What was your biggest losing session and what have you tried to learnfrom it? And did you stick to it?

I played 8.5 hours today and won $484. Played 2/4 for a little while and did okay but the table was relatively tough. Moved down to the 1/2 where there was crazy action and it paid off.

July 2011

Total hours played- 104.5
Pace- 114
Average hourly winrate- $12
Winnings- $1263

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 407
Average hourly winrate- $18
Winnings- $7433

My biggest losing session was -454 playing live 1/2. I've lost 6 buyins in 5 hours playing online. As a poker player you have to accept that you are going to be beat, you should just make sure that you are hard to beat. After taking hundreds of suckouts I think I am virtually immune to tilting. I've been stacked in every conceivable way so nothing throws me off anymore. After each lose I evaluate if played a hand bad or if I just got unlucky. If I made a mistake I just adjust in future situations.

I played an 18 hour session today and lost $813. Ironic how I post about losing then set my personal record for worst session. Just to sum it up I flipped with with AKo 3 times aipf (2 times for 400+ pots) and got snapped off by 22, 77, then 22 again. I checked/ shipped top set on the flop and got stacked by the nut flush draw. I ran KK into 55. Very sick run.

I thought I would show you guys my card protector. It's a lucky 1886 Morgan silver dollar.




July 2011

Total hours played- 122.5
Pace- 114
Average hourly winrate- $4
Winnings- $450

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 425
Average hourly winrate- $16
Winnings- $6623

Ouch, that's a tough session. Seems like a lot of us live grinders in the Goals and Challenges Forum are having a sub optimal July. But stay with it, keep your mind right and everything will end up just where it should.

Variance is fun , I'm not sweating it.

I played 5 hours today and lost $41. Didn't get involved in any real meaningful pots. Got 3bet a few times and made some borderline folds.

July 2011

Total hours played- 127.5
Pace- 139
Average hourly winrate- $3
Winnings- $409

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 430
Average hourly winrate- $15
Winnings- $6582

When are you going to move up? do it soon imo, you can do it!

I've played at the higher limit game a few times but after the latest hit to my bankroll I'm just going to stick with 1/2 for awhile. Thanks for the confidence, some of my fellow grinders have been suggesting I move up aswell.

I played 9.5 hours today and lost $521. Another rough day. Made some big folds with overpairs and villains showed me it was correct. Got crushed with top set vs an oesd in a big pot. Here are a couple similiar tough spots I got in with AKo.

I pick up AK in MP, EP has opened for 15. Villain had been playing somewhat loose so I 3bet to 45. Folded back to villain who calls. stacks are 220 effective

Flop- J83 He checks to me and I lead out for 65 into 90 villain calls

Turn- 2 Now villain bets 80 into 210, I make an optimistic call assuming my K high fd isn't dominated and that an A or K would give me the best hand. I should have probably folded right here in retrospect.

River- 6 villain bets 30 and interrogate him for a couple seconds to make sure I'm not folding a chop then let it go. He shows KK, nh sir.

A few hours later at a different table. I pick up AK in the SB. Straddled pot, MP has opened for 12, one call from LP. I 3bet to 36, everyone folds to LP who calls. stacks are 200 effective.

Flop- 1074 I donk 50 into 85 and villain raises 100 quickly. I'm am pretty sure he has a set so I fold and he flashes 77, nh sir.

I plan on grinding it out for the next 3 days to reach my goal and hopefully run better to avoid having my first losing month of the year.

July 2011

Total hours played- 138
Pace- 144
Average hourly winrate- -$1
Winnings- -$110

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 439.5
Average hourly winrate- $14
Winnings- $6061

I think it might be helpful to only post results every 40 hrs played or something, that way they dont bug ya!

I played 4.5 hours today and lost $143. Didn't feel like playing that long, was mostly card dead.

July 2011

Total hours played- 142.5
Pace- 150
Average hourly winrate- -$2
Winnings- -$253

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 444
Average hourly winrate- $13
Winnings- $5918

Chin up dude, remember it's just variance

Gl

I played 10 hours today and won $305. I played well and put a stop to my 4 session skid.

I'm going to reflect on the past month, post my graph and set some new goals for August and the coming year in my next post.

July 2011

Total hours played- 152.5
Pace- 155
Average hourly winrate- $0
Winnings- $52

2011 YTD

Total hours played- 454
Average hourly winrate- $14
Winnings- $6223

I this thread.

I have the same aspirations, aside from moving to Vegas. I plan on running up a 2k bankroll at the 200NL games starting next month (moving up north). Keep up the good work OP. Good luck!!