Worst Sessions/Worst Months/Financial Ruin

john kane · #1 11-08-2005, 03:35 PM

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 · #2 11-08-2005, 04:04 PM

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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 · #3 11-08-2005, 07:23 PM

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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 · #4 11-08-2005, 08:13 PM

August 29. My city flooded.

Bad beats happen. Deal with it.

elena_elphie · #5 11-08-2005, 09:41 PM

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 · #6 11-08-2005, 11:40 PM

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 :/

#7 11-09-2005, 12:26 AM

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 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 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 [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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

psyduck · #8 11-09-2005, 06:04 AM

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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 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 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 [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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

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

what

elmo · #9 11-09-2005, 02:01 PM

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 · #10 11-09-2005, 02:19 PM

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.