NL25 shot over. I lost all my extra cash and then some. I wrote a huge post explaining it all but then my computer ****ed me about and lost it.

Cliffs: AK<QQ AIPF Vs aggro BVB for 110BB, Flopped set<turned GS for 60BB.
Stats were really tight, opening a little less, folding a little more but ending up with 19% WSD. They always had everything. I had a lot of huge hands when they had nothing and got outdrawn or called down when I was semi bluffing. One of those days where the 47/3 fish you set up to your right is rivering 2 pairs etc.

I started to tilt and won a big triple barrel bluff vs a guy I'd been in BVB wars with. Spotted the telltale signs of tilt coming and quit. Controlled my emotions well and did my post session review. Wrote it all up then computer spazzed and now I'm pretty pissed off. I'm going to have some time off I think to calm down.

I'm going to go back to NL5 as I'm not able to beat these higher levels. Whats worse is I don't really see what I can do to do it. Hopefully with a couple of days off I'll see whats going on. Or get a bit luckier. Either or.

BR is $472

NL10 treated me very nicely. I decided that the NL5 talk was just the tilt talking as learning to play NL5 again is not going to help me plug the leaks for NL25. Instead I decided to bring the NL25 style to NL10 with more aggression and better table selection. Took me a long time to get sessions going as I was quitting whenever an aggro player made my life tough on a table but it went really well. Positive redline for the first time ever and some decent cards as well. When you have that image though you actually get paid on them!

I've rebuilt the BR to NL25 shot taking levels again. This time though I'm going to mix limits for a while playing on the best tables available whatever the limit and see how that goes. Hopefully will keep me on my best game not playing like a weakling on the NL25 tables as the 'shot' won't be front of mind. Effectivily this is a coping strategy for results orientation getting in the way of EV choices so I will need to face into this at some point. That or build the BR high enough that it doesn't phase me. Losing a flip for a $25 BI sucks when all I see is the hours I put into NL10 to get that $25!

Interesting though. Also good to look back at the post above and laugh at home much my computer tilted me. After coping with the loss and coming off rationally, the loss of all that typing wound me up so much I had a full on tilt mindblank about next steps. I do think the analysis of the session was sound though. I'll go back and have a look at it to make sure but I think I just got smashed by better players use of 3betting, weak cards and tops of their ranges.

Boo hoo I lost, I'm playing the penny tables again booo hooo I don't even know how to improve anymore waaaahhhhhhaaaaa.

BR$502

I'm in!

Will be following your journey buddy

Thanks dude. What big city are you little in?

London

So I've been pretty lucky today. I had a good session on FT as there is this bankroll boost going on. I played a good session and rebuilt a bit more of the roll after the NL25 shot. Where the luck really kicked in was what I did with the FT points I earnt plus what I had saved. I bought a SNG ticket as I find the Ring Game tickets annoying as if you don't win straight away then you have to play short stacked which blows. Binked it. Used that to buy another at higher stake. Second place. Moved up again. Binked. Bought into MTT. FT that muvver. Net result was an additional $80.

BR is now at $605. Whats crazy is that of the $290 profit I've made only about $100 is directly from the tables. The rest is RB, bonuses, MTT luckbox and the extra money I put in for my NL25 shot. So while I'm ahead I'm not getting carried away!

Do you reckon it's worth for me to move my $180 BR to FTP to play for the bonus on 5NL? I 6-table regs and still have the first deposit bonus

Good question, where are you now? If you mean you are still unlocking first deposit bonus where you are then no I wouldn't. At 5NL you are probably only going to be able to unlock the $5 aspect of the FT Bankroll Builder.

If you mean you have no account at FT and can get first deposit there then yeah its an extra bit of value and I would consider it.

For me I only play FT and Stars. I am holding off going to other rooms until I'm at higher limits and have bigger BR so I can make sure I get max value from the deposit bonuses.

I never opened an account at FTP before, I get in like 2-3k hands a day, but if you'd reckon I would only get the $5 bonus maybe its not worth it.

