I feel for you brother. My Aces have been getting cracked for the last 5 months, by the worst hands, J2, 64 off, k7d and 23. They have finally been holding up this week. Stay strong.

The fact that you still cashed out with anything shows more discipline than I ever had chasing the wind down easy street while trying to fulfill my delusion of grandeur of being a good poker player. My best advice is to remain the same because in my experience you can tilt going up just as much as down and you seem to be pretty even keeled in spite of this swing which shows a lot of the character needed to survive this silly game.

That first hand with aa should have checked back. Take your show down value. That board texture shrinked aa up to a bluff catcher is all.

It’s called variance… It’s the toughest thing to learn when playing poker, you can play the hand perfectly and lose… 1/3 can be a fun game, the $500 buy in is very appropriate because it will allow for actual poker and not people jamming with a lower buy in… Variance can drive the best poker players insane, even when you had the nuts you had to chop… it sounds insane but 2/5 and 5-10 are more purer games… more standard 3 betting that the players will respect… your tight folds will pay off in higher stakes

Tough break!! Maybe just open fold aces for a while lol 😅

Capital Casino has tough this week. You and Doug both got hammered. Keep your chin up and keep grinding. You’ll get there.

I really appreciate that you kept your cool and that you have this streak in perspective. I think all your folds were correct, so good on you for getting it right. I would'nt worry about the AA call down, it happens.

Keep grinding NoCal Poker, the upswing will come soon!!!

Pretty brutal bro! Been looking forward to every Sunday watching the blog. It plays different but that's been my run to at Livermore Casino. Just the other night not even all Aces. Just sick cooler spots where I was sooo ahead or pretty much effective nuts on flop and then f*cked by river. Keep sticking. It's the mental game that most can't deal with. Stay up! May the run good hit you. Hope to run into you soon next time I'm in Sacramento.

freaking brutal ! You are a good player... Stay positive

Brutal down swing brother. I had a similar rough session Friday night. Keep playing well and the cards will come back in your favor.

Brutal game mah man...thanks for posting! Wishing u some revenge run good.

Jou bro 👊🏼 that sucks so unfortunate all AA hands were this hard to play 😢 I also sometimes do not like to play bullets specially when flush/straight draw gets there. Good luck in future hands 👊🏼🍀

Love the week the juice You're not old enough to remember that when it aired. But I appreciate the flash back to when I was

No way! I've been patiently waiting all morning...for this? Oh well, back to the drawing board! (I just started watching so I'm gonna predict a -$1k damage level, lol)

Good luck with the 5k goal

That’s a brutal run bro. Stick with it

I’ve been clobbered at capitol casino omg. Tell GT jacob says hi when you see him

I know that feeling very well.... It's what we all signed up for.. Welcome to the MEAT GRINDER !!!

This Vlog sums up my last 10 months lol

Wow.. you play AK, hit the A but fold.. good fold but I’m not good enough to do that lol..

You played well just unlucky. Don't really have enough hours to consider that a downswing just negative variance. I would be interested in seeing your stats from stones 1/2. I play there fairly often haven't booked a solid win in awhile. The games at capitol are just too swingy for the roll.

Bro this is brutal I feel your pain , it happens sheesh

Curious what online site are you playing poker on

i see this alot with players but u r correct, a check raise on the river usually means u r beat. i would say this player had a flush something like 3-4 of clubs or 6-3 that contained a pair and flush draw. these holdings would most likely limp in oppose to raising preflop. good laid down on your part.

Brutal run bad. Keep your chip up, it'll turn around.

Same here been getting my pocket kings cracked 4 times straight ….recently got a good double up with my kings vs players jacks ,,,and 5he kings held for a nice double up

10:24 Aces... I feel the pain. I don't know if I've ever yet won a preflop jam situation. Statistically, it seems AA is an inferior preflop hand, even heads up, to any runout. 'Tis why I always prefer to run twice as insurance.

I understand the pain and feeling, I’ve been in this situation for many times you played great just unfortunately running bad.

I appreciate you showing the wins with the losses, sorry to see that it didn't turn out though.

