So, I have to say I'm really upset with myself today. I played a little poker last night, and by the end I think I was really on tilt.

The night started off horribly. Generally at $1/$2 you have really got to win one of the first few times you take a raised pot to the river, otherwise you'll get busted out pretty fast. And that's exactly what happened. Every time I had something of a hand, I'd get out drawn on the river, or other times somebody would be really slowplaying a monster hand and I wouldn't realize it until much too late.

So, I took my lumps and tried my luck at a different table. There I did much better. I even had quite a good rush, more than doubling up my second buy-in and doing a little better than even for the night. But then it all fell apart. I don't even remember how it began. I think I was a little distracted, as I started playing way too many hands; putting in a bet or two and folding when nothing panned out. When I did win, it wasn't much. In the end I lost nearly all my second buy-in, going from a little better than even to down $60. sigh. I think its time for a bit of a poker moratorium while I gather my thoughts. Maybe I should stick with $.50/$1.