Sunday, November 3, 2013

Expecting too much.

It has been only a few days since I started. I am up only 2 dollars or so, because I have already started doing things I know I shouldn't do. For example;

PokerStars Hand #106478675842:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2013/11/03 19:57:06 ET
Table 'Chaldene II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
HERO ($5 in chips) 
MP ($7.61 in chips) 
Hero posts small blind $0.02
BB: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As Ah]
UTG folds
MP calls $0.05
2 folds
Hero raises $0.20 to $0.25
BB folds 
MP: calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4h 2d]
Hero bets $0.40
MP calls $0.40
*** TURN *** [Kc 4h 2d] [Qc]
Hero bets $0.95
MP raises $0.95 to $1.90
Hero raises $2.45 to $4.35 and is all-in
MP calls $2.45
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4h 2d Qc] [8s]

This player had open limped several hands in a row. This was the first real sign of aggression he had shown, and I decided to get stubborn.

There is no hand he would raise me on the turn that I beat; and yet I still raised all in. 

Why do I do this? Hands like AA are hands that show up so infrequently, that when they are dealt, you don't want to let them go. All the information given in the hand so far had shown me that I should fold a one pair hand on the turn, but I decided to stick my stack in the middle, with 18% equity at best (vs. KQ).

I will take a day off, so I won't tilt off another few buy-ins.

Patience is a virtue, and I have plenty of time.

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