Worst Live Session Ever

Aladdin/Tropicana $1-2 NL (Thursday)
11 hours
+ $360

Ballys $1-2 NL (Wednesday/Thursday)
12 hours
+ $90

Paris $1-2 NL (Tues/Wednesday)
11 hours
+ $280

Aladdin $2-5 NL Holdem/$1-2 Pot Limit Omaha, Mixed Game (Tuesday)
9 hours
- $1,240

It's been a few days since my last post because I've been playing constantly to make back what I lost in one awful session. This month has seen me run worse than I have in a long time, and I haven't had a session like I had on Tuesday in over a year.

It started out as a $1-2 NL game, and I posted a comment attached to my last entry about how the guy insta-called me for his whole stack on a gutshot and nailed it on the turn. Later on the same guy only wanted to continue playing if we increased the stakes and included Omaha in the mix. Well, that was great as far as I was concerned, even if it was a bigger game than my bankroll liked.

Most of the big hands of the night came during the $1-2 PLO, not the $2-5 NL. A hand came up where I had QJ98 with Queen-high clubs in position. A player was all-in for $60 preflop and it went four ways to the flop. The flop came KT7 with two clubs. I ended up all-in against "Re-bet" Todd's top set. I made my straight but he made his boat and I lost $500 on the hand. Later I got reraised by gutshot man when I had suited aces so I just got $200 of his $250 stack all-in preflop but his J933 made the nut full house.

Since that night it's been slow going at the tables. I'm still running bad. I'm barely in the black for the month right now. Everyone who plays for a living goes through stretches like this, and I guess the trick is to survive them and not let them affect your morale or your game too much. It's hard to play your best game when it seems like the cards are laughing in your face.

I feel good today. It's 1 am here and I just woke up. Now I'm headed to the Strip. Wish me luck.