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[Suited_Up]

I can barely even call it a play, I have lost my mind.I was playing a MTT Sattelite to get into the Quarter Million tournament tommorrow on PartyPoker. I break into the final 30 (308 entries)... Top 13 get seats... 14-16 get a little cash. So I'm 12 spots from the money basically. I had just dropped below average recently with about 10,000 chips.Blinds at 400/800 and I feel like I need to stay above average so I can sit tight later and ride into the money. I get pocket 5's in fairly early position and figure it's a good chance to steal the blinds. I raise to 3000 and get called by the button. Flop comes 44K, and without even stopping to think... I push All-In. This is the stupidest thing I've ever done, I have no idea what happened, I just lost my mind for like 30 seconds I guess.First problem, I should have just folded the damn hand.Second Problem, I should have checked or bet the minimum to see where I was.Third problem, I lost my mind and pushed in because I didn't want to be stuck with 7000 chips at that point.Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever!SO.... Has anyone else just made plays this dumb and had no idea why you did it? I had plenty of chips to wait for a better hand, but for some reason I picked that one. I seriously have gone insane!

[BPV]

I do this quite often... I feel like im in trouble, so ill make a play out of desperation.. or ill just figure "he doesn't have it" then when he does have it.. ill often find myself looking back saying "why did i do that?" I did it last night in a live cash game. I knew i was beat, but i pushed all in with my 99 anyway and lost.. then i sat there and thought "why did i just do that?"

[SneakOne]

i remember one tourney recently when I went all in representing 3 of a kind kings thinking he paired the Ace already on the board...He turned over quad kings and I made a fool of myself lol...I was laughing though

[Pocket Rockets]

With no money invested into the pot, and .25/.50 blinds, I called a raise of $25 all in with 2-7 offsuit for no reason at all.Turns out I busted JJ and AT on the river with a straight!

[SMURFETTE]

The short answer to your question-- yes, I've done things like that more often than I care to admit.The slightly (ok, much) longer answer:I am thinking of writing a book on poker. The entire text would read"JUST DON'T BE STUPID"Seriously, though, I think we've all made moves we immediately regret. Sometimes it's the result of frustration, or a lack of concentration, or simple fatigue or carelessness. In cash game play, stupid play has probably costs me one solid BB/ hr. The number would be higher, but for the fact that sometimes the play, stupid as it was, works out.In tournament play, the result of bad play is far more dramatic. I've lost a number of tournaments because of one thoughtless move made just at the wrong time. Timing is everything in this. A blunder early in a rebuy tournament is obviously less damging than one late in the tourney as you get near the money.So, what can be done? I've resolved in this new year to follow the instructions in my best-selling poker book, entitled "Just Don't Be Stupid".As a practical matter, I am trying to slow down my play. I think the most critical mistakes happen when we act too quickly. We need to stop and think-- Why did my opponent smooth-call on the flop? A weak play, or a slow play? Are my pocket 10s really any good after I've been reraised pre flop twice? Do I want to risk my entire tournament on a draw?When asking these questions, we need make sure that we are thinking objectively, not justifying an action we know deep inside to be poor.Finally I've lost more money playing when I wasn't completely focused than I have for any other single mistake, so as part of my "Just Don't be Stupid" program, I am making a real effort to play only when I know I can devote 100% of my energy and focus to the game.One final note: when you do something "dumb", try not to beat yourself up too badly over it. Everyone does these things from time to time. If you can learn something from it, then you'll be way ahead of the game.Just my two wordy cents.

[Smasharoo]

Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever! Would have been pretty sweet if you runner-runnered 6 and 7 for the straight and then typed "PRESTO!!!!!!!!"I may be the only one here who gets that joke, but there it is.

[Vensula]

Smasharoo said:

Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever!  Would have been pretty sweet if you runner-runnered 6 and 7 for the straight and then typed "PRESTO!!!!!!!!"I may be the only one here who gets that joke, but there it is.

Erwin!!!

[banker2005]

I think you actually did go insane, not to insult too much but i've never done something that stupid in a tournament or cash game. If that happens again i'd start taking about 30 seconds before I even touch my chips if i were you.

[Mandelbrot]

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I get pocket 5's in fairly early position and figure it's a good chance to steal the blinds. I raise to 3000 and get called by the button. Flop comes 44K, and without even stopping to think... I push All-In.

I assume you were one of the shorter stacks at the table. Pre-flop, 55 is actually a 55% to 45% favorite over AK. But post-flop, it was a big risk since you were a shorter stack, early position, without "big cards", and close to the money. You were basically betting that he didn't have a K with a high kicker. But he called your raise and so it was not only possible but likely.

[Suited_Up]

I think I got the Presto thing... isn't that 55? I don't know why, but I gotcha.Smurfette, wordy is fine, thanks for the thoughts. I have tried quite a bit over time to stop putting myself in these situations. And most of the time I have done well with it, especially lately. I stopped calling stupid all-ins with AJ and hands like that, and most of the time, even if I probably have a better hand, I won't push unless I have a good lead over the person who went in before me. And most of the time when I do the pushing, I have a good feeling that they have nothing. I just really didn't think about this one today... maybe after 3 hours I was getting impatient, who knows. One positive though... I had Axo with the ace being the heart. Board comes all low to mid cards, somes straight draws possible... and it gets checked around I believe. 3rd heart comes on the turn, so when someone bet I called hoping for the flush.... another low card on the river... no heart, and first position player bets the minimum 200... I go all in for about 3500... they thought about it for awhile, and said I hope you have the flush, cause I have the straight... and finally folded. The pot was the size of my stack, so I had to take a shot at it. My biggest bluff ever... that got my heart going... too bad I blew it later. I did tell them I had the Ace flush, just so they felt good about it.

