losses were due to bad bad beats.

The way things have been going it looks like runner runner draws are a legit strategy vs me.

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I picked one at random

it went like this...

***** Hand History for Game 2473097103 *****
15/30 TOURNEY TEXAS HOLD'EM GAME TABLE (NL) (TOURNAMENT 14519543) - WED AUG 03 20:25:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 14518 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: larold59 (1490)
Seat 3: shamrock7770 (510)
Seat 4: dlhughley (745)
Seat 5: sharkycurt (1135)
Seat 6: rytron24 (845)
Seat 7: AsianAvenue (875)
Seat 8: Seat11 (810)
Seat 9: dabudabuda (845)
Seat 10: Portagoose (745)
Seat11 posts small blind (10)
dabudabuda posts big blind (15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Seat11 [ Ac, Kc ]
Portagoose folds.
larold59 folds.
shamrock7770 calls (15)
dlhughley folds.
sharkycurt folds.
rytron24 folds.
AsianAvenue calls (15)
Seat11 raises (60) to 70
dabudabuda folds.
shamrock7770 calls (55)
AsianAvenue calls (55)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8c, Ah, 7s ]
Seat11 bets (740)
Seat11 is all-In.
shamrock7770 calls (440)
shamrock7770 is all-In.
AsianAvenue folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4h ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $1105 with shamrock7770
Creating Side Pot 1 with $300 with Seat11
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1105 | Side Pot 1: 300
Board: [ 8c Ah 7s 4h Th ]
larold59 balance 1490, didn't bet (folded)
shamrock7770 balance 1105, bet 510, collected 1105, net +595 [ 5s 6d ] [ a straight, four to eight -- 8c,7s,6d,5s,4h ]
dlhughley balance 745, didn't bet (folded)
sharkycurt balance 1135, didn't bet (folded)
rytron24 balance 845, didn't bet (folded)
AsianAvenue balance 805, lost 70 (folded)
Seat11 balance 300, bet 810, collected 300, lost -510 [ Ac Kc ] [ a pair of aces -- Ac,Ah,Kc,Th,8c ]
dabudabuda balance 830, lost 15 (folded)
Portagoose balance 745, didn't bet (folded)

[newfant]

I've been playing at the $22s for nigh on two years now. I was rolling along pretty smoothly until about May of this year and then I hit a bump. Prior to May I had been clearing about $1K per month, and then May came and I think I was slightly negative for the month.

Personally, I think the $22s are harder than they used to be. More people are pushing on the bubble now which causes other people to open up their calling ranges. I believe the extra level recently added does not help either.

Anyhoo, you're not alone in your extended downstreak at the lowly $22s.

Edited to add: I specifically remember losing 2 times in one day during my downswing when I was allin with AA vs Ax preflop. Not to mention losing every bloody race. Damn that downswing sucked.

[johnnybeef]

Stupid,

Don't ever let me see you be this big of a pussy again. You are a diesel player. You have the best results of anyone that I know of at your level. Suck it up and take your downswing like a man (and if you want to act like me, wine about it a lot.)

[axeshigh]

Is pushing 3-4x pot with AK your default play when you hit?

[J-Lo]

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2-43
3-60
4-65
5-59
6-52
7-35
8-26
9-26
10-7



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After looking at your finish distribution, it looks like you are just lucky not to have lost your shirt in the last year. You are a losing player-- get over it... u suck. <font color="white"> I read the whole thread and noticed this is what he was lookin for so he could rip on someone-- let's see if he reads the white. </font>
The $22's should be the easiest level to beat.. it's liek taking candy from a baby-- get real man. Find a real job-- someothing you're actually good at.

[The Don]

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2-43
3-60
4-65
5-59
6-52
7-35
8-26
9-26
10-7



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After looking at your finish distribution, it looks like you are just lucky not to have lost your shirt in the last year. You are a losing player-- get over it... u suck. <font color="white"> I read the whole thread and noticed this is what he was lookin for so he could rip on someone-- let's see if he reads the white. </font>
The $22's should be the easiest level to beat.. it's liek taking candy from a baby-- get real man. Find a real job-- someothing you're actually good at.

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I know this is a joke but part is true... the $22s are the easiest level to beat IMO. The players are predicatable ( the good part of the $33s) yet have no idea what they are doing on the bubble (the good part of the $11s). I think you are definitely running bad.... but there are probably some adjustments you should have made 2 months ago with the new level 5 that you haven't.

[microbet]

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(and if you want to act like me, wine about it a lot.)

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That's probably a good idea. Especially since he is quitting pot.

[Slim Pickens]

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3-60
4-65
5-59
6-52

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^---- lots of 3rd through 6th place finishes compared to 1st and 2nd.

I don't think bad beats are the problem. A decent winning player will take way more bad beats than he gives, but it's still smaller than the number of close races you can lose over a long stretch. I think this is my next pencil-and-paper excercise. Anyway, if you're pushing top pair and getting called by OESD's, keep it up and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

SlimP

[stupidsucker]

slim I agree

If I didnt watch the hands I have seen myself lose with then wouldnt believe it either.

I took a break
took a walk
ate ice cream
came back and lost an other 10 buys....

it was awesome watching my KK push into AA another 2x today

just awesome.