It was more money than one would shake a stick at. I lost $600, $300
of which can be accounted for by that particular quad-7s hand, and the
other $300 can be accounted for with three hands where all the money went
in when my opponents had three outs or less and hit. I am not bothered at
all by the latter, because I made no mistakes. The reason I am so upset
about that hand, and sounded so upset in the phone post, is that it feels
like a math problem that I can't seem to solve. I am reminded of when I
took physics in college and could never solve rotational motion problems.
I know I was destine to lose some money in that hand when Adam made quad
7s on the turn, but I can't seem to figure out what method I should have
used to lose the minimum.
Maybe I have to reraise on the turn and throw it away if he moves in,
or raises again. But what if he just calls, which is highly likely for
Adam? I then have consider that he holds only an Ace as well. Then, when
the fourth 7 comes, how do I know? I have thought through dozens of
scenarios and I am having trouble figuring out how avoid losing my stack
when the turn comes 7.
I also admit that I am bit upset about my poker play in general,
because my bankroll has been stagnant. I win, I lose, but I have somehow
stopped being a profitable player and become a break-even player. This
has been going on for months, so I am somewhat convinced it's something
bad about my game. As primarily a hobby player, I am willing to consider
break-even as acceptable, but I used to win consistently at the stakes I'm
currently playing.
So, I am upset, but it's about my own inadequacies that led me
to (a) lose my whole stack to Adam on that hand and (b) to be
break-even-only for months. The money itself is earmarked for poker
anyway, so it is not like I need it or anything. I am angry at myself for
my ongoing apparent bad play.
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It's the bad play, not the money
Date: 2005-02-27 19:57 (UTC)It was more money than one would shake a stick at. I lost $600, $300 of which can be accounted for by that particular quad-7s hand, and the other $300 can be accounted for with three hands where all the money went in when my opponents had three outs or less and hit. I am not bothered at all by the latter, because I made no mistakes. The reason I am so upset about that hand, and sounded so upset in the phone post, is that it feels like a math problem that I can't seem to solve. I am reminded of when I took physics in college and could never solve rotational motion problems. I know I was destine to lose some money in that hand when Adam made quad 7s on the turn, but I can't seem to figure out what method I should have used to lose the minimum.
Maybe I have to reraise on the turn and throw it away if he moves in, or raises again. But what if he just calls, which is highly likely for Adam? I then have consider that he holds only an Ace as well. Then, when the fourth 7 comes, how do I know? I have thought through dozens of scenarios and I am having trouble figuring out how avoid losing my stack when the turn comes 7.
I also admit that I am bit upset about my poker play in general, because my bankroll has been stagnant. I win, I lose, but I have somehow stopped being a profitable player and become a break-even player. This has been going on for months, so I am somewhat convinced it's something bad about my game. As primarily a hobby player, I am willing to consider break-even as acceptable, but I used to win consistently at the stakes I'm currently playing.
So, I am upset, but it's about my own inadequacies that led me to (a) lose my whole stack to Adam on that hand and (b) to be break-even-only for months. The money itself is earmarked for poker anyway, so it is not like I need it or anything. I am angry at myself for my ongoing apparent bad play.