Variance

This is why it's important to stay patient and not get tilty. I had this beauty happen:

***** Hand History for Game 2068404005 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, May 18, 14:48:10 EDT 2005
Table Table 36569 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: monkeebizz ( $23.82 )
Seat 2: MRPOODLEHEAD ( $26.8 )
Seat 3: blackworm ( $24.9 )
Seat 4: bbroderma ( $23.55 )
Seat 6: Nashorn ( $22.95 )
Seat 7: KANGOO ( $33.51 )
Seat 9: fryd2 ( $25.95 )
Seat 10: mglaz ( $23.17 )
Seat 8: stressball10 ( $30.3 )
bbroderma posts small blind [$0.1].
Nashorn posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to stressball10 [ Kc Kh ]
KANGOO calls [$0.25].
stressball10 raises [$1].
fryd2 folds.
mglaz folds.
monkeebizz folds.
MRPOODLEHEAD folds.
blackworm folds.
bbroderma folds.
Nashorn folds.
KANGOO calls [$0.75].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, Jc, 4d ]
KANGOO checks.
stressball10 bets [$2].
KANGOO calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
KANGOO checks.
stressball10 bets [$5].
KANGOO calls [$5].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
KANGOO checks.
stressball10 bets [$5].
KANGOO is all-In [$25.51]
stressball10 is all-In [$17.3]
stressball10 shows [ Kc, Kh ] a pair of kings.
KANGOO shows [ 6s, 6c ] three of a kind, sixes.
KANGOO wins $3.21 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, sixes.
KANGOO wins $57.95 from the main pot with three of a kind, sixes.
stressball10: that is terrible

Followed closely (maybe 5 minutes later) by this, in a 6 max game:

***** Hand History for Game 2068430675 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, May 18, 14:55:44 EDT 2005
Table Table 36951 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: malosuerte ( $10 )
Seat 5: fbombracing ( $44.93 )
Seat 6: drekobez ( $33.7 )
Seat 3: hayek1 ( $18.2 )
Seat 1: stressball10 ( $26.25 )
Seat 4: itspat85 ( $7.43 )
hayek1 posts small blind [$0.1].
itspat85 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to stressball10 [ Jd As ]
fbombracing folds.
drekobez folds.
stressball10 raises [$1].
malosuerte calls [$1].
hayek1 folds.
itspat85 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ac, Jh, 6h ]
stressball10 bets [$0.75].
malosuerte raises [$1.5].
stressball10 raises [$4.25].
malosuerte calls [$3.5].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2h ]
stressball10 bets [$6]. -- in case you're wondering, I was pretty sure he had the flush here, but he didn't have enough money to bet me out, so I was just getting it over with.
malosuerte is all-In [$4]
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
stressball10 shows [ Jd, As ] two pairs, aces and jacks.
malosuerte shows [ 8h, Th ] a flush, jack high.
stressball10 wins $2 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and jacks.
malosuerte wins $19.35 from the main pot with a flush, jack high.

About 5 minutes later, same game:

***** Hand History for Game 2068459731 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, May 18, 15:03:53 EDT 2005
Table Table 36951 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: fbombracing ( $54.88 )
Seat 3: hayek1 ( $18.95 )
Seat 1: stressball10 ( $29.17 )
Seat 4: itspat85 ( $10.46 )
Seat 6: chadr3 ( $4.25 )
Seat 2: VEGAS7111 ( $14.5 )
hayek1 posts small blind [$0.1].
itspat85 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to stressball10 [ 7c 7s ]
fbombracing raises [$0.5].
chadr3 folds.
stressball10 calls [$0.5].
VEGAS7111 calls [$0.5].
hayek1 folds.
itspat85 calls [$0.25].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, 7d, 5s ]
itspat85 checks.
fbombracing bets [$2].
stressball10 raises [$4].
VEGAS7111 folds.
itspat85 folds.
fbombracing raises [$13]. -- long pause here for effect
stressball10 is all-In [$24.67]
fbombracing calls [$13.67].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
fbombracing shows [ Ks, Kc ] two pairs, kings and threes.
stressball10 shows [ 7c, 7s ] a full house, Sevens full of threes.
stressball10 wins $57.44 from the main pot with a full house, Sevens full of threes.


...Variance is very survivable. But sometimes you have to swallow some serious frustration to survive it.

Originally Posted by dalecooper

KANGOO checks.
stressball10 bets [$5].
KANGOO calls [$5].

Originally Posted by Riddick Blowe

Quoted for truth. Made me wonder afterward if he thought he was making a genius read on overcards, or if he was just one of the worst players I've ever met.