So this is how you can lose 30 buy-ins...

Not much to say right now, I just felt like posting some of the beats from the last few days...

A mild one to start of with:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462304
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UTG: $15.35
MP: $25.00
CO: $79.44
BTN: $30.25
SB: $31.18
Hero (BB): $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with A K

UTG calls $0.25, 2 folds, BTN raises to $1.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.90
Flop: ($6.35) 7 K 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.75, BTN calls $3.75
Turn: ($13.85) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7.25, Hero raises to $18.25 all in, BTN calls $11
River: ($50.35) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $50.35
BTN shows Q K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero shows A K (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
BTN wins $47.84
(Rake: $2.51)

I like my line there, check shove turn is sexy I think...

OK so another one:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462316
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CO: $31.74
Hero (BTN): $26.82
SB: $49.15
BB: $35.70
UTG: $25.22
MP: $17.73

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 3 3

2 folds, CO raises to $0.85, Hero calls $0.85, 1 fold, BB calls $0.60
Flop: ($2.65) 3 K Q (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets $2, Hero raises to $6.25, BB folds, CO raises to $30.89 all in, Hero calls $19.72 all in
Turn: ($54.59) J (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($54.59) T (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $54.59

CO shows 8 A (a straight, Ace high)
Hero shows 3 3 (three of a kind, Threes)
CO wins $51.87
(Rake: $2.72)

Yeah I know this one is pretty standard, the guy just jams a bare flush draw but the way he gets there is fun!

OK, let me turn up the heat a little bit....how do you like this one? Another sexy check shove on the turn:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462332
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BTN: $34.77
SB: $50.15
Hero (BB): $25.70
UTG: $24.30
MP: $35.31
CO: $27.49

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with 6 6

2 folds, CO calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero checks
Flop: ($0.60) 6 K 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.60, CO raises to $1.20, Hero raises to $4.20, CO calls $3
Turn: ($9.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6, Hero raises to $21.25 all in, CO calls $15.25
River: ($51.50) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $51.50
Hero shows 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes)
CO shows 8 3 (a flush, Eight high)
CO wins $48.93
(Rake: $2.57)

This one is one of the best ones, I catch a sweet card on the turn, get my money in....

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462334
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UTG: $30.79
MP: $27.24
CO: $26.20
Hero (BTN): $25.35
SB: $35.40
BB: $18.53

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 9 9

2 folds, CO raises to $0.85, Hero calls $0.85, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.05) T T 7 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $1.50, CO calls $1.50
Turn: ($5.05) 9 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $4.50, CO raises to $12.50, Hero raises to $23 all in, CO calls $10.50
River: ($51.05) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $51.05
CO shows 7 7 (four of a kind, Sevens)
Hero shows 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
CO wins $48.50
(Rake: $2.55)

Weeee!

This one stung a little:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 462442
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SB: $41.79
Hero (BB): $25.35
UTG: $23.91
CO: $32.80
BTN: $31.49

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with A A
UTG calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, UTG calls $1
Flop: ($2.60) J K 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $2.60, UTG calls $2.60
Turn: ($7.80) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $7.80, UTG raises to $15.60, Hero raises to $21.50 all in, UTG calls $4.46 all in
River: ($47.92) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $47.92
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
UTG shows 4 K (two pair, Kings and Fours)
UTG wins $45.53
(Rake: $2.39)

Another sexy line here, I induce a shove from this guy with my bet sizing on the flop:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462458
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BB: $30.57
UTG: $25.00
MP: $72.59
CO: $25.00
BTN: $33.83
Hero (SB): $25.10

CO posts a big blind ($0.25)

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is SB with A A

2 folds, CO raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.50, 1 fold, CO calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.25) 8 4 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, CO raises to $15, Hero raises to $22.60 all in, CO calls $7.50 all in
Turn: ($50.25) J (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($50.25) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.25
CO shows T T (a straight, Jack high)
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
CO wins $47.74
(Rake: $2.51)

Runner runner straight hurts a lot.

Here is a simple one, nice flop for this guy eh?:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462249
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MP: $7.43
CO: $41.48
BTN: $47.96
SB: $25.10
Hero (BB): $25.51
UTG: $35.37

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with A A

3 folds, BTN raises to $0.85, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.65, BTN raises to $9.25, Hero raises to $25.51 all in, BTN calls $16.26
Flop: ($51.12) J T Q
Turn: ($51.12) Q
River: ($51.12) 5

Final Pot: $51.12
BTN shows K A (a straight, Ace high)
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Queens)
BTN wins $48.57
(Rake: $2.55)

Have you had enough let? I had, but no it didn't stop there!

How do you like this one? Let me hear you say "TWO OUTER"...

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462472
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UTG: $7.87
Hero (MP): $27.27
CO: $30.13
BTN: $25.00
SB: $43.61
BB: $15.77

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with K K

1 fold, Hero raises to $0.85, CO calls $0.85, 1 fold, SB raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.15, CO calls $2.15
Flop: ($9.25) 2 K 7 (3 players)
SB bets $6.75, Hero raises to $24.27 all in, CO folds, SB calls $17.52
Turn: ($57.79) T (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($57.79) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $57.79
Hero shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)
SB shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
SB wins $54.91
(Rake: $2.88)

Here is a sick one, this one really really hurt. By the way I have put these hands in order, so the ones at the top happen first, and then the ones that follow happened thereafter. So you can imagine if you are getting these beats, one after another the pain gets real bad! Worse and worse...

