Worst Sessions/Worst Months/Financial Ruin

[john kane]

I thought it would be good to create a thread where everyone posts there worst poker moments, mainly financial, whether it be having a tragic tilt day, a terrible month(s) of cards, days of thinking 'i had so much more wealth only a few days ago' etc.

This is becuase so often if i have a down biggish down session i feel very annoyed, mainly due to the injustice i have experienced at the poker table, and i find the best cure is to read about others misfortune.

Ill start;

August 2005; the first two weeks having my best run at 1-2NL winning just over $2000 (10 buy ins) and then having by far my worst downswing ever of about the same total (10 buy ins)

Since then ive never recovered the win rate i experienced from Nov04-August05. I hope one day it will come back to me.

[James282]

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I thought it would be good to create a thread where everyone posts there worst poker moments, mainly financial, whether it be having a tragic tilt day, a terrible month(s) of cards, days of thinking 'i had so much more wealth only a few days ago' etc.

This is becuase so often if i have a down biggish down session i feel very annoyed, mainly due to the injustice i have experienced at the poker table, and i find the best cure is to read about others misfortune.

Ill start;

August 2005; the first two weeks having my best run at 1-2NL winning just over $2000 (10 buy ins) and then having by far my worst downswing ever of about the same total (10 buy ins)

Since then ive never recovered the win rate i experienced from Nov04-August05. I hope one day it will come back to me.

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There is no injustice at the poker table. Your win rate will never come back to you, you have to go find it.
-James

[Justin A]

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days of thinking 'i had so much more wealth only a few days ago'

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This kind of thinking is bad and will only get you in trouble.

[sweetjazz]

August 29. My city flooded.

Bad beats happen. Deal with it.

[elena_elphie]

I broke my all time session record, going +7800 in a 10 hour session of live 30-60 limit, and immediately followed it by a week in which I took my largest loss ever, going -11200 in a single week of playing live 40-80 (maybe 18 hours of play total)

I'm taking a few days off now, I've never had swings even close to that big.

[Python49]

Past 35k or so hands have been incredibly streaky for me, lots of horrible beats which lead to some poor play. Down a little bit (was down alot but made it back) after 35k hands. Previously I was at about 65k hands with 6.5ptbb/100 :/

last weekend i ended up losing these hands:

AA vs. AJ, approximately $50. flop is QTK.
AA vs. TT vs. Q4o wtf?? whole board is diamonds; dick with TT has the 10 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif another $50.
KK vs. TT vs. QJs: T on flop; running jacks, they both suckout in a $117 pot.
then in a tourney i get ducks in late position, table folds around to me, i call, sb folds, bb checks. flop is AA2. he bets 400 chips, hes got the ace and i know i got him. i push; he quicky calls and its running 10s /images/graemlins/mad.gif

yeah, i lost about $200-$250 that 2 day span.

[tripdad]

i've been shut out of my last 8 sit & go's, and 14 out of 15. also just busted out of the 40K guaranteed when my top 2 pair (AQ) loses to a flopped set.

ok, not financial ruin or death and destruction, but it still sucks.

[TripleH68]

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Since then ive never recovered the win rate i experienced from Nov04-August05.

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You are not referring to a win rate.
You are referring to a win streak.

[Vavavoom]

Lost $1200 in october.....Ultimately I still made $900 in October...But it could have been much better....


In the space of 4 minutes had 2 sets turned FH's get beaten by quads...that cost me $380...

[psyduck]

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last weekend i ended up losing these hands:

AA vs. AJ, approximately $50. flop is QTK.
AA vs. TT vs. Q4o wtf?? whole board is diamonds; dick with TT has the 10 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif another $50.
KK vs. TT vs. QJs: T on flop; running jacks, they both suckout in a $117 pot.
then in a tourney i get ducks in late position, table folds around to me, i call, sb folds, bb checks. flop is AA2. he bets 400 chips, hes got the ace and i know i got him. i push; he quicky calls and its running 10s /images/graemlins/mad.gif

yeah, i lost about $200-$250 that 2 day span.

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well at least you weren't playing higher...

what

[elmo]

i had a fun 40 BB hu loss at 300-600 against someone who i consistently beat hu at 80-160 and 100-200

[john kane]

man, this game sucks.

I was even for the week 2 days ago(week starting last saturday), lost $700 playing 1-2NL SH and 2-4NL SH, and then today another $375.

dig this bad beat for a hand. villan has little respect for me as i try to bluff him a fair bit.

flop 4 7 10, two spades.

me with pockets 4s, i.e set 4s, him with 9 10.
as he has so little respect after a few bet, raise, reraise we are all in for a pot of $340. he hits runner runner spades to win with his 9 spades. Sick. [censored] sick.

[Evan]

This thread sucks. I can't tell if it's a notch above or a notch below a standard bad beat post.