Why do I suck at poker?

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Can someone tell me? I am a very intelligent person and have a high paying 6 figure professional job. I have been playing poker for almost 3 years. I got hooked by the Moneymaker WSOP, started playing online with no great success. Eventually started playing live at the casino.

I have probably lost about $15k online over 3 years playing mostly small stakes cash games and some MTTs. My typical pattern is to put some money on a site, anywhere from $200-$300. Play $25NL or $10NL. I can grind for a while and play good, but even when I play good, I never really go on any great winning streaks. Eventually, I will take some bad beats or coolers, start steaming, and in one session whatever crappy broll I had on a site will be gone.

I will then curse poker, say that I wil never put any additional $ online. That will last anywhere from a couple of days to a week, then I'll put more money online. It used to be that I would lose slowly, but lately, I lose a lot quicker and reload quickr. I think in last 3 weeks I've lost $1k online.

As for live poker, I started out winning modestly at cash games, mostly $1-2NL, then went on long generaly downward spiral. Righted the ship and had a 9 or 10 session win streak at one point which prompted me to think I was ready for higher stakes. Moved up and spewed big time. For 2007, my live play at casino has been horredouse. I have had multiple -5 buyin sessions, which prior to 2007 was unheard for me. I would never lose that much live or tilt like I can tilt online. But dring those two - 5 buyin sessions, I was tilting just like I tilt online, raising every hand like a monkey, etc. So far in 2007, I have probably lost at least $3k or more on live poker.

So WTF is wrong with me? WHy do I keep playing this game that I cannot seem to win? Why can't I stop? What should I do to stop? The money is not a huge deal for me because I make a ton of money. But it is really starting to wear on me psychologically. It annoys the hell out of me that I lose at this game. I feel like I should be able to beat this game, but I am constantly beaten down by it instead.

The reason I'm writing this is because I just lost my onlin roll again. PUt $250 on FT earlier this week, played $50NL 6 max, in first 30 minutes, I stacked off twice to sets. Within an hour I was down to $85 left. So I dropped down to $25NL. Over course of 2 sessions, built back up to $170. Tonight, started playing $25NL, built up to $190, then BANG.....bad stuff happens to me. I can't seem to win a hand. I'm down to $165. Stack off retardedly. Down to $125. Start tiltng.... you know the story. I have zero in my account now and I want to punch my f*cking computer screen.

Ok, flame away.