A mixed start, particularly on Full Tilt.

I am struggling at 0.25/0.5 nl. I have had a string of bad beats after getting my chips in with by far the best of it.

The other problem is that whilst I am quite a loose player and raise a lot, no one seems to call my raise when i have aces. Its happened five times in row.

I have also played my worst hand ever.

I'm the small blind with AA. Cut off raises to $2.5. I delay and then call. I look at the screen expecting to see the flop, only to see my cards disappear. Miss-click on fold. Idiot.

Despite the bad results at 0.25/0.5, I am slightly ahead - but for all the wrong reasons. Basically I have been chasing my losses (successfully) at 1/2 nl. This involves playing with the entire bank roll and is a recipe for disaster.

One big hand. I am in the cut off with Ac7c and about $165. I call the BB as does the Button who has about $125. SB folds. Pot $7. F

Flop As Qd, 4d. I bet $3. Button calls, BB folds. I think Button has flush draw. Pot $13.

Turn 7d. Check, check. I think he has Kd and a Q and is looking for another diamond. I think he would have bet with Ad Qo or a made flush.

River Ad - Jackpot. I hope he's got the Kd now. He hasn't got the Ad, but there's about a 2% chance has the AQ boat. I think he would have raised pre flop and bet all streets with that. I bet $6. He raises to $20. I slow re-raise to $50 and he goes all in for another $69 - insta call - he has Kd9d.

Slightly better at the micro-limit today. But still suffering from a bad run of cards. Just lost a $30 buy in with 10h 8h flush against a Qh Jh flush. Got em back when I flopped the nut straight with 56 on a rainbow board of 2,3,4 - turn A, opponent has A3 and didn't get there on the river.

The folded ace count is now up to 6 in a row. No one ever folds if I have 10 10. About 8 folded hands later I get KJ suited in the c/o do the same raise get called, can't shake him off on the J high flop or on the turn and end up folding to a massive bet on the river with 7, 10, J, Q, 7, on the board losing $14 in the process.

So all in all lots of variance.

• Betfair $131.32
• Full tilt $334.16