Quote Originally Posted by spoonitnow
I have some amazing wordplay for you at the end of this post, but it will be sooo much better if you read the whole thing.

So speaking of giving hookers orgasms, why would you ever do it? That's not a rhetorical question. I imagine if I ever had to pay for sex that I would be tempted to do it, so the big question is why? Keep this in mind while you read the following.

So in 6-max we raise in EP with AKs and a 12/8 with a 1.2% 3-bet over 2500 hands 3-bets us from the button. Your notes show that he has 3-bet AA, KK and QQ and has always 5-bet against a 4-bet, never calling or folding. You have this little voice (feelings, logic, which ever it is for you) that says "I should fold." But you have pocket Ace and King! Suited! So you 4-bet just because, he shoves, and you realize once again that you're against QQ+, but pot odds say you have to call now. After the hand you reload, say to yourself "MY AK NEVER WINS ALL-INS PREFLOP JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!" Then later when you're blogging about how you're break even for the day you can't help but think to yourself, "Well if I wouldn't have ran my AK into [AA/KK/QQ] and lost then I would be up a BI instead." Now you're talking yourself into illusions about your results, and spiral on into the land of denial.

Then when you get that next hooker, you're going to try to make her have an orgasm again. And why do you do that? The answer starts with a "P" and ends with a "ride". Bam.
While I made a flippant comment about this post a couple of posts back, I have reread this and do really think Spoon has a great point, yet it is also a hard one to come up face to face with and conquer. I suffer from this in both my poker playing (back months ago when I was serious) as well as in my Golf career (my current focus). It is difficult to realize you aren't nearly as good as you think you are, and that you're not going to pull it out every time... that you have to play the smart plays to win.

Thanks spoon again for using an analogy to help us players who are still developing the basic skills keep something in our heads... I've still got my nose to the mirror and will work to remember hookers don't have orgasms. Stats are meaningful... use them