Catharsis

After spending about half my dinner break playing Badugi and seeing more pairs and suited cards that I could ever remember seeing, I decided I needed a change of pace and moved to 2NL. Unfortunately, my luck followed me there:

UTG+1: $1.80
Hero (MP): $2.00
CO: $1.76
BTN: $1.37
SB: $1.48
BB: $0.30
UTG: $2.74

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with Ah Qc
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.07, 2 folds, SB calls $0.06, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.16) Qs 5d 4c (2 players)
SB bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.36) Kc (2 players)
SB bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12

River: ($0.60) 7d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $0.60
Hero shows Ah Qc (a pair of Queens)
SB shows Ac Qd (a pair of Queens)
SB wins $0.28
Hero wins $0.28
(Rake: $0.04)
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CO: $0.92
Hero (BTN): $2.47
SB: $1.77
BB: $1.40
UTG: $1.50
UTG+1: $0.30
MP: $2.76

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with Kd Kh
2 folds, MP calls $0.02, CO raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.25, 3 folds, CO calls $0.19

Flop: ($0.55) 6d 7d Qh (2 players)
CO bets $0.67 all in, Hero calls $0.67

Turn: ($1.89) 6s (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($1.89) Ah (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $1.89
CO shows Qs As (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero shows Kd Kh (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
CO wins $1.77
(Rake: $0.12)

Can you tell how pissed I was?

So, instead of continuing to play - insisting I'm not tilting, but silently fuming - I took a trip to Play Money Rush and simply shoved my entire 5k stack of play chips in every hand. I lost a few and I won a few, but most importantly I had a good time acting like a wacko. I'm still trying to remember it's all about the fun. It's hard to keep perspective when the only good hands you catch get sucked out on. Things like today's exercise help keep my mood light.

This weekend is my midnight shift weekend, so going by my rules I won't be playing any this weekend starting tomorrow night. But tonight is not off limits; I'm thinking of trying a few 9-man SNGs and possibly another 45-er. Wish me luck!