Patience and Discipline

Both were in very short supply last night. With Mrs Phillberto off to Disneyland overnight I had the evening free. So with a sandwich and cup of tea I plunge into a night of poker. 20 minutes in and I'm feeling on top of the world. I've selected a table full of fish and I'm up $30. I spark open another table and it starts to all go pear shaped. I make a few semi-bluffs that are called down and miss and my winnings are depleted to just $8 shortly after. The guy that took my money gets busted and the table starts to fill with regulars. After plunging $6 into negative I up and leave for easier pickings.

The next table I take a couple of bad beats and start to tilt. I make a few dodgy calls and my losses are starting to mount. Then I pick up pocket Kings I. I raise and get called by a loose aggro and a calling station. Flop: 8 8 9. I bet and get called by aggro and min-raised by the calling station. My bat senses go off here as it does for the aggro who folds. I call the min-raise though and decide to check the turn. He checks behind. Mmm maybe he doesn't have it. Maybe he has the 9 or a higher pair. I lead for 2.75. He puts me all in for another $6. I'm pretty sure he has the 8 here but the pot odds look tempting and I have Kings man!
I call and muck as he shows the 8. What a donkey.
I give up on that table and persevere on my winning table for another 10mins but make no progress.

After a lengthy two table session and I'm down around $32 with my PTBB/100 dipping to under 9.

It's late. I'm tired and not playing well. What would any rational, disciplined poker player do in those circumstances.

a) Take a quick break and review the key hands using poker tracker before continuing.
b) Call it a night and go to bed to return the next day refreshed and invigorated.
c) Decide its about time I gave 50NL a try.

Answers on a post-code please.

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