I lose it, I snap!

My temper gets the best of me while playing poker and recently I have been calming down and just roll with the bad beats.
My temper reared its ugly head today and my computer almost went out a third story window. I'm playing 3 .50/1.00 NL tables at once and I'm dealt 66 and flop comes down A 6 3, rainbow. Someone raised to about 10 bucks so i bump it to 20. At this same moment on another table i just get busted on a terrible bad beat so I click on that table to close it. My trusty old computer decides to take it's sweet time and the buzzer is going off at my other table to make a descion. The screen comes up and my $20 bet has been re-raised all in for $120 and re-raised all in by another guy for about $180. So it's my call. It's a no brainer, no raising preflop= no set of Aces out there so i got the nuts. I am frantically hitting the call button, but my computer is still humming and hawing over closing my other table. Next thing I know my hand is folded due to time and these two cats each have two pair, and I got nothing. I only lose $20 on the hand but I missed out on over $300.
The temper tantrum that ensused was a doosy. I believe a couple of knuckles are broken and I'll have to make a trip to the home Depot for some drywall patch.
I have mastered the art of dealing with poker losses but not when it's the fault of the computer!!

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  • May I suggest "Zen and the art of poker". I do the same thing, maybe not that bad but I do lose it sometimes. I am buying this book to help me deal with the temper issues.

    Red
  • maybe u should throw the puter out the window :banghead:


    and get a new puter...something more reliable then your current one :spade:

    or dont play 3 tables at once...

    your puter may not be up to par on handling it :confused:

    :canada:
  • Apparently Mike Matusow actually threw his computer into his swimming pool after a bad beat online. I read this in one of Negreanu's articles, and it friggin' killed me.

    As for your situation, as CO said, it's probably time for a new computer. I'm getting one soon as well. My cousin tells me that ordering from Dell is the best way to go... fast delivery, good prices, and the performance has been flawless for him so far.

    Regards,
    all_aces
  • all_aces wrote:
    Apparently Mike Matusow actually threw his computer into his swimming pool after a bad beat online. I read this in one of Negreanu's articles, and it friggin' killed me.

    all_aces
    too bad it's not on film :banghead: i want to see it :D

    there's a .wmv or .mov out there somewhere showin' some guy at work who went Jerry Springer on his computer...

    anyone have it? :banghead: :D
  • CO: I think the movie file was called 'bad day' or something like that... search for it hahaha.
  • djw wrote:
    CO: I think the movie file was called 'bad day' or something like that... search for it hahaha.
    still lookin' :banghead: :D

    thx,
    CO :confused:
  • Leathal :banghead: :D

    thanks djw :)
  • That really sucks, but before throwing new hardware at the problem make sure your computer is spyware free. Nothing will lag a computer and make it freeze up like spyware. If you aren't sure dowload AdAware and run it. You may be shocked by what you find. If it's just an old junker then like the others said..."Dude you need a Dell!"
  • I have not had this problem thanks to my nice dell I picked up for school last year :) I would recommend getting a DELL even though it isn't as cheap as building your own or anything like that the service and performance can't be beat from my experiences with them.

    Also while checking for spyware, it is best to use spybot search and destroy.
  • Along with AdAware, I would also download SpyBot(Search and Destroy). Run both, every month or so. They are free and available with a google search. AdAware looks after finding tracking cookies (used for market research/advertising reasons) and a few other things. Whereas SpyBot searches for more malicious spyware that may be trying to do other things besides just track you.
  • Thats funny. You beat me by 1 minute. lol
  • That is a horrific story. Right up there with Dostoyevesky. Oh but what do I know?

    The title reminds me of a 'Champ' episode.
    - Mrs. Champ is complaining about your floppy, Champ
    - I said "Pardon?"

    You fill in the rest.
  • ive gotten mad at my computer before

    its a laptop so its a little more portable, but usually the worst it will get is a slam down

    i take my live beats a lot more civilized
  • DJP wrote:
    Along with AdAware, I would also download SpyBot(Search and Destroy). Run both, every month or so. They are free and available with a google search. AdAware looks after finding tracking cookies (used for market research/advertising reasons) and a few other things. Whereas SpyBot searches for more malicious spyware that may be trying to do other things besides just track you.
    These are both great programs, but you must also run a updated version of a virus scan. without that you mught aswell not get the other two. Another thing alot ppl dont know this but if you let your computer idle while connected to the internet for over 15min theres a good chance you will have a virus.

