The Perils of Tilt. poker vlog 202

[@markikn3183]

The smart player learns from mistakes. The great vlogger has the integrity to lay out his mistakes for all to see, so that we can all learn from them. Thank you Doug, you're a class act.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Aw shucks, I hope this lesson prevents my viewers from walking in my shoes on this day.

[@drewbustank]

You're on the short list of vloggers who always keep things straight up and no frills. Ben Deach from Reno, Lex O Poker from FL, and BabboPoker from San Diego are a few of my other favorites for those same reasons. Being relatable in addition to being engaging in your content is a big deal, in my opinion. The run-good is on its way. Thanks as always for sharing your journey; cheers Doug.

[@3BetMike]

Babbo is a great vlogger. Recently found him and agree. Shows the real side of poker and not just the big wins.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

That’s a fine list, honored to make the cut. I was overdue for some negative variance.

[@jrcorsey]

Leading the title screen with a red light is a bold move! You're doing well to remain you own harshest critic. I like your integrity

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I am my own harshest critic, and I had a lot to examine. Played like shit, deserved to lose.

[@EasyStreetPoker]

This is good narration and makes for a relaxing and fun vlog to indulge in!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vegasaviation2243]

I haven’t been playing cards as much because I’m saving my time and energy for the wsop. I don’t want to get burned out now before summer. Long grinding days ahead. Hope to see you out here in Vegas, Doug!

[@paulmaier6305]

"if you leave, you can't get even"........true, among other possible results. recognizing when you are tilted is a very important attribute.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yes sir, I needed to exit asap.

[@FLAWLESS_VIZION]

Another great video!!! I thought was subbed already!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@BrianWilliams1911]

Love it. Keep it coming.

[@Ggoodlad1]

If you never had a bad day, you're lying to me. Thx for helping me feel better, Doug. Get em back tomorrow!!💪🍀

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Eventually I will win it back, for now a mental break is needed.

[@Ggoodlad1]

@@dougmccuskerpoker exactly! Get centered first - the game will always be there waiting for you!

[@edburrage6596]

I had to learn from a big loss. I hated it. I appreciate your positive take to remove any negative residual feelings.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I was due for some negative variance.

[@CoolHandC]

I feel for ya, Doug. I had a run of 3 bad days in a row. The only pairs I could make were my pocket aces and kings and of course they never hold up when you run bad. On better note, the vlog was great! Best of luck next time! Yo, Zeus!!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s one of the most difficult aspects of poker, handling bad runs. It can make you second guess everything you do.

[@ryanbell4889]

Thanks for sharing.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

You bet

[@fredmcmillen7760]

I have been playing poker for 30 +years, my philosophy of being a good poker player is that you have to loose a lot of money over time to be a good poker player because you will learn a lot over them losses. Gl at the tables.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Fred, well hopefully I can use this latest lesson to my benefit.

[@matthewperdziak3328]

Great Vlog as always

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you so much 😊

[@beachfraser3747]

Happy Sunday Doug greetings from Sunny UK, regards

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Happy Sunday to you! Hope you are running better than me.

[@beachfraser3747]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Things will change , we all go through these dreadful badbeats, keep fighting bro, good players , like yourself, get it done, its always a marathon ,never a sprint!!

[@GetKinetic1one]

Thank you Doug for your contributions Appreciate you.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

You are very welcome

[@bryanwoodcock3011]

Thanks for sharing a bad day. You will recover quickly. Stay strong.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I hope so

[@ianshirreffs5604]

Well, that was brutal. Luckily, you'll win that back. GG.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, I played poorly. Will grind it back.

[@hii-zz1uv]

I learned a couple decades ago, on these days you cut your losses. Does not matter if it is small tilt or full tilt, you lose your edge…

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, I should have left earlier. The game was good, I just couldn’t make a hand stand up.

[@codywalter]

That first hand was sick

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It was an omen for things to come.

[@timshaw5963]

Lots of empathy Doug, we’ve all been there.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, I was overdue for some negative variance.

[@wxx3]

Thanks

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Welcome

[@abubakrmostafai101]

I think you played great,only the hand with king ten was wrong when he bet you should go all in

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, I feel I made many loose calls including the KT hand on the end.

[@thomasrichardson-ev1wp]

O like your aggression on turn and river bets. Things didn’t work out for you today but that’s poker. I think after you review your play you won’t feel to badly about how you played your hands.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

There were a few loose calls that I would normally not pay off. Couple of coolers. I punted 250 on the last hand, it was so bad it forced me to finally leave.

[@thomasrichardson-ev1wp]

That’s my biggest leak paying off large river bets

[@abgea]

We all have days were the cards and our wits are against us. Battle back it's just a bad session not a bad life 😊

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Well said, it is only one little setback in a life long game.

[@stevenmartin2070]

Wondering. . I lost for the week and lost for the month. . I even lost it the year. I guess there is a blogger that will post that ? Just asking.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Most vloggers do better than the average player. Don’t know any that lose consistently.

[@samverberg3921]

One of those days Doug.. happy Passover

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, I was overdue for some negative variance.

[@helenrachel1520]

That is exactly what has been happening to me for 6 months I don't know what to do 😢

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I took a few days off to get my head right. If it continues, I may take a week or two off.

[@newspaperman281]

Ouch 😞

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, that hurt

[@jake_villanueva]

Rough go of it today. Is $1,000 the cap at $1/$3?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Match the stack of any 1-3 table. Sunday there was over 30k on the table, big stack 12k.

