down to the felt

Well, with a losing streak that continues to build, I was reduced to play my last $7.00+ by entering a $5.50 sng to somehow miraculously rebuild my bankroll. I was playing well until my raise with Aces got re-raised with KsJs. So, I'm thinking, "This is where I want to be." Well, the flop brings with it a King. I already feel a little something in the pit of my stomach that wants me vomit. I could just envision another King on the turn. Of course, I couldn't be more right. I needed to hit an Ace on the river as my only salvation. No such luck. Oh well, at least I'm limiting my losses to just two sng a day.

Well, two of my friends and I are going to meet Greg Raymer, 2005 WSOP main event champ, tonight at Hukas bar and grill. He's going to give a 6 hour lecture tomorrow. Tonight is mostly a meet and greet session with a sit n go tournament that he will personally participate in. He'll watch us play and do some analysis. Maybe he'll be so impressed by me, he'll take me under his wing and I can be his protege. LOL.

Anyway, I've been considering playing cash games lately. I've been reading about it and it's is definitely a different type of poker vs. tournament style. No adjusting to blinds going up and your table life isn't limited to how many chips are in front of you. If you lose all your money to a bad beat, you can always hit your bankroll to reload again. The downside is tilting. I'm afraid if I start tilting, I could lose my entire bankroll. It's gonna be tough to have that kind of discipline to stop when I'm in an emotional state where all I want to do is recoup my money. But if that becomes my goal, I'm no longer playing poker. I'm just using poker as a means to get rid of my emotional state of being on tilt. I'll just have to go for a run or do something away from my computer.

Anyway, I played a play money tournament and my QQ got cracked by some donkey who called my raise with two rags and made two pair on the flop. Of course being on tilt, I couldn't let go of my ladies and got knocked out. Sometimes I hate this game.

Oh well, I should go do my taxes but I think I'll search for a reason to procrastinate. I'll probably post after tomorrow's meeting with Raymer.