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Zkoeske,

I understand where you are coming from. In June I went on a sweet run and ran 2K into 36K, although I did this by taking shots at higher levels. Then July came, and I haven't been able to win for the life of me. I've now dropped back to the same level I started at. I'm still up, but no where near where I was.

Where's the middle ground?

I'm at a loss to explain it as well. Is it just bad luck that three times you lose QQ to AK; 2 times JJ to AK; then three times you lose AK to A4, 77, 99? All, of course, in one session. Even if you admit to playing bad, where are your fluke-outs? Now over one session, this will happen. But over ten sessions?

Is online rigged? I can't see why it would be. The house makes far too much money raking the game. Is the RNG really random? How would I know? All I know is that bad luck can be a real b*tch. Nothing goes right. Yesterday I got called down by QJ on a board of A 4 4 5 3. Yep he won. I can't even bluff now. I hadn't even been at the table long, and I hadn't been the aggressor. That's the way it goes.

Is online rigged? I vote no.

Does luck exist? Absolutely. I don't care what anyone says. There are unlucky people out there. Me, i'm extreme. Either very lucky, or very unlucky. No in-between.

I grinded 2K into 30K playing baccarat, then hit a 70K slot jackpot at a casino after 5 pulls. (I'm no slot player either.) I then took the 100K and grinded it up to 200K.

All very good luck. And then. The switch.

I lost 200K in one session playing baccarat. Virtually a 50-50 game (one of the best odds for table games in any casino), and I proceeded to lose 28 out of 30 hands. In all my "grinding" I never came anywhere NEAR winning that kind of percentage. I challenge anyone to TRY and lose that many hands. And yet it happened.

I took some time off after that one. Came back, only to lose 18 of 20 hands at baccarat, and the 6K I had brought.

I took some more time off. Came back, only to lose another 5K. Another 90% losing streak. It got so bad, that other players at the table would just bet the opposite of me.

I took more time off.

Returned to poker. The Switch was reversed. I ran $250 into $16K. Then the switch again. I recognized it. Cashed out at with $12,500.

Took some time off. Switch.

Ran 2k into 36K (as i said) ... which is where i am now.

When you are unlucky, don't take shots at higher levels. Drop back. When the luck changes, take shots.

I think the Man above has a wicked sense of humour, and particularly likes to play with gamblers.