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More options Oct 8 2007, 12:18 am

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From: "hops" <a...@g.co.uk>

Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:48:33 +0100

Local: Mon, Oct 8 2007 12:18 am

Subject: Re: How do you handle this?

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"Alex" <alexk...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> The last three days, I've had yet another run of Full Tilt luck.

> I raise pre-flop (pot-sized or larger), get called by garbage like 76o
> and K4o and lose.

> I play premium hands and get called (and beaten) by garbage.

> I've completed three draws in the last three days (and one of them I
> had to give up when a 4th diamond hit the board), but others have been
> hitting 2, 3, and 4-outers on me like clockwork.

> Assuming others have had the same kind of week, how have you handled
> this without tilting?

> Maybe I need a few weeks away from the table.

It happens to everyone I assume. When I get to the stage of even thinking
about posting to here about it, I stop for the night and have a cold one. If
I am feeling better the next day, I play again. I only learnt to do this
over the last week or so, and I'm sure I'll get riled enough to go against
my better judgement.

I'm running hot at a table full of idiots at the moment. They have the kind
of image Id probably get at a 2.5-5 NLHE table. I have made notes on three
of the players already. You tend to remember the bad ones. I am trying to
keep the memory of the guy I just played calling my AsQs dollar 50 pre
flop raise along with most of the table. I was MP checked to me with 2
spades and a Q on flop (not paired) I bet pot size, Called by two player.
Third spade hits on turn, its Ks I have nut flush. I check next guy bets ,
next raises, I call, guy to my left folds. I guess this guy must have AK or
AQ so I push the river which is an Ace He calls and is all in with A3 off.
\o/

That's one to keep in an easily accessible bit of my memory next time i get
a bad beat.

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