[OnTheButton]

I had a "bad run" that lasted about 3 months. Both live and on-line.

No matter what I did, even my monsters lost.

I'd flop the straight, make a move only to get called by two pair who hits a house on the river. I'd flop low trips, only to have middle trips hit on the turn from the other pocket pair in play.

I'm happy to report that it seems to have passed by now, but boy did it suck.

Since we have a game at our house every weekend, just so I would not have to hide upstairs while everyone was playing, I started dealing the games for the first few hours. After "doing my time" I finally sat back down and worked over the table turning $60 into $240 by the end of the night.

Streaks come and go, and are not limited to a few hands. They can often last much, much longer.

So I suggest, take a break, but don't give up. Stay true to your play style that worked in the past, just don't play as often. You will know the day that the card gods have stopped punishing you, and you will be rewarded in the long run.