Oh maybe you might be able to get the $50 one. I don't do anywhere near those sort of volumes normally. Worth a look next time IMO as its currently 4 days of the 10 in to earn the required points.

The big problem with FT program for me is you don't start getting cash RB until you have been on the site for a while (need to hit 30 day average run rate) and the points are generally not that valuable I don't think if you are not a SnG player.

I'd stay where you are for now.

First session of the day was an odd one. On two of my tables I was up against some crazy fish that were pot donking every flop after limp calling and shoving QJs pre etc. Also calling everything and firing huge bets around both IP and OOP.

This should have been the dream come true but they just kept on hitting it against me and donking off my chips to other people. Awful run ensued vs these two. I played ok elsewhere and I managed to stack another guy who called me off light assuming I was squeezing the fish again but this time I had AA vs his QQ. I felt bad for the guy as he just got really unlucky. I ended up at B/E but with a tiny fraction more luck I should have been making stacks.

BR $602

Post some hands/graphs man

When will you shot for 25NL?

I taken one and failed. I'm now mixing in NL16 and NL10. Then will mix in NL25 as well if I can recover my losses. BR is in a good place but as I mentioned most of it is not from table winnings so I'm slowing down. Basically I'll sit wherever there be fishies and try and get a good graph.

Graphs are tricky with playing in two sites but I'll do some from my FT account in a bit.

NL25 Shot on FT



NL10 Rebuild on FT




Similar on Stars as well with NL25 boning me and NL10/NL16 treating me OK. Youi can probably see where I stopped grinding NL10 and moved into higher limit higher variance games!

Also rungood saver for my next spin on NL25!

Saver has not done me any good. Played a short session and as before same problem. I play ok against regs but short stack maniac fish crush me every time. This time I got caught by A3 two pair vs my AQs on the flop and he held up. Straight after another fish who had been calling down with everything hit trips on the flop calling a 3bet OOP with T8o and busted me. When I 3bet and the SPR gets that low I can't get away from any kind of hand so if they bink its a double up.

I think I need to stop 3 betting them even if its for value as it removes any edge I might have and instead makes it a luck game. AK vs T8o is not enough of an edge in that spot. I need to investigate my calling range and work on that.

BR $583

Gl and keep at it!

As long as fishes do this poker will never be dead. Not to me sadly though. What was the river call all about. The rest blows but at least he still has cards to bink. Holy shizzle.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $11.56 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP: $6.97 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
CO: $12.48 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 17.78, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 46)
BTN: $10.00 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: $10.00 (VPIP: 25.71, PFR: 11.43, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 35)
Hero (BB): $10.00

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A J

UTG raises to $0.30, MP calls $0.30, CO raises to $1.30, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $1.00, MP calls $1.00

Flop: ($4.05, 3 players) 4 4 T
UTG checks, MP checks, CO bets $2.10, UTG calls $2.10, fold

Turn: ($8.25, 2 players) 8
UTG checks, CO bets $4.10, UTG calls $4.10

River: ($16.45, 2 players) 3
UTG checks, CO bets $4.98 and is all-in, UTG calls $4.06 and is all-in

CO shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Fours) (Pre 72%, Flop 87%, Turn 93%)
UTG shows J A (One Pair, Fours) (Pre 28%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
CO wins $23.46

Didn't follow my own advice. Continued to isolate vs loose monkeys and lose. Either I miss and have to fold or I hit and they hit harder. This is just downswong.

Then worst of all I spaz up an attempted bluff. 3bet bluff IP is OK but vs unknown is unneccessary. Raise of small donk I think is OK repping the King. Bet on the turn is a massive mistake. So tilted right now because of my awful play. I just don't have any postflop skill.


PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $16.00 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
MP: $18.17 (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: $23.03 (VPIP: 75.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (BTN): $16.00
SB: $18.71 (VPIP: 9.68, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)
BB: $10.73 (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 37.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

SB posts SB $0.08, BB posts BB $0.16

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.24) Hero has A 6

fold, MP raises to $0.48, fold, Hero raises to $1.44, fold, fold, MP calls $0.96

Flop: ($3.12, 2 players) 3 K 9
MP bets $0.80, Hero raises to $2.40, MP calls $1.60

Turn: ($7.92, 2 players) T
MP checks, Hero bets $4.32, MP calls $4.32

River: ($16.56, 2 players) T
MP checks, Hero checks

MP shows J K (Two Pair, Kings and Tens) (Pre 41%, Flop 85%, Turn 93%)
Hero mucks A 6 (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 59%, Flop 15%, Turn 7%)
MP wins $15.81

BR $576

Couple of little BE sessions done. Really short though as life keeps getting in the way!

BR $573

Continuing my bad run but I actually feel like I'm playing ok.

This I think is just a cooler. The shortstack all in I think makes the regs range wider to try and keep me out of the pot. AA-KK may just call sometimes. I thought AK was a big part of the range.

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $16.14 (VPIP: 35.14, PFR: 27.03, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 38)
SB: $21.75 (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
Hero (BB): $16.00
UTG: $31.99 (VPIP: 34.43, PFR: 27.87, 3Bet Preflop: 13.04, Hands: 63)
MP: $21.53 (VPIP: 15.15, PFR: 6.06, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 66)
CO: $3.88 (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 16)

SB posts SB $0.08, Hero posts BB $0.16

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.24) Hero has Q Q

fold, fold, CO raises to $0.32, BTN raises to $0.80, fold, Hero raises to $2.00, CO raises to $3.88 and is all-in, BTN raises to $16.14 and is all-in, Hero calls $14.00 and is all-in

Flop: ($35.96, 3 players) 4 4 7

Turn: ($35.96, 3 players) 3

River: ($35.96, 3 players) T

Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Fours)
Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 18%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [$24.24]: (Pre 18%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)

BTN shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 67%, Flop 83%, Turn 90%)
Side Pot#1 [$24.24]: (Pre 82%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)

CO shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Fours)
Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 15%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)

BTN wins $34.46


Second one I'm no so sure on. I call pre as lolz pot oddz. Min 3 bets like that always worry me though especially multiway as a lot of fishes do this with KK+. Kind of the like the limp shove line.

On the flop I can't fold TPTK on a paired board but assume if he bombs the turn its not a bluff and so my hand is dead. Thoughts?

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $17.10 (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 29.03, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 32)
BB: $22.07 (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
Hero (UTG): $16.43
CO: $22.73 (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 60)
BTN: $14.50 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB $0.08, BB posts BB $0.16

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.24) Hero has A J

Hero raises to $0.48, CO calls $0.48, BTN raises to $0.96, SB calls $0.88, fold, Hero calls $0.48, CO calls $0.48

Flop: ($4.00, 4 players) 2 J 2
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $2.24, fold, Hero calls $2.24, fold

Turn: ($8.48, 2 players) K
Hero checks, BTN bets $7.04, fold

BTN wins $8.10

Also running a way below EV as got KK<JJ AIPF and AK<A3 AIPF vs short stack fish.

BR $559

Continued to play well despite no cards at all. Managed to largely break even and eke out a small profit. Then my computer timed me out on this hand:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (UTG): $18.88
MP: $10.90 (VPIP: 90.00, PFR: 70.00, 3Bet Preflop: 57.14, Hands: 11)
CO: $15.67 (VPIP: 30.51, PFR: 16.95, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 62)
BTN: $10.00 (VPIP: 29.47, PFR: 26.32, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 100)
SB: $10.53 (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BB: $10.00 (VPIP: 9.76, PFR: 9.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 41)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has K K

fold, MP raises to $0.35, CO calls $0.35, fold, SB raises to $1.40, fold, MP calls $1.05, fold

Flop: ($3.25, 2 players) K Q 7
SB checks, MP bets $1.30, SB calls $1.30

Turn: ($5.85, 2 players) Q
SB checks, MP checks

River: ($5.85, 2 players) A
SB bets $3.00, MP calls $3.00

SB shows A Q (Full House, Queens full of Aces) (Pre 74%, Flop 83%, Turn 91%)
MP mucks A J (Two Pair, Aces and Queens) (Pre 26%, Flop 17%, Turn 9%)
SB wins $11.32

Would have flopped nuts and turned super set up nuts vs two aggro players. I felt I dealt with it pretty well and didn't tilt it too much but took a break and when I came back I did this.

