Hard Times and Some Live Play

It turns out my poker autopilot begins to fail at 50nl and I get into too many spots where I'm completely lost. I have been trying to develop some type of thought process to apply to each hand to narrow my opponents range. Its not working so well. Basically started running well below EV (something I can deal with), getting some nasty beats and turning into a station as a result. All in all I have pretty much succeeded in trimming my bankroll down to a tidy $1200 (it was getting a bit bloated anyway). Dropped down to 25nl to try and restore a bit of confidence and won a few buy-ins before getting absolutely smashed with set over set, flush over flush, quads over boat and boat over nut flush.

Back to the drawing board I suppose, I need to revise/ develop some strategy. Easter weekend looks like its going to be good for some grinding, hopefully with some better results.

Went to Chris' (http://deftona1.blogspot.com/) home game last Wednesday for a break from crappy online shit. Buy in for 200bb in a 25/50c game. Got J8/9s a billion times and missed every flop. Hit top set with KK and missed out on a ton of value from AK when he checked the river back to me on the flush card. About 3 hours in the game is down to 5 handed, I'm down to about $75 and I 3 bet A3o from the sb against Chris who had been going fairly crazy. Flop comes down A76 monotone and I c-bet. He calls and I check the King turn to induce the float and Chris bets out. At this stage I feel he is trying to get me off all my medium pocket pairs and missed hands. The river comes a 3 and I feel pretty confident Ive got him. I bet out 1/3rd pot and Chris re-pops me all in. Another 40 or so to call. Pretty sure Chris knows I have an ace but not two pair, I think he would do this with worse two pairs/ rivered straights and sets. Probably a pretty marginal call but I make it anyway and he shows 75s or something for the runner runner flush. Nh I'm off for the night. Chris goes on to two pair every flop and take all the money on the table $750 or something. I'm pleased I didn't re-buy.