Over the last 750 hands I have lost 140BB at 0.5/1. I just can't win a hand to save my life at the moment. My W$SD is 35. All my big hands are losing. I haven't made a set from a pocket pair from 37. I have lost to runner runner one card straights/flushes/trips/full houses more times than I can count.
I know it is a small sample size but I just can't see why I am losing at such a rate. Previous to this I was 5BB/100 over 5500. Again it is a small sample size, but is it possible this is just variance? It is only over the last 3 days so I haven't changed the way I play at all.
Here are a few hands from a session I had this morning where I dropped 25BB in 42 hands.
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, CO calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG calls, CO calls.
Turn: (7.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (13.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 15.75 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
CO has 2h 8h (two pair, eights and twos).
Hero has Jd Ah (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: CO wins 15.75 BB. </font>
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, UTG calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (5.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, UTG calls.
River: (8.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 12.25 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Qs Qd (two pair, queens and sevens).
CO has Ad 7c (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: CO wins 12.25 BB. </font>
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.5.
<font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP1 folds, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls.
Turn: (5.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.
Final Pot: 7.50 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has Qd 8d (two pair, queens and eights).
Hero has Qc Ks (one pair, queens).
Outcome: BB wins 7.50 BB. </font>
In the first 2 hands the 2 other players were 98/0 and 75/0 respectively. Both had been showing down crap. These hands are typical of the beats I have been on the end of.
Just looking for some advice really cos I am nearing the stage where I am thinking why bother raising AK, KQs etc because I know it is only going to miss. If anyone wants more stats let me know.