Another Month Down

It's the end of November... one more month before 2006. Wow.

Nothing much going on… just some really bad luck at the tables. I could have sworn that I didn’t win a single dime all month, and then I saw I had a post about placing 4th in a WWdN tourney. Guess that’s why I have this here blog, to post the posts that remind me of the good times, to post the posts that remind me of the bad times… don’t… cry for me… next door neighboooor.

Yes, ever since then, I’ve been knocked down, but I haven’t gotten up again. I’ve blown through most of my ‘Stars bankroll playing twenty or so $5 and $10 SnGs and MTTs and cashed once for $13. How’s this for a depressing stat – Pocket Queens: 0 for 9. Only twice did an Ace or King flop. Twice I ran into a bigger pair. Twice I flopped the set against AK, who caught their pair as well, so I was guaranteed plenty of action. Runner-runner straight or flush guaranteed I was going to go bust.

I feel like jumping on the “ONLINE POKER IS RIGGED!” bandwagon, except a couple of those losses came at the casino as well. Don’t know how it all works - I just know I haven’t flipped over QQ and scooped a pot in a while.

In the live game, I’ve walked away a winner once all month…. A whopping $10 profit. A few times I’ve settled for breaking even, and the 4-1/2 total buyins I’ve lost have left me scratching my head wondering if my poker skillz have regressed or if I’m just a bad luck conduit. Some evidence supporting the latter – I happened to be downtown driving by the Seahawks Stadium (it is not Qwest Field) when Feely was lining up for his first OT field goal kick and missed. Coincidence? Maybe… but I finished my errands and was driving back past the Stadium again when he shanked his 2nd one! I should go on the road with the ‘Hawks as their official cooler…. 14-2 baby!

Hey, at least it would put my bad luck to good use.

This is not the way to save up for a Vegas trip, especially one with my Inter-web heroes in attendance. Actually, it wasn’t even like the weekend of the 9th was going to be open for me anyways… what with class finals, family visiting, and trying to squeeze in as much OT as possible. Lesson of the day: young kids + Christmas season = -EV.

Another month down, both chronologically and monetarily. See you in December.