Ugh

I've played 6 sessions since being the in the States and only the first one was profitable. Since then I have not been able to book a single win which is somewhat frustrating. Maybe I just need the good karma of sitting in my chair at my desk in Berlin, who knows.

Here are some hands from the last couple sessions, comments/critique are welcome.

Here I squeeze (NL2K) a couple of fish wtih 99 and get an all undercard flop. A case can certainly be made for check/folding the turn as his range pretty much dominates me, but I went for it anyway.

I get my stack in pretty light (NL2K) here in a blind vs blind battle. My instincts told me his minraise was full of it and I wasn't going to let the flush draw hit cheaply. When he instacalled I knew I was toast but to my surprise he mucked.

3bet pot against an aggressive opponent (NL2K) and I flop a pretty big draw. I would be very rich if I could do this every time.

There was a big fish who got lucky and built up a 200bb+ stack. I had taken a couple pots from him and was 175bb deep myself when this hand (NL2K) occured. The flop is loaded with draws and I really can't take his minraising serious. Minraises can be tricky, though. Good players use them as bluffs more often that not whereas when a fish minraises it signalizes a monster 90% of the time.

This hand is pretty sick imo (NL2K). When he donked the turn, 22 was the last hand I expected to see. I didn't even have it in his range of possible holdings.

This one is also pretty disgusting (NL2K). We were playing a really aggressive 3-handed game. and I 3bet preflop and flop TPTK. I really had a hard time picking my play on the turn, but I elected for a checkraise all-in. In retrospect, firing directly would have been a much better option. It didn't help that my opponent is a real ass and a pretty terrible sportsman.

Literally a couple hands later, same opponent (NL2K). I'd never seen him donk a flop before and when he 3bet all-in I was praying for a flush draw. This is probably the closest I have come to actual tilt in several months.

My opponent flipped out after this hand (NL1K). He called me Mr. Luckybox. I would expect him to 4bet his little aces next time against me.

Standard and symbolic (NL2K) of how I've been running lately.

Luckily the total damage is just over 12 stacks in that game so I'm okay for now!