Extraordinarily Frustrated
Last night's poker session really got me frustrated. So frustrated, in fact, that I have withdrawn most of the money that I have in my poker accounts. I am not quitting poker -- at least for now -- but I definitely need to change something. I am a recreational player and so poker should be fun for me, but right now it is not.
Why am I so frustrated? It is not the bad beats, although I suffered plenty of them last night. It's that the quality of my play is so bad. I am losing money because I am playing like a donkey, not the bad beats. It is particularly frustrating that I cannot win when the play at my tables is so bad.
For example,
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: DONKEY ( $11.25 )
Seat 2: Becareful111 ( $6.75 )
Seat 3: gonzales17 ( $45 )
Seat 4: DustyGood ( $2 )
Seat 5: juanito7777 ( $48.88 )
Seat 6: frazwood ( $19.25 )
frazwood posts small blind [$0.25].
DONKEY posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to frazwood [ 5c 4c ]
Becareful111 folds.
gonzales17 folds.
DustyGood calls [$0.50].
juanito7777 folds.
frazwood calls [$0.25].
DONKEY raises [$0.50].
DustyGood calls [$0.50].
frazwood calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, 5h, Kd ]
frazwood checks.
continue2 bets [$0.50].
DustyGood is all-In [$1]
frazwood calls [$1].
DONKEY raises [$1].
frazwood calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
frazwood checks.
DONKEY bets [$1].
frazwood raises [$2].
DONKEY raises [$2].
frazwood raises [$2].
DONKEY calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
frazwood bets [$1].
DONKEY calls [$1].
frazwood shows [ 5c, 4c ] three of a kind, fives.
DONKEY shows [ Ks, Kc ] a full house, Kings full of fives.
DustyGood doesn't show [ 2d, As ] two pairs, fives and twos.
How can the donkey merely CALL on the river here? And how bad am I that can't beat a table full of these donkeys?
Anyway, I am now playing very short stacked. I hope that I can rebuild but maybe I can't. If I don't, then I might take a substantial break from the game to get my head on straight. I am definitely going to stay away from no limit, where my mistakes are just too expensive.
Why am I so frustrated? It is not the bad beats, although I suffered plenty of them last night. It's that the quality of my play is so bad. I am losing money because I am playing like a donkey, not the bad beats. It is particularly frustrating that I cannot win when the play at my tables is so bad.
For example,
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: DONKEY ( $11.25 )
Seat 2: Becareful111 ( $6.75 )
Seat 3: gonzales17 ( $45 )
Seat 4: DustyGood ( $2 )
Seat 5: juanito7777 ( $48.88 )
Seat 6: frazwood ( $19.25 )
frazwood posts small blind [$0.25].
DONKEY posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to frazwood [ 5c 4c ]
Becareful111 folds.
gonzales17 folds.
DustyGood calls [$0.50].
juanito7777 folds.
frazwood calls [$0.25].
DONKEY raises [$0.50].
DustyGood calls [$0.50].
frazwood calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, 5h, Kd ]
frazwood checks.
continue2 bets [$0.50].
DustyGood is all-In [$1]
frazwood calls [$1].
DONKEY raises [$1].
frazwood calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
frazwood checks.
DONKEY bets [$1].
frazwood raises [$2].
DONKEY raises [$2].
frazwood raises [$2].
DONKEY calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
frazwood bets [$1].
DONKEY calls [$1].
frazwood shows [ 5c, 4c ] three of a kind, fives.
DONKEY shows [ Ks, Kc ] a full house, Kings full of fives.
DustyGood doesn't show [ 2d, As ] two pairs, fives and twos.
How can the donkey merely CALL on the river here? And how bad am I that can't beat a table full of these donkeys?
Anyway, I am now playing very short stacked. I hope that I can rebuild but maybe I can't. If I don't, then I might take a substantial break from the game to get my head on straight. I am definitely going to stay away from no limit, where my mistakes are just too expensive.
posted by frazwood at 12:46 PM
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