Cards don't discriminate

Still experiencing a kind of bad run, but it's just part of the game. I got 2nd in a small 38 man tourney at my local casino. Played well, and ran well overall. My K9 beating QQ 3 handed to take a player out, but the heads up was kind of brutal, had the guy dominated twice and he hit. But 2nd was decent.

There was cash game after it, but the tourney took longer than expected and I was really tired, so just headed home and got some food. (Really good move, starting to master the not playing tired or when not really in the mood! Positive EV ;))

I did however play the cash game (£1-£1) on the sunday, two key hands,

I'm on big blind, limp city, i raise to £8 with A10 spades, two callers (cut off and button) Flop comes 5-6-7 (two spades) I check, cut off checks, button bets £25 into a pot of £30+, I re-raise all in, £40 something more. Button calls he has 34 and I brick twice.

2nd hand

I limp with KJ, few callers, bb makes it £8, i call, button calls. Flop A-Q-10 (two hearts). So flopped the nuts! BB raiser bets £15, i flat call as does button. Turn 9 diamonds. Button bets £50, i'm all in for £70, button calls!!!!!!!! :D

Board pairs on the river and I know it's game over, BB had AA, Positives :- I didn't have more money behind me :D, and also I got all my money in with two callers with the nuts as an 80% favourite with one card to come. All good :D

I just left as I was down £195 for the day, and that was a £280ish pot, and felt going home was the better option. Why tilt off another £200 :D

So, the weekend was strange! It was in a small tourney and although the 2nd place cash prize was not earth shattering!

However, it served more than money, it showed me that I or indeed you do not run bad at any given time, and nobody runs bad really.

Don't get me wrong, it is fine to say you are "running bad" or whatever. But what you, or I really mean is that we are just experiencing the ugly side of variance. Think of times when you have needed two outs etc against someone, and hit it! That is just variance, the cards do not know who it is hurting, or who is "running bad" etc. It is just a snapshot of the game, and sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the other guy!

I have the £50 rebuy game in Dundee on 8th of June, should be a big prize pool (£10k plus) I will be trying to play more and more online this month, specifically tourneys. Planning to play GUKPT summer series, atleast the £200 and £300 games, £500, will depend on situation at the time.
Good Luck

Barry x x