I just played a TERRIBLE session of poker. Within 10 minutes I was on tilt. It isn't "bad beats" per say that get me on tilt, it's when every single CB you make with a missed AQ/AK gets re-raised allin, and everytime you hit the board hard, your measly CB gets folded to. It's when there's someone with $50 sitting on the table and he flat-calls a raise to $8, I re-raise to $30 with KK and he calls, the flop comes A-high and he's sitting on A4. It's that kind of crap.
When I go on tilt it's not reckless chip spewing raising with J2o or anything - it's more making bad calls/over aggressive plays. I raised with A8 in the CO and the flop came AKJ with 2 clubs, half-stack checks and I bet $20, he CRAI to $90 or so - I figure, there's a decent chance he has a weak ace like me, or is on the flush draw, or has KQ/JQ type hand so I call. Nope, QT.
Regardless, I still ended the session ahead by a buyin or so. I took a small break near the start and ended my tiltyness and hit some nice hands - though I still made one bad bluff (I think?): I have AKs in the BB and UTG raises to $6, 3 people call and I raise to $30. A decent TAG regular calls. Flop comes 55Tr and I bet $54 or something. He calls. Turn is a 6 and I bet $100 - he ended up pushing. I can't imagine what he had, my best guess is 55/66/56, or he made a balls move with 77/88/99. I figure he re-raises TT+ preflop.
Anyway. Not spewing chips is something i'm trying to work on and I think it'd possible double or even triple my winrate. So far this month is going pretty damn good. Right around hand 3,800 is where I started playing badly and I ended it at hand 4,000 or so:
Seeing as I fell asleep so early last night and woke up at like 3am this morning, I have no idea what i'm going to do for the rest of the day. I don't particularly feel like playing much poker. HMMM. I think i'll go buy season 1 of Prison Break.
Poker is silly.
It is not enough to be good at chess, you must also play well.
Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.