Strange Emotional Reaction

[Kurn]

I'm probably one of the most even-keel poker players I know. I don't get too high when winning and I can usually shake off losses pretty quickly. Friday nights I usually play the $3 rebuy on 'Stars, and if I bust before the money, just shrug and go on to a cash game for a few hours before bed.

Last night was different. I played well, had a great rebuy period, only making one extra rebuy (in addition to the initial one and the add-on) and was sitting with 31,000 in chips after the add-on. I had a tough run between the 1st and 2nd breaks, losing half my chips, but made some good laydowns and avoided getting pissed that I wasn't getting hands and was getting played back at every steal attempt.

Then the following hand came up and I was out. Not a bad beat at all. My opponent let me catch up and I turned the nuts only to lose to a 10-outer on the river. This should not have had the effect on me it did, but I felt like I had the wind knocked out of me. As I was looking at available cash games I realized I had a loust attitude and decided to not play anymore and watch some TIVO'd PAD.

Meh. Maybe it was just a long week and I was tired. The good news is, a good night's sleep chased away the bad attitude.

For those of you who can't avert your eyes at car crashes, the hand is below.

PokerStars Game #9172694743: Tournament #45992250, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200)2752 started, 635 left - 2007/03/30 - 22:48:55 (ET)
Table '45992250 205' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Braxston (12790 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: darrow1 (74429 in chips)
OPR stats: ROI +21% over 372 tourneys, avg buy-in $10
Seat 3: Inesiite (20005 in chips)
Seat 4: DziaDzia81 (24337 in chips)
Seat 5: sOuKillerZ (39106 in chips)
Seat 6: BetTheLimit1 (24475 in chips)
Seat 7: KURN (26199 in chips)
Seat 8: TULU73 (22201 in chips)
Seat 9: stonecoldfvr (24853 in chips)
Braxston: posts the ante 75
darrow1: posts the ante 75
Inesiite: posts the ante 75
DziaDzia81: posts the ante 75
sOuKillerZ: posts the ante 75
BetTheLimit1: posts the ante 75
KURN: posts the ante 75
TULU73: posts the ante 75
stonecoldfvr: posts the ante 75
BetTheLimit1: posts small blind 600
KURN: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KURN [Kh Qc]
TULU73: folds
stonecoldfvr: folds
Braxston: folds
darrow1: raises 2400 to 3600
Inesiite: folds
DziaDzia81: folds
sOuKillerZ: calls 3600
BetTheLimit1: folds
KURN: calls 2400
not folding preflop getting 4:1
*** FLOP *** [9c As Jd] Ugh, gutshot, please everybody check
KURN: checks
darrow1: checks
sOuKillerZ: checks muchas gracias
*** TURN *** [9c As Jd] [Td]
Yow!! OK. I can't imagine PFR or caller checking twice, but if they do, I doubt a free card is that dangerous for me.
KURN: checks
darrow1: bets 6000
good
sOuKillerZ: calls 6000
Wow, even better. Only one thing to do now
KURN: raises 16524 to 22524 and is all-in
darrow1: calls 16524
sOuKillerZ: folds
No pair, I think, as he turns up his set
*** RIVER *** [9c As Jd Td] [9s]
visions of going deep crushed
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KURN: shows [Kh Qc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
darrow1: shows [Js Jh] (a full house, Jacks full of Nines)
darrow1 collected 63123 from pot

Meh. I'm over it. It just was weird that this felt worse than that 8 on the river at the Atlantis.