When winning isn’t good enough

The problem with having monster sessions is that perfectly respectable ones lose their luster. I know that 7.09BB/100 hands is a good win rate, yet ending up only $32.75 after 3.25 hours of game time somehow feels inadequate. It’s not just the money: part of the reason for this feeling is that a lot of my big wins was the result of getting some lucky turn and/or river cards or playing against really really bad players who will call to the showdown or try to bluff with nothing. In the monster session, I usually had my opponents beat from the flop or before the flop. I had a feeling that I was getting and playing the right cards, and got rewarded for it. I guess ultimately I want to win the money and know that I deserved it.

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