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yasudab
Enthusiast
Silver Level
been playin on pokerstars. ever have a night when you get 2 7 twice, 9 4 twice, 3 5 twice, 2 5? got AQ, but that's pretty bad run of cards. anyone had that bad a run in a session of an hour?
TheKAAHK
CardsChat Elite
Silver Level
Oh yeah. I have had bad runs for two hours or more. And I'm sure everyone here has as well.
I once folded every single hand for over two hours in one MTT not too long ago. Fortunately, I was able to amass a good, healthy stack previous to this, so I was still in the game with 12BB when I finally did pick up a hand. I got it in good, doubled up, and made a healthy cash (which, coincidentally was my last MTT cash...).
Anyways, in my situation I was playing in three tourneys and wasn't too worried about busting, nor was I paying much attention to my table. If I was, I probably wouldn't have folded for that long.
In many cases it is not the cards you hold, but the situations you use them in. Don't be afraid to raise/bluff a couple of times with marginal holdings. Your opponents don't know what you have, and if you find yourself folding alot, your opponents might give you credit for beung super tight and will lay down all but the best holdings when you do open a pot.
Play your position wisely, and pick out opponents who are willing to lay down their hands easily and raise their blnds. Doing this every couple od orbits will help keep your stack healthy enough that when you finally hit a good run of cards, you will have enough chips to maximize their value.
I once folded every single hand for over two hours in one MTT not too long ago. Fortunately, I was able to amass a good, healthy stack previous to this, so I was still in the game with 12BB when I finally did pick up a hand. I got it in good, doubled up, and made a healthy cash (which, coincidentally was my last MTT cash...).
Anyways, in my situation I was playing in three tourneys and wasn't too worried about busting, nor was I paying much attention to my table. If I was, I probably wouldn't have folded for that long.
In many cases it is not the cards you hold, but the situations you use them in. Don't be afraid to raise/bluff a couple of times with marginal holdings. Your opponents don't know what you have, and if you find yourself folding alot, your opponents might give you credit for beung super tight and will lay down all but the best holdings when you do open a pot.
Play your position wisely, and pick out opponents who are willing to lay down their hands easily and raise their blnds. Doing this every couple od orbits will help keep your stack healthy enough that when you finally hit a good run of cards, you will have enough chips to maximize their value.
Zorba
27
Platinum Level
That happens to me over a 5 min period, and then when I get AA, KK, and so on they get cracked.
Like bigpun87 said get used to it.
x2486
Rock Star
Silver Level
I went 71 hands in a MTT where my best was a tier 4 QTs. No pocket pairs, and if I did get an ace it was with an offsuit rag. The table was agressive, so I saw very few flops and didn't hit anything when I did see a flop. When I finally started getting a few playable hands, my stack was already pretty low, and I was getting no help on the flop.
I considered starting a thread about it to see what others do in these situations, but I think it comes down to two options. You either bluff aggressively or you wait patiently for some cards. If I was playing higher stakes then I might be more inclined to bluff, but at the micros there are too many calling stations who can't stand to fold a middle pair for that to work.
So to put a silver lining on it I'll say I'd rather get a lot of bad hands in one tournament than spread out over a bunch of tournaments.
I considered starting a thread about it to see what others do in these situations, but I think it comes down to two options. You either bluff aggressively or you wait patiently for some cards. If I was playing higher stakes then I might be more inclined to bluff, but at the micros there are too many calling stations who can't stand to fold a middle pair for that to work.
So to put a silver lining on it I'll say I'd rather get a lot of bad hands in one tournament than spread out over a bunch of tournaments.