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Poker - Took a break and it helped!!!
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Took a break and it helped!!!
Well, lately I've been haveing a horrible downswing, seemed to just be leaking money. Was getting frustrated and a little tiltish when I played. So I decided to take a break from poker, for the simple reason that I wasn't really having fun.
Well last night I decided to play and joined a $25NL table, which is out of my bankroll but I kinda wanted to force myself to play focused. I had doubled my chipstack and a little more by busting a couple of people with smallish stacks and then the following happened: Hand #41863510-11513 at Brentwood (No Limit Hold'em) Started at 10/May/07 00:41:22 dlk9s is at seat 0 with $23.65. Shoestringx is at seat 1 with $59.11. Sebastian Lab is at seat 2 with $21.74. MrTransistor is at seat 3 with $9.97. bamafan33 is at seat 4 with $4.15. cabbott88 is at seat 5 with $9.40. ledzepmg is at seat 6 with $75.50. Tha 1 is at seat 7 with $14.60. 96mustang is at seat 8 with $29.76. tiltingmonkey is at seat 9 with $25. The button is at seat 6. Tha 1 posts the small blind of $.10. 96mustang posts the big blind of $.25. dlk9s: -- -- Shoestringx: 7c 7h Sebastian Lab: -- -- MrTransistor: -- -- bamafan33: -- -- cabbott88: -- -- ledzepmg: -- -- Tha 1: -- -- 96mustang: -- -- Pre-flop: dlk9s calls. Shoestringx calls. Sebastian Lab folds. MrTransistor calls. bamafan33 folds. cabbott88 calls. ledzepmg calls. Tha 1 folds. 96mustang checks. Flop (board: As 8c 7d): 96mustang bets $.25. dlk9s folds. Shoestringx raises to $1.75. MrTransistor folds. cabbott88 folds. ledzepmg re-raises to $3.25. 96mustang folds. Shoestringx re-raises to $11.60. ledzepmg goes all-in for $75.25. Shoestringx goes all-in for $58.86. ledzepmg is returned $16.39 (uncalled). Turn (board: As 8c 7d 4d): (no action in this round) River (board: As 8c 7d 4d 5h): (no action in this round) Showdown: ledzepmg shows 8h Ac. ledzepmg has 8h Ac As 8c 7d: two pair, aces and eights. Shoestringx shows 7c 7h. Shoestringx has 7c 7h As 8c 7d: three sevens. Hand #41863510-11513 Summary: $3 is raked from a pot of $119.57. Shoestringx wins $116.57 with three sevens. Wow was I ever excited. Easily the biggest hand that I have ever won, what a great feeling. No real point to this post, except if you are getting tilty and frustrated maybe a break will help you focus. |
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Nice one. Dorkus Malorkus (Mod) has just taken a big break and by the sounds of it he is much the better for it. I'd also recommend it if it's becoming a grind and you are getting agitated.
I also think taking a shot at a bigger table now and then is very good for you. It shows you the next level and keeps you sharpened. That way you overcome the grind. Again, nice hand. |
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Awesome
There is nothing I love better than trips/2 pair or a flush/str8 (perhaps a boat over an A flush, won almost $24 at a 5c 10c table once). Excellent focus, play, and win! Congrats on ur comeback.
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