At least I think it's temporary. As I write this I may never play again. I am just sick & freaking tired of it. Lynne Loves Poker Hates Poker Right Now. The last straw was at Jokers on Sunday.
When I got there at 1:45 for the 2:00 tournament they had 2 Omaha games going and naturally they won't break up a live game for a tournament, so I ended up being a frickin' alternate, which I absolutely hate and I should have just gone home right then. Stupid woman.
I had to wait over an hour to get it. Luckily, this is a 15,000 chip, 15- minute round tournament, so I still had 14,100 chips. I did nothing for about 6 hands. Then I was on the button with SIX limpers and I just shoved it all in with A-Q. Everyone folded. Yippee!
After another couple of hands, I have Q-Q in middle position. There were already 4 limpers so I shoved all-in again. I still believe this was the correct move. Everyone folded except Dr. Miles who had me very well covered. He had A-J diamonds for God's sake. Was he just feeling lucky or what? I would never call an all-in with A-J suited or not. I knew the end was near.
The flop was Q-2-3. Excellent. The turn was a 5. Not good. The river was a 4. Typical. He got his runner-runner straight and I was out of the tournament having played only 2 hands. OUCH!!
However, it was just the icing on the cake. I have just had too much of this crap happening to me lately and (as they said in "Network") - I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!! So, it's break time, at least from tournaments. I seem to do better in cash games, but have no cash, so that's out for now unless some wonderful person wants to loan me $500 to get going.
I have no idea how long this break will be. It could be a week. It could be a month or more. I may not play again until I go to Pendleton. Yes, I made reservations. I'm an idiot. So, I will see you someday. I'm going to go do my yoga now.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Pocket Rockets Suck
Why do I seem to have the world's worst luck whenever I have pocket aces? Two recent examples:
Jokers Tournament - Blinds are 100-200. I am in middle position with about 6,000 chips. I raise to 800. Gary reraises to 2500. I shove all-in and he insta-calls. He has POCKET THREES!!! I simply cannot believe (a) that he reraised me to begin with and (b) that he insta-called me. Naturally he hit his 2-outer on the turn and I was done shortly thereafter. YUCK! Don't you just love it when bad play gets rewarded?
Steve's Tournament - Blinds are 200-400 and Randy Taylor raises to 1200 in early position. I am in late position and reraise all-in. I have him covered by about 2000 chips. He only thinks about it for maybe 10 seconds and calls, risking all his chips with POCKET SIXES!!!! (In his defense I believe he thought he was pot committed.) He does not only hit his 2-outer, but he hits it twice getting quads. I swear there is no justice in this game. So now I am the one with very few chips and I don't last much longer.
As I recently discovered - it's a heartache - nothing but a heartache. LOL. Gotta love poker. Gotta get that song & listen to it while I play. :)
Jokers Tournament - Blinds are 100-200. I am in middle position with about 6,000 chips. I raise to 800. Gary reraises to 2500. I shove all-in and he insta-calls. He has POCKET THREES!!! I simply cannot believe (a) that he reraised me to begin with and (b) that he insta-called me. Naturally he hit his 2-outer on the turn and I was done shortly thereafter. YUCK! Don't you just love it when bad play gets rewarded?
Steve's Tournament - Blinds are 200-400 and Randy Taylor raises to 1200 in early position. I am in late position and reraise all-in. I have him covered by about 2000 chips. He only thinks about it for maybe 10 seconds and calls, risking all his chips with POCKET SIXES!!!! (In his defense I believe he thought he was pot committed.) He does not only hit his 2-outer, but he hits it twice getting quads. I swear there is no justice in this game. So now I am the one with very few chips and I don't last much longer.
As I recently discovered - it's a heartache - nothing but a heartache. LOL. Gotta love poker. Gotta get that song & listen to it while I play. :)
Monday, February 13, 2012
Hal Had My Number
I was bombarded twice by aggressive Hal in 2 different tournaments. On Friday at Jokers I had doubled my starting chip stack of 10,000 to just over 21,000 by the first break. Blinds were 200-400. On the 2nd or 3rd hand after the break, I raised to 1200 with the dreaded A-K. I was under the gun and probably over-played it as per usual. Anyway, I got about 3 callers including Hal who was in the big blind and only had to call 800. With 3 callers in front of him, it probably wasn't a bad call.
The flop was K-10-3 all diamonds. I had the king of hearts and the ace of diamonds. Top pair - top kicker - nut flush draw. I thought this was a beautiful flop. I bet about 2500. Everyone folded except Hal who pushed all-in. I made the big mistake of insta-calling. He tabled Q-8 of diamonds and already had a flush. Great googly moogly. Thinking about the hand later I realized I need to stop insta-calling and start thinking. I may have been able to lay the hand down, but I kinda doubt it. I was severely short-stacked then and was knocked out shortly thereafter. Hal went on to win the tournament.
On Saturday morning at the Moose I didn't even make it to the first break and Hal took me out. I had A-Q of hearts and he had 8-8 (both black). Being short stacked, I shoved pre-flop and he called me. The flop was beautiful with 2 hearts and no 8 so I had 2 overcards and the nut flush draw, none of which hit and I was out. Phooey. I may stay away from Hal for awhile - LOL.
The flop was K-10-3 all diamonds. I had the king of hearts and the ace of diamonds. Top pair - top kicker - nut flush draw. I thought this was a beautiful flop. I bet about 2500. Everyone folded except Hal who pushed all-in. I made the big mistake of insta-calling. He tabled Q-8 of diamonds and already had a flush. Great googly moogly. Thinking about the hand later I realized I need to stop insta-calling and start thinking. I may have been able to lay the hand down, but I kinda doubt it. I was severely short-stacked then and was knocked out shortly thereafter. Hal went on to win the tournament.
On Saturday morning at the Moose I didn't even make it to the first break and Hal took me out. I had A-Q of hearts and he had 8-8 (both black). Being short stacked, I shoved pre-flop and he called me. The flop was beautiful with 2 hearts and no 8 so I had 2 overcards and the nut flush draw, none of which hit and I was out. Phooey. I may stay away from Hal for awhile - LOL.
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