CHIMPS Stud

Haven't played much this week, with a couple of days down at the psuedo Home Office in a training course. 

CHIMPS was Tuesday night, as usual.  What was different was that I got out of "work" at 4:45, headed back to the hotel, ran over to the Outback, and proceeded to have one steak salad and about 5-6 glasses of Shiraz between 6:30 and 8:30.  So I wasn't in the prime mental state for CHIMPS.  Plus the hotel internet connection sucked. 

I chipped up a bit early as I noticed that one player was constantly completing/raising whenever he had the highest exposed card.  On a couple of occasions, I would call and then raise subsequent streets and managed to chase him away by 5th street, with barely a pair in my hand.

One hand killed me.  I was dealt 4c 5c 6c and landed the 7c on 4th street.  Ended up head-to-head w/ Gambit who started w/ a K door card and paired ducks exposed by 5th or 6th street.  Well the flush never got there, but I did land a straight on 7th, and I called all the way down to see that he made a boat on 7th.  I was short from there. 

Now, per usual, I cannot catch an effing hand while short, so I slowly bleed myself dry.  Finally wake up with split Qs and someone who started w a 7 door card hits a 4 on 4th street...for trip 4s tyvm.  I go out...wait for it...ON THE BUBBLE (the points bubble, that is). 

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I've come to the realization on the home game that I just need to accept it for what it is - a card catching contest.  I'm not going to change my style, in fact I think it's perfect for this event.  I'm just going to change my expectations.  When you sit and wait for good starting hands from position, and people are entirely aware of this, and they STILL call you down and suck out far too often, what else can you do but roll with it?  The only strategic change I need to be sure to make - both live and online - is avoiding going all-in when I don't need to.  This took me out of the home game last month and has buried me online too.  Why shove when a 3-4x raise may be enough to at least find out where I am as well as potentially induce a fold?