DrStrange
4 of a Kind
My Tuesday night is a weekly micro stakes spread limit with mixed games. It has been running for decades, I got my seat about ten years ago. It will be difficult to get a replacement player on short notice.
A batch of minor ailments / issue have added up by the evening. I have a staff infection, I pulled a ligament in my left hand, I have a mild cold, my mom is ill so is my wife. No one thing is serious but combined they are a drag on the system. I can tell that I will not be playing my "A" game, maybe not even a "B".
I decide to play anyway. Well, at least we were playing for quarters. I was in boneheaded donkey mode the whole night. I knew better . . .
The worst mistake I can recall (and the fact I can't recall clearly isn't a good sign) is repeatedly chasing after high hands in hi/low split games when the low comes in and I only have a high draw. Really good high draws, but I am drawing only to half the pot. That is almost always a mistake unless the pot has dead money and/or we are playing multi way.
That isn't the only problem - drawing to weakfish lows and then paying off nut lows. Cold calling preflop with modest holdings. Trying to bluff calling station.
Best I could figure/remember - - - I should have been a $20-$40 winner and ended up a $20 loser totally based on bad play. On top of the losses, the game wasn't much fun. I knew I was playing poorly, didn't feel good and ended up on the negative side of the ledger.
Will I learn my lesson? Nope, not based on history.
Sometimes it is better to stay at home -=- DrStrange
A batch of minor ailments / issue have added up by the evening. I have a staff infection, I pulled a ligament in my left hand, I have a mild cold, my mom is ill so is my wife. No one thing is serious but combined they are a drag on the system. I can tell that I will not be playing my "A" game, maybe not even a "B".
I decide to play anyway. Well, at least we were playing for quarters. I was in boneheaded donkey mode the whole night. I knew better . . .
The worst mistake I can recall (and the fact I can't recall clearly isn't a good sign) is repeatedly chasing after high hands in hi/low split games when the low comes in and I only have a high draw. Really good high draws, but I am drawing only to half the pot. That is almost always a mistake unless the pot has dead money and/or we are playing multi way.
That isn't the only problem - drawing to weakfish lows and then paying off nut lows. Cold calling preflop with modest holdings. Trying to bluff calling station.
Best I could figure/remember - - - I should have been a $20-$40 winner and ended up a $20 loser totally based on bad play. On top of the losses, the game wasn't much fun. I knew I was playing poorly, didn't feel good and ended up on the negative side of the ledger.
Will I learn my lesson? Nope, not based on history.
Sometimes it is better to stay at home -=- DrStrange
