Being able to deal with a bad day like yesterday psychologically is, I think, one of the most key skills in poker. A good poker player will know to let the bad days roll off their back, and not focus on results too much in the short term.
The last time I had a day as bad as yesterday was in February, and looking back, I dealt with it very poorly. I took a few days off, and when I came back, was obsessed with digging my way out as quickly as possible. As a result I played very poorly, getting my money in in some very marginal-at-best spots and consistently having the worst of it. The result was a downswing that lasted over two months and nearly broke me, financially and psychologically.
I can't keep myself from focusing on the hole I've dug for myself thanks to my session yesterday, but in digging my way back out, my emphasis is not on speed, but rather on volume. The way out of it is to simply play my game, which has been beating the level all month, and let the results come as they will.
So, in the spirit of getting back on the horse, I played just shy of 2750 hands today for $391, a respectable 3.57PTBB/100 (about equal to what I was running for the month two days ago). Brings my MTD to $1164 for 1.3PTBB/100.
Pretty good day considering the tables were stocked largely with regs. Still, even regs make mistakes:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)
UTG ($176)
UTG+1 ($305.60)
MP1 ($474)
MP2 ($526.10)
MP3 ($153.60)
CO ($397.25)
Hero ($249.95)
SB ($100)
BB ($247.55)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ah, Qs.
3 folds, MP2 raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero calls $8, 2 folds.
Flop: ($19) 6h, Ad, Qh (2 players)
MP2 bets $13, Hero raises to $39, MP2 calls $26.
Turn: ($97) 2h (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $55, MP2 calls $55.
River: ($207) 6c (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $147.95 (All-In), MP2 calls $147.95.
Final Pot: $502.90
Results below:
MP2 doesn't show. [Ac Kh]
Hero has Ah Qs (two pair, aces and queens).
Outcome: Hero wins $502.90.
Interesting spot. My river value bet is very thin, but his call is terrible. Basically this was a predictable reg TAG and while my preflop call was a little loose. After he calls my turn bet I decide he probably doesn't have a set or a flush. I have the Ah which drastically cuts down his flush chances, and both AA and QQ, in addition to only having one combo each, are raising this turn (if not betting it outright) to prevent the final heart from coming and ruining everything. When he just called I had the thought "AK, probably with the K of hearts" and was spot-on. Bet the river and hope he thinks there's a decent chance I'm bluffing, as that's all his AK beats.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)
UTG+1 ($210.30)
MP1 ($245.50)
MP2 ($265.20)
MP3 ($314.40)
CO ($47.95)
Button ($36)
SB ($276.85)
BB ($258.40)
Hero ($216.30)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Th, Tc.
Hero raises to $7, 6 folds, SB calls $6, BB calls $5.
Flop: ($21) Ts, 3h, 5d (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $15, SB calls $15, BB folds.
Turn: ($51) 4c (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $40, SB raises to $196, Hero calls $154.30 (All-In).
River: ($441.30) 8d (2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $439.60
Results below:
SB has Qd Qc (one pair, queens).
Hero has Th Tc (three of a kind, tens).
Outcome: Hero wins $439.60.
LO freaking L. I chortled coke out my nose when I saw what he was holding. Here's the definition of turning a QQ overpair into a bluff. FPS to the max. What's funny is his coldcall preflop followed by treating it like the immortal nuts postflop, when facing an EP raise that's jamming hard. About the only hand he beats that I could conceivably play this way is JJ, but no doubt he would say "I put you on AK" to justify it. As badly a butchered QQ as you'll see.
Only two pots I lost of >$100: KK<AA (AIPF) and QQ<AK (AIPF), for a full and half stack, respectively.
One final fun hand:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)
Hero ($202)
MP1 ($41.45)
MP2 ($259.20)
MP3 ($200)
CO ($214.35)
Button ($200)
SB ($201)
BB ($161)
UTG ($40)
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Kc, Kh.
Hero raises to $7, MP1 calls $7, 3 folds, Button calls $7, 2 folds.
Flop: ($24) Th, Jd, 4d (4 players)
Hero bets $18, MP1 folds, Button calls $18.
Turn: ($60) 7d (3 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.
River: ($60) 3h (3 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $30, Hero calls $30.
Final Pot: $120
Results below:
UTG doesn't show.
Hero has Kc Kh (one pair, kings).
Button has As Jc (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins $120.
What was funny was this dude (a mere 13/10 btw) berated me endlessly after the hand for my "nitty" play. It staggers the imagination that people would just keep pounding kings on a board like this, particularly after the crappy ass turn card comes, which fills the flush and a likely straight. Frankly I never even strongly considered that he only had TPTK for this hand, as a good player doesn't call an EP raise with that trash (particularly offsuit) pre, and I (quite mistakenly) had this guy pegged as a good thinking player. About the only hand that I might possibly get more action from that I'm ahead is KQ, and I'm not too happy about any additional action I get with the board that awful.
River is a toss-up between bet/fold and check/call, I think I got pretty max value in the spot. Plus I have a note on the dude that says "overplays TP, thinks I'm a nit." Not necessarily because he overplayed TP in this hand, but because he LOL'd at me when I said I thought I got pretty much max value. If he's stacking off to me in that spot, omg valuetown.
I'll probably put another late session in tonight, to take advantage of the drunks, but a break is good for now.
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