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  1. #1

    Default shameful tilt example

    ive noticed a disturbing trend im my play over the last month. ill usually start out a session tight aggressive and be up half a buyin. then ill (get bored, impatient, overconfident?) loosen up and play laggy. which inevitably causes me to lose what i was ahead. which causes me to experience tilt. which concludes with me either booking a big loss, or managing to come back to even. im not sure whats wrong lately, but i wanted to post this hand to shame myself into playing better. this hand obviously is taken from the tilt phase of my session last night. im still shocked when i review it (i did that!?). a person simply cant afford to have leaks this large in their game:

    PokerStars Game #4214447063: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/03/08 - 01:03:52 (ET)
    Table 'Rhodope IV' Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 1: HOOVER-69 ($212.35 in chips)
    Seat 2: TheTank2005 ($135.15 in chips)
    Seat 3: siknd ($221 in chips)
    Seat 4: PRO888 ($28.75 in chips)
    Seat 5: Phillroy ($197 in chips)
    Seat 6: ShinmaBaku ($198.10 in chips)
    HOOVER-69: posts small blind $1
    TheTank2005: posts big blind $2
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to siknd [Js 8s]
    siknd: calls $2
    PRO888: calls $2
    Phillroy: raises $8 to $10
    ShinmaBaku: folds
    HOOVER-69: folds
    TheTank2005: folds
    siknd: calls $8
    PRO888: calls $8
    *** FLOP *** [4s 7h 5d]
    siknd: checks
    PRO888: checks
    Phillroy: bets $14
    siknd: calls $14
    PRO888: folds
    *** TURN *** [4s 7h 5d] [Ks]
    siknd: bets $25
    Phillroy: calls $25
    *** RIVER *** [4s 7h 5d Ks] [2s]
    siknd: bets $100
    Phillroy: calls $100
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    siknd: shows [Js 8s] (a flush, King high)
    Phillroy: mucks hand
    siknd collected $308 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $311 | Rake $3
    Board [4s 7h 5d Ks 2s]
    Seat 1: HOOVER-69 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: TheTank2005 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: siknd showed [Js 8s] and won ($308) with a flush, King high
    Seat 4: PRO888 folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: Phillroy mucked [Qs Qd]
    Seat 6: ShinmaBaku (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    'If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness. '
  2. #2
    WOOOOOOO n.i.c.e.h.a.n.d.

    Gus? Is that you?
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  3. #3
    lol. i dont actually mind the turn play, but the rest of the hand is garbage.

    semi-bluffing/ defensive bet on the turn was probably close to correct 25 into 60$ pot with inside straight-flush draw (especially so if the king is a scare card), but the truth is that i was just running around trying to put bad beats on people. silly, and i know better.
    'If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness. '
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    flattin ur 4bets, makin u tilt
    this hand is not that bad...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nutsinho
    this hand is not that bad...
    Yeah, I've seen worse.

    A pair might be good if you hit, plus you have BDFD, and we're sure a six is good.

    The turn play is smackin' good, especially if it gets a fold.

    I don't know, I might even raise that flop...would have gotten me into trouble this time, though.
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    flattin ur 4bets, makin u tilt
    Your opponent usually hates that flop after a 5xbb raise preflop at this level, especially facing a UTG limper if he thinks youre a decent player. I would definitely try to make a play here if he is not a calling station.
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    i was pretty shocked he called the hundred on the end. what could he beat? nothing. he made me make a clever plan not to bluff him, ever.
    'If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness. '
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    Oooooh... I should post the $100 I donked off a couple nights ago.

    TT over-pair no good against pre-flop over-bet; flop under-bet/push line
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    I actually think your turn play is real good and is going to generate a lot of folds against tight-wads... but problem is, when tilting, you can't tell/remember who is the tight-wad / laggy dont you dare bluff me im married to my overpair bluffer
    Dealer: bencathers has two pair, Aces and Deuces
    Dealer: Tbags has two pair, Kings and Jacks
    Dealer: Tbags finished the tournament in 256th place
    Tbags [observer]: another scumbag gets there on this site lol

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