[@pot_kivach160]

3:16 _looks like he was gonna bet $50, but then gives us discount of $30. Wow! Kinda nice of him"_

[@paigow1965]

One of those sessions where your opponents cards hit and your cards didn’t. Can’t win when that happens.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It very hard to win, but I could have cut my losses when I felt I was tilting.

[@allanpeters4297]

We all have a bad day at the office buddy.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yes we do 😂

[@thefourthquarter7429]

Ouch, the coolers didn't help. Regardless, as you know tilt or its similar cousin, revenge mode, are killers. Thank goodness I practically never tilted when I played seriously. (My enthusiasm for the poker scene kind of dried up and wanted to do something I liked a lot better) I don't think you tilt often either so not much worry, but it's is huge problem for most. Note that I love your vlog and it actually makes me want to play again :) Not like before, but once in awhile for the challenge.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Tilt is probably the biggest issue for most players. Every once in a while I will go down that path. It is normally a short trip. I think that you should dip your toe back in, it will keep you sharp. Plus when you play to be social, there is less stress.

[@Lurorunner26.2]

Wow that sucks you were actually ahead with KQ 🐾…..

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

When he called I thought I needed to hit, afterwards, it tilted me more. 😤

[@gattosazio5778]

Sometimes we learn more from losing than winning. This video is like that for me. I'm sorry for you, but at least you've given us a good video.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Variance swings both ways, I’m in a downtrend.

[@gattosazio5778]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Yeah that means you'll be in an upswing soon!!

[@jrcorsey]

4:45 you're too harsh on yourself about jamming 115% pot vs a milker bet. Remember, the best sizing is usually a size he's not sure to call.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Checking is a viable play also, so is a normal lead. I think I should have thought out my play for the river on the turn.

[@jrcorsey]

@@dougmccuskerpoker your points are valid. I don't mean the jam was definitely the right play, just not obviously wrong. Your table read of course gives you more perspective.

[@mjriemen]

Someone smarter than me once said… “You are already even”

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I wish I was that smart 🤓

[@CitizenDissendentVI]

punished by the fish....

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Most of the hands I won, I had to bluff. I was the fish this day.

[@kmsnow6292]

Ran bad. The K10 hand should’ve folded on the river though. That was a tilt call.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Absolutely, bad call indeed.

[@jrcorsey]

12:46 your favorite hand against him contains a middle finger

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

lol

[@ok-kc9jj]

I’ve been running like this for the past 3 months lol so it can get worse trust me

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, it’s amazing how long runs can last. Hopefully mine run will be shorter than your current run. Best of luck.

[@7demo7review]

You and NorCal poker… ouch

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, same game, similar results. That was a tough week indeed.

[@7demo7review]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I’m coming out of a months long downswing. I play much lower stakes but I’m happy to finally see some sunshine! I was at a small .25/.50 cash home game, in for $50, out for $303…

[@MaydayAggro]

This was definitely not a "the poker gods love me!" day. 43cc: Vs these two hands you are barely over 50% to win. If 75 had instead been 77, you would have been under 45%, and if the 86 had been hh instead of ss, you wouldn't even have 33% pot share. Situations like this one are the reason you generally don't want to bet big multiway on the flop. I also think that "to get draws to fold" is bad motivation for a big bet. 54ss: Is this villain a reg? That was a very good bet size by him on the turn. Definitely not a spot to x-raise after such a large bet. Also, after that bet, there is no reason to lead into him on the river. Either he was betting the flush draw and has you destroyed, or his hand has shrunk considerably, and he's not calling the jam. Better to let him determine the action on the river OR lead small, hoping for a bluff raise IMO. 55: How can you reasonably "represent" an A after limp-calling from the button? KQcc: On a T952tt board, what value hands are you shoving with? I don't remember seeing you shove with the nuts in these situations very often.... KT hand just sucked. I might have punted after that too.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

54ss, he may have a K and a flush draw and shutdown. Considered checking, I should have made that decision before the river came. 55. Players always fearful of over cards in 1-3. KQ. I would jam with all made hands against an obvious draw. KT. Not in my normal starting range, was steaming before and blew a gasket after 😤

[@richardklein9568]

Sometimes I think if you just play straight forward instead of slow playing you would do so much better. They seem to call anyway so why so play? I know you try to mix it up but when you lose a pot due to slow play it seems to sting a little more anyway for me it does we have all been there. I now have a sign "no slow play" it's better to win a small one than lose a big one. Anyway better luck next week.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I think you are on to the key to success! Make it, bet it and win it. Seems simple, have to avoid fancy play syndrome.

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

Wow you fell apart when that guy obviously had the flush on you vs that bad turn with your flopped straight. It was pretty obvious him hitting the flush on the turn so calling a turn bet is one thing but calling all in on river is lighting money on fire. I spotted his tell also the first time he turned a straight on you because when he hits a big hand he puts his hands together and fidgets them instead of keeping them apart like he does at other times.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Horrible call on the end. He was holding over me all day. The only hands I won against him were bluffs. Nice pick up on the tell. 😉

[@wubrian5867]

That’s pretty miserable

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I didn’t enjoy it much either

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

If a vlogger never has a bad day, you know it’s BS. Suffered with you during this frustrating day. Getting rivered by flush draws is the worst. Oh well it’s just one long session and next week you’ll get it back I’m sure. You never did reveal your net result for this week, almost like you needed to punish yourself for being human and tilting. Better luck next time.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

We all have bad days, lost 900 for the week. I was overdue for some negative variance.

[@stealthyfern]

Shitty. Keep grinding.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, it should get better.