The predictable result of my hubris

Last night, I had a top ten result, though not the one I wanted. I lost the eighth most chips I've ever lost in a single session. This was the predictable result of my hubris. I'd told myself that I was better than everybody else, and everybody else proved me wrong :-) I set a new personal worst as well - my balance is now the furthest from the blue it's ever been - $1,640,517, to be precise. I refuse to let the shortfall reach 2 million, but to help guard against that, I need to turn my attention once again to cash games.

High buy-in sit and gos definitely have a get-rich-quick allure, but I need to lash myself to the deck of my ship and ignore their siren call. There really are no short cuts to making a sustainable profit at poker, and I've proven that I require to be reminded of this fact, in dramatic fashion, time and time again :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    15     5        0
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    18     3        0
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    35     4        0
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    53     4        0
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    11     5        0
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    24     4        0

delta: $-300,000
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $1,401,300
balance: $8,864,862