Took a shot and missed
Well here comes another embarrassing yet must be written for accountability sakes blog.
I took a shot and missed, simple as that. I decided to take $500 and 'invest' into some higher stakes and it came down to as simple as two 2 outters that just destroyed me.
Was playing $15/$30 (cant wait for mr anonymous to comment on this one) and picked up AA on the button and popped it up 1 caller, flop T8K rainbow, I bet, caller reraises, I 3 bet, he caps, hmmm, set?
Turn comes an 8 pairing the board so I slow down, check, he bets, I call.
River comes Kd and my stomach drops as I check, he bets, I call and he turns over 6K for the $330 pot, you got to be shitting me.
http://pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=154284
The other hand was just as bad. I have KK in late and its raises 1 in front of me so I 3 bet and 1 caller behind me. Flop 234. I bet, late behind me calls, original raiser raises, I call, late calls. Turn is a 7 so I check, late checks, OR Bets and I check Raise, late calls, and OR calls. River brings a T, no flush possibilities I felt this was a great card unless I was up against AA, I bet, OR raises, I call, Mother hacker turns over TT and hit the set on the river for a $567 pot!
http://pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=154302
Its amazing that on 2 hands I was 2 outtered for $900 total. I guess sometimes the deck likes to run cold and smack you in the face once in awhile, but dang does that ever suck.
I quit right then finding myself down another $380 and am determined to play within bankroll now.
Current BR - $1258 (sigh)
I took a shot and missed, simple as that. I decided to take $500 and 'invest' into some higher stakes and it came down to as simple as two 2 outters that just destroyed me.
Was playing $15/$30 (cant wait for mr anonymous to comment on this one) and picked up AA on the button and popped it up 1 caller, flop T8K rainbow, I bet, caller reraises, I 3 bet, he caps, hmmm, set?
Turn comes an 8 pairing the board so I slow down, check, he bets, I call.
River comes Kd and my stomach drops as I check, he bets, I call and he turns over 6K for the $330 pot, you got to be shitting me.
http://pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=154284
The other hand was just as bad. I have KK in late and its raises 1 in front of me so I 3 bet and 1 caller behind me. Flop 234. I bet, late behind me calls, original raiser raises, I call, late calls. Turn is a 7 so I check, late checks, OR Bets and I check Raise, late calls, and OR calls. River brings a T, no flush possibilities I felt this was a great card unless I was up against AA, I bet, OR raises, I call, Mother hacker turns over TT and hit the set on the river for a $567 pot!
http://pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=154302
Its amazing that on 2 hands I was 2 outtered for $900 total. I guess sometimes the deck likes to run cold and smack you in the face once in awhile, but dang does that ever suck.
I quit right then finding myself down another $380 and am determined to play within bankroll now.
Current BR - $1258 (sigh)
posted by dna4ever at 6:17 AM
8 Comments:
Wow
Why is that you continue to insist on playing over your bankroll? Before this latest night of playing, your bankroll wasn't even sufficient for 3/6, let alone 15/30. You seem to be very self-destructive as a poker player. Are you an action junkie?
Drop back to 1/2 or 2/4. Study and work on your skills. Clear bonuses and get rakeback to build your bankroll slowly.
donkey :)
That's good advice from gohogs21. I'd be sure to listen to a 21 year old that still goes out and toilet papers houses around Halloween.
Sorry you're down so much from your high DNA. That truly stinks but you're not dead or broke. Take a break and come back when you feel like you can grind your best at 2/4 for a few weeks. Or don't. It's your money. :)
lol dang you guys have been going at it, so how about my 2 cents .....
first i sincerely thank you for the comments, positive and negative.
I know 100% what proper bankroll management is and yes I know I have not followed it, but that was my choice.
Bad beats happen, yes they suck extremely when you are playing so far out of your bankroll that 2 of them can wipe 25% of your stack, but thats a choice I willingly made.
Everything I am playing with is for 'fun' and purely profit. I deposited the $50 in January and have never inserted another dime.
This bankroll is purely for 'fun' and i dont even see it as being real money as I have zero dependancy on it.
All that being said I really want to hit my $5000 goal and theres no way I will if I continue such practices.
Somtimes the grind gets to me and I do stupid things. There is no question that I would never have the discipline to become a professional poker player, I have never once had that aspiration.
I find it amazing that I have had 19,000+ hits on this blog in the past 4 or 5 months and so many people are following this 'challenge'.
I write what I feel and what I really do. Sometimes its VERY hard to write out the truth as I know its donkeyish or stupid or wrong or whatever. It would be very easy for me to lie and say I lost "X" dollars playing within my bankroll or I really won when I didnt or make up fake hands or whatever.
The whole point of this blog is to be my personal accountability partner that maybe one day I can look back and read about my journey.
If many of you all happen to read this and find enjoyment from it then that is simply a side benefit for me.
So again thanks for the comments, keep em coming. I will never delete a comment because I believe people have the right to comment whatever they want (within reason ;P)
I will probably take it slow for a bit and head back to the $2/$4 tables along with some $10 and $20 MTTs and 'grind it out'
Peace,
dna4ever
"I know 100% what proper bankroll management is ...."
Ok, but do you understand it?
lol anonymous u are an ass bag i do beleive. I understand bankroll management and its intent to prevent one from going broke due to a negative variance downswing.
i am not a poker pro whose life falls apart if i lose my bankroll.
i fully understand br management, its purpose, and yes it should be followed, but all that being said i do take above br shots sometimes so deal with it.
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