Sunday, February 15, 2009

where tilt comes from.

hanging on.. 7 BB. You started off ahead but the bad players started calling your raises and donking into you. Then you bluffed into a JTT board and got reraised big. (Guess he had the T). 5 players left and it doesn't look good.

A9 on the button. A clear shoving hand. But someone raises before you, gotta fold.
Then crap.
Then more crap.
QT from the big. A clear shoving hand.
But someone raises before you, gotta fold.
Then crap.
Then more crap.
Then some more crap.
Then, for a change, the same two crap cards you were just dealt last hand.
You shove 35 offsuit from the button (mathematically correct, BTW). You get the folds. and are still hanging on.
Then from the cutoff, JTo. The blinds just went up, so you shove again (still correct). You get the folds...
Crap cards.
Crap
cards..
Crap
cards..

It doesn't look good. 5.6 BB left. Then, a miracle.... QQ. It looks like the two strongest cards you were ever dealt. Two fantastic she-warriors ready to do your bidding. Should you just limp? Raise 2x? Nah, you haven't had chips for any of that nonsense since there were 7 players. You've been in shove mode for 25 hands now, and everyone knows it. Just shove them in and hope someone calls. You shove.

Fold.
Fold.
Fold.
Then.... pause.
(please call)
more pause.
(please call)

Then, the little calling sound of the chips going in. Yes! Yes! You know you're ahead before he shows his cards, and you're right. He shows 77. You are seconds away from doubling up and being in second place in this tourney.... All your work was finally rewarded with a strong hand and being way ahead....

Flop 3 7 J. He hit his 2-outer. Out in 5th place. Thanks for playing.

Wanna play again?

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