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Message: [QUOTE="ph_il, post: 2895751, member: 508"] Was in a deep run yesterday in an MTT, last 25/500 players with a 45BB stack. All-in PF w/ QQ vs KJ on a KQ1010K board. Dropped down to 20BBs. Not often you flop a set, turn boat, and still lose. I took a deep breath, re-evaluated my situation, and looked at the positives: got my hand in good, I'm still in the game, and I still have a decent stack to work with. Nothing I couldn't handle as I have been in way worse situations before. Instead of focusing on the negative, I focus on what I have to do to build my stack back up. Folded next hand. Third hand, I'm all-in again w/ AA vs 55 against same player. He raised big UTG and I jammed knowing he was calling. This is exactly what I needed to rebuild. The board runs: XXXX5 and I bust out 25th. All I do is just take a deep breath and say to myself "At least I got in good." This might not be what you're looking for, but instead of focusing on things you cant change, focus on the positives and things you can control. Yes, busted in 3 hands, so what are the positives? -I was still in the tournament after losing with QQ and still had a decent stack. I was not in desperation mode or anything like that. -I got my hand in good as a huge favorite in both situations, which means I profit in the long run. -I got max value for my hands when my opponent called. (Would you rather them fold in these situations?) -I was able to make it this far and how many hands did I have to get 'lucky' with in order to so? I know for a fact that I've gotten my money in way behind. This is not to say that this is justification for getting lucky with bad hands, but understand that a) sometimes you get it in behind and win and b) sometimes you get in good and lose. As long as you get your money in with more B situations, you're golden. -I can always hop into another tournament. [/QUOTE]

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