Damn this man got dealt Aces more in one vid then I have my entire poker life 😂

Good luck! FYI: on your first hand - J10 is the best straight that got there, not 87

Man that’s ruff brother sheesh

Come on guys, help the guy out by liking and subscribing. He has over 8300 views. There’s no reason why he shouldn’t have 8300 subscribers.

Couldn't relate more to this video. Pretty much ran like this 3 sessions in a row a while back. Sh*t sucks.

At this level aggression is always a good hand. They aren’t check raising pair combo draws.

Running bad sucks, I witnessed some of your AA getting cracked. Not much you could have done. I ran bad that day too. Hopefully a new week will bring some better results. Keep grinding, you are a favorite in the game!

Thing I will say is that it doesn’t make since to go for thing value when the river card completed most of the draws he would be calling the flop or turn with. Also betting half pot on the turn is just giving him better odds to call with the draws he has. If he had Q 10 I don’t think he calls the turn anyway. So it would make more sense to check the river.

I have been playing online poker and got a couple of huge downswings. It is really frustrating.

Feel for you I play a lot and have been running bad things will turn around.

I’ve lost more at $1/$3 than I EVER have at $2/$5. People just play so bad and get lucky at those $1/$3 games. I can’t tell you how many times I was a 90% or higher favorite in the flop and ended up getting 1,2, or 3 outted on the river. I STG all they do is limp call every hand 💀 Better luck next time man, don’t let a loss stop you if you know you have the skill!

Do you play with Doug McCusker often at the Capitol?

A downswing over maybe 300 hands! 😂 lol. It happens. Could be a lot longer. As someone else posted, you left both sessions with c $350 bucks showing discipline. There could come a time where you get rungood and are on the winning hand v AA each time over 6h ....

Variance gonna get you. With when you play you are dealing more with regs and less with . . . . non regs. So in general they are better a picking spots, sniffing things out and being sneaky. I find evenings/nights are better for my bankroll.

Sometimes dreams are nightmares. Better luck next week.

I personally hate pocket A’s because it can be such a let down lol also I feel like a lot of people put way too much much equity on them when you don’t hit a set that is my stance on a lot of pocket pairs actually. Kinda try and keep the opposite mindset that I see a lot of others have with them. I’m probably wrong but seems to have been working well for me so far lol

You can only get 2 outtered so many times before the math catches up. Those were the biggets pots could have and usually will go the other way. You should probably buy in as deep as possible since your not playing alot of hours and cover everyone since your one of the "best" players in that pool. Your roll isn't infinite but you can easily manage these swings. Look forward to the 2k and 3k pots that go your way.

So fucking hard to go through the downswings, BUT the silver lining is that this is how you learn to rise above the tilt and/or chasing your losses and show up every session ready to play your A game.

Poker can be so freaking brutal! I would have gave up on poker if that happened to me 5 times. WTF 😢

Hi my friend i just want to let you know that we all have been there there is nothing you can do about it against luck my recommendation is when you have one bad day like that take a couple days off from poker just to clear your mind and after that comeback fresh it works for me and should work for you as well keep your chin up and better luck next time best wishes 😊

Wow. That was brutal. If you get multiple limpers, and you make a pot sized raise and everyone calls then I would start raising larger.

Start checking AA more on turn when it’s 3-5 ways. You have one pair.

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AA first hand: Mistake was the tiny turn bet. I'd overbet this spot bc villain capped on the flop, and the K does not likely uncap villain's range. Just fyi: The river 9 completes two straights, the K-high and 9-high. Your turn bets in general are too small IMO.

Hand one shows why I've learned not to slow play big hands like AA.

First hand hate betting for value on the river there. Only thing I think you did wrong. Just check back.

Those 5 AA hands are just BRUTAL..... not much u can do the way they played out

Better get use to it cause these swings are standard at these games even with a 30bb/hr win-rate you can still lose 3000$ in one session and -1k swings within a single session is standard. This match the stack 1-3 you’re playing plays bigger than most 500-1000$ cap 2-5 games so it’s a bigger jump from 1-2 than u would expect. Raise larger with 4 limp in this game u need to raise to 30. 6 way pots AA go way down in value and you need lazer accurate reads when stacking off in with them in multiway pots. Your hand has less than 50% equity vs 5 opponents it’s standard to lose half the time. Obviously you did run bad and lost more than that but focus on what you can control not what you can’t. Having an attitude of I’m running bad is going go hurt you in the long run, always have the attitude of I suck, how can i get better, i got unlucky and lost 2800$ but if i had played better maybe i woulda only loss 2400$ should be your mindset. Good luck I am rooting for you.

