Jul 30 2008
Tilt
Fortunately it was at the end of my session last night and only one $20 SNG was caught in the blast wave.
I have a new appreciation for the MTT players out there. I don’t know how you people do it. It’s no wonder you are all basket cases, Kidding.
Started up my regular SNGs last night. Nothing noteworthy, average stuff. Started snooping around the site and found a $3r tourney starting in eighteen minutes. Joined it. Played TAG picking my spots and things went well. Total investment $12. Started with 700 + players. 2 1/2 hours in and I’m 50th in chips with 200 left. 2nd in chips at my table. Card dead for about an hour with a steal here and there. Started thinking I could go deep in this one (back of my mind) but there is a lot of work to be done.
Woke up with KK. BBs are at 600 with an ante. UTG min raises. UTG + 1 flat calls and I’m thinking this is pretty normal with what people have been doing to see a flop. The min raise UTG did spike my radar. So, I figured I would have to clear some people out to see where I stood. I made it 4200 to go (A little on the low side in retrospect). Everyone folded around to the UTG raiser and he shoved all in. Our stacks were about even. I thought for a moment that he’s screaming AA. But then I thought he had a lot of people to get through and from what HAS been happening, he would get alot of callers. I was thinking if he had AA, he would not want everyone calling. I eventually put him on AK or a middle pair. I called.
He showed AcQx. I’m thinking this could be good. Flop came rags with two clubs. Still no problem. Turn, rag club.
NOW I’m screaming at the screen “Hold, Hold you $^%&*# HOLD! No aces, no clubs you %$&*%^ ^%$*#. HOLD!
YEP. Rag club falls on the river and the &$%#^ caught his nut flush with four on the board. I was crippled and out soon after. But not before making a few notes on the guy that can’t be repeated. Suffice to say it was a litany of profanity followed by a little synopsis of how he violated me.
The Aftermath;
I had the sinking feeling that I just pissed away 2 1/2 hours. I was not happy. I still had one SNG open and I knew how that was going to go. But then I attempted to real myself in and blow it off. I did a TILT Stop N Go. I said to myself, “Self” you need to forget about that and consentrate on what you have in front of you. I did. Then, between hands, I would start thinking…2 1/2 hours wasted, that stupid
%$#^ing jack#@$. Rinse and repeat, (Tilt Stop N Go = Donkey.)
After I donked off the only table I had up, I had the strength to realize I was on Tilt and shut it down for the night. Good Me. And only down -$30ish for the session.
I finally understand the MTT player pain = Respect.
Done rambling, Gl at the tables.
