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- #1
I played a hand this morning that reminded me that our isolated results do not always tell us how well that we played.
I was multi tabling as I often do and I had just opened a 3rd table when I saw myself get dealt 22 over on the right side of my screen. My first instinct was to limp in for a set mine, so I did. Immediately I realized that I had just limped about 40% of my stack. Distracted by opening the 3rd table I had forgotten that I was in desperate icm mode on the right side table. That should have been a shove. That was error # 1.
Flop was 557 (I think it was a 7 but the important thing is that it was a pair of 5s on the flop. My immediate instinct is 3 cards higher than my deuces, check-fold. So I check. WAIT! Low paired flop, no one hit this. I am almost certainly ahead! Need to rip it in. It checks around. Error # 2.
Turn was a deuce (!!!!) and I am saved!!! So I jam and get called twice.
River completes hearts. Oh no!! Someone could have a flush! Error # 3 here - flush is good because I don't even realize that I have a boat!
With the dead money I pretty much quadrupled up here, but I played this HORRIBLY on almost every street!
It is very common to play a hand perfectly and lose a ton of money. Don't judge your skills on isolated results. Long term results - as in very long term results - can be an indicator, but short term results are not an indicator of skill.
I was multi tabling as I often do and I had just opened a 3rd table when I saw myself get dealt 22 over on the right side of my screen. My first instinct was to limp in for a set mine, so I did. Immediately I realized that I had just limped about 40% of my stack. Distracted by opening the 3rd table I had forgotten that I was in desperate icm mode on the right side table. That should have been a shove. That was error # 1.
Flop was 557 (I think it was a 7 but the important thing is that it was a pair of 5s on the flop. My immediate instinct is 3 cards higher than my deuces, check-fold. So I check. WAIT! Low paired flop, no one hit this. I am almost certainly ahead! Need to rip it in. It checks around. Error # 2.
Turn was a deuce (!!!!) and I am saved!!! So I jam and get called twice.
River completes hearts. Oh no!! Someone could have a flush! Error # 3 here - flush is good because I don't even realize that I have a boat!
With the dead money I pretty much quadrupled up here, but I played this HORRIBLY on almost every street!
It is very common to play a hand perfectly and lose a ton of money. Don't judge your skills on isolated results. Long term results - as in very long term results - can be an indicator, but short term results are not an indicator of skill.