Sickest Hand I've Ever Played, Vegas and BRM (or lack of it)

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PokerStars Game #33391794164: Tournament #199550541, $10+$1 USD Omaha Pot Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/09/28 19:45:57 WET [2009/09/28 14:45:57 ET]
Table '199550541 15' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: osnapper (3000 in chips)
Seat 2: halberry (2960 in chips)
Seat 3: Qcity1 (5950 in chips)
Seat 4: Hughnormous7 (3650 in chips)
Seat 5: stevo_95658 (3580 in chips)
Seat 6: duchpool (5000 in chips)
Seat 7: Szammy (1440 in chips)
Seat 8: badcallthat (2110 in chips)
Seat 9: ResDogs23 (5900 in chips)
ResDogs23: posts small blind 15
osnapper: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [As 9d 7h 7c]
halberry: folds
Qcity1: folds
Hughnormous7: calls 30
stevo_95658: folds
duchpool: folds
Szammy: calls 30
badcallthat: calls 30
ResDogs23: calls 15
osnapper: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s Jd 7d]
ResDogs23: checks
osnapper: checks
Hughnormous7: checks
Szammy: checks
badcallthat: bets 90
ResDogs23: folds
osnapper: folds
Hughnormous7: folds
Szammy: calls 90
*** TURN *** [7s Jd 7d] [9s]
Szammy: checks
badcallthat: bets 210
Szammy: calls 210
*** RIVER *** [7s Jd 7d 9s] [Ts]
Szammy: checks
badcallthat: bets 420
Szammy: raises 690 to 1110 and is all-in
badcallthat: calls 690
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Szammy: shows [2s Js 8s 8c] (a straight flush, Seven to Jack)
badcallthat: shows [As 9d 7h 7c] (four of a kind, Sevens)
Szammy collected 2970 from pot
Szammy said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2970 Rake 0
Board [7s Jd 7d 9s Ts]
Seat 1: osnapper (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: halberry folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Qcity1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Hughnormous7 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: stevo_95658 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: duchpool folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Szammy showed [2s Js 8s 8c] and won (2970) with a straight flush, Seven to Jack
Seat 8: badcallthat (button) showed [As 9d 7h 7c] and lost with four of a kind, Sevens
Seat 9: ResDogs23 (small blind) folded on the Flop

now that is disgusting!!! to top it off he had already had me the hand before with my KK vs his AA BvB after he lost a massive pot, so he only had 700 chips and he doubled twice in 2 hands through me. Very next hand I flop the nut flush an the rest of me little stack goes in an 2 pair turns a full house, very sick!

I havent really been playin very much because of stuff like this, however I have taken stupid shots at big money an lost. I do have some interesting graphs from experiments but they're only from small sample of a couple of a couple of hundred games, but they look promising. I know the game I am good at and I know what I have to do to make money at it and achieve long term success. I go to vegas on wednesday an cant wait to try my hand at some real decent live tournaments. I am there for a week and I am only going with my Dad who's been to many times so while there will be a day set aside for site seeing for me to see the necessarys and a bit of time for relaxing, the main aim will be to play as much poker as we possibly can, tournaments and cash. I dont have much experience in cash games but have watched an read more than enough to know what I need to know, an I have played some with small success. Me dad is a consistent cash winner so I might play the tournaments an leave the main of the cash games to him.

Poker has not been fun for me lately and I have been learning the hard way. I hit a brick wall, but the obvious positive is that its the not poker or the way i play it thats the problem its the lack of bank roll management. I am not a even a gambler, I hate blackjack, roulette, horses etc. I put the odd bet on the footy thats it so this is an easy problem. I learned the hard way that you just can not win in poker with out BRM. Hopefully Vegas can get me enjoying poker again then I can come back refreshed an ready to do it. May the cards be with me!!!

Leave you with 3 donkaments Ive picked already, deffo takin one of these down. When I am back I will be putting everything I have learned into practice. Its a tough game this, but I will beat poker before I let it beat me

Casino Name: Venetian
Game Type: NL Hold'em
Day of Week: Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su
Time of Day: 07:00 PM
Total Buy In: 120
Admin Free: 20
Fees Returned: 83%
Rebuy: No
Rebuy Description:
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Addon Description:
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Starting Chip Count: 5000
Avg Number Players: 100

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Day of Week: Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su
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Fees Returned: 88%
Rebuy: No
Rebuy Description:
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Addon Description:
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Casino Name: Venetian
Game Type: NL Hold'em
Day of Week: Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su
Time of Day: 12:00 PM
Total Buy In: 150
Admin Free: 20
Fees Returned: 86%
Rebuy: No
Addon: Yes
Addon Description:
$5 optional staff bonus for 1500 in chips. Included in starting chip count. This is included in total buy in and admin fee, but is optional.
Starting Chip Count: 7500
Avg Number Players: 90
Payout Structure:
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Level Time: 00:30
Avg Tourney Length: 8-9 hours