This is my first post so bare with me.
My poker name is Wyldfoxx. I play on FullTiltPoker.com and UltimateBet.net
My primary game is No Limit Texas Holdem' MTT.
But... I do play ring games and dabble in Omaha and Razz.

The reason I post today is to find advice and insight into my struggle with the game of poker. I recently qualified for Round 2 of Full Tilt Poker's WSOP seat giveaway TWO times back 2 back. In the last Round 1tourney I accomplished a second place finish using my A game. What blows my mind is that I only made it to the second blinds level in Round 2 both times. Now I admit that my nerves have made it hard to play my A game, and I'm willing to blame those failures on myslef. But since then all I want to do is take a SHOTGUN to my monitor! For the last 4 days IN A ROW. I have been busted out over and over and over by some maniac going all in with rags and cracking my monsters!!!

The latest bout I had AA in early-middle position (not the best but I figured in the situation it's ok) on the FIRST hand of the MTT. The UTG called the BB into the game so I raised 3 x the BB which was $90. I got 3 callers pre-flop; late-middle, button, and UTG. The flop comes 4c ks 10c. The button raised $150, the UTG folded, I raised it to $300, the LM folded. The Turn comes 8h and the button goes ALL IN. My thought was "Yes this guy MUST be a donkey and now I have him!" so I go ALL IN as well. Well the cards flipped and he has 10h 8d!!! I think to myself I FINALLY get AA and some maniac calls my pre-flop raise with rags and my re-raise on the flop with only middle pair! WHY! WHY! WHY!

I can't for the life of me figure out WHY??? Why is it that all the crazy maniac newbie donkeys can make absolutely REDICULOUS plays and they "seem" to ALWAYS WIN!!!

The only mistake I think I made was this... instead of only min raising post flop I should have raised it maybe to $600 or maybe $750. The only thing that REALLY angers me is the fact that he probably would have called ANYWAY!!!

Somebody PLEASE tell me why WE are even playing poker, when it seems to be more and more about luck of the draw instead of skill and mathmatics. (which is what made me LOVE this game in the first place!) HELP!!!