Stopping myself playing "speculative" hands!!

Glenelg

I like playing small stake MTT's (usually DS) I play fairly tight early on but over the last week I've noticed more and more hands that I'm "tempted" to play, but fold pre, come good and someone takes down a pot with, e.g.a small pair, or A high!. When this happens 2/3 times I think to myself "Nxt hand I'm playing anything half decent!"  I always chicken out as I know it's "prob" the correct play to fold but it keeps happening!! .  IS this common and how do you the "regs" cope? DO you just treat every hand in isolation and forget about the last one? I'm just after a bit of advice/guidance??? Thanks.
 I've just plucked this HH out as an example ---ok i'm oop & I don't know for definite I would have won but you get the idea/dilemma. 

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
jasp3315	Small blind		10.00	10.00	6415.00
FlyingDagg	Big blind		20.00	30.00	4920.00
	Your hole cards	Q 6
presenter	Call		20.00	50.00	4635.00
pickled35	Fold
SHEWAZ	Fold
Glenelg	Fold
jasp3315	Raise		30.00	80.00	6385.00
FlyingDagg	Fold
presenter	Call		20.00	100.00	4615.00
Flop
		6 A K
jasp3315	Check
presenter	Check
Turn
		6
jasp3315	Bet		50.00	150.00	6335.00
presenter	Fold
jasp3315	Muck
jasp3315	Win		100.00		6435.00
jasp3315	Return		50.00	0.00	6485.00

rancid

O yeah I would of have flopped a full house - blah blah blah

Seriously just don't worry about it, otherwise you just end up playing every hand just in case you hit

If it's cheap and they play well like J10s, then go for it.

Die_hard

Q6 off!? It's a bag of poo. You're OOP. Just fold pre. EVERY TIME. Well maybe unless the whole table limps then call, or raise.

Dudeskin8

Well played.

walesboy

I know the feeling. I think it happens to me quite a bit in cash!
Then I check back and it doesn't really. You just remember the ones where it does.
Keep folding hands like this or you'll just bleed your chips and end up having to shove with marginal hands.

TommyD

In Response to Stopping myself playing "speculative" hands!!:

I like playing small stake MTT's (usually DS) I play fairly tight early on but over the last week I've noticed more and more hands that I'm "tempted" to play, but fold pre, come good and someone takes down a pot with, e.g.a small pair, or A high!. When this happens 2/3 times I think to myself "Nxt hand I'm playing anything half decent!"  I always chicken out as I know it's "prob" the correct play to fold but it keeps happening!! .  IS this common and how do you the "regs" cope? DO you just treat every hand in isolation and forget about the last one? I'm just after a bit of advice/guidance??? Thanks.  I've just plucked this HH out as an example ---ok i'm oop & I don't know for definite I would have won but you get the idea/dilemma.  Posted by Glenelg

We lick our lips when we see someone else turn over these hands at showdown.

Poker_Fail

Play suited connectors and set mine in the early stages, but you should only be playing hands as bad as Q6 if actionhas been folded to you on the button/small blind and raise with tight players behind

By the way I've tried answering you're question in JRH's thread

Glenelg

In Response to Re: Stopping myself playing "speculative" hands!!:

Play suited connectors and set mine in the early stages, but you should only be playing hands as bad as Q6 if actionhas been folded to you on the button/small blind and raise with tight players behind By the way I've tried answering you're question in JRH's thread
Posted by Poker_Fail

I'm def getting better at NOT playing dodgy hands but it is sometimes VERY difficult when I've not played a hand for a few orbits & the ones I've binned would have been good! lol  I'm not the most patient of people and the "red mist" comes down occasionally!  On the plus side I don't tilt! 

Poker_Fail

In Response to Re: Stopping myself playing "speculative" hands!!:

In Response to Re: Stopping myself playing "speculative" hands!! : I'm def getting better at NOT playing dodgy hands but it is sometimes VERY difficult when I've not played a hand for a few orbits & the ones I've binned would have been good! lol  I'm not the most patient of people and the "red mist" comes down occasionally!  On the plus side I don't tilt! 
Posted by Glenelg

I really wish I had called...

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
daniel92	Small blind		75.00	75.00	965.00
eggead807	Big blind		150.00	225.00	2105.00
	Your hole cards	6 Q
ReedEmNWee	Fold
BADBOY	Fold
Poker_Fail	Fold
chinchin	Raise		300.00	525.00	1005.00
daniel92	All-in		965.00	1490.00	0.00
eggead807	Fold
chinchin	All-in		1005.00	2495.00	0.00
chinchin	Unmatched bet		265.00	2230.00	265.00
daniel92	Show	5 A
chinchin	Show	8 A
Flop
		K 4 J
Turn
		6
River
		3
chinchin	Win	Ace high	2230.00		2495.00