Frustration

Another thing I need to work on is my emotional stability during play. I was playing some cash games and was up ~$6 through 50 or so hands when the following three hands tilted the hell out of me to the point that I stopped playing after 65 hands down $2.65.

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

CO: $11.25
BTN: $9.55
SB: $4.55
Hero (BB): $15.85
UTG: $3.40
Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (BB)
3 folds, SB calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.40, SB calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.80) 7 5 2 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.60, SB calls $0.60

Turn: ($2) T (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.40, SB calls $1.40

River: ($4.80) 6 (2 Players)
SB bets $2.15 and is All-In, Hero calls $2.15

Results: $9.10 Pot ($0.40 Rake)
SB showed 3 4 (a straight, Three to Seven) and WON $8.70 (+$4.15 NET)
Hero mucked K K and LOST (-$4.55 NET)


Good pf and turn calls sir... (The flop call I actually don't have that much of a problem with as he probably gets paid when he hits).

Then, against the same guy, who has been determined to be pretty fishy in the meantime, I raise to isolate...

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $11.20
BB: $9.55
UTG: $8.70
Hero (MP): $11.25
CO: $4.80
BTN: $3.60
Pre-Flop: 3 3 dealt to Hero (MP)
UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.50, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.15) 5 3 4 (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1, UTG calls $1

Turn: ($3.15) 2 (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: ($3.15) 6 (2 Players)
UTG bets $7.20 and is All-In, Hero folds

Results: $3.15 Pot ($0.15 Rake)
UTG mucked and WON $3 (+$1.50 NET)


Blegh. Hit a fairly good flop, bet hard for value. Check behind turn because I hate getting CR'd off of this with 10 outs. River six gives me a tie, I thought, but then his shove looked like a flush trying to get value, so I folded. If a flush is 30% of his range here, then I chop 70%, but $7.20 to chop a $3 pot even 70% of the time is not nearly enough, so I fold, but I was really pissed about it.

Then, at the other table.

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $1.75
BB: $1.60
UTG: $9.95
Hero (CO): $10
BTN: $11.20
Pre-Flop: K A dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG raises to $0.40, Hero raises to $1.40, 3 folds, UTG raises to $2.40, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4.95) 6 2 J (2 Players)
UTG bets $3.80, Hero folds

Results: $4.95 Pot ($0.20 Rake)
UTG mucked and WON $4.75 (+$2.35 NET)


And there you have it. 5 handed I have AKs and 3-bet. However, whenever I three bet I get min-4-bet because I always run into KK+ EVERY FUCKING TIME I THREE-BET. And this proceeds to finish of my tilt. Yay. Whatever. At least I only lost a total of $5 on the day. One day I'd like to run ok. That'd be nice.