Barcelona and tilting

Barcelona

I've been back from a nice weekend in Barcelona. Been there with some friends not playing poker at all, which is fine sometimes.
We also went to the Barcelona vs Espanyol game which really was a weird game.
First there was the 'hand of messi-as' goal and then there was the really strange atmosphere in the stadium. For more then an hour they were virtual standing on top of the league but nobody was really celebrating. And then in the end they gave the victory away and to make it even worse, Madrid scored the equalizer as well, so probably no championship this year for them.

Messi Goal



Tilting

It's something I probably have never done in the last 400K hands, but I see 'good' players doing it all the time. For me it's actually a sign that a 'good' player is not that good at all, because having your emotions under control (that's what tilting is about, losing control and get emotional) is one of the most important things.

Here is a nice example of a guy who's just spewing chips to me:

This first hand is not that special, I show weakness and he (as usual) tries to take the pot.

EverestPoker Game #1663051575: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:36:51 - 2007/06/13
Seat 1: stefantast ($675.10)
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($405.40)
Seat 3: kraker ($657.60)
Seat 4: matv37 ($197.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($524.90)
Seat 6: nynja ($41.50)
matv37 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Th Tc]
nynja folds
stefantast folds
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
kraker folds
matv37 folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $38.00
Cheeseman87 calls $26.00
*** FLOP *** [2c 2s 2d]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $50.00
BldZwtTrn calls $50.00
*** TURN *** [2c 2s 2d] [4s]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $130.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $436.90 and is all-in
Cheeseman87 calls $187.40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet of $119.50 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [Th Tc]
Cheeseman87 shows [7s 7c]
*** RIVER *** [2c 2s 2d 4s] [Kh]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [2c 2s 2d 4s Kh]
BldZwtTrn collects $809.80

Then the second hand about 15 minutes later....again not really special, if he has a draw he at least goes for it.

EverestPoker Game #1663182717: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:03:20 - 2007/06/13
Seat 1: Audiotik ($450.00)
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($431.00)
Seat 3: clau78 ($40.00)
Seat 4: matv37 ($311.20)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($751.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
clau78 posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Qh Qc]
matv37 folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $14.00
Audiotik folds
Cheeseman87 raises to $52.00
clau78 folds
BldZwtTrn calls $38.00
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc 8c]
Cheeseman87 bets $80.00
BldZwtTrn calls $80.00
*** TURN *** [2d Tc 8c] [8h]
Cheeseman87 bets $190.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $619.10 and is all-in
Cheeseman87 calls $109.00 and is all-in
Uncalled bet of $320.10 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [9s Js]
BldZwtTrn shows [Qh Qc]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc 8c 8h] [5d]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [2d Tc 8c 8h 5d]
BldZwtTrn collects $864.00

Then we end HU (lucky me) and he really starts to spew. The 4 hands below were basically behind each other, just some pre-flop hands in between.

Hand 1: Again showing weakness is a guarantee for action, his hand doesnt seem to matter....

EverestPoker Game #1663239923: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:14:41 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($532.45)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,159.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Ad 9s]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn calls $8.00
*** FLOP *** [3h As Ks]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** TURN *** [3h As Ks] [4d]
BldZwtTrn bets $16.00
Cheeseman87 raises to $48.00
BldZwtTrn calls $32.00
*** RIVER *** [3h As Ks 4d] [3d]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $100.00
BldZwtTrn calls $100.00
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [8c 2c]
BldZwtTrn shows [Ad 9s]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [3h As Ks 4d 3d]
BldZwtTrn collects $319.00

Hand 2: Same story

EverestPoker Game #1663248374: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:16:22 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($388.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,329.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Tc Td]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $36.00
Cheeseman87 calls $24.00
*** FLOP *** [3c 5c Ks]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $55.00
BldZwtTrn calls $55.00
*** TURN *** [3c 5c Ks] [Jc]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** RIVER *** [3c 5c Ks Jc] [Qc]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $155.00
BldZwtTrn calls $155.00
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [Ts 7d]
BldZwtTrn shows [Tc Td]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [3c 5c Ks Jc Qc]
BldZwtTrn collects $491.00

Hand 3: Standard

EverestPoker Game #1663256984: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:18:04 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($402.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,572.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Kd Kc]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $38.00
Cheeseman87 raises to $102.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $452.00
Cheeseman87 folds
Uncalled bet of $350.00 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn mucks
*** SUMMARY ***
BldZwtTrn collects $204.00

Hand 4: For the first time he gave up on the river, would have been a tough call there.

EverestPoker Game #1663263270: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:19:18 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($408.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,666.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[6s 4s]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn calls $8.00
*** FLOP *** [8d 3h 5s]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $15.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $44.00
Cheeseman87 calls $29.00
*** TURN *** [8d 3h 5s] [4h]
BldZwtTrn bets $69.00
Cheeseman87 calls $69.00
*** RIVER *** [8d 3h 5s 4h] [8c]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [6s 4s]
Cheeseman87 shows [9h Kc]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [8d 3h 5s 4h 8c]
BldZwtTrn collects $249.00


June only:
Hands played : 28,944
$ Won in cashgames : $3,761
PTBB/100 : 2,88
MT ratio : 6,77
Hourly win rate: $85,68