folding

today i'm no longer a folding KK virgin. i feel like telling it fairy-tale like, so this is how it went down...

it was a $400 buy in online 6 handed game, and a weak-tight tag player with full $400 stack raised utg (first position). there was a short-stacked caller (maybe $160 stack) in late position, and i reraised to $60. the guy in front of me instantly cold calls the $60 with about $80 left (lol), and action is back on mr. weak tight.

without hesitation, he 4-bets it up to about $150. i actually forgot what hand i had, and thought, "damn...he has aces." then i see the late position player move all in.
action is back on me, and as i'm impulsively sliding my mouse to the "fold" button, i look back at my cards to see i have pocket kings. for 20 seconds i hesitate between push and fold, then i realize i need to go with my read so i fold.
the player behind me calls, and after the 5 cards come down, the weak-tighty shows the AA.

it was a kick-ass feeling to make such a big lay down and be right about it. later on, i made another big fold and was right. folding is such a rush!

seriously though, making reads like these and acting on them (not just folding but also bluffing, calling, etc.) involves intense concentration; a lack of impulsiveness...and it's this lazy, grinding, mentality that's keeping from me becoming an expert player.