My bankroll reached a high somewhere around tax day. Two and a half weeks later, it was gone. Vanished. I don’t even know who to call.

There’s some consolation in the fact that this wasn’t even my money. I’d withdrawn my original deposit long ago. It was about half winnings, half bonuses.

But now that I’ve hit bottom, I should figure out what happened before I even think about spending another dollar of student loans on poker.

Losses:

$163.88 on 1/2, $50 on 1/2 (6 max), $101.17 on .50/1, $38 on $10 SNGs. 4128 hands of limit at a rate of -5.04BB/100 hands.

Yikes. I mean, that’s just terrible. Prior to the 15th I was making +3.07BB/100 hands.

So am I playing too many cards? I don’t think so.

	Up to April 15 7017 hands	April 15 and after 4128 hands
VP$IP	18.11%	19.5%

Chasing too much? Not sure.

	Up to April 15 7017 hands	April 15 and after 4128 hands
Went to SD	29.22%	25.78%

Not playing winners? I don’t know.

	Up to April 15 7017 hands	April 15 and after 4128 hands
Won$@SD	60.95%	51.9%

Okay, well… how about the cards I’m playing?

	Up to April 15 7017 hands			April 15 and after 4128 hands
Starting Hand	# Times	Win %	Avg Win @ SD	# Times	Win %	Avg Win @ SD
AA	32	78%	+8.47BB	23	56.5%	+6.42BB
AKs	35	54%	+6.49BB	16	43%	+6.13BB
KK	22	54.5%	+6.25BB	14	57%	+9.00BB
QQ	37	62%	+5.48BB	28	50%	+7.52BB
JJ	35	40%	+5.73BB	15	60%	+5.21BB
All Group 1 Hands	161	58%		96	53%

About 2% of my cards are Group 1 cards both before and after tax day. But as you can see, my rockets have been having severe problems holding up. They’re also not winning as much at the showdown when they do win.

Here’s another interesting sight:

Pre-tax day results:

Post-tax day results:

Lots of red on that post-tax day graphic.

Final conclusions

I really don’t know. I’m either a lousy player that had a good start, or I’m a good player that had a lousy end. I think I’ll hold off on playing any more poker until I read and digest some theory books and get a reload bonus offer.