Frustration At The Tables

So, I had a shitty day at work yesterday and decided when I got home that I'd try and relax by playing some poker online. I sat down at my computer in my office at home around 8pm or so and was actually feeling pretty confident.

I started out with a 1Table SnG... Nope! After my pocket A's got cracked to a runner runner flush that was all she wrote. I shook it off and signed up for another one. This table was NUTS!!! There were 3people gone within the 1st level. All ins were VERY common as the table was FULL of maniacs. So, I tightened up and waited around. I stabbed at a few pots and stayed about even for the 1st 2 levels. Then, on the button, I pick up AA again!

"Sweet!! This is MY hand" I say to myself.

Blinds are 25/50 and the normal raise preflop is about 200. There are 2limpers and the action comes to me. I'm sitting with just over 1600 in chips and I pop it to 350 (I do this KNOWING that I'll get AT LEAST 1caller at this table). Both blinds fold and the other 2 both call.

Pot is now 1225 & I've got just shy of 1300 left in my stack. Flop comes 8high w/2hearts and it checks to me. I push and end up getting called by buddy w/Ah Kd... Of course, runner runner heart and that's all she wrote.

The rest of my night went pretty much the same way. It was horrible! Just a terrible run. Out of 4 SnG's I didn't cash in a single one. I took down 2 HU matches and placed 53rd in a $4.40 180.

Needless to say, I wasn't very happy last night! :) The only thing that put me in a good mood was my girlfriend Jenn.

As I've mentioned before, she works for Bodog Music. They've offered a series of Freeroll Tourny's to their employees with the winner of the TLB taking a nice prize. Now, Jenn has NEVER played poker Online before and has played in a handful of friendly live games. God love her but she has very little understanding of the game; or so I thought.

I got her all set up and she registered for the Turbo Freeroll. Around 120 entrants with blinds increasing every 5mins.

After she spent 2hrs. yelling at me in the office for advise on what to do with certain hands, she ended up placing 8th for a cash of $18!!!!!

It was great!! She was sooooo excited! It really made me reflect and think about why I play the game that I love so much! Her happiness helped ease the pain of my terrible run last night and put into perspective why I play the game.

GG Babe!

Cheers