darrell_1000 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours? Link to post Share on other sites
TwoFourOffsuit 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Define a decent hand. Perhaps you need to expand your definition of a decent hand. I was a tight player as a novice, and at some point, I had to expand what hands I'd be willing to play, and it paid dividends. You see more flops, you hit more flops, you win more pots.There are also other factors to playing a hand besides cards, such as position, and how you bet into the hand and bet postflop, plus knowing when to fold once you do, that can help you get into and win hands. None played exclusively can make you a consistent winner, but improving how you approach all these aspects can, rather than just hoping for better cards. Link to post Share on other sites
juggalo41729 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 After you play about an hour without a hand make a big steal attempt in late, how can they not believe you? Link to post Share on other sites
darrell_1000 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Define a decent hand. Perhaps you need to expand your definition of a decent hand. I was a tight player as a novice, and at some point, I had to expand what hands I'd be willing to play, and it paid dividends. You see more flops, you hit more flops, you win more pots.There are also other factors to playing a hand besides cards, such as position, and how you bet into the hand and bet postflop, plus knowing when to fold once you do, that can help you get into and win hands. None played exclusively can make you a consistent winner, but improving how you approach all these aspects can, rather than just hoping for better cards.By decent hands I mean hands like KQs, middle pocket pairs, AKo, suited connectors etc. I do take everything into account such as position, table image etc. However, there is only so much I am going to try and do when I am getting hands like 7 2o, 8 2o, 9 3o dealt back to back for a few hours. Even when I did see a flop there was nothing there for me and I would have for the most part been betting into the nuts on bluff attempts. It was just a frustrating night. Link to post Share on other sites
pbcsurfer 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours?Story of my life cuhh. Link to post Share on other sites
tizzerd 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 it just happens all you can do is keep going or quit "trying" to be a poker player Link to post Share on other sites
pbcsurfer 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Consider it part of the learning experince, like my $500 bet instead of $50 on a 2/5 game on FT, you can only learn by experince, mine was I know I shouldnt play til 5am, now I dont play past 2am, sh%$ happens in poker ALOT!! It's almost 6 and have to be at class by 9 this is also part of the learnign experience, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
antistuff 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 hours? live? what is hours live? 250 hands? entirely insignificant. this is a game of patience. Link to post Share on other sites
ScreenDreams 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 hours? live? If it were "Live" I've never, Ever! Been at Tight "Live" Table!Incredible.btw as described by any chance was this a tourney? You stated you were "short-stacked" why would you even let yourself, be short stacked from the beg.?? Link to post Share on other sites
Jam-Fly 8 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 That's not a cold deck. This is a cold deck.You just experienced running bad. Grow and take it like a man Link to post Share on other sites
quadaces 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours?Assuming you were play NLHE by that statement You probably need to open up your game a bit. When I first started playing NL I played too tight as well but once you learn you loosen up a bit you will do much better. Link to post Share on other sites
hblask 1 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 After you play about an hour without a hand make a big steal attempt in late, how can they not believe you?Because they are not paying attention to little details like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Teffy 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours?what a dumb post. Link to post Share on other sites
fleung22 1 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours?play more. get used to it.good poker is often "hours of boredom punctuated with seconds of outright terror." Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 play any two when this is in front of you. Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got home from playing some $1/2$ at a local poker room. I was totally card dead. I got there at 8pm and had only seen maybe two decent hands the entire night. The table saw that I was playing really tight and so I pushed my last small stack all in. Everyone noticed that and thought I had a big pair. Well, I had 7 6o and got called by AJ. Surely no help came for me. It was very frustrating sitting there and getting absolutely nothing. My question is how do you stop from getting frustrated at getting nothing for hours?Nice post. Get in the water. Now. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 take a zoloft and smilezoloft...making you better than you really are Link to post Share on other sites
AKoffsuit 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 play more. get used to it.good poker is often "hours of boredom punctuated with seconds of outright terror."That's QFT! Link to post Share on other sites
finztotheleft 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 It can happen.Another night, the poker gods could smile on you. Hang in there. Link to post Share on other sites
williskl78 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 sometimes you just have to play whats dealt to you. Link to post Share on other sites
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