An old failing

On Monday night, I succumbed to an old failing once again; on the most expensive lost hand of the night, I fell in love with a stealth two pair and was blind to the straight possibility on the board. My opponent had actually flopped the straight, and proceeded to extract maximum value from me.

This has happened way too many times. I still haven't been able to correct this blindness. Probably the only thing that saved me from the felt was the fact that the table quit on me, and I was wise enough not to join another one.

I'm perilously close to another even crossing, more's the pity.

delta: $-31,160
balance: $809,149