    P.s run adaware and spy bot once a day before turning your puter of it will keep it runnin smooth
  • Well, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who goes into the occasional bout of terets in front of my PC. :D Sorry about the hand though, that's tough.
    The advice about spyware is good, and could very well be the problem. I would also make sure it is virus free (as Juiceman says), and it's been rebooted recently. I know it sounds obvious, but I do IT work, and I've heard of people not rebooting for months at a time. This will make even the latest and greatest PC run like a dinosaur after a while (despite the boasts of Microsoft).
    As an aside, some P2P file sharing programs will kill a systems resources for a couple minutes when a file is completing. On my otherwise fast system, it can take 30-40 seconds just to change windows when this is happening. Not sure if you run anything like that, but it's something to be aware of.

    Good luck...
  • I'll get flammed for saying this, but this isn't slashdot.

    i think OS Kid was asking about the poker element of dealing with the beat.

    I think you have to look at the computer issues in the same way that you look at actual things happen at a B&M game. Use the same cards and situation. Your situation is almost the equivalent of reaching over to grab a drink when playing, and somehow through a weird confluence of events having your hole cards get exposed. The dealer calls your cards dead, and the money you already put in the pot is gone and you can't play on. You wouldn't be happy and likely would be irate over the fact, but shit happens.

    In terms of playing multiple tables, etc ... when i have a big hand going on i'm willing to even let action at another table time out, rather than deviate. I usually play a NL tourney and one limit game at the same time. If the action in one hand gets really important i really try to do everything possible to avoid even thinking about the other game.

    Which means i wouldn't be closing the other window, or even thinking about it in the middle of a NL hand where i flopped a set.
  • Good Points Chugs!
    I pretty much came to the same conclusions. Just ignore other tables when involved in a big hand.
    And I guess you could look at it as a fluke situation that could happen in a B&M (luckily it hasn't) and you just gotta accept it.
    As for my computer, it is a DELL, and I hate it!! I just got it all re-done with top of the line spyware and a zonelabs firewall, It is supposed to be impregneable. For the amount on online poker I play I might as well employ my own IT guy 24/7!
    Oh well, i'm over it now and on to bigger and better pots!!
    thanks all
  • Okay I just watched the film of the office guy going Jerry Springer on his computer. I laughed so freakin' hard... OMG! lol
  • I should not being giving advice in this regard. I too have gone Matasow after a bad beat! In my case, and I would bet Matasow's, my explosion was more about other things in my life than the bad beat. The Bad Beat was the trigger.

    Yes, losing the pot was unfortunate. But in the long run, is it really worth going Matasow. Over 50,000 hands, how much does it impact your BB/hr? What I've found is that my mood after the Bad Beat or unfortunate accidents (I've had some too -- thinking I'm clicking on check, and the buttong turns into call) had way more of an effect on my BB/hr than the one incident.

    If you can get in better spot before sitting down, the bad beats and unfortunate accidents get chaulked up to experience and you play on and still make money.

    P.S. I've won big pots a couple of times because the freaking cat jumped on me and I accidently raised instead of folding. And, through that I learned that a turn raise is a very powerfull tool!

    Cheers
    Magi
  • OS Kid wrote:
    Good Points Chugs!

    It is supposed to be impregneable. For the amount on online poker I play I might as well employ my own IT guy 24/7!
    Oh well, i'm over it now and on to bigger and better pots!!
    thanks all
    LOL :D
  • Dennis187 wrote:
    Okay I just watched the film of the office guy going Jerry Springer on his computer. I laughed so freakin' hard... OMG! lol
    still funny the 2nd time watching it :D

    that guy should be employee of the year ...LMAO :banghead: :D
  • OS Kid wrote:
    My temper gets the best of me ...My temper reared its ugly head today and my computer almost went out a third story window....
    The temper tantrum that ensused was a doosy. I believe a couple of knuckles are broken and I'll have to make a trip to the home Depot for some drywall patch.

    Awesome!! Same old Burly.

    I suggest you move from Owen Sound back to Waterloo and move into my basement, that way when you have the urge to throw your PC out the window it will just slide along the grass.

    I could picture your "tantrum" so easily when reading your post, I guess I dont blame you though ;)

    stp
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