Horrible Losing Streak CONTINUES
I'm in the midst of a horrendous streak where I literally can't catch a card if you threw the deck at me. I'm losing almost consistently, and I'm so paranoid about not catching that I'm laying down winners. I laid two down tonight in SnG's, first calling a 2nd-hand raise to T90 with Jacks then laying them down when a LP player went all-in. He had QKo, another guy had 9's, my Jacks would have been good. Another SnG, I had 9's, and I wouldn't call a T120 bet early on to the river facing a Jack-high board. I had the read that he had a pair of Jacks, he bet, I laid the 9's down. The river? You guessed it, a 9. My set would've been good. I've become so paranoid about bad cards that I lay down winners, play super-tight, and STILL LOSE.
I need a poker shrink. I'm down to $92.95, the lowest I've been in a while, and there seems to be no end in sight to this hemhorrage of money I'm displaying at the tables. It seems like ever since I cleaned the live game, first off, I'm getting dealt consistent crap. When I get dealt cards, the flop does nothing for me, and strengthens my opponent. When the flop DOES hit me, I'm getting drawn out on. Trip Jacks on the flop, bet out, get called, runner-runner flush. Guy called with NOTHING. This has been MY poker life lately. Work has me stressed, the Eagles are doing great, and I'm really thinking about cashing it out while I'm ahead and returning to the play chip tables to scare the demons away.
Of course, I am PETRIFIED of the cash-out curse.
I picked up Harrington on Hold'em and plan to read it, since "Action Dan" plays a similar style to mine (when I actually play a style....) I think after tonight I need to shut it down for a while and figure out what's wrong with my game. Great one day, tank the next. I lost the aggressive streak (endless seas of bad beats will do that) and I don't know how to find it...
Case in point: 12th hand of SnG, with T1850 in MP, I get dealt AKo. I raise to T120, two callers (chip leader and small stack). Flop comes 10-Q-10. I think "inside straight draw." Yippee. I get ready to bet, the chip leader bets T450, small stack raises to T700 (all-in), I toss it. Lucky for me, too. Chip leader calls, turns over T2o. Small stack turns over QJo. Flop: J, River: 2. Full-house. I HIT my draw, and would've been beaten by a guy who shouldn't have even been there. Even from the BB, would you call a MP raise to 4BB with T2o? This is the anatomy of what is happening to me now. As it stands now, I've seen 3 of 18 flops, and won 1 pot. I'm in 3rd of 7 remaining players, but this is just ridiculous.
Again, win, lose, or draw, I may shut it down for a while to get my game in line. Comments always welcome folks.
Go Eagles...
I need a poker shrink. I'm down to $92.95, the lowest I've been in a while, and there seems to be no end in sight to this hemhorrage of money I'm displaying at the tables. It seems like ever since I cleaned the live game, first off, I'm getting dealt consistent crap. When I get dealt cards, the flop does nothing for me, and strengthens my opponent. When the flop DOES hit me, I'm getting drawn out on. Trip Jacks on the flop, bet out, get called, runner-runner flush. Guy called with NOTHING. This has been MY poker life lately. Work has me stressed, the Eagles are doing great, and I'm really thinking about cashing it out while I'm ahead and returning to the play chip tables to scare the demons away.
Of course, I am PETRIFIED of the cash-out curse.
I picked up Harrington on Hold'em and plan to read it, since "Action Dan" plays a similar style to mine (when I actually play a style....) I think after tonight I need to shut it down for a while and figure out what's wrong with my game. Great one day, tank the next. I lost the aggressive streak (endless seas of bad beats will do that) and I don't know how to find it...
Case in point: 12th hand of SnG, with T1850 in MP, I get dealt AKo. I raise to T120, two callers (chip leader and small stack). Flop comes 10-Q-10. I think "inside straight draw." Yippee. I get ready to bet, the chip leader bets T450, small stack raises to T700 (all-in), I toss it. Lucky for me, too. Chip leader calls, turns over T2o. Small stack turns over QJo. Flop: J, River: 2. Full-house. I HIT my draw, and would've been beaten by a guy who shouldn't have even been there. Even from the BB, would you call a MP raise to 4BB with T2o? This is the anatomy of what is happening to me now. As it stands now, I've seen 3 of 18 flops, and won 1 pot. I'm in 3rd of 7 remaining players, but this is just ridiculous.
Again, win, lose, or draw, I may shut it down for a while to get my game in line. Comments always welcome folks.
Go Eagles...
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