Had a nice day off yesterday but another tough day of poker today. Volume was okay for me, but I think it was mostly because I was getting lots of rematches rather than lots of lobbies.
I was mentally weak when it came to bad variance today. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not feeling 100% physically or because it’s leftover tilt from my bad Friday session.
I’ve definitely been struggling a lot to feel good lately. I haven’t been sleeping well and I have a couple small problems that might require some minor surgery and/or blood tests/x-rays depending on whether or not they improve. I’ve also had some headache problems and allergy issues, so it’s just been a lot to deal with at once.
I’ve written in the past about my issues with people beating me for multiple games in a row. I was unable to keep my cool in these situations today, and I have a couple objects thrown across the room as evidence for it. I didn’t break anything, though 😉
One of the players that beat me for 10 straight today was el grillo, the PokerStars pro. He won 10 and then quit me after losing 2 for a nice little hit-and-run. I’d expect a little better out of someone that represents the site as a pro, as hit-and-running is pretty lame. I guess the $1.6k he won off me was a big deal to him and he didn’t want to risk it once he stopped running insanely hot. Hopefully I get it back in the future although he doesn’t play a lot of hyper HU.
Overall I didn’t play my best today. I can count at least 3 glaring mistakes that resulted in giving stacks away, and I’m sure there were plenty more small mistakes that resulted in a much lower ROI than usual. I didn’t have the discipline to fold certain spots when I should, and I didn’t take the time to think as much I should be in certain hands.
I guess it’s also worth noting that I had to take a break in the middle of my second session today because I was insanely tilted and had to calm myself down. I don’t usually have to take breaks for this purpose, so I guess I’m just not in a great mindset at the moment.
It’s been a tough last three months or so of poker. I really hope it turns around soon.
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