OK. So it's well-documented here about the horrid month I'm having.

Sat down at a $2/$4 Stud table at Absolute, and got off to a good start. Won a couple of hands early and I'm up about $45 or so after just a few minutes. But then some guy sits down at the table and forgets to bring his Fold button. And he's catching everything on sixth and seventh street. Hitting his second pair, catching his trips ... just making life miserable for everybody.

And I'm catching some great starting hands. But that's where they sit. Great starting hands that never improve. And he's bleeding me dry. I bet AA at him, he calls me down with his 22s and his gutshot straight draws. And he keeps hitting the damned things. Just unbelievable. And before too long, I've lost almost all my buyin. And then this hand happens.

STAGE #304528346: SEVEN CARD NORMAL $2/$4 - 2006-02-28 02:35:03 (ET)
Seat 1 - JEDDIEK99 ($18.21 in chips)
Seat 2 - BSHEP15 ($108 in chips)
Seat 3 - JOEHOWINGTON ($34.44 in chips)
Seat 5 - PAPERNUTSACK ($99.25 in chips)
Seat 6 - FLAFISHY ($13.75 in chips)
Seat 7 - VEGASTYLER ($127 in chips)
BSHEP15 - Ante $0.25
JEDDIEK99 - Ante $0.25
JOEHOWINGTON - Ante $0.25
PAPERNUTSACK - Ante $0.25
VEGASTYLER - Ante $0.25
FLAFISHY - Ante $0.25
*** 3rd STREET ***
JEDDIEK99 - Pocket [H H As]
BSHEP15 - Pocket [H H Ah]
JOEHOWINGTON - Pocket [H H 10s]
PAPERNUTSACK - Pocket [H H 10h]
FLAFISHY - Pocket [Qh Jh Qd]
VEGASTYLER - Pocket [H H 9c]
VEGASTYLER - Bring-In $1
JEDDIEK99 - Folds
BSHEP15 - Calls $1
JOEHOWINGTON - Calls $1
PAPERNUTSACK - Folds
FLAFISHY - Calls $1 (I ALWAYS will raise with a premium pair. But my ass is damned sore from getting spanked, and I know that a raise here isn't going to get anyone to fold at this crazy loose table. So I decide to just see what happens on fourth street.)
*** 4TH STREET ***
BSHEP15 - Pocket [H H Ah 3d]
JOEHOWINGTON - Pocket [H H 10s 9d]
FLAFISHY - Pocket [Qh Jh Qd 10c]
VEGASTYLER - Pocket [H H 9c Jc]
BSHEP15 - Bets $2
JOEHOWINGTON - Folds
FLAFISHY - Calls $2 (OK. Bshep, who loves to slowplay third street, has his Aces. But I'm pulling together a decent hand here.)
VEGASTYLER - Calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
BSHEP15 - Pocket [H H Ah 3d 9h]
FLAFISHY - Pocket [Qh Jh Qd 10c Qs]
VEGASTYLER - Pocket [H H 9c Jc Kh]
FLAFISHY - Bets $4 (Yeah, I hit something. Let's go.)
VEGASTYLER - Calls $4
BSHEP15 - Calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
BSHEP15 - Pocket [H H Ah 3d 9h 5s]
FLAFISHY - Pocket [Qh Jh Qd 10c Qs 6d]
VEGASTYLER - Pocket [H H 9c Jc Kh 3c]
FLAFISHY - Bets $4
VEGASTYLER - Raises $8 to $8 (Jesus H. Christ. He's done it again.)
BSHEP15 - Calls $8
FLAFISHY - All-In $2.50
*** RIVER ***
BSHEP15 - Pocket [H H Ah 3d 9h 5s H]
FLAFISHY - Pocket [Qh Jh Qd 10c Qs 6d 8d]
VEGASTYLER - Pocket [H H 9c Jc Kh 3c H]
VEGASTYLER - Bets $4
BSHEP15 - Folds
VEGASTYLER - returned ($4) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VEGASTYLER - Shows [6c 7c 9c Jc Kh 3c 6h] (Flush, jack high)
FLAFISHY - Mucks
VEGASTYLER Collects $2.90 from side pot-1
VEGASTYLER Collects $40.85 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($46:$43,$3) | Rake ($2.25:$2.15,$0.10)
Seat 1: JEDDIEK99 Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 2: BSHEP15 Folded on the RIVER
Seat 3: JOEHOWINGTON Folded on the 4TH STREET
Seat 5: PAPERNUTSACK Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 6: FLAFISHY HI: [Mucked] [Qh Jh Qd 10c Qs 6d 8d]
Seat 7: VEGASTYLER won Total ($43.75) HI:($43.75) with Flush, jack high [6c 7c 9c Jc Kh 3c 6h - B:Jc,B:9c,P:7c,P:6c,B:3c]

OK. I lost my full buyin at stud in about an hour. So I decide to mix it up. I hadn't been playing any SnGs for awhile, I felt pretty good about the way I played in the BTP tourney last night, let's go ahead and get a quicky 5-handed one in before I call it a night and give me a chance to calm down. Just play some smart poker, and I'll be fine.

So we come to this hand.

Game #1317436309 (Level III, Game #1) - 15/30 No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2006/02/28-01:57:30.4 (CST) Table "Atiu (5 max)" ($20 tournament) --
Seat 4 is the button Seat 1: BOW NER (870.00 in chips)
Seat 3: duotis2000 (1,175.00 in chips)
Seat 4: flafishy (770.00 in chips)
Seat 5: saeid60 (2,185.00 in chips) saeid60 : Post Small Blind (15)
BOW NER : Post Big Blind (30) Dealing...
Dealt to flafishy [ Kh ] Dealt to flafishy [ Kc ]
duotis2000: Call (30)
flafishy: Raise (100)
saeid60 : Call (85)
BOW NER : Fold
duotis2000: Fold
*** FLOP *** : [ 6c 6d Td ]
saeid60 : Check
flafishy: Bet (300)
saeid60 : Call (300)
*** TURN *** : [ 6c 6d Td ] [ Qs ]
saeid60 : Check
flafishy: Bet (370)
saeid60 : Call (370)
*** RIVER *** : [ 6c 6d Td Qs ] [ 3s ]
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: 1,600 | Board: [ 6c 6d Td Qs 3s ]
BOW NER lost 30 (folded)
duotis2000 lost 30 (folded)
flafishy lost 770 (showed hand) [ Kh Kc ] (two pair, kings and sixes)
saeid60 bet 770, collected 1,600, net +830 (showed hand) [ 6h 5s ] (three of a kind, sixes)

Oh, man. Please tell me February is about over. I'm so frigging glad this is a short month.

Honey, yo givin' a whole new meanin' to Black History Month.

That's some bad beats, Harry. (with apologies to the creators of House)