I can't take it any more...

[Talking Poker]

My biggest poker weakness is continuing to play (sub-optimally) when I am losing. I look around the table at the idiots who are beating me, and I keep thinking that given enough time, I'll get them back. And they keep killing me, over ad over and over.

If it's not cooler after cooler, it's this shit:


Full Tilt Cash game, $2/$4 No Limit, 6 players
Hand History by
SB: $400
BB: $260.25
HERO (UTG): $769.30
MP: $247.20
CO: $786.80
Button: $378

SB posts Small Blind $2
BB posts Big Blind $4

Pre-flop: 2 2 ($6)
HERO raises to $14
MP folds
CO folds
Button folds
SB calls $12
BB calls $10

Flop: A 7 2 ($42)
SB checks
BB checks
HERO bets $28
SB folds
BB calls $28

Turn: A 7 2 5 ($98)
BB checks
HERO bets $76
BB calls $76

River: A 7 2 5 3 ($250)
BB checks
HERO bets $168
BB calls $142.2 and is all in

BB shows 4 A
BB wins $531.50 with a straight Five high

[Talking Poker]

I say I can't take any more, yet I keep playing.

I would have laid even money that this is EXACTLY what this retard was holding:


Full Tilt Cash game, $2/$4 No Limit, 6 players
Hand History by
SB: $898.50
HERO (BB): $412
UTG: $241
MP: $64
CO: $1007.40
Button: $167.30

SB posts Small Blind $2
HERO posts Big Blind $4

Pre-flop: 7 7 ($6)
UTG raises to $14
MP folds
CO folds
Button folds
SB folds
HERO calls $10

Flop: 5 8 7 ($30)
HERO bets $20
UTG calls $20

Turn: 5 8 7 T ($70)
HERO bets $52
UTG calls $52

River: 5 8 7 T 4 ($174)
HERO checks
UTG bets $155 and is all in
HERO calls $155

UTG shows 6 6
UTG wins $481 with a straight Eight high

[Talking Poker]

Yes, I knew I was beat on the turn (almost checked behind, but am playing like a tard now), but still... come on. For fuck's sake.


Full Tilt Cash game, $2/$4 No Limit, 5 players
Hand History by
SB: $265.50
BB: $590.10
UTG: $526.70
CO: $464
HERO (Button): $402

SB posts Small Blind $2
BB posts Big Blind $4

Pre-flop: A Q ($6)
UTG folds
CO folds
HERO raises to $14
SB folds
BB calls $10

Flop: 9 5 8 ($30)
BB checks
HERO bets $20
BB calls $20

Turn: 9 5 8 Q ($70)
BB checks
HERO bets $44
BB raises to $108
HERO calls $64

River: 9 5 8 Q Q ($286)
BB bets $60
HERO calls $60

BB shows J T
BB wins $403 with a straight Queen high

[Talking Poker]

Moments later, I have my best result of the entire night after hitting a set - choppie choppie! Look at me not LOSE, after he hit his 6 outer (2 of which put 4 diamonds on the board) on the turn.

Brilliant play, sir.


Full Tilt Cash game, $2/$4 No Limit, 5 players
Hand History by
SB: $460
HERO (BB): $406
UTG: $100
CO: $263.50
Button: $789.10

SB posts Small Blind $2
HERO posts Big Blind $4

Pre-flop: A A ($6)
CO folds
Button folds
SB calls $2
HERO raises to $12
SB calls $8

Flop: 2 5 3 ($24)
SB checks
HERO bets $16
SB calls $16

Turn: 2 5 3 A ($56)
SB checks
HERO checks

River: 2 5 3 A Q ($56)
SB checks
HERO HERO checks

SB shows 4 Q
SB wins $27 with a flush Ace high
HERO wins $27 with a flush Ace high

[Talking Poker]

I don't know how many walks I had tonight (not many), but I do know that TWO of them came when I was holding this hand...

That's the type of bad luck you can't really quantify with all in graphs and Sklansky Bucks and such.


Full Tilt Cash game, $1/$2 No Limit, 6 players
Hand History by
SB: $198
HERO (BB): $200
UTG: $209
MP: $86.10
CO: $453.80
Button: $200

SB posts Small Blind $1
HERO posts Big Blind $2

Pre-flop: A A ($3)
UTG folds
MP folds
CO folds
Button folds
SB folds

[Wes]

u can probably fold river there.

[buakawgirl]

That's some nasty shit right there....

[thrash1294]

Its sad when you cant scare off Q4

add him to buddy list

[lightfungus]

Pretty ugly.

[Talking Poker]

Absolutely. This is a fine example of me tilting.

[Gordogg]

You run bad sir, what an ugly series of events.

[melioris]

this reminds me of when I was trying to get comfortable at $1/2. For several months I had 10K+ hands of $0.5/1 running 8-10ptBB/100 and 250 hands at $1/2 running something like -100ptBB/100.

I know it is different for you as you are comfortable at $2/4, just what it reminded me of.

You'll bounce back.

[Talking Poker]

Yep, and I know that too. These ridiculous downswings are part of the game (at least for us humans - maybe not for The Storm and people like him).

But they still sting.