[Michael]

To be clear, I had about 1400, button was about 2300 … Just meant we were deep. Thanks for the thoughts, and I think you’re right. The more I think about it, the more stupid it sounds. Cause I don’t want to fold out Kings … A call likely shuts down the c-bets with the ace on the board, and I get the information without the additional risk. Thanks for helping me think it through.

[Michael]

My wife has gotten sick of my explaining that ‘I feel that I played really well, but even though I got in good, I’m still down on the night.’ That feels like a Helmuth excuse. It’s like saying, ‘if luck was not a factor, I’d be the greatest poker player ever!’ I certainly don’t mean it that way, but it gets kinda tough to stay positive when you end up even after being up $1k, then loosing in a suck-out kinda way.

Point is, I feel you. I have what feels like a habit of winning, and then getting beat on some slightly (or massive) rare variance that steals away all the progress. I do lose to better hands, obviously, but those never hit me as hard as the ‘I was so far ahead … what happened?’ kinda gut punch.

I’m basically flat over my last 20 sessions, and I’m sure I need to learn something to improve, but I feel like most of the time, I’m getting in good …

You are not alone, my friend. @ajspades

• This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by Michael.

[Michael]

In my estimation, every thought after the turn is ‘how do I get all the money on the felt?’ I’m not the best poker player, but I think you just need to get cooler-ed here.

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