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[badblood44]

I totally wish I could say I spent some of that money at the Spearmint Rhino.

Sadly, I didn't even go.

Basically for the second half of day 1 and the entirety of day 2, I played horrible poker. I was second best for a bunch of hands and then got rather aggressive on draws that never hit. Once I pushed with 14 outs twice and once I pushed with 12-outs twice. Neither hit.

Then on day 3, when I resolved to play better, I was brutalized by 3 and 4 outers. It seemed as though it was a conspiracy.

The saving grace was my final poker session at the Excalibur when I was at a table with a bunch of bloggers, Wil Wheaton, and Michael Craig - the author of The Professor, The Banker and the Billionaire.

Not only did I post a winning session, but I had perhaps the most fun I've ever had at a poker table. It cheered me up a bit, but still the $1300+ loss is tough to swallow.

It's not really the monetary loss that hurts, but rather it's the time that it's going to take to rebuild my bankroll by that much. Based on previous history, it's about a 4-month hit. Four months is a long time and it's discouraging to know I'll be playing catch up for a while.

But that's poker and it's my job to simply play the best I can whenever I sit down. Admittedly, that's going to be easier said than done, but each new poker experience brings a new challenge.