Has Anyone Else Smashed There laptop?

Things are not going good for me in the poker world at the moment. I just cant win a race and am losing the vast majority of hands where i have my opponent dominated preflop. Its gone beyond a joke. I constantly try to get myself into situations where im a big favourite but fish keep sucking out on me. I was up 13k last year and am down about 1k this year. I have not changed my style at all, infact i think im making better reads on my opponents now than ever before. This is happening in live games as well as online. Im on the verge of packing it in.
Has anyone else had a ridiculously long bad beat run or continually hitting cold decks. I know in poker you take the good with the bad but when the odds are stacked well in your favour, you expect the results to come your way over time. Please tell me im not jinxed. Last year people were complimenting me on my impressive stats on sharkscope and this year im being teased. SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE

You probably weren't as good as you thought you were last year and your probably not as bad as your results show this year. It's called the long run and we're all working our way toward it.

I have had bad runs - but I would never get angry enough to smash my laptop lol.

I don't smash laptops, I crush opponents.

same here....I just pretend to smash my laptop and that makes me feel better.

Tilt and selective memory= smashed laptop

Yeah, I have had long runs of "bad luck". Sometimes, random chance seems to run with you and sometimes seems out to get you. It is frustrating, but smashing your hard earned equipment seems a little extreme.
Now, I am not saying I have not had the urge to throw the laptop out the window moments...I have had lots of em. These days though I usually take a deep breath and tighten up my play until the poker gods seem to be favoring me again.

Speaking of crushing opponents, you know you don't have to be Savagepenguin's waiter any more, right Philthy?

D'wilius said:

Speaking of crushing opponents, you know you don't have to be Savagepenguin's waiter any more, right Philthy?

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Ixnay about the avatarway!

I know, but I until I find a better avatar...

I have a balcony. Perfect for tossing computers.

I smile every time I see the avatar switch over to the two penguins.

The best way to start controlling tilt is to look at every hand from a game theoretical point of view.
Did you make the best play against villain's range? If that's the case you should be happy and completely disregard the outcome of the hand.

If you're unsure about villain's range, Pokerstove or posting hand histories will help.

once I threw my mouse at the wall. Never again it costs 120 ****ing dollars for another mouse like the one I had.

Sounds like you need at least a few Weeks away from the Game...Maybe even a few Months...In the Long run things will work out for you if you play well