Turning $1 into $1,000: A Poker Goal - update #6
June 23rd, 2007 by KenricCrash & Burn - The Poker Train derails big time!
It’s been a week since my last update. Well, I knew it was coming… There was no way I could continue at the winrate I’ve had. The derailment came last Saturday night. Coming back from the movies at 2am I thought, I’ll play 4 tables at NL25 for an hour, make some bucks and go to sleep.
I proceeded to lose $75 in that session. One stupid play can cost you the whole session. I overplayed my QQ after the flop and lost $30 on one hand to KQ. Then I proceeded to lose $25 with AK vs K8. I should have just quit and went to sleep. I woke up, got most of it back the next day.
Then in the next few sessions, I was just not concentrating. How could I play to my best ability with the laptop poolside? I couldn’t. There goes another $50.
Now I’m in Cali. Playing a few sessions but I’m playing scared. The fear of losing more money has me playing tentative. I can’t push, I can’t call, I just fold… Time to bust out of this downswing. I’m sitting at $253 right now, a far cry from my high of $383.
UPDATE: June 25th, 20,000 hands, $320. Got it back up to $380 then proceeded to lose $60 on two hands.
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Hey, are you playing online from the US? How/Where are you doing so? All the outlets I used to use have closed down to US customers…
By Boston on Jun 25, 2007
Haha, I love hearing about your poker stories. I hope you post more!
By MrGPT on Jun 25, 2007
I play at PokerStars. They still allow US players. They pay you using regular check. No bank deposits anymore.
By Kenric on Jun 25, 2007