HU sngs are life tilting me.

And I'm not talking about the kind of tilt where you go apeshit and play a ton of poker out of your bankroll and lose a ton. I'm talking about the kind of tilt that makes you question whether you should just quit the game. The kind of tilt that makes life miserable to the point where I'm not getting any joy out of anything.

I mean, WTF? I'm playing $100 sngs here... Those aren't suppose to be hard to beat.

Look @ this:

Seat 1: Lord Kinbote (1,960)
Seat 2: fantoms (1,040)
Lord Kinbote posts the small blind of 15
fantoms posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lord Kinbote [Ad Th]
Lord Kinbote raises to 75
fantoms raises to 120
Lord Kinbote raises to 400
fantoms raises to 1,040, and is all in
Lord Kinbote calls 640
fantoms shows [Qs Jd]
Lord Kinbote shows [Ad Th]
*** FLOP *** [2s Qh 9c]
*** TURN *** [2s Qh 9c] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [2s Qh 9c Ts] [Kc]
fantoms shows a straight, King high
Lord Kinbote shows a pair of Tens
fantoms wins the pot (2,080) with a straight, King high

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Ok. So you're probably asking why the fuck would I call a shove after 4-betting a min re-raise. Mostly, I was just pot committed, but in reality, I insta-called.

I knew he wasn't that strong. He had min-raised quite a few times, and from a previous hand that went to showdown(see 2nd HH), I could easily make the assumption that the pre-flop min re-raises were weak.

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He didn't actually min-raise here, but it shows how bad of a player he really is.

Seat 1: Lord Kinbote (1,055)
Seat 2: fantoms (1,945)
fantoms posts the small blind of 15
Lord Kinbote posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lord Kinbote [Kh 9c]
fantoms raises to 60
Lord Kinbote calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Kd 4s 6s]
Lord Kinbote checks
fantoms bets 120
Lord Kinbote raises to 325
fantoms calls 205
*** TURN *** [Kd 4s 6s] [Jc]
Lord Kinbote has 15 seconds left to act
Lord Kinbote bets 670, and is all in
fantoms has 15 seconds left to act
fantoms calls 670
Lord Kinbote shows [Kh 9c]
fantoms shows [Ts Ad]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 4s 6s Jc] [8c]
Lord Kinbote shows a pair of Kings
fantoms shows Ace King high
Lord Kinbote wins the pot (2,110) with a pair of Kings

Then this:

Seat 1: Lord Kinbote (1,465)
Seat 2: fantoms (1,535)
Lord Kinbote posts the small blind of 25
fantoms posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lord Kinbote [As 2h]
Lord Kinbote raises to 125
fantoms calls 75
*** FLOP *** [3h Ah 7d]
fantoms bets 250
Lord Kinbote raises to 1,340, and is all in
fantoms calls 1,090
Lord Kinbote shows [As 2h]
fantoms shows [5h Kh]
*** TURN *** [3h Ah 7d] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [3h Ah 7d Qh] [Qd]
Lord Kinbote shows two pair, Aces and Queens
fantoms shows a flush, Ace high
fantoms wins the pot (2,930) with a flush, Ace high
Lord Kinbote stands up
fantoms stands up

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He didn't min re-raise me preflop, so I can assume he has a weak hand. What's more, his pot bet on the flop reeks of the flush draw. The all-in shove is pretty standard here given the information I have on the guy. But I still fucking lose.

It's not really that game in particular that pisses me off. It's all of them. Even when I apply my 'foolproof' logic to every situation, it seems like it's not enough.

It should be enough. I know for a fact that I have an edge over 99% of my competition when it comes to HU sngs, and I'm only leaving the 1% off because I don't want to come off as arrogant lol ;).

But it's true. I don't know anyone that plays the game like I do. The better players avoid me; I avoid them. It's a win-win situation. So I play against what's left, which is mostly comprised of average to bad players.

I told myself I was going to play huge volume during the summer. Then I catched the flu and I was out for a week or so. Now, I just don't feel like playing anymore.