Very bad run

[Ghazban]

January through April of this year, I lost $2600 playing live 1/2 NL. I'm sure I can beat donk-filled casino 1/2 games but bad beats were everywhere and I couldn't seem to hold onto a stack. For example, I built up a $200 buyin at the MGM Grand in Vegas to ~$850, got it all-in against a maniac that had me covered when I flopped top set vs. his overpair and he made a runner-runner flush. I'm thrilled to get my chips in there (who wouldn't be?) but losing that one pot to a bad beat could've turned my whole trip around (if I win that pot, I've turned my $200 buyin for the session into $1700).

Capped no-limit can kill you like that. If you take a bad beat with just your buyin, its not the end of the world but, if you've built up a lot, one bad beat can affect your bottom line more than several 100xBB buy-in double-ups.