[Talking Poker]

This is just one fine example, albeit probably the finest.

Please note the worst play of my life here, on the river, when I RAISED while playing the board! How could anyone be so stupid, you ask? Well, because as soon as I saw this flop, I fully expected to lose the hand (like everything else that night) and was wondering how I would manage to lose this one. I was already on the verge of tilt and when that 6 hit on the turn (basically taking away one of my Queens), I was definitely fuming. I was hitting the autoplay buttons as fast as possible, really trying to force bets into the pot. If you don't know what I'm talking about here, good.... I don't get like this much, and I hate when I do. Anyway, when the river card came, he bet instantly, and I had already hit raise before I even looked at the board. This is NOT smart poker!

I quit not long after this, since clearly, the ridiculous run of cards was affecting my play. It cost me $20 here alone - 10% of that stupid bonus. The call on the river when I knew he had an Ace, btw, was more for my own personal satisfaction of seeing the garbage he called me down with than actually thinking there was even a chance we'd be splitting the pot.

There is a lesson to be learned here about playing on tilt. Learn it.


5/10 TexasHTGameTable (Limit) - Thu Mar 03 03:33:43 EST 2005
Table Table 12148 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Talking Poker ( $209)
Seat 2: hotnickels ( $236)
Seat 3: Mike_Diamond ( $213)
Seat 4: spinner1111 ( $417.75)
Seat 5: NFFCPoker ( $303)
Seat 6: LMoneyBling ( $150)
hotnickels posts small blind (2)
Mike_Diamond posts big blind (5)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ Qh, Qs ]
spinner1111 calls (5)
NFFCPoker calls (5)
Talking Poker raises (10) to 10
hotnickels calls (8)
Mike_Diamond calls (5)
spinner1111 calls (5)
NFFCPoker calls (5)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6s, Qc, 6c ]
How will this find a way to lose, me wonders...
hotnickels checks.
Mike_Diamond checks.
spinner1111 checks.
NFFCPoker checks.
Talking Poker bets (5)
hotnickels folds.
Mike_Diamond folds.
spinner1111 calls (5)
NFFCPoker calls (5)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6h ]
But of course... I can see it coming now!
spinner1111 checks.
NFFCPoker checks.
Talking Poker bets (10)
spinner1111 calls (10)
NFFCPoker calls (10)
** Dealing River ** : [ 6d ]
Gotta love it.
spinner1111 bets (10)
NFFCPoker: lol
NFFCPoker: pocket 8s
NFFCPoker folds.
Talking Poker raises (20) to 20
Worst play in the history of online poker (again, raising without looking at the board is a bad idea, people).
spinner1111 raises (20) to 30
Talking Poker: what a joke
Talking Poker calls (10)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $153 | Rake: $2
Board: [ 6s Qc 6c 6h 6d ]
Talking Poker balance $154, lost $55 [ Qh Qs ] [ four of a kind, sixes -- Qh,6s,6c,6h,6d ]
hotnickels balance $226, lost $10 (folded)
Mike_Diamond balance $203, lost $10 (folded)
spinner1111 balance $515.75, bet $55, collected $153, net +$98 [ Ac 3s ] [ four of a kind, sixes with ace kicker -- Ac,6s,6c,6h,6d ]
NFFCPoker balance $278, lost $25 (folded)
LMoneyBling balance $150, sits out

I realize he had a whopping 4 outs after the turn, but there were only 5 cards in the deck that could help him after the flop and he needed TWO of them. Gotta love it.