[Meotch08]

Pocket Rockets said:

With no money invested into the pot, and .25/.50 blinds, I called a raise of $25 all in with 2-7 offsuit for no reason at all.Turns out I busted JJ and AT on the river with a straight!

i called my buddies all in with 2-7 offsuit once for some retarded ass reason.he had AA and i hit a straight with my 7 LOL we laughed so hard.

[Suited_Up]

Mandelbrot said:

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I get pocket 5's in fairly early position and figure it's a good chance to steal the blinds. I raise to 3000 and get called by the button. Flop comes 44K, and without even stopping to think... I push All-In.

I assume you were one of the shorter stacks at the table. Pre-flop, 55 is actually a 55% to 45% favorite over AK. But post-flop, it was a big risk since you were a shorter stack, early position, without "big cards", and close to the money. You were basically betting that he didn't have a K with a high kicker. But he called your raise and so it was not only possible but likely.

Yeah, you're completely right. For some reason though I just acted so fast I didn't even think it through. I was kind of in late tournament mode, where you are at the last 2 or 3 people, and most of the time, they don't have the cards that hit the board. Yet we were 9 handed, so it was just dumb. I just figured it was one card there that might beat me.... Didn't think that he actually had that one. (I should have thought about it though... for like a second at least)

[theKAbag]

Smasharoo said:

Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever!  Would have been pretty sweet if you runner-runnered 6 and 7 for the straight and then typed "PRESTO!!!!!!!!"I may be the only one here who gets that joke, but there it is.

runner runner for the 4 card straight....

[razorhate]

one of my dumbest plays? In final three for a three table limit tournament. I have seven-eight suited on the button and I raise preflop to disguise my hand and possibly steal the now substantial blinds. Both the other guys call flop comes out KK8. check check check. Turn another 8. check check FOLD. Not only have I blown my cover for the value of my raises in the future, but the the river comes an Ace, and the other two guys split the pot. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[razorhate]

oh sorry, I had six-seven suited, not seven-eight. now that really would have been the dumbest move ever lol.

[Smasharoo]

runner runner for the 4 card straight....Sure, ruin a good joke with a technicality.Runner runner 5,5 then.

[Gallo]

I can barely even call it a play, I have lost my mind.
I was playing a MTT Sattelite to get into the Quarter Million tournament tommorrow on PartyPoker. I break into the final 30 (308 entries)... Top 13 get seats... 14-16 get a little cash. So I'm 12 spots from the money basically. I had just dropped below average recently with about 10,000 chips.
Blinds at 400/800 and I feel like I need to stay above average so I can sit tight later and ride into the money. I get pocket 5's in fairly early position and figure it's a good chance to steal the blinds. I raise to 3000 and get called by the button. Flop comes 44K, and without even stopping to think... I push All-In. This is the stupidest thing I've ever done, I have no idea what happened, I just lost my mind for like 30 seconds I guess.
First problem, I should have just folded the damn hand.
Second Problem, I should have checked or bet the minimum to see where I was.
Third problem, I lost my mind and pushed in because I didn't want to be stuck with 7000 chips at that point.
Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever!
SO.... Has anyone else just made plays this dumb and had no idea why you did it? I had plenty of chips to wait for a better hand, but for some reason I picked that one. I seriously have gone insane!

Was it like when you kicked the garbage can?

[MJINK3]

Mine about Howard , Jeff's website, and Kurt's? Gallo's drunk and bumping old Chicago peeps threads. Us from Chicago apolagize for him. That is all.

edit:just found one from cubs 99 bumped also. sigh

[pokerprolific]

why are ppl bumping old shit

[HollywoodAFD]

I can barely even call it a play, I have lost my mind.
I was playing a MTT Sattelite to get into the Quarter Million tournament tommorrow on PartyPoker. I break into the final 30 (308 entries)... Top 13 get seats... 14-16 get a little cash. So I'm 12 spots from the money basically. I had just dropped below average recently with about 10,000 chips.
Blinds at 400/800 and I feel like I need to stay above average so I can sit tight later and ride into the money. I get pocket 5's in fairly early position and figure it's a good chance to steal the blinds. I raise to 3000 and get called by the button. Flop comes 44K, and without even stopping to think... I push All-In. This is the stupidest thing I've ever done, I have no idea what happened, I just lost my mind for like 30 seconds I guess.
First problem, I should have just folded the damn hand.
Second Problem, I should have checked or bet the minimum to see where I was.
Third problem, I lost my mind and pushed in because I didn't want to be stuck with 7000 chips at that point.
Last problem, He turned over AK and busted me for the dumbest move ever!
SO.... Has anyone else just made plays this dumb and had no idea why you did it? I had plenty of chips to wait for a better hand, but for some reason I picked that one. I seriously have gone insane!

Dude...anyone who has played very long has done this time and time again.
I did it last night in a satelite for the WSOP... I had top pair (10's) and was short stacked...so I pushed on the turn...a crap card fell on the river.... he showed pocket jacks... I was out.

Pissed at myself for about an hour for playing it that way.... no idea what I was thinking... the guy who called me on the flop seemed to call everyone all the time.

Just a bad play.