How to cope with running ultra ultra bad.

Please someone tell me, please!

Take a break and read these books:


The Poker Mindset by Matt Hilger and Ian Taylor
The Tao of Poker by Larry Phillips
Zen and the Art of Poker by Larry Phillips
Your Worst Poker Enemy, by Schoonmaker
Your Best Poker Friend, by Schoonmaker
Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo

play better. easier said than done of course.

cambovenzi said:

play better. easier said than done of course.

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You cant do much more than get AA aifp twice and lose. Then flop topset, get it allin and lose. Then get KK aipf only to see your up against AA.


Thanks for your recommendations AG. I really need to get Zen and the art of poker, Ive heard nothing but good news about that book.

Anyway, Ive decided to switch to limit for awhile and its going pretty well.

pokerstars Game #14883026664: Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/01/28 - 08:39:44 (ET)
Table 'Gemini III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jesusboatman ($62.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Ryan11201985 ($24.10 in chips)
Seat 3: Webb2K7 ($25.30 in chips)
Seat 5: VanMoose ($43.45 in chips)
Ryan11201985: posts small blind $0.25
Webb2K7: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Webb2K7 [Tc Ts]
VanMoose: raises $0.50 to $1
jesusboatman: raises $0.50 to $1.50
Ryan11201985: calls $1.25
Webb2K7: calls $1
VanMoose: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Th Ks Kh]
Ryan11201985: bets $0.50
Webb2K7: raises $0.50 to $1
VanMoose: folds
jesusboatman: calls $1
Ryan11201985: raises $0.50 to $1.50
Webb2K7: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
jesusboatman: calls $1
Ryan11201985: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [Th Ks Kh] 3♦
Ryan11201985: bets $1
dorit joins the table at seat #4
Webb2K7: raises $1 to $2
jesusboatman: calls $2
Ryan11201985: raises $1 to $3
Webb2K7: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
jesusboatman: calls $2
Ryan11201985: calls $1
*** RIVER *** [Th Ks Kh 3d] 5♣
Ryan11201985: bets $1
Webb2K7: raises $1 to $2
jesusboatman: folds
Ryan11201985: calls $1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Webb2K7: shows [Tc Ts] (a full house, Tens full of Kings)
Ryan11201985: mucks hand
Webb2K7 collected $27.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28 | Rake $0.50
Board [Th Ks Kh 3d 5c]
Seat 1: jesusboatman (button) folded on the River
Seat 2: Ryan11201985 (small blind) mucked [9s Kc]
Seat 3: Webb2K7 (big blind) showed [Tc Ts] and won ($27.50) with a full house, Tens full of Kings
Seat 5: VanMoose folded on the Flop



I thought there was a chance he could have KT or KK here, if that was the case then i would be dead right now. When he only called the river i was like... PHEW!!!

aw but think how much you woulda made on that same hand if it was NL!