Going Through Some Tough Poker Times

Did you ever go through one of those times when nothing seems to go right? Poker-wise, that's where I am right now.

On Saturday, I played at my local spot, Illinois Charitable Games. I sat down at the $1/2 NL table, and what did I get the first hand? A-A! Being unfamiliar with what raises had been standard at that table, I raised $15 from the big blind. I got one caller. The flop brought three blanks. I raised $25 and the other guy went all in for $27. I, of course, called, only to see that he hit a set of 3's. So ... a guy with 3-3 calls a $15 bet with only $27 behind???

Other hands of note: I got A-A and had two people go all in in front of me. I called, only to face off against K-Qos and ... A-A! Dang -- split pot.

I called a bet with A-10 and saw a flop of A-A-10. I thought I was going to double up ... and so did the other guy, who also had A-10. Split pot. And that was how I rolled that day ...

My online tournaments have not been memorable. I made an moronic call in the MATH tournament and got felted -- clearly my bad. I couldn't get anywhere in the Bodonkey, and got virtually no cards in last night's Mookie. The best cards I got were A-J (folded to a big raise after I missed the flop), and 8-8 (folded to an all-in by someone who had me covered). Out before the first break.

Will tonight's Riverchasers get me back on track, or will I continue my sub-par performances?