Due for an Entry

I tend to stay away from writing for the blog when I'm in downswings, though I'm really not sure that I should. This can be a useful place to vent frustrations.

So yeah, in the two weeks since I last posted, poker is going not well, mostly. I did finish 143th in the FTOPS Main Event. The hand I went out on I've dissected to death (along with some help from the forum), and I definitely played it badly and got unlucky all at the same time. That hand still annoys me, but I don't feel like thinking about it anymore. Moving on.

This past Sunday, I finished 36th in the weekly $200K on AP(UB). Along with a couple of other cashes, that helped to ensure that I actually didn't lose money on either of the last Sundays that I played. Which can be an accomplishment sometimes on big field days. Hey I'm looking for silver linings here.

Otherwise, frankly there's not much good to say. Have I played bad? Some. Have I ran bad? God, yes. I really feel like my success is sort of inevitable though, because mostly I've played consistently and just haven't run well in key sports. Just a natural sort of correction from the week that I took over Cake Poker I guess.

I am annoyingly now +$1670 or so for the month, which would be worst month since November 2007, when I was still playing SNGs. Which I'm thankfully not anymore, since I find the idea of 10 tabling SNGs sort of soul crushing. I have been thinking about diversifying though, partially on the advice of forum members. Cash games and omaha may be on my list. I'm not particularly good at either of those things right now, but I think that could change with a little work. And also I could probably just use a break from NLHE tournaments. A casino trip may be called for.

This is hilarious, I especially like the "you don't understand, this is always happens to me" part of the rant: http://www.xtranormal.com/xtranormal/episode.php?aid=103870&mid=20090222182227485

Tonight will probably be my last poker day of the month, so maybe I'll win a tournament and actually post a respectable number for the month. Never know.