He was very passive. When he raises I should assume its 66, 88 or straight and therefore call raise to boat up. Any recreational player there is all sorts of draws so the stack off is fine I think but vs that guy its bad.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $11.74 (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
Hero (UTG): $11.54
MP: $10.81 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 12.25, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 212)
CO: $9.42 (VPIP: 58.82, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BTN: $10.00 (VPIP: 11.43, PFR: 8.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 35)
SB: $32.08 (VPIP: 17.50, PFR: 11.25, 3Bet Preflop: 2.82, Hands: 163)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 7 7

Hero raises to $0.30, fold, CO calls $0.30, fold, fold, fold

Flop: ($0.75, 2 players) 6 8 7
Hero bets $0.55, CO raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $3.00, CO raises to $9.12 and is all-in, Hero calls $6.12

Turn: ($18.99, 2 players) 4

River: ($18.99, 2 players) T

Hero shows 7 7 (Three of a Kind, Sevens) (Pre 80%, Flop 36%, Turn 24%)
CO shows 4 5 (Straight, Eight High) (Pre 20%, Flop 64%, Turn 76%)
CO wins $18.14

BR $554

Actually the rng would have laid out different board cards unless the entire preflop action took exactly the same amount of time to happen along with flop turn river actions. If u were able to enter the hand u may have been sucked out on. Still I'd be bummed i got forced to not play kk tho

Third and final session of the day also losing. Bad day all round.

Big losers from this session:

Short stack aggro player who'd just 3bet J8o is not on a squeeze. Even they have it sometimes.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (UTG): $10.00
CO: $14.08 (VPIP: 24.04, PFR: 17.31, 3Bet Preflop: 9.41, Hands: 220)
BTN: $4.91 (VPIP: 43.75, PFR: 37.50, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 17)
SB: $10.05 (VPIP: -, PFR: -, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BB: $5.05 (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A Q

Hero raises to $0.30, CO calls $0.30, BTN raises to $0.80, fold, fold, Hero raises to $2.00, fold, BTN raises to $4.91 and is all-in, Hero calls $2.91

Flop: ($10.27, 2 players) J 8 7

Turn: ($10.27, 2 players) J

River: ($10.27, 2 players) 2

Hero shows A Q (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 7%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
BTN shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks) (Pre 93%, Flop 97%, Turn 100%)
BTN wins $9.81

This one I think is ok. The button raise is never a bluff here. Its nuts or strong hand needing protection. I could have maybe shoved to try and rep a flopped flush but its a low %age play and I don't know enough about the guy to know if this is scared 2 pair/set protecting themselves or flush raising for value vs my pretty strong flat call.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $10.00
BTN: $11.15 (VPIP: 23.65, PFR: 17.24, 3Bet Preflop: 9.64, Hands: 215)
SB: $9.84 (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 12)
BB: $1.55 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Q Q

Hero raises to $0.30, BTN calls $0.30, SB calls $0.25, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.20, 4 players) 3 J 9
SB checks, BB bets $1.25 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.25, BTN raises to $3.90, fold, fold

Turn: ($4.95, 2 players) A

River: ($4.95, 2 players) 7

BB shows J T (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 51%, Flop 33%, Turn 80%)
BTN shows 3 3 (Three of a Kind, Threes) (Pre 49%, Flop 67%, Turn 20%)
BB wins $4.73

Other than that just a lot of small losses having to fold and a couple of cack run outs.

