Recap: Train-wreck Friday (3/6/2010)

I played from 9:00 p.m – 5:00a.m Friday and ended up down almost -$400.  It was the most disgusting session I have ever experienced.  I played fine, just nothing went right.  How do you not win a coin-flip on 12 tables in 3 hours?  How after getting coolered the entire night does your AA lose to KK as a river hits king (-$100)?  Followed by your JJ losing to 88 all in pre?  How does your flopped set with JJ NOT HOLD UP IN A $120 POT?  The king turn gave some guy a higher set!  How do you lose two full-buy-ins  to suck-out flush draws hitting on the river after all in?  How can you NEVER dodge 2 or 3 out situations to save your life?  How does the same stupid donk stack you 3 times in a row completely dominated?   How the fuck do you lose AK vs AK as your opponent flushes you on the river to win another full buy-in?

I don’t have all the answers, but I don’t think it’s possible to run any worse.  After a while I just felt like I was throwing pennies at an armored tank.  Every time I’d get in better and get smashed.  The coin-flips I knew were doomed, so whatever.  I guess SIX more rape sessions like this and I’m pretty much done.  Not sure how people deal with the swings here.  I still have over 60 buy-ins, but it doesn’t even seem safe after bull-shit like that.  You have to wonder, what’s stopping the same thing from happening again 2 sessions in a row?  Well nothing.

When you are over 8 tabling the swings are absolutely massive.  Well I now have zero confidence in my ability to dodge any sort of suckout or win a race, but I’m going to forge on today I suppose.  I may try to keep it to 6 tables until I get up a certain amount.  And if I don’t get up I’ll stay in that mode.  Though it’s stupid to think this way (and I never end up sticking to random buy-in limiting plans).  I should be adding as many tables as I want as long as they are profitable.  But I think it could be ok at first until I get my confidence back (if ever).  Another minor adjustment will be taking breaks.  Last night I pretty much played 8 hours straight.  I also have to stick to a very tight strategy, and only adjust my range based on an opponent.  I lost one or two buy-ins late last night to coin-flips against regulars.  I knew they were coin-flips, but I DON’T WIN COIN-FLIPS.  FOLD TO THE 4-BET BECAUSE THE SUPER-USER CLOWN WILL WIN EVERY TIME.

I remember one or two situations where I could have folded enormous hands, and I’m sure people make these sort of lay-downs that are the best of the best.  One was a guy limping UTG pre, and he 4-bets me when the action cames around .  I obviously have to call for $30 more with JJ right?  Actually I don’t, I was 95% sure the guy had me dominated, he turned over KK.  Of course the 1-tabling reward for medium stack guy probably one tabling.  Played it atrocious and he gets rewarded.  I wish I could get rewarded for playing CORRECTLY one time.  Also against certain super-users I feel like it’s almost pointless to call their 4-bet unless I have QQ+.  With hands like JJ or even QQ I seem to just be PRAYING that maybe they HAVE AK for once; and I can win a race.  They either end up having AA or KK, or their AK hits on the river. 

Fuck my life, good day all.

-bag