It happens 🤙

Is 1/3$ filled with maniacs?

AA killed 5 times out of 5. I guess that’s why they call em the best “STARTING “ hand. Brutality comes in a lot of forms in this crazy game … AA KK QQ AK. Lost $1200 stack last night set over set but still love this game. I’m hopeful because There is always tomorrow. Thanks for the work you put into your blog.

so unfortunate!

Second AAs you had when player jams on turn makes no sense at all. Could be a really bad player but cant make sense of that play.

The problem was the 15 starting bet. Should have really put the pressure on

Brutal but ur playing well in my opinion. I’m no where near your level of dedication to the game but I have faith your upswing will come. Good luck with everything. Maybe try playing some online tournaments to hopefully cash in a big one and not rely solely on cash games.

At least you can lay down bullets, l can't

If you're consistently getting more than 2 callers pre-flop , they are allowing you to raise the price of your product

Variance is what makes the game but yeah, it feels terrible. I promise you though, getting good hands cracked feels bad but playing poorly feels worse. At least you can say you played well. It is a much worse feeling when you played bad and lose. Keep grinding.

Wow three times AA in one session 🐔

Hi first time seeing your video or volg. Sure you get enough advice but I use to play for a living 25 years ago now just play for fun once in awhile. I made a good living. Unfortunately we all have down swings where nothing seems we do to be fight. Cannot commit if other players are showing you tells as you don't show those or reactions. But one thing I do know is you want to isolate not have multiple people in the pot more in less chances your aces or suited connectors going to win. Example if 5 people are calling a 4x bet of 25 clearly your not raising high enough before the flop think about going 6x or 7x to just get that one person. Second thing your follow-up bets on flop and turn way to low I know your trying to keep people in to make more money but your also putting one pair at risk with multiple people if your pricing them in to call. Lastly sometimes it's ourselves we are trying to hard or not getting enough sleep or just in a bad down swing I always limit to one rebuy so start with 500 rebuy once I know it is hard even if the night just started but also some days just not your day better to walk away come back the next day or take couple days break start fresh and rested and clear than to keep rebuying going deeper. I will say one thing that helped me a lot back then is I kept a separate account for poker this way I knew no matter what win or loose my bills were always paid and didn't add stress to myself or family. I would take half my wins and put in my poker account so when I did have those down swings no matter how long they are I was always making sure my bills were paid. Plus allowed me to watch my account grow with my wins which was nice. Believe me down swings are hard I once had one last three months buying in same as you did and rebuy once each time no matter what I didn't couldn't win it hurts and also makes you think is it you or should you just stop playing the game ect.. But that's also where that separate account helped too. You will come our of it we all do. I would also say during this time use it to pay more attention even though it's hard when frustrated but pay even closer attention to players tells so helps you read them better as well learn more how they play or there tells even better to not make future mistakes. Even today when I play I still do when I sit down at a table fold two full rounds of cards gives me a sharp advantage to watch the players closely and zone in on tells or there bets as well. I wouldn't even look at my cards because I didn't want to be tempted at first later when better control of my actions I would just look at them to not draw attention and still no matter what fold. I made a very good living back then my only big mistake was I was young I spent 15 hours on average every day in a poker room for three years which if could do it again would never spend that much but I was obsessed with winning and making money but unfortunately I had teanage kids lost a lot of time with my kids and then wife which did a lot of damage and missed a lot as kids grow up fast. If I could see how other players are reacting to hands, bets and folds I could tell you there tells to help you find them but like I said you don't show that. But I will tell you to always stay consistent if your not on time you take to bet, fold or call so your not giving off any tells. Hope some of this helped. Wish you the best of luck. Jay from Tennessee 😎

5 loses with ACE’s.. I’ve taken 7 days off.. I was running good then took a big L.. sometimes a reset is needed.

Try slots

Ugh 😑 That was brutal to watch. Time to change cardrooms or do something to change your run good. 🍀

If I lose pocket AAs to a hand like a pocket pair that hit a set, or suited connectors that hit a straight of flush, that’s gambling, but when I lose to 7-4 off…….

