Fed up with my own stupidity

[Tom Hedonist]

I don't mean this as a bad beat story - mainly because it aint, its a donk play :$ But its happened a couple of times recently and its costing me money. I can't access the hand history at the mo, though I'm not sure its that important in this instance. Playing 5c/10c NLHE , I checked from the BB with 82o. The flop comes 22J. I raised to 2/3 the pot and get only one caller. "Lovely," thinks I, "He must have Jx." The turn is a six. Again I raise to 2/3 the pot, and he calls. The river is a J and I go all-in. :wall I'd already put him on the Jack, and it turned out I was right. I really don't consider this a bad beat, just stupid play. At the point I went all-in, the pot was about $5.00. I could have bet about $3 and see what my opponent did before comitting myself. I realise he could have had several other hands, but he didn't. He had the hand I put him on. Why do I keep going against my intuitions? :spank TBH, I'm not sure what I'm hoping to get out of this thread. As ultimately the answer lies with me, and if I want to be a better player I have to stop making these type of plays. Maybe just writing it out like this will cause me to think a bit more about the situation.

[robilaruk]

Re: Fed up with my own stupidity

I TBH, I'm not sure what I'm hoping to get out of this thread. As ultimately the answer lies with me, and if I want to be a better player I have to stop making these type of plays. Maybe just writing it out like this will cause me to think a bit more about the situation.

excellent post - you know what you must do and have taken steps to sort it :clap can't do much more:ok Damo