the power of positive thinking

just wanted to share these two hands. don't bother analyzing them. The first one i was tilting, having just donked away most of my chips on the last hand, only to fold what would have been the best hand. Had A-10, and right before the flop I thought 'gimme J-6-2' figuring that was just my luck, and it came J-4-2, and so i just threw the rest of my chips away. it was a cheap tournament. The second hand, the very next hand i played after the last one, another cheap buy in, first hand pocket 10's, all in pre flop against JJ, and the whole time i'm thinking, 'i'm gonna get the 10 on the river' and sure enough i caught it. Just a coincidence i'm sure, but i thought it was funny.

-n

PokerStars Game #4502842319: Tournament #21925855, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/04/02 - 22:27:18 (ET)
Table '21925855 47' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: sloper (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: Dr.Pepper7 (1980 in chips)
Seat 3: Huzka (2510 in chips)
Seat 4: 73Whip (2950 in chips)
Seat 5: nateofdeath (590 in chips)
Seat 7: Colonel Rock (1550 in chips)
Seat 8: indough (1400 in chips)
Seat 9: KWahl (1020 in chips)
sloper: posts small blind 10
Dr.Pepper7: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nateofdeath [Ad Th]
Huzka: calls 20
73Whip: folds
nateofdeath: raises 80 to 100
clarkygizz is connected
Colonel Rock: folds
indough: calls 100
KWahl: calls 100
sloper: folds
Dr.Pepper7: calls 80
Huzka: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [4d Jc 2d]
Dr.Pepper7: checks
Huzka: checks
nateofdeath: bets 490 and is all-in
indough: folds
KWahl: calls 490
Dr.Pepper7: folds
Huzka: raises 1920 to 2410 and is all-in
KWahl: calls 430 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [4d Jc 2d] 5♣
*** RIVER *** [4d Jc 2d 5c] 3♦
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Huzka: shows [Ac Js] (a straight, Ace to Five)
KWahl: shows [7d Jd] (a flush, Jack high)
KWahl collected 860 from side pot
nateofdeath: shows [Ad Th] (a straight, Ace to Five)
KWahl collected 1980 from main pot
ickray38 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2840 Main pot 1980. Side pot 860. | Rake 0
Board [4d Jc 2d 5c 3d]
Seat 1: sloper (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Dr.Pepper7 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Huzka showed [Ac Js] and lost with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 4: 73Whip folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: nateofdeath showed [Ad Th] and lost with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 7: Colonel Rock folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: indough folded on the Flop
Seat 9: KWahl (button) showed [7d Jd] and won (2840) with a flush, Jack high


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PokerStars Game #4503122531: Tournament #21925858, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/04/02 - 22:47:00 (ET)
Table '21925858 96' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: helmet32 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: B23dawg (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Shane0876 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: bacon63 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: earring (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: FullofBull69 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: DickRooz (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: munygolfer (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: nateofdeath (1500 in chips)
B23dawg: posts small blind 10
Shane0876: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nateofdeath [Th Td]
bacon63: folds
earring: folds
FullofBull69: folds
DickRooz has timed out while disconnected
DickRooz: folds
DickRooz is sitting out
munygolfer: raises 60 to 80
nateofdeath: raises 140 to 220
helmet32: folds
B23dawg: folds
Shane0876: folds
DickRooz is connected
DickRooz has returned
munygolfer: raises 1280 to 1500 and is all-in
nateofdeath: calls 1280 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [6d 5c 2h]
*** TURN *** [6d 5c 2h] 9♣
*** RIVER *** [6d 5c 2h 9c] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
munygolfer: shows [Js Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
nateofdeath: shows [Th Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
nateofdeath collected 3030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3030 | Rake 0
Board [6d 5c 2h 9c Tc]
Seat 1: helmet32 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: B23dawg (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Shane0876 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: bacon63 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: earring folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: FullofBull69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DickRooz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: munygolfer showed [Js Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: nateofdeath showed [Th Td] and won (3030) with three of a kind, Tens

When I go allin I don't say "let me catch a 10 on the river" I say "HE won't catch that A on the river" . He usually does catch it.