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 462480
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Hero (BB): $25.60
CO: $70.30
BTN: $35.87
SB: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with 9 9

1 fold, BTN raises to $0.75, SB raises to $2.75, Hero calls $2.50, BTN calls $2
Flop: ($8.25) 9 8 K (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, BTN folds, SB calls $3
Turn: ($14.25) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $8.75, Hero raises to $19.85 all in, SB calls $10.50 all in
River: ($52.75) 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $52.75
Hero shows 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines)
SB shows 4 4 (a flush, King high)
SB wins $50.75
(Rake: $2.00)

Just looking at this hand, I actually don't like my cold call of the 3 bet (what with the original raiser let to close the action behind me), but I think I did so because we were playing 4 handed at the time, plus the button has a huge stealing range there, and the guy in the small blind is a competent regular who 3 bets light there a lot. So maybe I should of 4 bet, but I don't 4 bet fold as a rule (and I don't feel great about getting my money in pre flop with 99), and I think folding is a little bit too tight.

Here is another not so nice river:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 462492
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BB: $25.25
UTG: $27.81
CO: $32.38
BTN: $37.04
Hero (SB): $25.10

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 2 2
UTG requests TIME, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold
Flop: ($1.45) 2 6 T (2 players)
Hero bets $1.45, BTN calls $1.45
Turn: ($4.35) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $4.35, BTN raises to $34.99 all in, Hero calls $18.70 all in
River: ($50.45) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.45
BTN shows 6 8 (a full house, Sixes full of Tens)
Hero shows 2 2 (a full house, Twos full of Tens)
BTN wins $47.93
(Rake: $2.52)

At this point only after a few days of playing, everytime I got my money in good (like this), I knew the river was going to fuck me, and when (sometimes), it didn't and my hand held up, I actually felt like I sucked out! Seriously!

So in the following hand, when that river card hit, I wasn't suprised. It just really hurt. How does this guy call the shove on the turn?

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462247
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UTG: $106.78
MP: $111.58
Hero (CO): $29.81
BTN: $6.82
SB: $25.00
BB: $111.52

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with A A
1 fold, MP raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $3.50, 2 folds, BB calls $3.25, 1 fold
Flop: ($7.95) 3 4 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7, BB calls $7
Turn: ($21.95) 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $19.31 all in, BB calls $19.31
River: ($60.57) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $60.57
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Fours)
BB shows 4 6 (three of a kind, Fours)
BB wins $57.57
(Rake: $3.00)

Wow, really?

OK, another simple one, all in pre flop again with AA vs AK:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 462509
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BB: $17.66
UTG: $26.82
MP: $34.66
CO: $25.57
BTN: $11.33
Hero (SB): $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A A

UTG raises to $0.75, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.75, Hero raises to $3.25, 1 fold, UTG raises to $9.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $25 all in, UTG calls $15.50
Flop: ($51.00) K 7 8
Turn: ($51.00) 2
River: ($51.00) 9

Final Pot: $51.00
UTG shows A K (a flush, Ace high)
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
UTG wins $48.45
(Rake: $2.55)

Amm, and then there were also key "session breaker" pots like this one here, 3 way all in with the nuts, hold one time?

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 462515
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Hero (BTN): $25.12
SB: $41.76
BB: $20.93
UTG: $25.00
CO: $98.31

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A J

UTG calls $0.25, CO raises to $1.10, Hero calls $1.10, 1 fold, BB calls $0.85, UTG calls $0.85
Flop: ($4.50) 5 2 7 (4 players)
BB bets $4.50, UTG folds, CO calls $4.50, Hero raises to $10.50, BB raises to $19.83 all in, CO calls $15.33, Hero raises to $24.02 all in, CO calls $4.19
Turn: ($72.37) 2 (3 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($72.37) 6 (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $72.37
Hero shows A J (a flush, Ace high)
BB shows 7 7 (a full house, Sevens full of Twos)
CO shows 6 8 (a flush, Eight high)
Hero wins $8.38
BB wins $60.99
(Rake: $3.00)

I have honestly been getting goat raped. I am not making this up. I was speaking to Rosh earlier who said if someone said to me I would have a +30 buy downswing within a 5/6 day period, that I would not believe it, and he is right.

I never thought it was possible to run this bad.

The above hands account for about 15 buy-ins of it, and please be honest and give me some feedback. What can I do with the hands above? I got the nuts, I get it in, they suck out. So 15 buy-ins gone. You have no power.

I also have 10-15 hands which I can post too which are complete coolers, set over set, AA vs KK all in pre, flop top two run into set. Turn a set which also gives some cunt the nut straight (a disguised gutshot or something).

Lots of overpairs running into sets. I just don't fold AA-QQ on dry low boards to these donks, if they flopped a set then they are going to have to show it down. Simply because they play so bad, and most the time (as you can see from the hands above) they get it in very light. So when you get a spell of running a lot of overpairs into sets, you lose a lot of buy ins.

I also want to point out this has all happened between the 2nd January - 7th January. It really is sickening to experience such negative variance over a very short period of time.

I have however played over 50,000 hands, so I have to put things into context, and realise downswings (and hopefully at some point upswings) will be more extreme when playing such a high volume.

I will get through this.