And again

Trying Poker Stars for a change. $11 Razz tourney. 48 entrants. Pays six. I am about to finish 7th.

And now its official 7th.

And this is now officially a problem. I don't care about scraping into the money - so that is not my problem.

I was in a good position with 8 left. Lost a hand and I'm in about 5th. We lose a player. Then I stay in too long in a hand at the 750/1500 level with A246 against the chip leader who has 35 showing -he then hits a 7 and a 2 i brick out but keep calling 2 more bets that I should. Cripple myself down to 1800 (should have had $4,800. The next lowest has 2,400. Its clear he is not going to play a hand until I am am out.

Hit the 200/1000/2000 level. Fold 3 hands. I have 1200 left and find 2 4 6. I complete with my last 998 and get three callers. It looks good when I hit a 7 and they start hitting bricks. But a 2 and the QQ means I lose to an 8.

There is an element of bad luck to this. But I am clearly also doing something wrong. Not sure what it is yet. I know this because I have bubbled about 7 out of the last 8 Razz tournies. Given that these things pays between 3 and 6. I should be cashing about 80% of the time. But the stats work in reverse.

My bubble rate in all comps on P Stars is phenomenal.

At the moment I think my Razz bubbling is about being overly aggressive, not employing enough card selection and not getting out as soon as I get behind. Also I must stop calling with 3 to a hidden 8. I think this my weakness. You hit a brick and feel you have to fold..

Very angry with myself at the moment. In the last 2 weeks I have left over a $1,000 of prize money on the table.