Horrible Cards
I should have known that I shouldn't have played tonight. Lost $11 playing 2 separate $5+0.50 SnG's, and lost by being dealt absolute crap. It actually got funny after a while. I watched loose players catch everything they drew to, and I sat there folding just about every hand. At one point, I went 22 hands without even pairing a card. I also went 12 hands without a card higher than 8, and I was dealt 3 pocket pairs in over 160 tournament hands. No AKs, no AQs, nothing. When I would catch a hand like AKo or AQo, the flop would come JJ7 and the player in front of me would bury the pot.
Lost in 4th place (the dreaded bubble) in the first tourney. Lost in 7th place in the second, when a race (obviously) came out wrong. Had KQs, raised, got called, hit a K-9-x flop, went all-in, opponent turned over A9o, then I watched as he hit A-9 turn and river.
Short of the VFW tournament, I don't think I've ever been dealt cards that bad over that much time since I've been playing poker. I'm 2 FPPs from the 12.50 bonus, so I'm playing a bit to get it and recover my losses. That's been a recurring theme in the blog, and one that accompanies almost all my losing sessions. It's very frustrating to KNOW that I can actually play this game, and without variation, almost every time I lose in a session, it's not because I play poorly, It's because I'm not being dealt cards to win. You can be the greatest holdem player alive (props Doyle...) and if you're playing an ungodly 22 hands without even pairing a card AFTER you fold, how can you be expected to win, especially when you're trying to defend your blinds in tournament play? How do the greats handle this? How does ANYONE, amateur or professional, handle this? I've had two losing sessions in the last few weeks (I know--stop bitching), and both have been tournament-related and related to just not getting cards for an extended period of time. I get impatient, and the eyes just light up, "TILT! TILT!"
As I watch the blinds eat my stack away, small though it may be, inside I get so damn impatient, and when I see a premium hand, I go after it. Then (at least when the losses pile up), I proceed to hit NOTHING on the flop, turn, or river. If you've ever just gotten a shitty run of cards, you know exactly what I mean. You know how frustrating it can be. Now what the hell do you do about it?
Grrr.As I write this, I get dealt pocket Queens, flop trips, turn quads, and take down a full house. See, the sun even shines on a dog's ass once in a while.
Lost in 4th place (the dreaded bubble) in the first tourney. Lost in 7th place in the second, when a race (obviously) came out wrong. Had KQs, raised, got called, hit a K-9-x flop, went all-in, opponent turned over A9o, then I watched as he hit A-9 turn and river.
Short of the VFW tournament, I don't think I've ever been dealt cards that bad over that much time since I've been playing poker. I'm 2 FPPs from the 12.50 bonus, so I'm playing a bit to get it and recover my losses. That's been a recurring theme in the blog, and one that accompanies almost all my losing sessions. It's very frustrating to KNOW that I can actually play this game, and without variation, almost every time I lose in a session, it's not because I play poorly, It's because I'm not being dealt cards to win. You can be the greatest holdem player alive (props Doyle...) and if you're playing an ungodly 22 hands without even pairing a card AFTER you fold, how can you be expected to win, especially when you're trying to defend your blinds in tournament play? How do the greats handle this? How does ANYONE, amateur or professional, handle this? I've had two losing sessions in the last few weeks (I know--stop bitching), and both have been tournament-related and related to just not getting cards for an extended period of time. I get impatient, and the eyes just light up, "TILT! TILT!"
As I watch the blinds eat my stack away, small though it may be, inside I get so damn impatient, and when I see a premium hand, I go after it. Then (at least when the losses pile up), I proceed to hit NOTHING on the flop, turn, or river. If you've ever just gotten a shitty run of cards, you know exactly what I mean. You know how frustrating it can be. Now what the hell do you do about it?
Grrr.As I write this, I get dealt pocket Queens, flop trips, turn quads, and take down a full house. See, the sun even shines on a dog's ass once in a while.
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