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What is a time when you just lost it at the poker table? Feel free to include any background info as to why you were on edge that day.
Hey Brad,
I was having a bad session one night, playing in what I believed to be an easy $1-3 game for me. My ego got involved a bit during the session as well. I study really hard and believed that I got it in my head that I was better than my player pool.
I played in the $1-3 game waiting to get into a soft $2-5 game. I kept getting crushed with suited connectors, that make 2pair on the flop, that don’t hold. It was getting very annoying. I began to get frustrated with suited connectors, and then I got moved to my $2-5 game.
I got my seat, got my chips, but did not take a hand. I left to cool-off a bit. I had a little pep talk with myself and after feeling a little better, I got back into the game.
I sat down and was dealt my first hand at the table. QJo in MP.
UTG opens, UTG2 calls, UTG3 calls, and I call. Everyone else folds.
Flop: Q J 9 with 2 spades, we don’t have a spade.
UTG bets, UTG2 folds, UTG3 calls, and I raise. I wanted to get value from UTG possible over-pair and deny equity from any draws. A lot of hands in the other villains calling range can continue.
To my surprise, UTG folds, and UTG3 shoves. I snap call. UTG3 flips over K10, and we don’t improve.
I’m still embarrassed about what I did, to this day. I cussed so lot, the whole room heard. I had a bit of terets! I pushed my stack into the pot angrily to let them sort it out and stormed off with my bag.
I did not like how I handled the session at all =(. That is a time I lost it at the poker table. Nothing remotely close has happened again as I worked on this part of my game diligently.
Haha thanks for sharing Han. I’ve been in similar situations before. I once smashed my hand so hard on a table and hit a chip that it actually started bleeding. It’s hard to cut your hand on a poker chip by hitting it…
That’s one incredible feat! To get a blunt ceramic chip to draw blood. The poker gods must’ve received your sacrifice and blessed you with Run-Good!
Good luck and stay safe Brad!
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