As most of you know, I've posted a couple topics about busting my roll due to tilt. Well the last topic I made, I said my new years resolution would be to never bust my roll again. After I lost this pot, I sat out for 10 minutes, smoked a cigarette. I thought to myself, if I'm not going to play my A game then I'm going to log off. After some thinking and realization, I came back and played my A game. If this was a month ago, I would have tilted my whole roll down the drain. Not only did I lose a huge pot as a 84% favorite, the guy also left right after. So if that doesn't make you want to tilt, I don't know what does.

This hand he had AQ with ace of diamonds.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

IOS ($395.50)
BB ($171.15)
UTG ($231.30)
MP ($74.50)
CO ($178.75)
Button ($104.05)

Preflop: IOS is SB with 9, K.
UTG raises to $6, 2 folds, Button calls $6, IOS calls $5.50, BB calls $5.

Flop: ($24) 5, Q, 2 (4 players)
IOS checks, BB bets $7, UTG folds, Button folds, IOS raises to $27, BB calls $20.

Turn: ($78) 9 (2 players)
IOS bets $362.5 (All-In), BB calls $138.15 (All-In).

River: ($578.65) T (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $578.65




Ok, now this hand may look like tilt. But I promise it's not. You may ask, wtf was I thinking seeing the flop? Notice all the deep stacks? This was a very laggy table (including me). Avg. pot never went below $50. After the turn, I don't know what it was, but I put him on a flush draw. His flat call on the flop and weak bet on the turn made me suspect so. After river came a blank, I raised him cause I knew I had the best hand. He mucked AK diamonds and said he only called cause he put me on a missed flush draw also. After this pot, I was back up to where I was before I took the beat. I switched back to TAG.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

IOS ($291.10)
SB ($165)
BB ($242.15)
UTG ($286.80)
MP ($203.40)
CO ($55.90)

Preflop: IOS is Button with 9, 5.
2 folds, CO calls $1, IOS raises to $6, 1 fold, BB raises to $14, CO folds, IOS calls $8.

Flop: ($29.50) 2, 7, 3 (2 players)
BB bets $6, IOS raises to $36, BB calls $30.

Turn: ($101.50) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $8, IOS calls $8.

River: ($117.50) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $7, IOS raises to $50, BB calls $43.

Final Pot: $217.50





This is the hand that I think caused him to call my river raise. This was a few hands before the 95 suited hand. After he folded, I showed him my hand. He said he folded J10 and called me a bluffing donkey.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

IOS ($302.65)
SB ($101.20)
BB ($274.25)
UTG ($108.25)
MP ($206.20)
CO ($100)

Preflop: IOS is Button with 4, 9.
UTG calls $1, MP calls $1, CO calls $1, IOS calls $1, SB completes, BB raises to $6, UTG calls $5, MP folds, CO calls $5, IOS calls $5, SB folds.

Flop: ($26) 8, K, J (4 players)
BB bets $4, UTG calls $4, CO folds, IOS raises to $14, BB calls $10, UTG folds.

Turn: ($58) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, IOS checks.

River: ($58) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, IOS bets $32, BB folds.

Final Pot: $90

I know I avoided tilt for sure because I didn't do any of the old things I used to do. Like go up higher limits to and try to regain my losses. After it's all said and done, I ended the session up. Now, let's see if I can avoid tilt for the next 11 months, lol!