If you - like me - feel that you're a fairly accomplished poker player, who knows his/her own game very well, but also recognizes his/her own limitations, I think you'll be able to recognize one of the following sentiments, after you've played a session: - Damn, that was just one beat after the other. - Wow, variance really bitch-slapped me today. - I guess I'm happy he called me with Q9 offsuit, but still hard to believe. - Phew, need a break after that. One more suckout and I would've started to tilt. ...or something along those lines! :-) The point here is that you're the sort of player who recognizes how ridiculously small the edges that we chase sometimes are - thusly also resulting in extreme swings. You've come to accept this fact and still choose to play poker, because you're certain that in the long run you'll come out on top. That's all good. But HOW SURE are you that it's all variance after a session? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]