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bad times
how long do we carry on playing when losing??????
ive been playing now for 3 days losing hundreds in the process and cant get over how many people will call with a ragged ace only to hit the ace on the river
so far lost with a house of aces and twos against 4 2s an ace flush to a straight flush on the river guy had nothing before that
how long shall i play on with this type of luck not for long i think as wont have the funds lol
ive been playing now for 3 days losing hundreds in the process and cant get over how many people will call with a ragged ace only to hit the ace on the river
so far lost with a house of aces and twos against 4 2s an ace flush to a straight flush on the river guy had nothing before that
how long shall i play on with this type of luck not for long i think as wont have the funds lol
Comments
Aup bud, bet u hate the game at the mo dont ya? Its horrible when its like that, I woke up monday mornin after a stinking session, lost 350 quid in a night. Had a day off, played yest n got the lot bak plus alot more.
I'd carry on playing, as soon as possible. maybe 1 day off at most, but don't leave it too long. - Thats my opinion.
It can't KEEP happening, things will turn round, I dnt believe all this stuff people say about losing streaks going on for months n months, even years.
Maybe in tournys yeh but in cash games every single hand is a new, isolated event.
My advice is carry on playing until the money runs out (it wont if ur a good player) - And if ur in danger of goin broke maybe u shud play a lower level for a couple of days, but deffo keep playing, and things will turn around.
DOHH
Just do whatever needs to be done to get the enjoyment back and then you will start to see your game coming back and the beats will not seem as bad.
moved from sit and gos to multi tornies still getting smashed moved to cash tables started off on 50p 1pound levels then droped to 25 p 50p now on 5 p 10p and still getting the bad beats but i do think that people play a lot tighter on the higher tables but hey its there money to play and mine to lose lol
gl to all who carry on playing this great game
All the best
Have a break and come back, sure you'll be back to winning ways
I have tried to do this and come to the conclusion that taking a break is definitely what I prefer. A bad run turns to tilt, and you may not even notice you are tilting which leads to an even further downswing. I leave it a few days for 2 reasons,
1 - It gives me some time to get my head around my NEW bankroll, therefore suppressing the chasing mentality as I would be desperately trying to get my br back to what it was.
2 - I have basically calmed down and any tilt tendencies should be virtually gone.
3 - If the downswing has caused me to move down in stakes, If I hadnt taken a break I would be too used to the higher limits, and therefore not taking the new limit seriously. A break basically resets my brain and I play properly to those stakes.
lol, thats 3 reasons but w/e.......gl
Posted by OMahonyO
If you were playing at the right limits for your origonal bankroll in the first place, if the bankroll was solid, a week of bad hits shudnt effect it. If ya have a few fantastic days and end 30 buy ins up, this shudnt neccesserily triggeer a knee jerk rection to move up a level. Success over a period of time is required. Id argue its the same with losing. If you lose consistantly over a long period of time, then look at making changes.
It's not a 'new bankroll' its the same one. U have to believe u can beat the game or you shouldnt be there in the first place, a run of bad play/bad beats is a variable. Origonal bankroll management shud be in place to deal with such swings.
I agree that the decision to take a break or not is very much a personal thing though.
DOHH