[Rookcifer]

Thanks guys. I played tonight for about 6 hours and my VPIP at each table was 15-18% with a PFR about half of that. I also C-bet religiously. I did OK here and there, but ended up losing huge pots which made me end up a few bucks in the red compared to where I was when I started the night. I am now like -$2.00, where as when I started I was + $2. I played 6 tables.

It's frustrating to play that long only to lose money. It would take me an hour or two to grind out $1 profit at a table, only to lose my entire stack when I hit a straight and the other guy hits a full house. Another time we were all in, I had Aces, he had KJ. He flopped a K, and hit a J on the river. This is my luck, has been for a week or so. I feel like I am usually getting my money in when I have the odds, and usually moving in when I have a str8 or flush etc.. The problem is I have gotten felted a few times by a bigger flush and get my straights wacked by full houses. Seems like every time I turn around someone hits a small set on me and felts me when I move in with my queens or kings. I NEVER hit sets with my small pairs. The few times I do, I never get action. Just my luck.

Anyways, enough of my bitchen. I will try to remain tight and see how it works. It seems to work OK as far as grinding out little pots. But again, I lose far more big pots than I win. This is my problem. Seems like I always have the 2nd best hand, and I need to learn how to recognize this.

BTW, I haven't been playing long enough to understand the full aspect of variance, but how long can "downswings" last in winning players? I'm not suggesting I am a winning player, but am curious anyway.

Thanks again guys.