I look like a TOTAL idiot and don't adjust... standard

[pohuist]

That happened to me recently, albeit in 10-20 game. And it does happen on a regular basis. Sometimes its just not your day -- you get trash, when you finally dealt good you fail to connect, if you do hit the flop you are outdrawn anyway, while your own draws never get there.

There are 2 options. Call it a day and leave accepting a loss when its still small. That is much easier said then done but some people have enough discipline to do it.

Second option is to stay, especially if you feel you still have an edge. Hopefully you learn something for future reference about these opponents. I usually stay, but tighten my preflop standards basically falling back on starting hands that can win w/out improvement. That would be JJ+. I also stop jamming draws and pushing small edges. That is definitely not the best way to play poker, but if you played 3 hands in the next hour showing down premium holdings every time, better players stop calling you with trash and you can slowly move your game towards optimal.