Quote Originally Posted by dalecooper
That's the problem with it right there. You say a loose image is the best thing you can have, but in my experience I can make just as much just as fast by finding super-aggro players and exploiting their tendency to string themselves up. All the decisions you made here (except the turn call) would be a lot better if you were more careful about when to fold. It's fine to play a little crazy, but you can't be emotional about it - it's just another tool to logically separate players from their money. As soon as the maniac inhabits you and you start really being that guy, then you're leaking money away. And if you know you have a tendency to do that, then basically every aggressive decision earlier in the hand becomes -EV (or maybe neutral EV) because of the built-in potential to lead you down this kind of path. Like you said, you can lose a ton in just a few poorly played hands. It's a big weakness of many highly aggressive players to not know when to let go of a bad bluff.

I think a lot of these decisions can come down to stylistic choices and the kind of table image you want to build... but to make money consistently with THIS style, you have to be fundamentally VERY solid as far as when to fold a draw without odds, and when to recognize that a fish has simply outflopped you, and isn't going to fold this time.
Thank You. That's good advice that I knew already but sometimes ignore when I get 'hot'. I was up for this playing session by about 3 or 4 buy-ins and just gamboled when I shouldn't have. The funny thing is, this normally only happens when I'm clicking on all cylinders. When I'm taking down pots, showing down good hands when I need to, etc... Then a hand like this comes in and I feel invincible for lack of a better word. It's the biggest problem with my game. I KNOW what to do, I just don't do it sometimes. I need to apply myself more consistently.