Tilt management

Been asked to do update , so here comes.

June has overall been a good pokermonth as i only started playing around the 12 th and still managed to make like 1K. Made a bet with my father if i make a certain amount before octobre he'll double it ... If i don't i pay him dinner. Good bet if u ask me !!! Still will be hard to achieve. I will not give the amount yet but will update and give more details further on, let's say i'm at 1K now ... ( and have a long way to go )

Last two days have been frustrating as i had to stop playing twice for a server restart at Stars. Was twice winning in the morning and both times lost when coming back in the afternoon. I think a server restart means they update the software so the fish would suckout ffs.

One thing i will have o take care off are the "tilt" moments. I try to solve them now by taking a break. But if u want to put in the volume as i want to the next 3 months u just simply can't afford to take too many breaks because of tilt. So i will just have to handle them.

Resume of the day :

Lesson 1 : How to not go broke with a monster.

Notice that this guy check - calls and then leads out instead of check raising me.He allows me to play the hand rather defensevily as i smelled a rat right away. If he bets out on the flop he's got me allin. By taking this line he just gets the minimum out of me.

PokerStars Game #46128568261: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2010/06/29 15:11:25 CET [2010/06/29 9:11:25 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: Lulusboy (1495 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: dimsona315 (1155 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (1850 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1420 in chips)
Ashblanchard: posts small blind 15
Lulusboy: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qs Ah]
vasil2101: folds
dimsona315: folds
VascoFJV: raises 60 to 90
entabeni: calls 90
Ashblanchard: folds
Lulusboy: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh Qd]
Lulusboy: checks
VascoFJV: checks
entabeni: bets 180
Lulusboy: folds
VascoFJV: calls 180
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh Qd] [6h]
VascoFJV: bets 100
entabeni: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh Qd 6h] [9d]
VascoFJV: bets 250
entabeni: calls 250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VascoFJV: shows [Ks Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Queens)
entabeni: mucks hand
VascoFJV collected 1345 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1345 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Qh Qd 6h 9d]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Lulusboy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: vasil2101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dimsona315 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: VascoFJV showed [Ks Kc] and won (1345) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
Seat 6: entabeni (button) mucked [Qs Ah]

Lesson two : how to get rewarded some hands later in the same game ( after doubling up earlier ) ( NOT )

PokerStars Game #46128902149: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/06/29 15:23:52 CET [2010/06/29 9:23:52 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1215 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (2635 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (3500 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1650 in chips)
VascoFJV: posts small blind 50
entabeni: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh Qs]
Ashblanchard: folds
vasil2101: raises 100 to 200
VascoFJV: folds
entabeni: raises 1450 to 1650 and is all-in
vasil2101: calls 1450
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5c 8c]
*** TURN *** [Jh 5c 8c] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 5c 8c 2h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
vasil2101: shows [Kh Kd] (a pair of Kings)
vasil2101 collected 3350 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 4th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3350 | Rake 0
Board [Jh 5c 8c 2h Ac]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (button) showed [Kh Kd] and won (3350) with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: VascoFJV (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: entabeni (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens

Lesson 3 : How to spot a weak allin , call and get sucked out on.

PokerStars Game #46129711870: Tournament #287163282, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/06/29 15:53:20 CET [2010/06/29 9:53:20 ET]
Table '287163282 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: entabeni (2690 in chips)
Seat 3: kamaleke (4800 in chips)
Seat 4: altboy (1510 in chips)
kamaleke: posts small blind 75
altboy: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh As]
entabeni: raises 300 to 450
kamaleke: calls 375
altboy: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Qd 9h]
kamaleke: bets 4350 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 2240 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2110) returned to kamaleke
*** TURN *** [Ts Qd 9h] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Qd 9h 3s] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kamaleke: shows [Qs 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
entabeni: shows [Qh As] (a pair of Queens)
kamaleke collected 5530 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 3rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5530 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Qd 9h 3s 6c]
Seat 1: entabeni (button) showed [Qh As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: kamaleke (small blind) showed [Qs 6h] and won (5530) with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 4: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop

Lesson 4 : what this does to you and how it affects your plays : make a call when u know ure 100% sure beat.

PokerStars Game #46128980196: Tournament #287162861, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2010/06/29 15:26:46 CET [2010/06/29 9:26:46 ET]
Table '287162861 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Riskbreaker (1355 in chips)
Seat 3: stella c35 (1180 in chips)
Seat 4: entabeni (1215 in chips)
Seat 5: altboy (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: sarsarea (3460 in chips)
entabeni: posts small blind 25
altboy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Ac Ah]
sarsarea: calls 50
Riskbreaker: folds
stella c35: folds
entabeni: raises 150 to 200
altboy: folds
sarsarea: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Td Js 8d]
entabeni: bets 250
sarsarea: calls 250
*** TURN *** [Td Js 8d] [9h]
entabeni: checks
sarsarea: bets 3010 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 765 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2245) returned to sarsarea
*** RIVER *** [Td Js 8d 9h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
sarsarea: shows [Tc Qc] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
sarsarea collected 2480 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 5th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2480 | Rake 0
Board [Td Js 8d 9h 6c]
Seat 1: Riskbreaker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: stella c35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: entabeni (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: sarsarea showed [Tc Qc] and won (2480) with a straight, Eight to Queen

Lesson 5 : TAKE A BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS

Before u think these guys play well :

Sarsarea has ROI of -15%
Kamaleke -62%
VascoFJV -5%

Entabeni has + 15% ( just to end on a positive note for myself i like to look at the guys ROI or profit/loss when they get lucky ;-) )

Any comments on how to deal with tilt better are always welcome.

GL at tables, Entabeni