| Online Poker
at Full
Tilt Poker Play poker at the only online poker room designed by the world’s best players |
 | ||||||||||||
|
 |
January 11, 2005
Never doubt the power of The Hammer
Like I have to tell you people that...
I've been working on clearing a bonus at PokerWorld, a new site. Well, not really working on it really. Since the site is new, games are hard to come by. So when I do play there, it's got to be way above my bankroll, at the .50/$1 level. But I've got the clear that damn bonus, and I hate having money just sitting there. So today, I play. And the only NL table open is a $1/$2. Sooo...gulp. I go.
I do OK. Buyin with all I've got, $60, and have it up to $83 fast. Then I get The Hammer in the SB. No sense raising here, this site is a fish fest folks. Flop comes 7 A 10. OK. I have a pair...but I know someone has an Ace. I call the bet...even though I know I shouldn't. I get smart and stop myself on the turn and fold. But I say "watch a 2 come on the river". And sure enough... Pair of Aces takes a damn nice pot that should have been mine dammit!!!
Next hand, I get pocket 8s and continue calling, hell, I even raise on the turn despite there being oooohhhh...4 overcards on the board. Bust out. I KNOW BETTER THAN THIS. Even as I did it...I knew better. Internally, I was thinking "Why am I doing this?" I mean...yes, I'd prefer to play at UB, but still...damn woman, you have to have money to get your bonus dollars out of this site. Jeez.
So, in the past few days, I've bascially thrown away $100 bucks. Now I know to some of you that ain't much, but to an unemployed college student who is leaving her husband...well...that's a big deal. Stupid stupid stupid April.
Posted by April at January 11, 2005 06:19 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.thisisnotapokerblog.com/cgi-bin/MovableType/mt-tb.cgi/44
Comments
You've only thrown away $100? Not bad...
Posted by: trumpjosh at January 11, 2005 10:47 PM
Leaving your husband what????
Posted by: Tony at January 12, 2005 09:02 AM
Whoa, missed that last little 'event' you wrote about there. Sorry to hear that - been there, done that. Regardless of reasons, it's never easy. But, it's usually for the best in the long run.
Good luck with that.
BSN
Posted by: BSN at January 12, 2005 09:05 AM
Damn I should have won the Porsche! heh. In all seriousness good luck with moving on. I like your fold of 72o.. and I hate your non-fold of 88. Some weeks suck. Keep playing with whatever limits you can afford and do not try and play higher limits with money you cannot afford to lose. Good Luck!
Posted by: SirFWALGMan at January 12, 2005 10:37 AM
I quote Iggy (on the pocket 8s hand):
"Poorly played on all streets."
Posted by: Drizztdj at January 12, 2005 01:52 PM
Well, 100 bucks is a lot to me, so I can commiserate. But, I agree, play the limits your bankroll can handle. Otherwise, you play scared and fold hands you might not otherwise fold. That costs money.
Posted by: CJ at January 12, 2005 11:11 PM
I'll admit I've dropped more money than that before, but I didn't have the bankroll for it and that's part of the reason why I still don't. At any rate, I usually don't think of it in terms of dollars, but rather in terms of big bets.
Posted by: StudioGlyphic at January 13, 2005 02:57 AM
Pocket 8s beat me silly last night, all because I overplayed them out of position. If it hadn't been for them I would've posted a gigantic win instead of a nice 20BB profit. I've begun to learn not to be so attached to the smaller pairs - *especially* in NL.
I hope this doesn't sound dismissive - but don't worry too much over that $100. Make sure you learn from it. Right now it's tough, I know, but the more you play the more you get used to the possibility of dropping money like that. Think of it as a $100 lesson in how you don't want to play poker - whether that be the hands you're playing, the position you're playing, or the limits you're playing. Also, when you have a very slim bankroll the bonus whoring can be deadly.
Learn from your mistakes, and you'll be on your way to being a better player. Good luck!
Posted by: Jason at January 13, 2005 10:39 AM