Making Mistakes

6 people left in a 10 seater STT.
I have 1600 chips, SB all-in for 197, BB posts 400.
I'm UTG and have KQ and I push all-in ......... which as far as I'm concerned is the stupidest play I have made in a STT in years! There's only 203 free chips available, have a bit of patience! Button has AQ and that's me out. I knew it was a rubbish move 1 nanosecond after going all-in!

How come after playing the game for 3 years I can still do this?

Well I didn't Up The Stakes!

In fact in the end I hardly played any poker as I wasn't around Sunday/Monday and haven't played much poker at all these past 10 days. Pissed around again on Sunday with a few $5 STTs on Betfair winning 2 and coming nowhere in 2.

I'd love to play the MTTs but was astonished by aj winning one last night (Sunday). No I was not amazed that this excellent player won a MTT (Well played sir). What amazed and scared me was that he started at 9.05pm and finally won it 4 and a half hours later at 1.35am. There were 20 left at 10.50 for fucks sake! This isn't entertainment, that's a punishment. So I'll have to play them on DTD. If you win a $5 STT (Non Turbo) that normally takes over an hour.

I used to love the STTs on Blue Square. Timed 8 minute blinds starting with 2,000 chips. There was far more play possible than Crypto but quicker and better than Betfair. Betfair's extra levels at 75/150 and these antes at 100/200 make the final stages hard work when truth be told once I'm in the money I'm all-in!

Currently I'd rather watch Scrubs than play poker, I don't dislike poker I just don't want to play it for 4 and a half hours :)

Is it time to up the stakes?

"CUE VIOLINS"
You see I come from a pretty poor background, I never really had any money until I started working. Gambling to me was popping into Ladbrokes and having a 50p win bet or taking half an hour to fill out a Union Jack (9 horses, 8 bets) at a 20p stake!
"STOP VIOLINS"

I now earn a lot of money but have not adjusted my gambling. £2 stakes now on the horses unless I'm on course, $5 STTs on poker or max 25c/50c Cash. I just have to much respect for money. I'm not tight I love spending it but I hate wasting it (Which is what I consider losing money online is)

I think it's time though that I had a go at these higher stakes. I'm going to try and play a few MTTs/higher stake STTs on Sunday evening on Betfair and see where I get and more importantly how I feel about them. Variance means I may not cash in any torunaments and lose a bit of money. And if this overly annoys me or depresses me then I stop.

The Betfair structures are good, they should suit me if I can stay awake and focused. Let's see.