With 11 players remaining the big stack in the cutoff raises and Jaime pushes all in with AT. The cutoff calls with KT. Jaime cheers aloud and his step brother says "Did you knock somebody out?" The flop comes down 678. "No but as long as this guy doesn't hit a king I'll FUCK."

Who needs an $8,500 Package to the bahamas anyway?

Like I said, it blows anyway... Costa Rica will be MUCH MUCH nicer...

At least you can say once you reported making money to your journal. Since I started mine is like I will never be able to get to NL$200.... just by talking about it i feel really sick....

How many hands am I behind, Xas?

I have decided I wont be playing more than 6 hours per day. I really think I am not playing my best after 4 hours specially since it s a great session of one where I lose 20% my bankroll.

I played 420 hands today and lost 1.74buy ins. That is 174E. Nice way to start February!!

I am 800E down in the last 2.5K hands!

As many of you know I've been running real bad in 2006. Well tonight it looked like the stars were aligned as I was doing very well in the Super Monday $162 tournament on partypoker. 1343 entered and we're down to about 40. Then this gem happens.

***** Hand History for Game 3509296431 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:19929316 Level:14 Blinds (1000/2000) - Tuesday, February 07, 01:48:44 EDT 2006
Table Super Monday(590519) Table #4 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: RefiNow ( $23840 )
Seat 3: PJRED454 ( $4490 )
Seat 7: Xaston ( $52939 )
Seat 8: hobbesy ( $18064 )
Seat 10: SamENole ( $40702 )
Seat 4: adadfasdfdsa ( $38867 )
Seat 5: MurphysLaw21 ( $18069 )
Seat 6: keeper00 ( $67243 )
Seat 2: AAPOKA ( $34591 )
Seat 9: jjbenb ( $25408 )
Trny:19929316 Level:14
Blinds (1000/2000)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Xaston [ As Ad ]
RefiNow folds.
AAPOKA folds.
PJRED454 folds.
adadfasdfdsa raises [5000].
MurphysLaw21 folds.
keeper00 folds.
Xaston calls [5000].
hobbesy folds.
jjbenb calls [4000].
SamENole folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 6s, Ks ]
jjbenb checks.
adadfasdfdsa bets [6000].
Xaston raises [16000].
jjbenb folds.
adadfasdfdsa calls [10000].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
adadfasdfdsa checks.
Xaston is all-In [31939]
adadfasdfdsa is all-In [17867]
** Dealing River ** [ Kc ]
adadfasdfdsa shows [ Kd, Qd ] three of a kind, kings.
Xaston shows [ As, Ad ] two pairs, aces and kings.
Xaston wins 14072 chips from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and kings.
adadfasdfdsa wins 84734 chips from the main pot with three of a kind, kings.







I don't know how much longer I can continue to run bad, then get my hopes up that things are about to turn around, only to get spit on by the deck when it really counts. That would have vaulted me into the chip lead and great position to win $42,000. I'd actually be ahead of KennyG in the race to $100,000 despite him having his best month ever in January, and me having my worst in January, and doing no better thus far in February. I really can't persist much longer, I really feel like just giving up.

Sorry bout the bad run Jaime. I think many of us are going through it at the moment but yours really stands out because of the stakes you play at. Stick with it, tighten up and it will eventually come back. (at least thats what I keep telling myself) Hopefully before you go broke. We're here for ya if you need moral support.