BR $540

Another losing session under my belt. Tale of three halves. First off I played OK but had no luck at all which culminated in me doing this out of frustration I think:

Should have folded the river. Vs someone this passive the raise meant a hand but felt I had the odds to call.

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $14.18
SB: $16.00 (VPIP: 10.53, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 19)
BB: $8.40 (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 15)
Hero (UTG): $16.00
MP: $11.80 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 12)
CO: $25.35 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)

SB posts SB $0.08, BB posts BB $0.16

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.24) Hero has A K

Hero raises to $0.48, MP calls $0.48, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: ($1.20, 2 players) K 6 5
Hero bets $0.72, MP calls $0.72

Turn: ($2.64, 2 players) 3
Hero bets $1.89, MP raises to $3.78, Hero calls $1.89

River: ($10.20, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, MP bets $3.36, Hero calls $3.36

MP shows 3 6 (Two Pair, Sixes and Threes) (Pre 40%, Flop 21%, Turn 64%)
Hero mucks A K (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 60%, Flop 79%, Turn 36%)
MP wins $16.16


Then I played awesome for a while. Really pleased with how I handled the irritation of that. I lost a couple of 60/40's vs a crazy guy who was limp shoving 22 and K9s but still built a nice little win up.

Then it all went to hell. I got destroyed. 2 outer on the river for a full BI. Awesome. Should I have folded this? I bet small to get calls or spaz ranges. I couldn't think of a combo that would get here to beat me but maybe slowplayed KK or 88 but with 2 hearts on flop multiway that made no sense so I snapped it.

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $16.16 (VPIP: 15.45, PFR: 10.45, 3Bet Preflop: 5.38, Hands: 224)
UTG: $16.33 (VPIP: 12.12, PFR: 10.10, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 102)
MP: $17.65 (VPIP: 43.33, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 32)
Hero (CO): $17.67
BTN: $16.16 (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: $18.50 (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 24.24, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 101)

SB posts SB $0.08, BB posts BB $0.16

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.24) Hero has 6 6

UTG raises to $0.64, fold, Hero calls $0.64, fold, fold, BB calls $0.48

Flop: ($2.00, 3 players) K 3 8
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.00, 3 players) 6
BB checks, UTG bets $1.40, Hero raises to $3.68, fold, UTG calls $2.28

River: ($9.36, 2 players) Q
UTG checks, Hero bets $4.00, UTG raises to $12.01 and is all-in, Hero calls $8.01

UTG shows Q Q (Three of a Kind, Queens) (Pre 81%, Flop 92%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows 6 6 (Three of a Kind, Sixes) (Pre 19%, Flop 8%, Turn 95%)
UTG wins $31.88

Then vs this guy 3 betting 16% and Cbetting in 70% and 60% flop and turn I'm never folding this.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $8.43 (VPIP: 63.64, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (MP): $11.54
CO: $1.75 (VPIP: 44.57, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 92)
BTN: $18.42 (VPIP: 23.75, PFR: 16.25, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 80)
SB: $12.11 (VPIP: 22.16, PFR: 18.04, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 197)
BB: $17.38 (VPIP: 30.53, PFR: 28.24, 3Bet Preflop: 15.22, Hands: 271)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A K

UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.50, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to $1.55, UTG calls $1.45, Hero calls $1.05

Flop: ($4.70, 3 players) 8 8 K
BB bets $2.95, fold, Hero calls $2.95

Turn: ($10.60, 2 players) 3
BB bets $6.70, Hero raises to $7.04 and is all-in, BB calls $0.34

River: ($24.68, 2 players) 6

BB shows 9 8 (Three of a Kind, Eights) (Pre 39%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows A K (Two Pair, Kings and Eights) (Pre 61%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BB wins $23.57

I also could hit no hands against stations. I still feel in reviewing these big losses that again the mistakes were not horrible (or if they were like vs the passive guy its not expensive). I'm just getting raped by variance. When you are at best a BE player a little downswing can be crushing. This is definately that.

BR now down to $515. I'm now BE from table play over 10k hands and only in profit from bonuses and binks. Not any skill.