"Stuck"

When you lose in poker, we call it being "stuck." Well, I'm stuck over the past three sessions for about $700. It was as bad as $1200, but I won my first big pot in a week late yesterday.

Yesterday and Monday I played great, but both were losing sessions. On Friday, the cards ran badly and I played badly, which is obviously a bad recipe.

I bought myself a Blackberry Storm to help me stay patient through the inevitable boring times where all I do for hours is fold. I can watch videos, surf the web, etc., It helps me resist the urge to force something to happen when it's just not there. I think it saved me a few hundred yesterday. Thanks Blackberry.

I haven't done my hourly calculations since last week. Right now I'm happy with how I am handling my longest losing streak yet. I feel refreshed again today, and am not bringing the disappointments of the past few days with me. I don't feel like analyzing my results until I turn it around, or unless I continue the downswing.

Three days is not a long downswing. I've really only played about 15 hours in that time. Eventually, I will hit a streak where I'm running bad for weeks. It's just part of the job. I just hope that streak isn't here yet.