Something Like Poker

The trials an tribulations of an aspiring poker professional.

April has sucked. Every visit to the casino has resulted in a loss. My bankroll is somewhere between $3-3.5k right now (haven’t taken an exact count due to my current level of frustration) after some brutal beats I’ve taken.

I know this next statement is going to sound like I’m in denial about playing poorly or something, but to be honest, with the exception of some loose pre-flop calls and a couple of poorly played hands, I’ve been getting all my money into the pot with the best hand. Typically, the largest sum of my money goes into the pot on the turn, putting me or my opponent all-in, only to be sucked out on when the river hits.

My sessions have started off well, each one winning up to $100-150 at 1/2 NLHE, but in the end, I’ve been losing multiple buy-ins left and right. It’s been getting frustrating to say the least, and it’s seriously been making me question my level of play and whether I should continue playing at all.

My girlfriend and I booked a room for two nights compliments of Hilton at the beginning of next week. However, I’m not sure how much I’m planning to play at this point. There’s a $215+35 tournament I may play at the Borgata in an effort to satellite into a $500,000 guaranteed deep-stack tourney, but I haven’t decided for sure if I’m going to be playing it. Other than that though, I may simply try another casino if I decide to play. Perhaps I’ll try the Showboat, as I’ve heard they have a great new poker room. We’ll see how I feel come next week though.