Loser!
I am very streaky. I'm not sure that I have any explanation why, but I seem to win and lose in streaks. On returning from Vegas and the World Series, I went on a one week heater where I won every day. I followed that up with my longest string of losing days yet, totaling 8. Happily, the losing days totaled less than half of my winnings from the previous week, but the losing still isn't any fun.

The games in Arizona are phenomenal as usual. In the past week, we have seen a few players try Omaha 8 or better for their first time, at the 60-120 level. Needless to say, it may have been a better idea to start out a little lower!

I'm not much for reporting bad beat stories, but the only hand of any note from the week was losing the whole pot holding JJA2, on a flop of J57. River 2 of spades counterfeited my low, and also made a flush for the winner.

I'm in Spokane this week for a family vacation. My parents retired here a couple of months ago, and we're enjoying the terrific weather. I'm in Los Angeles for the Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle club next week, but will return to Arizona on the 13th for the day for the Arizona State Championship.

Oh, and the losing streak stopped on the last day before I left. Long live the new streak!