Accidental Selection Close

While using a selection tool, such as the Polygon Lasso Tool, I find that I frequently accidentally Close the selection.  In that I have not determined how to undo that last act that closed the selection, I have to start over. . .a lot.  Does anyone know how to undo the event that closed the selection, or have other recommendations?
Thanks

Once you have closed the selection, there is no turning back that I know of.
When using the polygonal and magnetic lasso tools, pressing Delete on the keyboard allows one to go back to a prior anchor point. This works especially well with the magnetic lasso tool, as that sometimes has a mind of its own.
Hit Esc on the keyboard, and the entire selection is removed.
Adding to, or, subtracting from a selection is via the icons, top left, in the tool's option bar.
Here is additional information:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/8.0/Win/Using//WSae2ea3b149d0c3591ae939f1038 60b3d59-7ec5_WIN.html

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