the end

Well, I just played my last bit of online poker... I've removed all software from my computer - this run of bad luck has hit 4 months, and that's a sure sign I need to quit. The worst part is I've got no confidence in my game any more...

Every time I hit a set, someone outdraws me with their flush or straight draws (all-in on the flop of course). Every time I have a draw, I don't hit. When Ihave Kings, someone else has Aces. When I have Aces, the other guy with Kings flops a King. It's unbelievable...

I'm at the point where I've started hating this game. As well as I was doing in the last couple of years, 2007 has shown me that luck plays too much of a role in it. And I've had no luck at all... Most of the time, I don't even need luck. I just need my hand to stand up once in a while when it's a 70% or 80% favorite... If I had the time, I could go through my hand history files and show you that I haven't won with Aces this year... unless everyone folded to my pre-flop raise of course. So it's either win the blinds, or lose my stack... no in-between since most of the time I've managed to get all-in pre-flop with the "best hand".

I'm going to Vegas on June 18th for a week. I have no idea what I'm going to do... I no longer have any confidence in my abilities to play this game.

Wish me luck !!!!!!