16 Mar
Following a huge $3,700 loss at his last poker session, Andrew Neeme was anxious to get back in action and put the deficit behind him.
Ups and downs are a part of everyday life for poker players, as money is won and lost continuously. Those who can’t properly deal with the setbacks or downswings are not cut out to play the game professionally.
Positive Influence
Andrew knows that all too well and provides a favorable quote from one of his inspirations, best-selling author and internationally acclaimed social media personality, Gary Vaynerchuk:
“The best way to fail at the next thing is to dwell on previous mistakes.”
After thorough examination of his disastrous losing session, Neeme takes Vaynerchuk’s suggestion to heart and refuses to dwell on it further. Instead, he begins analyzing hands from his current poker session while seated at the “hand history lounge” of the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
Hands Reviewed
Neeme has joined a $2/$5 game with $1,500 max buy-in at the Wynn and a flush and straight draw on the turn prompt him to all-in shove against his short-stacked opponent. Following a call, the river produces a whiff on the draws, giving Andrew only a pair, but not as high as the pocket pair held by his table rival.
The next hand analyzed by Neeme finds him up against the same player and the poker vlogger manages to get his money back and more. A flopped set holds through showdown despite the river card producing a possible flush for his foe.
Jetta Hands
Loud music from the nightclub near the hand history lounge as well as windy conditions outdoors force Neeme to review the previous hand and others from the front seat of his Volkswagen. A new vlog segment called “Jetta Hands” is born.
Dealt the top two starting hands in poker on the next couple of hands shared with his 45,000+ subscribers, Andrew takes down two good-sized pots totaling over $2,400 despite not getting called on the river on either.
Those pots and more led to a winning session totaling $2,131. It didn’t snuff out the $3,700 loss of the prior session, but that debacle has long been forgotten. Right?
