Frustrated with Poker

Bankroll is down to $1293, but I actually am very happy with my play. I guess that's poker. One lesson I'm taking to heart is don't be afraid to leave a table if it's packed with tight players.

I too often stick it out at a table, trying to trap the tight players and make a big hit. But this is a tough strategy. Case in point:

I had been folding to pre-flop re-raises about 75% of the time, knowing the table is tight. A couple times, finding AKs and JJ, I called $63 re-raises on 3/6 tables. First flop of AJJ cost me my $600 stack when player flopped A's full against my AK. The second flop of AJ2, I slow-played my set, only to see the turn of A, ruin my hand and cost me $400 when player hit his A2 boat. Bad luck, maybe, but I stuck around to keep playing.

Feeling a bit frustrated, I called a couple $21 raises with TT and 88 and each time hit top set. Both times, I called continuation bets and the board didn't look scary. But, the problem was I couldn't get my opponents to committ any more chips. So, taking down mid-size pots was nice, but not what I was looking for to get back to even.

One might say this opens the opportunity to call-steal against these guys, but I just found it frustrating everytime I tried the move.

So, I moved to another table, and found a much better rhythm that suited my style. It was like a breath of fresh air. Should be more flexible and move tables when it's just not working well.