When to walk away...

That has to be the question you always ask yourself when your having a good night. I myself have limits, I usually start getting on the downside of my playing time after midnight. This is usually more because I am tired than anything else. And when that happens, I usually start playing sporadically, and end up making mistakes that cost me money.

Last night did not dissapoint. I had over 1000 in front of me for awhile last night, and under my usual terms set awhile back, I told myself that if I hit 1k, then I was calling it a night not too long after that. I think, no matter how good I am running, from now on I need to make this a break point for me.

I just cannot seem to hold onto my chips when I get alot of them. I get insane draws. Once last night saw me flop an open ended straight flush draw, only to see my draws brick and brick on the turn and river, causing me to pay off a set of 8's. Yes, I am retarded.

Later on in the night, I was behind Blevins. I raised with K/Q somewhere in middle position. Blevins calls, and we see a flop of 3/9/K, with two diamonds. I proceed to bet, and Blevins smooth calls me. Next card is a Queen, and I bet again with my top two pair, and Blevins actually re-raises me. That bet confused me, because now I wondered if Blevins slow played a set on the flop, and decided letting me draw to something wasnt in his interest to the mission of winning the pot.

I decide to just call, trying to keep the pot small. Well, it wasnt a small pot at all, but I wanted to minimize what I lost in the hand, just in case I was paying off Blevins set.

The final card was a diamond, I check, and Blevins bets 150. I decide to call, partly out of frustration, partly out of not believing Blevins, and he flips over the nut flush. He got there.

I was so pissed, that I threw my chips into the pot, and proceeded to pelt everyone on the other side of the table with my chips. I threw them way too hard, and they splashed against all those guys, and to the floor on the other side of the table. I apologize if you read this fellas, I was intending to throw the money in the pot, but I was so pissed I tried to throw the chips 100 miles an hour.

I eventually lost almost all of the money, and only cashed out with a 150 dollar profit for the night. I am happy I walked away with some money, but I really suck, and if I am not playing well, I usually ship my profits, so I think I am going to keep my limit at 1000. And hopefully I have a few cashed in the near future that work out that way.

What is it about online poker?!?!?!?!....

Hey you guys! Sorry I have not posted in a bit. I have been happily busy at work. Its been a huge relief to actually work an entire week, getting overtime to boot, let alone just the eight hours I would be happy to recieve on a consitent basis.

From that sentence, maybe you can tell that I have a job that is somewhat at the mercy of the elements. So, the past 5-6 months have been particularly irritating in the fact that I havent gotten a full paycheck or expense check for quite some time. Now, I no longer have to worry about that, I have been working 10+ hour days in Delaware, and essentially enjoying myself at a gravy job, the only setback is the drive. I live in Southern Maryland, and I have to drive to Newark Delaware everyday. And no, it is not a short drive whatsoever. Its atleast two hours, possibly more if you figure in traffic. I have to leave my house at 4 in the morning, and have regularly been getting home at 6-7 at night. Im not complaining, like I said, its the drive thats a pain, nothing else.

Well, maybe the fact that I havent seen a poker table more than twice in the past two months. I kind of gave up the Pink game, partly on advice, partly on the fact that I have zero discipline when it comes to hand selection at that game. I attempt to force myself to only stick with premium or marginal starting hands, only to find myself calling with something that would only look appealing in Omaha Hi, not Hi/Lo. Soooo, I am taking a break from that.

I played at Pops last tournament, a 90+10 buyin, Omaha Hi/Lo tournament. The starting stack was very generous, and the blinds were even quite managable at first. But, alas, I accumulated chips, lost them, and vice versa. I eventually ended up finishing 7th. And that was A/K/3/Q double suited, watched it fold around to the BB, who called, and ended up showing me A/A/2/K, or something close to that. I actually turned two pair, but was eliminated when BB hits a flush on the river, sending me home, and out of the money by two spots.

Thats the jist of my homegame fun in the past month and a half. I have been attempting to revive my online play.

As you can guess in the title of my post, things arent looking too good for me attempting a foothold in online play again.

I dont find myself playing bad, I have only found myself making questionable calls in tournaments, and usually on the river after some dope has gotten there, and then vauling betting me right into irritation. I wouldnt mind it so much, but I have been playing nice and tight, only to find myself in a situation I know I have to fold, but praying to God that I still have the best hand.

Yes, ofcourse I suck and call. I cant leave that money out there and believe every idiot has sucked out on me. I have non-believerism again. I actually found myself in a STT, and raising early position with A/Ko., it folds around to the button boy, who calls my raise. Flop comes out 3/K/ 9. I make a continuation bet, button boy goes all in. I decide to call, and find myself in a promising position looking at his pair of 4's, and my top pair. All is good, until I see a disgusting four on the river, felting me in the tournament.

I immediately take my remaining money into a cash game, buy in for 30 or so. And get dealt pocket Queens in the very first hand I get. I raise, ofcourse I get 4 callers. Flop comes out all low cards. I bet, get a call, everyone else folds. turn is a blank, I bet again, guy goes all in against me. I call, and I see his pocket 7's nicely behind my pair of Queens. But, as you guessed it, the bitches dont hold up, as I see a miracle 7 drop on the river. And I get felted again. Beautiful.

And thats how its gone for the past three days. Ive dropped a little over 120.00 on Bodog, trying to make some kind of a bankroll. Only to get myself into situations where the best hand just isnt standing up. And its strange.