12:14am: I’m finally starting to find more time to play actual poker, in addition to running the blog. Results have been consistent over the last 24 hours, as usual as I am now 11-4 over the last 15 matches. Included in this session was a truly sick come back story:

Ever lose a match on a misclick alone? It’s happened to me quite a few times, and for all intents and purposes it should have happened to me again tonight. I had KK, and there was a four card straight on the board - in addition to trips (the top pair on the board paired and the guy had called a strong lead out bet on the flop, and had bet the turn when the straight hit). Anyhow, the guy tried to get “cute” on the river, making a bet that would leave me with 20 chips, should I call it. Unfortunately, I was adjusting the mouse pad on my GFs desk, and I accidentally clicked the button which was hovered over “call” - leaving me with 20 chips (see below):

PokerStars Game #17256435605: Tournament #87459939, $50.00+$2.50 Hold’em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/07 - 00:04:56 (ET)

Table ‘87459939 1′ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Old Wolf 200 (2980 in chips)
Seat 2: trujm (20 in chips)

Well, I doubled up a number of times, which included me getting rather lucky on at least one occasion. However, that goes without saying as anyone who comes back from 20 chips is going to need a TON of luck. 13 minutes later, the nail in the coffin:

PokerStars Game #17256655371: Tournament #87459939, $50.00+$2.50 Hold’em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2008/05/07 - 00:18:52 (ET)

Table ‘87459939 1′ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Old Wolf 200 (160 in chips)
Seat 2: trujm (2840 in chips)
Old Wolf 200: posts small blind 25
trujm: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to trujm [Kh 8d]
Old Wolf 200: raises 110 to 160 and is all-in
trujm: calls 110
*** FLOP *** [6h Jc Js]
*** TURN *** [6h Jc Js] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [6h Jc Js Ah] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
trujm: shows [Kh 8d] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Old Wolf 200: shows [8s Th] (two pair, Aces and Jacks - lower kicker)
trujm collected 320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 320 | Rake 0
Board [6h Jc Js Ah Ad]
Seat 1: Old Wolf 200 (button) (small blind) showed [8s Th] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Who said it’s better to be lucky than good? Because it sure wasn’t me

*EDIT*, 6:54am: Played 2 more games after the PokerStars server restart, and won them both, so I finish today’s 24 hour session 13-4.