Like so many library books... I was overdue.

Well I certainly was due for a loosing session. My last few I was down a bunch early and then caught cards to bring me even or positive and didn't get rivered in the process. This time I started up, and then seesawed nicely between even and close to a double up. So a better start. I stayed away from big risks got my money in good all was well.

In the middle of the session I leaked a lot of money on nice drawing hands that never hit and a couple of I thought well placed bluffs that were called (not on easy calls so I am ok with that).

A little later on I let a guy get under my skin. A pet Peeve of mine is aggressive pricks that bet your stack on the river when you were the aggressor getting there. I paid a guy off twice when he hit a 3 and a 5 outer on the river. So for the rest of the session he would bet my stack on the river knowing I would not know where the heck I was in the hand. I had to sit there thinking damn is he betting my stack because he thinks I am too scared to call because he had the goods twice... or is he betting my stack again because he's good and thinks I am a big enough fish to keep calling?! Good on him, it was good poker, I will have to put that in my bag of tricks when the situation presents itself.

Then this hand came - I fished him in and ... nice river!!

















In all honesty I had stayed good in the same hand the day before for a nice pot so can't win em all. No biggie

Anyway while writing this article I started at a staggering $180 down... saw a glimpse of hope as I got back to $20 down.. then I Had to made several very tough fold ... and I made them all, and I know they were good folds... my nut flush when the river paired for example. And there were others, but I folded them which is a good sign. this tells me I am improving on my ability to weather a bad turn without tilting. So I can take that away from this session.

Well I think I had better pack it in for this session. I just lost a gem of a hand to put me back at $140 down... He is big pre flop better 5-9 times blind all the time. So I call with K 10... I can smell the continuation bet, so I check raise him, he calls with his KQ miss. Turn comes an A I put him all in for $30 more he call with his miss to hit a Q on the river - WOW!

Anyway, as I said I was due

-- Felter

Post note: MAN I wish I ended the session there.... I was outdrawn NASTY for another $100 after that over several hands where I couldn't get a hand to hold up!! It may sound crazy but I still think I was not hitting the any threshold of misery, I was just outdrawn, and had bet appropriatly ... I hope I still feel that way in a few days when I look back on this session :P Session finished down $265... whoa

Post post note: My evening session was very nice, sat down with $40 left with $210 for a nice $170 recovery. Then while waiting for my Tues night tourny to start another table I am at $107 right now (ususal $40 buy in). Just wanted $50 bucks to cover some tournies I wanted to play tonight ... but it seems I stumbled on a good table

Post post post note: Well I am off to bed, took another table to $100 so I now go to bed down $25 bucks for the day. Considering I spent $35 bucks on tournies, I am up lol

So don't lose heart, keep your cool - AND EXPECT this ride to be a roller coaster ;)