Went on real bad tilt today.

I caught a sick run of preflop cards and a whole lot of them got busted. I started calling when I shouldn't thinking 'I can't just let them run over me', or 'he can't have it again'.

AA: 11 times, +$3.7
KK: 13 times, -$53
QQ: 19 times, -$69
JJ: 11 times, -$3


Total for today: 2724 hands, -$255, -9.37 BB/100

The sick thing though is I actually went on tilt about 4oo hands in the session. By 1000 hands, I was down -$375. almost 8 buyins. Insane. Some of it was variance but at least half was my tilt.

I know I can't let this happen again, because I could easily lose my bankroll. In the heat of the moment, I just kept playing because I *HAD* to make a comeback, redeem myself. Plus I had a maniac image, which had to be +EV if I could harness it. On the plus side, I did manage to turn things around. I mostly regained my composure and for the last half of the session I would say I was actually playing pretty well. I used my maniac image after that point to make a little money.

What an insane day. Damn. I basically am now breaking even in January. Thank god for rakeback.

I need some help with my game. I need to progress. I think it's time to totally change things. I'm sick of doing the same old thing. I don't really know how to proceed but I don't feel like I'm getting much better doing what I am doing. I'm thinking about playing 3 tables (instead of 6), and playing super LAG, like 30/22 or something. Maybe it would help me become a better player. Has anyone tried that, and did it help?