The thing is, even in this downswing, I'm quite sure I'm playing good poker, and that this is simply a factor of the ridiculous variance of the game. Most of my losses have come from huge pots - losing full stacks. And if I look at the full stacks that I've lost, each and every one of them has been a hand I played reasonably, and where I got my money in as, if not a substantial favorite, at least as not a massive underdog. The trouble is simply that I haven't won any of my coinflips for the past week or so. The only time I've been getting the money in the middle and winning has been when I've been a huge favorite, and usually when my opponent does something just ridiculously stupid.
No specific hands now because I'm tired. Let's just say that I've had someone call three big bets on an AQxxx board with 3 clubs flopped with AT and no club. I had AQ that hand and scooped a big pot. I had someone go all in with AK when an A turned to my A7, which had him dominated on a 7xx flop. I had someone push preflop with 9To; I called him with AK. All are moves I would never even consider, and are ridiculously unprofitable. But they haven't been so prevalent as to overcome every single lost coinflip, legitimate cooler, or ridiculous beat this weekend, and so I have some ground to make up. This is why I built up my bankroll, though, and why I'm waiting before I take my shot at NL100. Making a living can wait. A little while.
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