I dont think I actually got many hands against him .


I'm in a mixed up place with poker atm. I really havnt been sleeping well, maybe some stress and stuff, and rarely felt good to play. In my mindset/etc. On the other hand I have my prop-bet with Kmind so trying to get some hands in, even when I dont feel good. Brought the laptop down to the lounge again today, and while wife was there looking after our son, it was still distracting and I played terrible. Stacked off in the dumbest way ever, and only got back into it with a huge suckout. Only played for 40 mins before I pulled the pin, actually ended up $30 due to people basically just giving me money towards the end. Tried again tonight after everyone was in bed. Felt better mentally, but this time my brain just didnt seem to work. Not my mood, just...felt dumb. Weird. Anyway, stuck it out for 45 mins and won a buyin which was nice.

Thats the weird part. I'm winning. Well. Running at 9ptbb/100 this month, and 15ptbb/100 for the year. Of course both are over extremely small samples, which is the point. Am I supposed to push through and force myself to play when my head isnt right, or just play when I do? Kminds offered to drop the prop bet this month if we choose. We both agree that playing badly is worse than not playing at all. On the other hand, I deliberately proposed the propbet to try to get myself to play more hands.


I've mentioned a few times how soft Everest is and thats why I chose it over FT, so I figured I'd end this dreary entry with an amusing example of what I mean:

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($47.50)
CO ($18.15)
Hero (BTN) ($54.60)
SB ($51.05)
BB ($116.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is BTN
1 fold, CO calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, CO calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.75, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $3, CO calls $3

Turn: ($10.75, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $6, CO calls $6

River: ($22.75, 2 players)
CO bets $7.15, Hero calls $7.15

Final Pot: $37.05
CO shows:
Hero shows:

Hero wins $35.20 ( won $17.05 )
CO lost -$18.15


See what I mean about just giving me money? That kind of hand isnt so rare. I'd expect if I'm playing 6 tables to have at least one guy like that on at least two of my tables. Could be up to 4. Now obviously I dont always get their money, but then again 8 buyins over 2.5k hands suggests I get my share .

I think I'll post an interesting hand in Genitruc's thread (he's been looking at some for me...because he's bored I guess). I dont get a lot I find interesting, mainly because theres so much easy money not getting myself into tricky spots, but I ended up in one this time.