[aflaba]

I've had that fun little experience two times. Last time, the big time, it cost me $8,000.

I thought I was getting drawn out, and that all I needed was to try to keep my confidence and ride it out.

Unfortunatly, bad luck wasn't the problem, bad play was. I had started making more mistakes along the way, getting sloppy and nonchalant. I had lost my fire.

I tried to rebound, but I couldn't. So I took a break that lasted for two months. When I was feeling like it was payback time I started playing again. Now I'm struggeling, playing fewer table and lower limits, trying to get back into the grove. It's going allright.