neilzelkin
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Lately my game has been hampered by a ill that I have never really faced before. I am busting out of many tournaments and SnGs without what I feel is a insufficient amount of cash for the quality of my cards and play. And the reason is obvious to me but the cause is still cloudy.
I am busting out because I am getting quality hole cards and then catch nothing on the board and lose to a suckout or lesser hand. And I'd say 85% of the hands that I busted out on were played by the book. Or at least the ones I've read. I feel as if I am being painted into a corner and then get led down by the inevitable road too nowhere and on then launched to the rail with a 3rd place finish instead of a 1st place finish despite a sizeable chip lead only hands earlier.
The last straw occurred only moments earlier and that was what has led me to write this post in the hopes of regaining some clarity in regards to what the hell I am trying to do at the poker table. It was a $18 + 2 (Turbo) SnG on bodog. I one were to peruse my hand history for this SnG they will immediately l notice a glaring number of extremely attractive starting hands like A J (suited), Q K (suited), KK, AA, A 9 (suited), JJ but no luck at the end when convention called me into the corner with no luck or suckouts.
I called a Pre-Flop an all-in holding QQ and lost to a Q 9 when the board read:
8 K J Q 10.
Then on the very next hand I was delt pocket Kings went All-In preflop was called by a A 3 and lost when a Ace hit on the river and I was sent packing in 4th place. So in a matter of two hand I went from being the chip leader to 4th place and no cash in the matter of two hands after dominating the previous 15 with moves that obviously are not correct but seem so logical at the time.
Help me! Someone please find rationality behind this skid. In the past when I got hole cards of that magnitude I would capitalize and win. Did I win despite myself or has something fundamental changed in my mind on how poker should be played?
I am busting out because I am getting quality hole cards and then catch nothing on the board and lose to a suckout or lesser hand. And I'd say 85% of the hands that I busted out on were played by the book. Or at least the ones I've read. I feel as if I am being painted into a corner and then get led down by the inevitable road too nowhere and on then launched to the rail with a 3rd place finish instead of a 1st place finish despite a sizeable chip lead only hands earlier.
The last straw occurred only moments earlier and that was what has led me to write this post in the hopes of regaining some clarity in regards to what the hell I am trying to do at the poker table. It was a $18 + 2 (Turbo) SnG on bodog. I one were to peruse my hand history for this SnG they will immediately l notice a glaring number of extremely attractive starting hands like A J (suited), Q K (suited), KK, AA, A 9 (suited), JJ but no luck at the end when convention called me into the corner with no luck or suckouts.
I called a Pre-Flop an all-in holding QQ and lost to a Q 9 when the board read:
8 K J Q 10.
Then on the very next hand I was delt pocket Kings went All-In preflop was called by a A 3 and lost when a Ace hit on the river and I was sent packing in 4th place. So in a matter of two hand I went from being the chip leader to 4th place and no cash in the matter of two hands after dominating the previous 15 with moves that obviously are not correct but seem so logical at the time.
Help me! Someone please find rationality behind this skid. In the past when I got hole cards of that magnitude I would capitalize and win. Did I win despite myself or has something fundamental changed in my mind on how poker should be played?