I know every pro poker player says there will come a time when you will lose time and time and time again. It even happens to the pros. They will have a major losing streak for a week. Nonetheless, it is extremely frustrating.
The majority of the times I lost were in these 3 situations
(1) I was put all-in on the flop or the turn with a strong hand
(2) I was pot-committed and went all-in on a strong draw (big pot, big blinds, short stack)
(3) I had 5x BB or less, went all-in and lost
In the first situation... say I have trips on the flop but there's a potential flush draw. I raise somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 the pot and get raised all-in. I delightfully call and learn I'm against a flush draw. Of course the flush hits. Another example... I have TT, it's shorthanded, I raise 3x BB from LP. I get a call from a medium stack in the BB. The flop comes 6-high. I once again raise between 1/2 and 2/3 the pot and am promptly raised all-in. I figure I'm probably against overcards. I call and he turns over AJ. The river brings up a J. This loss makes me short-stacked and practically all-in every hand, which results in the 2nd and 3rd situations.
The second situation... down to the last four players... the button limps in, SB completes, I have 79s and check. I pair my 7 and have two of my suit on the board. The button raises 2/3 pot, SB calls, I call. I currently have 14 outs (two 7s, three 9s, and the nine flush cards). The next card gives me a gutshot straight draw. I now have a ridiculous amount of outs (14 from before, plus the 3 from the gutshot - not double counting - 17 outs) and am practically pot-committed. With roughly 2:1 odds of hitting my hand, I'm willing to go all-in here. The button pushes all-in, SB folds, and I make the call. The button had trips on the flop, so I had slightly less outs. Nonetheless, the board doesn't pair on the river. But I also miss all 17 of my outs. And I'm busted out of the tourney.
The third situation... I have about 6x the BB late in the tourney with 5 players remaining. Early position player makes 2x BB raise. I have QQ and raise all-in. Early position player calls with his A9o and the ace comes on the flop. Another example... I have AKs on the button and we're down to 6 players. I have about the average stack. I raise 3x the BB and am minimum re-raised by a maniac (extremely loose and aggressive). I have an ace and a king, so it's far less likely I'm against aces or kings. And plus, he's a maniac. I cannot give him credit for a hand here. I put in a healthy re-raise about 4x his and he raises all-in. He's the big stack at the table and I had pot odds of 3:1 to call this all-in. Of course I make it with AK. He turns over JTo. The flop comes AKT. You see where this is going? Q on the turn. And blank on the river. He laughs and I leave without saying a word. I was completely disgusted!
My record losing streak is 8 tourneys in a row OTM. I'd say the last 3 tourneys I wasn't playing in the best mind-set either. Still, I was all-in in the same situations and lost. I know I put my money in when I had the best of it and that's what should count. I keep trying to remind myself that.
However, I did win the last $5 tourney I played. So there's still hope!Statistics: Posted by EscapePlan9 — Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:21 am
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