How's everyone's year to date going?

[hitthat16]

As for me, I'm about 6 standard deviations in the red from where I should be. Awesome. I have to take a hiatus from playing until I do some replenishing.

Could really use some words of encouragement now.

[Three]

Well it was going pretty well until my last trip. I was up a boatload and lost almost all of it back in one of those worst case scenario runs. Lots of opportunities but had trouble winning hands. We will see what the rest of the month holds.

[Coyote]

hitthat16,

So sorry to hear you are down so much. Are you reviewing your play, looking for errors? Being down 6 is huge! Are you playing poor games with crowded tables?
Something is very wrong here.

Best Regards,
Coyote

[hitthat16]

It's just been worst case scenario. I've crunched the numbers, done sims, I'm playing uncrowded times and good penetration. Just horrible negative variance!

[blackjackomaha]

Spent most of the YTD scouting...not a whole lot of play. Although, that'll change soon MUCH more time now that graduate school is finally done.

[BigJer]

For 2014 I'm down a little bit I'd say I'm down about 40 units. However 2013 was a disaster! Was down about 400 units.

[KJ]

I am a little in the black, which is better than last year, when I didn't hit black until mid April, when I went on a massive run. But basically, I haven't really gotten rolling yet, playing only about half my normal rounds for the month so far. I have been training and working with a second partner and frankly that has consumed a lot of time. He hasn't picked it up as well as I hoped. I am not really cut out for teaching/mentoring, but hopefully he will come around as time goes on.

I also have been dealing with a medical issue, Melanoma. Had two minor surgeries to remove tumors, but just got the final 'all clear' yesterday, so look out Vegas casinos.....I'm about to turn it up a notch!

Don't know what to say, hitthat16....hang in there. If you are playing a +EV game, things will turn at some point.

[JohnnyUtah]

December was good for me--was up 125 units that month before a 35 unit downswing at the end of the year. In 3 trips this month I'm up just over 50 while also up nearly 30 units worth at poker. Part of that was due to circumstances at work (I'm just a rec player)--I felt financially comfortable to "take a shot" and play a higher game than normal one trip and it turned out well. I'm definitely going back to my normal play/unit my next trip.

[Rudy]

2013 was break even for me, first week of january I was up 474 units, second week 640 units down, third week 270 units up, the debacle was day before yesterday, almost 300 units down in a single session. The path we choose is very hard...

I hate to win a couple units in each session, between 40 and 80 units per session, but when I lose, I lose most of my bankroll session, between 200 and 300 units, it's just me? what about you guys?

[mofungoo]

I haven't been playing much since the new year began due to bad weather and bronchitis, but the two sessions I did play put me up 85 units. I hope that continues when I start playing again.

[VeryGood]

1200 units for 2013 over 550 hrs. Only had 1 bad month, -200 units. No back offs.

80 units so far for 2014. 1 back off.

[Goodboy]

184 max bets in 2013 (by far my best year, although I only have 3 full years experience)
17 max bets to date in 2014

Fortunately still on a good side of variance, although I am just catching up with my all time expectation

[Jabberwocky]

Right now I'm feeling like Custer at Little Bighorn. Down 800 units in 700 hrs.