Why I can't play ring games

I do dumb shit like this

PokerStars Game #3807859182: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/01/30 - 16:28:02 (ET)
Table 'Genoveva' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Junebug1979 ($102.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Berry6981 ($57.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Garcia61 ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: Taylo ($49.40 in chips)
Seat 5: zultan ($70 in chips)
Seat 6: STRAIGHT HI ($63 in chips)
Seat 7: WooZoO ($82.05 in chips)
Seat 8: Rockymv ($100.50 in chips)
Seat 9: Mojito Marty ($63.40 in chips)
STRAIGHT HI: posts small blind $0.50
WooZoO: posts big blind $1
Garcia61: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rockymv [4c 4d]
Rockymv: calls $1
Mojito Marty: folds
Junebug1979: folds
Berry6981: calls $1
Garcia61: raises $1 to $2
Taylo: folds
zultan: folds
STRAIGHT HI: folds
WooZoO: calls $1
Rockymv: calls $1
Berry6981: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qh 4h]
WooZoO: checks
Rockymv: checks
Berry6981: checks
Garcia61: bets $3
WooZoO: folds
Rockymv: raises $6 to $9
Berry6981: folds
Garcia61: calls $6
*** TURN *** [Kd Qh 4h] [Js]
Rockymv: bets $20
Garcia61: calls $20
*** RIVER *** [Kd Qh 4h Js] [Th]
Rockymv: checks
Garcia61: bets $40
Rockymv: calls $40
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Garcia61: shows [Kh Ah] (a flush, Ace high)
Rockymv: mucks hand
Garcia61 collected $143.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $146.50 | Rake $3
Board [Kd Qh 4h Js Th]
Seat 1: Junebug1979 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Berry6981 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Garcia61 showed [Kh Ah] and won ($143.50) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: Taylo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: zultan (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: STRAIGHT HI (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: WooZoO (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: Rockymv mucked [4c 4d]
Seat 9: Mojito Marty folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Played fine until the call on the river. With 4 to a straight and the flush draw there, it's check/ fold time.

I knew I was beat...I was just pissed that my set lost.

Hardest part is leting a good hand go. I am still learning that the hard way (paying them off).

I feel the same way about ring games. I do well when I sit down and play with my friends, but when I sit down at the computer, I try and rush the game and profit right away. Sometimes I will bust out of a tourney and buy into a ring game with the remaining cash I have and then lose that because of tilt. I think I have finally pinpointed the problem and will ban myself from ring games online until I can get myself back on track. Keep in mind that I am just buying into the ultimatebet with 25 bucks at a time, but these buy-ins add up.

BT

i have the opposite problem, no patience for tourneys.

Originally Posted by ohiostate

Keep in mind that I am just buying into the ultimatebet with 25 bucks at a time, but these buy-ins add up.

That's a good way to bust over and over, unless you play micro-limits like $2 NL.

There's a really sweet bankroll management thread stickied in one of these forums...