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Well, gave back a good portion of my month after the UB 30k win. The trend has been to have one big cash per month, and then sort of end up even for the rest of the month. This month I didn't end up even for the rest of the month. This will be my worst month since January, unless something changes tonight, and I'm not even sure if I'll play tonight.

Here's a hand from the Stars 20r:
PokerStars Game #19184898704: Tournament #98176371, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2008/07/28 - 23:33:44 (ET)
Table '98176371 5' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ziggy47 (22410 in chips)
Seat 2: up4breakfast (8690 in chips)
Seat 3: Betudontbet (131788 in chips)
Seat 4: pkb6786 (17006 in chips)
Seat 5: USCphildo (14080 in chips)
Seat 6: jlewis10748 (29535 in chips)
Seat 7: bzimzim (44700 in chips)
Seat 8: imthelizard (17085 in chips)
Seat 9: mlagoo (14370 in chips)
ziggy47: posts the ante 50
up4breakfast: posts the ante 50
Betudontbet: posts the ante 50
pkb6786: posts the ante 50
USCphildo: posts the ante 50
jlewis10748: posts the ante 50
bzimzim: posts the ante 50
imthelizard: posts the ante 50
mlagoo: posts the ante 50
ziggy47: posts small blind 300
up4breakfast: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bzimzim [4h 2h]
Betudontbet: folds
pkb6786: folds
mlagoo is disconnected
USCphildo: folds
jlewis10748: folds
bzimzim: raises 1000 to 1600
imthelizard: calls 1600
mlagoo has timed out while disconnected
mlagoo: folds
mlagoo is sitting out
mlagoo is connected
mlagoo has returned
ziggy47: folds
up4breakfast: folds
** FLOP *** [3d 7h Qd]
bzimzim: bets 2500
imthelizard: calls 2500
*** TURN *** [3d 7h Qd] [6d]
bzimzim: bets 5000
mlagoo is disconnected
imthelizard: calls 5000
*** RIVER *** [3d 7h Qd 6d] [7d]
bzimzim: checks
imthelizard: bets 7935 and is all-in
bzimzim: folds
Uncalled bet (7935) returned to imthelizard
imthelizard collected 19550 from pot
mlagoo is connected
imthelizard: shows [Ks Jh] (a pair of Sevens)

Well. It's hard to get pwned much harder than that. I almost fired that last bullet too, but I just couldn't imagine he wasn't calling. I just generally played like shit in that tourney all around, didn't 3 bet when I should, missed what I think should have been a call when CO opened and button shoved and I woke up with 9s, since both were aggro players. And I even failed at my Gus Hansen moment. It was discouraging. Otherwise just a totally unproductive two days, ran AK into 98o in AP 30r with three tables, obv that didn't go well. Apparently I need to get vikes to teach me how to play multis, he's killin' everything right now.

Haven't played much this week. Tonight is probably less than 50/50, going out to dinner with my parents but possible later. Won't play at all probably this weekend, Lollapalooza in town, I'll be there Saturday and Sunday, should be sweet. Monday=back to work, and try to get August going and leave July behind.

Also, though I'm sure many (or perhaps most) of my readers are well aware anyway, the AP Forum is dead, but those of us left have started a new poker forum, currently located at http://thecrew.darkbb.com/index.htm. Come and hang out with Rags (Go Bucks), Deal (Michigan still sucks), Monti, Buchs, Kim, Glo, FJ, Jakz, Vikes and too many other internet legends to mention (my cop out since I know I'm forgetting people but I'm lazy). Always lively poker talk (like, how can we get Ohiocity to stop limping late in multis, and can we bitchslap him if he doesn't?) and lots of OT as well. Fun place. Stop by.