Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is to get lucky. Recently I was fortunate enough to increase my bankroll by almost 50% in a session of 13 hands! I played only 2 sessions that day, each for only $1. The first one went 9 hands, and since I doubled up, I had to leave by the blinds. The second one went a whopping 13 hands, and after doubling up (or better) right away, I caught another monster hand in a 3 way pot and turned my $1 buy-in into $9.32! That was the good news.
The bad news is that I apparently came to expect that kind of luck a little too much, and began taking too many chances again. The result has been a month long roller coaster ride and an effort to get back on an even keel so as not to play like a maniac just so I can double or triple up real fast.
Could my bankroll have been better off without the windfall of luck?
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