This is typical of what's happening to me at the moment


http://www.pokerhand.org/?3039671

The old saying of "you want these people calling" isn't true. It costs me a buy in when they do, but it takes ages to get it back because they generally piss off once they've doubled/trebled up. I keep paying of the idiots and I'm not getting anything back.

Perhaps I'm the idiot :(

I've been working on becoming a bit more open, but it's all going horrible tonight. In fact, I've had two sessions since and I've had my biggest losses since I've been playing cash in them, that is two buy in's the first time, and just over three tonight. Aside from the outdraws, I can't get rid of anyone. If I 3 bet, I get called, obv I miss the flop but make a c-bet which is called, we both check the turn, then he bets out on the river taking a nice pot. If I just raise, everyone seems to come along and I lose a massive pot against rubbish.

The goal for August was to get to $3000 and start NL100, but at the moment it's to break even! I'm not giving up though, I'll review my losses and see where I'm going wrong and be back in business tomorrow or Thursday.

Was running well in an omaha comp, 7th with 12 left

Then this

then this

then this

all within about 6 hands, all to the same guy.

And they say poker isn't rigged. One day I'm sure I'll have another half decent cash in a tourney.

Smiling for the cash game. It wasn't going great until this hand. I was pissed at matey for calling to the end with JT beating my pocket 10's after hitting on the river and a few before that I paid him off after he hit trips, so slightly tilting I guess, but he was a donkey. Obviously I didn't put him on kings otherwise I'd have folded but it worked out nice.

Here against the table donkey. He'd made the same weak check raise before so I figured I was ahead.

Just lost $50 though with AQ v TT who hit a set on the turn. I must must must lay down to check raises. Every time I do it.

Again, instead of being $50 up, I'm $20 down and those two hands are pretty much wasted. Why do I keep paying people off holding only top pair top kicker. I'm such a fish.

A plus, the tele is amazing, as is the PS3

Haven't played much cash recently, but I've hit the mtt's big time as the Mrs and Daughter are away for a few days. I seem to be playing well but never quite make it and it's always a donkey call that seems to ruin me. Made a few small cashes yesterday for about $170 profit and was going great today in the $80k on Stars until I made a call with AJ against a shover who had 69o and hit two sixes, then a couple of hands later I'm dealt AK, shove against a raiser and it all goes wrong. At the same time, I'm deep in a crappy $5 tourney and having lost a huge pot with KK against AQ for pretty much the chip lead, I'm in bad shape, but make a few good moves here and there and am building up slowly when this happens. A7! I always look at OPR for these things an it's obvious why these donkeys are making such little money, but it's damn annoying when it's stopping me from trying to move up. I'm so much better than this crappy level but it's a catch 22. I even knocked out of the $10 rebuy on iPoker with AQ v AJ deciding to be a hero and despite hitting a queen, he hits a flush and I'm out in 22nd or something like that.

I'm making plenty of cashes at the moment, but can't nail that one win that will move me up to the next level.

On the plus side, I'm enjoying going deep and have been playing my 'A' game for a while now.