I get sucked out at poker - is it always the same old story???
December 19, 2007
A couple of days ago, I along with about 22 other’s at work get a message from a co-worker Dane (the same guy I went to Adelaide with) about an upcoming home game at his house the next day (Wednesday 19th December). Of course I pick up a dayshift that day meaning I finish at 10pm and the game starts at 8pm, but not to worry as Dane says that their should be a seat available for me.
Work was good that day as I was in Poker and didn’t deal much, and when I did it was only the biggest games available plus the only Omaha opened. I love dealing Omaha because I like playing the game and although I remain no good at it, dealing it still helps me improve my play and I get to see when I should bet and what I would do with each players cards if I get to see them at the showdown.
I managed to put my name on the early out list trying to get out at about 8pm so I could go straight to Dane’s to play and guarantee a seat because I had a feeling that it would be full. I don’t get lucky for a change at work and have to stay back right till 10pm.
That’s when I was sure tonight was not my night. Dane’s message had Wavery Road and for some reason I thought it was Waverley Road which was the street before the proper street. Long story short I get lost and ring Dane to get the directions and he gets me to his house very easily.
Of course when I arrive Im on the list as the table is full. I wait about an hour or so before someone finally leaves and their is a seat available for me. I buy in for $100 as it is the same game as always ($1-$1 no limit holdem and $1-$1 pot limit omaha - round of each).
I start off like a house on fire and build up my stack quickly to $165 finding pocket aces and getting paid a little. Avoding the round of omaha as much as possible we get back to no limit holdem and I find pocket queens. I am second to act and under the gun raises it to $3 I think for a while before re-raising it to $15. The big blind (Dane) calls and under the gun (Christian) calls. Flop comes down 10c 7h 6h and it’s checked to me. I make a $40 bet and the big blind raises all in and has me well covered. Under the gun folds quickly and I call. Knowing full well that im ahead. I see 4h 5h so he is on a straight flush/straight and flush draw. Ok so Im nervous but know I have the best hand when all the money goes intot he middle. Blank on the turn and 10h on the river - thanks for coming. I know he can’t get of the hand on the flop but maybe preflop a silly and thoughtless call I would say!
So tiliting quickly before calming myself down. Re-brought another $100, so in for $200 before playing tight/aggresisve and up and down till one more hand hits me a few hours later. We are on Omaha and I am dealt A-J-J-10 and its is raised preflop to $4, I call and the flop comes down 8c-6c-Jh and Christian (also known as a monster banana) bets pot and I re pot for all of my chips and he calls with J-8-K-9 so I have him dominated and thought I was scared of clubs but he had only one in his hand. Turn brings a nice card 10h and river bring a fucking Qd - BANG! He makes a great fucking straight and then and there I realise its not my night and leave at about 3:30pm tilting like a mad man.
It kills me to see me put all the money in the middle twice with the best hand and know full well that I am ahead both times and get sucked out twice -not once but twice! If I win both those pots Im probably taking about $650 minimum home.
I know I get the reputation as the money or the donkey in poker but I am improving and it just seems no matter what I do I can’t win unless I get lucky. I know most money is made in poker when you get lucky and hit the $$ card but its harder coping it the other way when your way ahead and loose. Becoming to realise how cruel this game can be is hard to swallow and learning to take the bad beats on the chin still feels like a big sting but the more it happens the easier it will heal.
I think its time I take a break from home games and concertrate on internet poker for smaller stakes and persist with making some little $$$ all the time online. The Bankroll Experience (bankroll exp - on full tilt) is slowly becoming good and Im slowly getting better myself (aka crownslippers - on full tilt).
“Sucked Out” - Money in the middle with the best of it and still loose. Another term I like is apor piso (greek for up the arse) - Thats what it feels like when it happens although I have never had the pleasure of trying it, it feels as though coping a ’suck out’ is something it would feel like!
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