At what point do I give up playing poker?

[TerpZone]

I can't even fathom how large a favorite I was when all the chips went into the middle of the pot here after the flop. I had to be 90-95% to at very worst split.


PokerStars Game #33565339038: Tournament #200420508, $6.00+$0.50 USD Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/10/02 21:13:36 ET
Table '200420508 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Gnazer (3735 in chips)
Seat 2: microtastic (1265 in chips)
Seat 3: RichD1 (1570 in chips)
Seat 4: smokeyjay23 (1440 in chips)
Seat 5: pokercareer (973 in chips)
Seat 6: bobbie melk (1210 in chips)
Seat 7: photog86 (685 in chips)
Seat 8: Quidrogas (2000 in chips)
Seat 9: vinmar9 (622 in chips)
RichD1: posts small blind 25
smokeyjay23: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RichD1 [Ac Ah 2c 8s]
pokercareer: folds
bobbie melk: folds
photog86: calls 50
Quidrogas: folds
vinmar9: folds
Gnazer: calls 50
microtastic: calls 50
RichD1: raises 200 to 250
smokeyjay23: folds
photog86: calls 200
Gnazer: folds
microtastic: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3c 8c 9h]
RichD1: bets 850
photog86: calls 435 and is all-in
microtastic: folds
Uncalled bet (415) returned to RichD1
*** TURN *** [3c 8c 9h] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [3c 8c 9h 4h] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RichD1: shows [Ac Ah 2c 8s] (HI: two pair, Eights and Deuces; LO: 8,4,3,2,A)
photog86: shows [5h 4d Kh As] (HI: a flush, King high; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
photog86 collected 860 from pot
photog86 collected 860 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1720 | Rake 0
Board [3c 8c 9h 4h 2h]
Seat 1: Gnazer folded before Flop
Seat 2: microtastic (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: RichD1 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah 2c 8s] and lost with HI: two pair, Eights and Deuces; LO: 8,4,3,2,A
Seat 4: smokeyjay23 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: pokercareer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bobbie melk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: photog86 showed [5h 4d Kh As] and won (1720) with HI: a flush, King high; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 8: Quidrogas folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: vinmar9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[eejit101]

You shud quit when you get half as many beats as i do

[PANAMHIEST]

Thats pretty much spells out why I completely quit playing cash money poker until im a billionaire, which means never. I refuse to play cash, because of hands like the one above. Sorry to hear you had such a bad outing in cash, but ya if your serious about quitting cash, it isnt so bad plus youll have more to play tournament and itll take longer to lose it till you get that next big cash.

[Lilred36]

Thats bad Terp you see alot strange chit in cash games, most of those guys that raise all the time at a table I will call withh aa they call hit 2 9 or some chit does get old quick.

[TerpZone]

And then you remember why you play:



In a $7.5 300 chip super turbo matrix, I was dealt 99 once, TT twice (in a row) JJ once, QQ twice, AA three times, AK twice, AJ five times, AT 2 times

I finished 1st/2nd/3rd/5th and won the Matrix by over 10 points. I would have cashed all four by A9 busted my AJ.

At one point I was chip lead in 3/4 and in second in the fourth.

[freeringo]

That's why I don't gamble at poker.
Cash games is a gamble.
Stay cheap and keep it a hobby and you will never have a problem.
A gamblers heart is never satisfied.

[woohoosue]

And then you remember why you play:



In a $7.5 300 chip super turbo matrix, I was dealt 99 once, TT twice (in a row) JJ once, QQ twice, AA three times, AK twice, AJ five times, AT 2 times

I finished 1st/2nd/3rd/5th and won the Matrix by over 10 points. I would have cashed all four by A9 busted my AJ.

At one point I was chip lead in 3/4 and in second in the fourth.

Acein and R3 called and asked you quit TODAY!

[TerpZone]

Ugh I'm getting so frustrated to the point of giving up on Full Tilt.

I got beat out of THREE SnGs on FTP today on 2 outers on the river. THREE F'IN TIMES. I would have likely cashed in all 3 if I won the hands. 5 freakin' %

The last one was final 4 of a SnG and I pushed with KK to 99 and river 9. Would have put me at 1.75x second place, but instead I was out on bubble.

Awesome.