Truly Being Tested Again
So easy to go on tilt again. Really easy. Arg. Just put in a 6max session, was going well RIGHT up to literally the last hand of the session and I lost a stack with my set vs his flush. Brutal. Want to watch?
It's Time to Get F'd! Yay!
History: Fingers is a 87/37/3 maniac lunatic. Raising and reraising with anything and showing down light often. I check raise the flop and he calls and the flush fills ... and I proceed to screw myself right down the drain. I did have outs at the turn ... any 7 (1), any 4 (2), any 9 (3), or any T (3) for a total of 9 outs. Didn't hit. So much for a first session positive figure for 25nl 6max. I felt like I was playing SOOOOOOOOOOO good too, making great reads, putting players on ranges and playing against them, 3betting in great spots ... and I come away yet again a loser.
What do I do?
Session Stats
4 Tables - 25nl 6max
35 minutes
236 Hands
-$13.65
So today I am down a lovely -$53. Every time I show a gain for the month (had fought up to +80 as of 2 days ago) I take 2 steps back (almost breakeven).
Time to regroup and figure this thing out. I'm punched in the groin but I'm not tilting.
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My name is Sean Gibson and I am a poker journalist and part time poker player. I work full time at PokerNewsDaily.com where I host a daily news show called "The Daily Deal" and also handle the bulk of the live player interviews. In terms of poker you will find me playing $1/$3 No Limit Hold'em in Vegas or in Los Angeles (or San Diego) and online playing small stakes games.
Enjoy reading your blog, insightful for me. I’m still trying to build a roll to play with it.
On the hand, I think your check raise on the flop is small. So many draws out there, in essence a min raise and price him in for draw. Make it like 7 or 8 with how fishy he is. Him being a fish and doesn’t seem to realize bet sizing, for turn and river, i’d go for pot control.
As played, I just call the turn bet – draws get and hope to spike a full house on the river.