Sometimes you just shouldn't sit down (no content)...

[SteveL91]

All of these hands happened within 3-4 minutes of each other. I left shortly after.

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, Hero (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (12.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

River: (20.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 23.75 BB

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (6 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds.

Turn: (4 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, Hero calls.

River: (12 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16 BB

PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (8.40 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, BB calls.

Turn: (5.70 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

River: (11.70 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 14.70 BB

I think it's safe to say it's just not going to be my night.

Any comments will be appreciated, but this is definitely more of a whining post than anything. Though, I'm sure mistakes abound.

[Stuey]

I think you played well. I am impressed you were able to stop playing after that though. Good move, reminds me of Doyle's checklist for choosing when to play in Poker Wisdom of a Champion.
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(7) Do you feel you're going to win? If NO, don't play. Give credibility to your hidden feelings. Your subconscious mind might be analyzing things you're not aware of.


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I would have lost a ton more or worse. Winning less on future hands than I should have by changing my playing style. As it is easy to get passive after a few hits like this.

[SteveL91]

Thanks for the comments.

Luckily, I'm pretty good at turning off emotion so I can shrug things off fairly easily. I also don't tend to tilt, no matter how pissed off I get.

I couldn't help but laugh after that first hand, because one of the players was berating the PFR for calling two cold on the flop, yadayada. I was tempted to say his set wouldn't have been good anyway, but I behaved myself. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

That quote is definitely applicable. There are some sessions where you just know the cards won't come. This was one of them; there will be plenty more in the future. There's no need to get hung up on one piece of an enormous jig-saw puzzle, in my opinion.