A familiar conundrum, I'm sure...

[intheflatfield]

I'm sure we've all been in games in which one player gets slapped upside the head with cards and simply cannot be beat on certain night.

I found myself playing at the same table as "the blessed one" in a .50/1 cash game ($20 buyin)

In the course of 6 hands, I lose a nut flush to her straight, a nut straight to her boat and trips to another boat by her. Suffice to say I was quickly down 2 plus buyins by this point. The obvious tilt ensued in which I caught myself playing q7off and 56o, and other such trash. hands I rarely play. She continued to be lucky for most of the night before losing most of her stack to someone after I left.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to play in these instances. Is it best to go into a shell and fold, fold, fold. Try and continue to play your normal "tag" game or is surrender simply the better part of valor.

Not a bad beat story per se, just looking for better ways to handle a situation that doesn't occur all that often, but tends to cost me a ton when it does.

I have always found Patience to be my friend at the table.

[Al Schoonmaker]

You are falling into the irrational trap of thinking that past hands have influence on future ones. Read my "Defending against the rush" at cardplayer.com.

Al

[intheflatfield]

Thanks for the response Dr. I will do so.

[Kyriefurro]

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In the course of 6 hands, I lose a nut flush to her straight

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You need to change card rooms. She's obviously sleeping with the dealer [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[intheflatfield]

Just got finished with your article. Good Stuff. Spoke straight to my question. Thanks for the advice...

[intheflatfield]

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