As most of you know, I'm running pretty bad right now. Today marks the 2 week point of my downswing that has cost me over $1200 and has just about cut my BR in half. I guess it's time to drop back down to $50NL and start grinding it out again.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed)
MP3 ($97.30)
CO ($60.70)
Button ($32.25)
SB ($100)
BB ($97.50)
Hero ($101.65)
UTG+1 ($100.90)
MP1 ($87.80)
MP2 ($156.10)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with

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Hero calls $1,
1 fold, MP1 calls $1,
5 folds, BB checks.
Flop: ($3.50)

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(3 players)
BB checks,
Hero bets $2, MP1 calls $2, BB folds.
Turn: ($7.50)
(2 players)
Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5.
River: ($17.50)
(2 players)
Hero checks,
MP1 bets $10,
Hero raises to $30,
MP1 raises to $50, Hero calls $20.
Final Pot: $117.50
Results in white below:
Hero has 4c 4d (full house, fours full of queens).
MP1 has Qh Qs (four of a kind, queens).
Outcome: MP1 wins $117.50.
And of course, 5 hands later, I decided to tilt off my remaining $40....
(and yes, I've logged off for tonight and no, most of my losses are not because of hands like this.)
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed)
SB ($103.70)
BB ($60.70)
UTG ($69.50)
UTG+1 ($101.50)
MP1 ($93.50)
Hero ($40.15)
CO ($100)
Button ($151.10)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with

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1 fold,
UTG+1 raises to $4, MP1 calls $4, Hero calls $4,
2 folds,
SB raises to $15,
1 fold, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero calls $11.
Flop: ($39)

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(2 players)
SB bets $5,
Hero raises to $25.15, SB calls $20.15.
Turn: ($89.30)
(2 players)
River: ($89.30)
(2 players)
Final Pot: $89.30
Results in white below:
SB has Kd Kc (four of a kind, kings).
Hero has Td 8d (one pair, kings).
Outcome: SB wins $89.30.