Why I need a break from Poker

[rosco]

Very rarely moan about poker, hate bad beat stories, but December has been a very frustrating Month.

It’s not the bad beats but just the cards going wrong for you so many times. Ie 2 over cards and not hitting, then having the pair then they hit the one over card.

OK apart from this weekend, $350 won on cash tables. Then Sunday night won the Virgin V-points free roll.

Monday Bombed out of tournies, and lost $80 on Cash tables.

Tuesday 30 mins on Cash tables and lost $50.

Wednesday at the casino £25 freezout. Sitting about 8^th overall and was Dealt K9 clubs, Stealing blinds I went all in and was called by the Muppet not in the blinds. The muppet had been playing anything all nite and turned over 9 5 off, he hit hi low straight. Out 13^th.

Decided to play a bit of cash games. So Sat down with £50, which quickly turned into £90, then hit pocket 6s. A preflop raise meant there the was £35 in the pot. The flop is j 8 6, the original raiser is out but there are 2 other raisers, raising it £10. turn is 3 (rainbow). I raise £30, after some deliberation 1 caller. The river is an 8:wall:wall, Now this made my Full house, but I knew this was a bad card for me. He put me all in £40. for a pot of £250. He turns over j 8.

Thursday. Champs league my all in 10s ran into kings, no complaints.

Safety net. Got rivered 3 times in a row, from 2 to out $1.87

Blogger freeroll. Cant remember what happened there but was starting to tilt, had a bad beat and it all went wrong from there.

Cardplayer Freeroll. Now played well in this but was hitting numerous bad beats, although managed to stay in top ten throughout. Sitting top hit pocket queens, a raise I went all in he called with AK. Hits an a on the River. Down to 9000, j 10 all in. 10 on the flop an ace on the River knocks me out in 7^th.

50 up all in with top pair on hand 3 and was out kicked. The question is do I take a break, or just play lower stakes for a while?

[georgej]

Re: Why I need a break from Poker Have a few days rest and do you Christmas shopping. If you're starting to tilt, you don't want it to become a habit. I've been bubbling ALOT recently in STT, MTT and satelites. Feel like going allin first hand with 52o. Maybe i'll take a break too. At least you can't lose any money...