Moral of the story: fold AA pre.

Stu Ungar is the only poker god and the best way to get on his good side is to leave a little blow at his grave

When I'm down to your level. I go to the darkside and put it on Banker😂. Good luck to next time

Consider adjusting your sizing. Bet bigger with your value. Your opponents didn’t come to cap to fold their flopped top pair or flush draws. Try some overbets. Experiment.

Hi, i just found the channel. I watch other poker channels, I like the camera work, I just feel like the font style is not my style I don't know for other. I also feel the red and green at the bottom is also not my style don't bother me too much at least. I like your videoes, keep them coming

damn!! who shoves all in preflop for that amount, in a 1-3 game preflop with jacks?!!!!!!!!! that was a stupid move by that player that got rewarded! thats bullshit!! kings or queens okay he got lucky but jacks? damn that pisses me off and im not even there! time for a beer at that point.

I told you two months ago about variance….and how is impossible to be consistent winner at this level!. I don’t think you believed me…

Feel for you bud. Thought you played well except in one spot….after your first raise of $25 with AA attracted multiple callers, you raised $25 again with AA and got many callers. Should have raised more the second time to thin the fired.

You lost 3 times with Aces.. so sick..: time to pick up and leave for the day.. that’s just sick run bad

Better off limping with AA, if he raises you can re raise and charge him a premium to see the flop. Betting 15, then 17 isn’t anything..

You can’t fold the AK on A82

Can't pay the bills this way.

Just play well for a few thousand hours. You'll have bigger upswings and downswings than this. Its just a drop in the bucket. It gets so much worse and better.

I watch Doug McClusker's Vlog also. You guys play at the same casino in the same game....and I just keep thinking to myself how mostly great he has run this year in big spots...vs how terrible you have run in the same game at the same Casino in a lot of your big spots. I do think Doug is a little better player than you are, but the huge difference in his results vs yours in 2024 really does show how the variance in the big pots greatly affects results....run good versus run bad in the pots that make or break a session. Good luck the rest of this year... but running on the wrong side of variance can go on for a long time within normal statistical variance, so I hope it turns for you soon. The cards are pieces of plastic with no memory and no preference as to who wins...and they can be cruel. I would be surprised if McCluster has any issue with amymore than maybe one of those five AA hands the way the board flopped and the hands played out, accounting for your pot odds when calling vs other inferior hands you could have been up against. Mariano is a great example of a guy who's made it big as a vlogger and he is a really good player, but he has also been so incredibly fortunate to run on the massively positive side of variance in huge pots as he built his vlog and his bankroll....hands that basically play themselves win or lose.

Wow I wish 1100 was my biggest loss

100.00 minimum at Livermore 3 a.m. this morning. It's all the money I got. Pathetic I know. Firsthand two Black aces. All in cracked by Jack 10. Go home broke. Should have skipped the casino after my work shift😢😢😢

25 for aces was way too low with 6 people in the hand.....should have went to at least 75.

If this is your biggest loss ever then youve played so little volume.

AA should have been played much more aggressively. You gave him way too good of a price to continue.

No one ever got even by leavin

Need to be more aggressive . Before flop charge a premium

Hey man, I like your content. Minor feedback: You have kind of a sing-song style of narrating. I see (hear) it a lot when people give presentations and is a common critique of mine and now I can't unhear it. If that's how you normally talk, then I apologize in advance...but if that's your presentation voice, try switching to your normal talking voice. Would give the vlogs a more personal feel. And I could stop skipping through your intros and outros. (The sing-song feels most intense during those).

ok i have to say i am not a fan of you folding ace-king there. sure you knew you were behind, however, u have a hand that can improve to beat ace-deuce. if you were holding ace-queen or under in this hand, i like a fold giving what you said about the player. the other dynamics in the hand are that he is all in. if he had more chips, then folding is not a bad play giving what you know about him. the other dynamic is the other player in the hand. if u called the all in and he calls, u may be able to make money off this player in case u r beat with the all in player. its all a gamble depending on your stack.

You must not have been playing poker for a very long if that's your biggest loss?

likely this will not be your "biggest loss ever" for very long. VARIANCE is a bitch.