This is what I think stings the most. Damn variance. It's like ALL THAT WORK - all that time - for nothing.
You may not believe it right now, but you WILL get hot and win that all back and then some... it just might take a while.
When I look at my graphs like this (which I review regularly - after most sessions), I think about the cards I had that session, the flops I hit (or hit second best), the number of suckouts I took, etc. I then try to figure out whay my luck was for that session: great, good, average, below average, or bad. Whatever I come up with in my head, I move it up one (to the better), because I am SURE that most people think they are unluckier than they really are (selective memory), and I have to assume I do the same thing. Then I compare that to my results. If I lost 2 bu ins, but had below average or worse luck, that's not that bad. If I broke even with below average luck, that's great! If I logged a winner with average luck, that's good too.... And if I had a monster session but was having great luck, I don't put too much weight into it.
I know this sounds random and will get lost in this thread, but I really think this is a good way to analyze your sessions. More importantly, if you think you played well and were just unlucky, you HAVE to shake it off. Because in the long run, your luck WILL even out. And if you are typically able to log winner with "average" luck (and remember, you are SUPPOSED to take bad beats sometimes), then you will be a long term winner.
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