Kwai Chain Caine walked into the saloon...there was a quiet, humble air
about him. To look at him you wouldn’t know there was also a strong
confidence in him too. He walked over to the bar and ordered a glass of
water. The bartender gave him a puzzled look and set a glass down in
front of him, keeping ahold of the glass while saying ‘that’ll be 5
cents partner’ Caine paid him and fixed his tea. Some cowboys were making fun of his tea...Caine ignored them, enjoying his tea...Caine lived perfectly in the moment...(while playing poker, don't be concerned about distractions, be only focused on THIS hand, THIS moment...loud, noisy, mouthy players are often the worst, beware the quiet Gary Cooper types...loud players are often big bluffers and loose...quiet players are often solid, slowplayers)

Some drunk cowboy was trying to pick on Caine and rile him...even pulled his 6 shooter and stuck it in his face...Caine, not stupid, ignored him...(you're not catching good cards, it seems others are getting good hands and winning pots, getting alot of action and increasing their chips...ignore them, you're waiting for good situations as well as good cards, be patient, your time will come)

The drunk cowboy slapped a soiled dove and kicked over the swampers wash bucket, still bullying everyone around...Caine had had enough...
Absorbed in his own ego, the cowboy had then started to punch Caine...Caine was ready for this...(you've noticed the limpers and who raises 3x BB...UTG had raised it up 3x, and 2 others called...it was now a sizable pot, you finally caught QQ on the cutoff seat, and raised the pot 2.5x..., UTG folded as did one of the limpers, the last limper called...w/ his AK)

Caine redirected the cowboy's punch, at the same time stealing the cowboy's pistol and using leverage, threw the cowboy through the glass plate window. The swamper and soiled dove smiled... (flop came AKQ...limper quickly checked, setting his trap, you raise it 1/2 pot, limper w/ his high 2 pair thinking you're weak, so pleased with himself and his little trap, reraises all in, not thinking about the possible made straight or set.
...you think if he had a made straight he'd smooth call, if he had a higher set, he would have reraised preflop, so quickly call....turn and river of no importance...you double up, and have won 80% of your starting bankroll and decide to quit...patience and being in the present paid off...Often quit after a big hand or a couple big hands...most people after on a run will keep playing and lose it all back, feeling invincible and getting looser not realizing it.)

Caine finished his tea ... (don't think about how past hands turned out, play every hand like it should be played, don't worry about the outcome or concern yourself with winning the hand, just play it like it should be played...and the winning will take care of itself...money lost with someone rivering you for a suckout is just a loan...and it'll come back with interest if you keep playing your hands like they should be played...HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF NOT CARING ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING A HAND...JUST SO LONG AS YOU PLAY IT CORRECTLY...be satisfied with a pretty good win, especially when you've playing a long time and need a break...better a small win than a big loss) ... and walked out into the dry desert air, looking for more adventure and living in the now.

Good story. Keep up the good work.

WildBill has kindly agreed to let BTP publish his work on the main site (coming soon)!

Thanks Bill!