Poker Woes.

In my first post I mentioned poker was an interest of mine. I should have called it a passion. For more than a year, I thought about it night and day. I bought countless books on the game. All the seminal texts: Super System 1 and 2, Theory of Poker, Harrington on Hold'em 1, 2 & 3, Play Poker Like the Pros, Low Stakes Hold'em, Sklansky's No-Limit Hold'em--I own all these and more.

I have several poker software programs. Poker Academy, DD Tournament Poker, Hoyle Casino, Poker Tracker--all of these programs have helped transform me into a winning player.

Notice I said "winning player." I don't say that lightly. Anyone can play poker. Not everyone has studied it enough to consistently profit over thousands of hands.

I have.

I have the Poker Tracker stats to prove it.

All the same, as of late I've been getting my rump handed to me at the table. When I say "table" I mean on the internet, of course. At Pokerstars. These guys are much better than your avaerage $1-$2 player at an Atlantic City casino. Yet for more than a year I've won more than I've lost.

Until lately.

The pros say everyone has slumps. Well, I guess I'm having one now. I'll get cold cards for hours and when I finally get a starting hand good enough to play, I either get no action or I get drawn out on.

Ah, well. I guess I'll just hunker down, play solid poker, and ride it through. Eventually Lady Luck will bat her eyes and take me by the hand once again.

At least, I hope so.