Sudden Downswing

[Monty Cantsin]

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Monty is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Monty 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, CO calls.

I just started playing 10/20 so maybe I'm over sensitive, but the fact that I'm already down 1.5 big bets over 1 quarter of a hand is ringing some alarm bells for me.

AK is a hand that I feel comfortable playing from the SB at 3/6 and 5/10 but so far during this hand it's been a huge loser for me. I know 1 street isn't a large enough sample size to draw significant conclusions but at this point I have to wonder: just variance or bad play?

Flop: (10 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Monty bets</font>, MP calls, CO calls.

Normally I would say this is a very good flop for me, however, as you can see I've already dropped another .5 big bets for a grand total of -2BB per .5 hands. Time to re-evaluate my play!

Turn: (6.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Monty bets</font>, MP folds, CO calls.

At this point I'm starting to wonder whether this downswing will ever turn around. I'm already down 400BB/100 and the hand isn't even over!

River: (8.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Monty bets</font>, CO calls.

I'm at the end of my rope. I've tried everything, but I can't seem to stop hemorrhaging chips. I'm pretty much ready to throw in the towel. Here are my stats for this hand:

VPIP: 100
PFR: 100
WTSD: 100
W$ASD: 100

HELP!

/mc