Trying to hit 200 in my roll, damn near impossible...

PokerStars Game #16395991024: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/03/31 - 19:22:58 (ET)
Table 'Padua IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mcermotts251 ($4.32 in chips)
Seat 2: NewerKnow ($5.54 in chips)
Seat 3: buttsack1 ($3.71 in chips)
Seat 4: 11-87shooter ($7.19 in chips)
Seat 5: JacobKlein ($1.39 in chips)
Seat 6: Myundertaker ($5.20 in chips)
11-87shooter: posts small blind $0.02
JacobKlein: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Myundertaker [4c 4h]
Myundertaker: calls $0.05
mcermotts251: calls $0.05
NewerKnow: folds
buttsack1: folds
11-87shooter: folds
JacobKlein: checks
*** FLOP *** [4d 5d 6c]
JacobKlein: checks
Myundertaker: bets $0.20
mcermotts251: raises $0.20 to $0.40
JacobKlein: raises $0.94 to $1.34 and is all-in
Myundertaker: raises $3.81 to $5.15 and is all-in
mcermotts251: calls $3.87 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [4d 5d 6c] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [4d 5d 6c Kh] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Myundertaker: shows [4c 4h] (three of a kind, Fours)
mcermotts251: shows [7d 6d] (a straight flush, Four to Eight)
mcermotts251 collected $5.56 from side pot
JacobKlein: mucks hand
Myundertaker said, "444"
mcermotts251 collected $3.99 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.05 Main pot $3.99. Side pot $5.56. | Rake $0.50
Board [4d 5d 6c Kh 8d]
Seat 1: mcermotts251 showed [7d 6d] and won ($9.55) with a straight flush, Four to Eight
Seat 2: NewerKnow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: buttsack1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 11-87shooter (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: JacobKlein (big blind) mucked [5h 4s]
Seat 6: Myundertaker showed [4c 4h] and lost with three of a kind, Fours

DONT DONT DONT DONT DONT DO IT

that was my biggest problem when people ghosted me etc and me playing and losing

i would go for a goal, like 100$ and it seemed to mess my mental game up when i lost and got farther from 100....dont set goals other than hands played or stuff like that

I've never really thought about it like that but now that ya mention it that could have been the root to all of my problems awhile back, since I have just set goals as for hours a week to play but before that I was setting goals/amounts of money to make a week. Thanks alot kidpoker, that was very helpful.

oh god the amount of times i went on tilt to hit 100...never again imo

Now that I think about it...

When I first started playing I would always mind-fuck myself by depositing 50, playing NL10, loose a couple hands and think "If I can just get back to what I started with I'm good." Of course I would be trying to over bet pots, get caught on obvious bluffs and generally play like shit. I think I read something like this in "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. (I'd look it up but i'm just too damn lazy.)

Once you sit down at a table you should always think of that money already gone.

Something on those lines. God, How I can be such a donk sometimes.

Originally Posted by KidPoker23

DONT DONT DONT DONT DONT DO IT

that was my biggest problem when people ghosted me etc and me playing and losing

i would go for a goal, like 100$ and it seemed to mess my mental game up when i lost and got farther from 100....dont set goals other than hands played or stuff like that

WOW.....whoda thunk that Kid would be right on something....ever

In poker monetary goals are worthless. Only skill goals will advance your game.

Oh and BR discipline.