Damn!!! I suck!
I earlier claimed that I was going to play accordingly to sensible bankroll management. Yesterday, I abandoned that plan … unfortunately. I was running well and was kicking the crap out of my regular low-limit game. Then I spotted a fish waiting at the $2/$4 limit hold’em table, and I decided to play heads up against him.
After a couple of minutes, I had suffered a string of beats and was forced to leave the table. My latest profit had vanished – just like that.
After such a stupid move, I always feel a bit beaten up. I don’t really care if people suck out on me, but when they suck out, and I lose large parts of my bankroll, I just want to have it all undone. There’s no one to blame but me, and that makes it even worse.
If I keep making unwise decisions, I’ll never reach my goal.
But then I watched the latest episode of High Stakes Poker, which made me happy as a pig in shit – not only because Jamie Gold has left the table, but also because Doyle Brunson started talking about that he had bought the TV-series Shogun on DVD. Hilarious for some reason!
Well, back to $0.05/$0.10 NLHE. Shuffle up and Doyle!
Current bankroll: $240
Rakeback: $74
- LeCheese
December 16th, 2007 at 8:31 am
they staked you?
tell me more?
December 16th, 2007 at 8:36 am
who’s the fish if you moved up from pennies to less than 12 min buy ins at @2-4??
Your own greed was your demise, most guys who play 2-4 NL have minimum 1k to take the swings.
If you’re playing that high with ony $240-500 was the dumbest move you could have made, you should have moved up to >25-.50 NL MAX!
good luck ..FISH!!
LOL
December 17th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
You’re right, it’s not like i don’t know that.
In the future, I’ll follow your advice
December 17th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Don’t get to down bro its all part of the learning curve
we have all done or tried that and that those that haven’t are either lying or just too damn perfect 
You’ve had a scare know now why BR management is important just s small setback good luck brother and keep grinding:)
December 20th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Thanks Tony!
December 26th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I can tell you if your BR isn’t large enough to take the max buy in swings.. you are playing over your head.
good luck to you and hope it’s a lesson learned!
Jeff
December 31st, 2007 at 8:27 am
so what’s happening?.. you busted out or what?
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
No Jeff. I have to disappoint you. I’m still in the running towards becoming a winning poker player.