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Today was a shit day at the tables. Playing 25NL with 20BI (give or take) hasn't worked out again. Always risky as a 4BI swing is pretty big chunk of your roll either way. I'm not going to try another shot with a 20BI as mentally it was always in my head that winning a stack was big deal which at the end of the day isn't a winning mindset.

25NL seemed very beatable though. So many people being crazy aggro preflop but with no adjusting, some were just clicking buttons. I'm going to go through all the hands I played there to try to find leaks and improve.

The hands I lost stacks on were varied. Ran AQ into AK on Axx in a 3bp for half a stack (don't know if I should have 3bet there). Also a retarded hand in a 4bp, TAG opens mega fish 3bets (he does this with 77+, most broadways) I 4bet AKdd and he snaps oop. Flop is J43scd he leads for like 1/5 pot and I call, checks turn and bets river 5BB and he obviously had AJ. That guy demolished me in every pot.

I had 4 great tables going but made myself quit as I was getting tilted. Confidence is low at the moment, I really want to get to small stakes but I must have some fundamental leaks that are holding me back. More study time and HH reviews are needed. I'm going to play 5NL until I've won at least 5BI (takes me back to $500) and reevaluate from there.

Sometimes we are so focused on getting somewhere we forget the actual journey is a reward in itself.