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Hand 1 is a somewhat rare happening but these beats do happen. Hand 2 is fairly common and it's fairly easy to see how it happend. Might have been able to save a bet by folding to the river raise but I can't quibble with the call. You want this kind of action from opponents. FWIW tightening up as you have is probably a good idea. I suspect that 1000 BB downswing has something to do with playing a lot worse as the downswing has progressed. A 1000 BB downswing should be a rare thing for a player winning at a decent rate but shouldn't be that rare for a player playing close to break even or losing. I suspect you've played in alot of games where your edge isn't that great and it's pretty easy to see how this can happen. The old poker saw that a good players edge over bad players is much bigger than an excellent player's edge over average players I would think applies. From what I've observed of online play, game selection is critical.