Had a terrible day on Wednesday, probably my worst single day of poker in the last six months. I was just getting crushed. Couldn't hold up a thing. Got two outed on a horrid river...I had 44 and called a small raise preflop, flop was T47, he bet, I called, turn was a 2, I check, he bets, I shove...He calls and shows KK. River K -unbelievable. Then I got in again shortly after as a massive favourite, with AJ on a J74 flop. Buddy calls me with 42 (seriously?) for his whole stack - river deuce - thanks very much full tilt poker. AA loses to QQ all in preflop...sigh...Not to mention I just kept getting coolered. I have 74, flop comes 568, other guy has 79 obviously.
I was easily at my lowest point of the month, felt like I couldn't do a thing right. Just at that point, I had a chat with a friend about having a positive attitude, maintaining focus, and keeping things in perspective. I took the rest of the night off and started fresh Thursday, doing everything in my power to have a more positive frame of mind.
Thursday could not possibly have gone better. I really felt in control of both my game and my emotions, and the results followed. I got down early in my session but didn't let it get to me. Waited patiently, made a few moves to pick up pots in sketchy spots, and then picked up a couple of big hands. Stacked a guy with QQ over 77 - 4bet a guy preflop with AKs waiting to get it all in but he folded, hit a set on another guy for most of his money. Felt awesome.
I really believe that at least some of the result was due to the change in attitude. The day before I'd have gotten angry and not had the patience to wait out the swing in the game. Going forward, it's this attitude that I will bring to the game every session.
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