Card Dead

#1 29th August 2016, 6:56 AM

Any advice being card dead for a certain amount of time in cash games? Such as not getting overs or suited connectors or anything like that.

#2 29th August 2016, 8:38 AM

Keep calm and make your game tighter until you get over this period.

#3 29th August 2016, 2:20 PM

These periods happen but remember you will hit periods where every hand is good too. It will not be even in the short run only over time. If you have a good image at the time this happens you can steal with weak hands especially in late position but if you are getting crushed just tighten up and be patient. If possible focus on what the rest of the table is doing. Live or online take notes or take not of players styles etc. Do this while keeping in mind when you do get cards it will benefit you to know what is going on instead of it feeling like you just entered a new game and got dealt AA and aren't sure how to proceed. Should you raise standard or raise big etc...I do not think it is a good idea to distract yourself with reading or surfing the net, watching TV or whatever but I have to admit once I feel solid on a table it sometimes helps me to be patient if there is a distraction around...I have had Hell's Kitchen running with a table or two up recently online and it has worked well for me.

#4 29th August 2016, 2:26 PM

Be patient or stop play for an hour or few hours. Sometimes you should just wait

#5 29th August 2016, 5:18 PM

keep folding

#6 29th August 2016, 6:25 PM

If you're in a cash game, just be patient. the blinds aren't going up and you can wait until you start getting good hands again.

#7 29th August 2016, 6:51 PM

If I'm playing cash and I'm card dead for more than 30 minutes online then I'm switching to a different table and/or quitting altogether. There are usually enough tables going on that it should be no problem to switch to another table. If I'm in an MTT there's not much I can do but remain patient. Sometimes you can do nothing more than be card dead. There is one tournament in particular that I've played for the last 4 weeks. The tournament only plays on Sunday, and I've been card dead all 4 weeks, with the exception of the one time I had Aces, went all-in, and lost to 57 offsuit.

#8 29th August 2016, 8:32 PM

Consider your image. If you think your opponents will start thinking, geez this guy hasn't played a hand in an hour. If he bets, I'm autofolding. A good time to bet with any hand that has potential to hit the flop. Say suited two gappers, ax suited, small pocket pairs things like that. I might even do it with Kx or Qx but that's about the worst I'm going. Probably what will happen is you'll raise preflop and everyone will fold, but on the off chance you get to a flop you don't want to be holding two cards that won't even make a straight.

Don't overdo this, but occasionally will help you still get action when you finally do get a high pocket. Of course if you're really frustrated quitting the game is probably the best option.

#9 29th August 2016, 10:41 PM

Keep folding this hands and wait for nice one

#10 29th August 2016, 11:08 PM

Yep, keep playing, do not widen your range, do not force spots.

Remember that luck has no memory and by that I mean your odds of being dealt a premium hand does not change from one hand to the next. Keep playing and be patient. Only stop playing if you find it difficult to stay patient. The belief that switching tables or taking a short break will end your cold streak is just superstition and a misunderstanding of varience.

#11 30th August 2016, 4:57 PM

Keep folding... Then while seating at UTG1 you'll see queens and you'll push all in. At the same time some regular sitting in position will see kings and will call you. Then you'll probably break your monitor or injure your right fist. Your cursing and swearing will be heard within 2-3 blocks. That's my vision. It always happens like that.

#12 30th August 2016, 5:07 PM

search for spots and reads on other players, dynamics at tables, that you can (ab)use later on.

#13 30th August 2016, 5:11 PM

Nothing beats patience. But if you simply cannot be patient and wait for good hands, than you can try praying to God for good luck

#14 30th August 2016, 5:45 PM

Если карта мёртвая минут 15-20 то я выхожу из игры что бы не проиграть больше и начинаю на другой день или через день по настроению ну или ждать и понемногу проигрывать в надежде отыграться,но я обычно ухожу...очень хорошая сторона кэш-игр в турнире такого себе не позволишь где наблюдаешь как твой стейк пожирает анте и блаинды)))так что главно не впадать в тильт и трезво оценивать карту и понимать что если щас нет хорошей карты то завтра она будет вот и всё.

#15 31st August 2016, 5:02 AM

Yes.... get used to it. It's poker and it's going to happen.

Ohh, and eat oatmeal cookies.... that always helps.

#16 31st August 2016, 6:01 AM

Originally Posted by Colehain

Any advice being card dead for a certain amount of time in cash games? Such as not getting overs or suited connectors or anything like that.

I have found playing 4+ tables that I personally never feel card dead very long at all. Some tables may be card dead for a couple hours or more, but personally there is always something keeping me interested when I have multiple tables up.

#17 31st August 2016, 6:38 AM

Originally Posted by coachlary69

If I'm playing cash and I'm card dead for more than 30 minutes online then I'm switching to a different table and/or quitting altogether. There are usually enough tables going on that it should be no problem to switch to another table. If I'm in an MTT there's not much I can do but remain patient. Sometimes you can do nothing more than be card dead. There is one tournament in particular that I've played for the last 4 weeks. The tournament only plays on Sunday, and I've been card dead all 4 weeks, with the exception of the one time I had Aces, went all-in, and lost to 57 offsuit.

was cardead last night in a tourney for hour and half i mean was brutal what guy says above walk away is best advice to me

I will say weekly i run bol to 10 -20 bucks freerolling then they have this series from like 3pm till 9:30pm one every half hour 2.20 1k guar and i lose whole stack cause so far for a month i choose these and am card dead its brutal lol.

Dont give up just take a nap whatever come back fresh for the grind

#18 5th September 2016, 7:19 PM

If the card is dead for 15-20 minutes and I'm out of the game not to lose and start the next day or the day the mood or wait and gradually lose the hope to win,but I usually leave...a very good side cash games in the tournament does not let see how's your steak eating ante and blingy)))so that the main thing not to go on tilt and to estimate the map and understand that if right now there are no good maps then tomorrow she will be here and all.

#19 5th September 2016, 7:23 PM

Keep your calm, keep your patience and remember to STICK to your strategy no matter what.

If you feel that it is not your day, don't force it to cover the losts because it is very likely that you will go in deeper just because of that starting idea ("recover what I lost"). Remember, tomorrow is another day

#20 15th September 2016, 3:47 AM

Originally Posted by coachlary69

If I'm playing cash and I'm card dead for more than 30 minutes online then I'm switching to a different table and/or quitting altogether. There are usually enough tables going on that it should be no problem to switch to another table. If I'm in an MTT there's not much I can do but remain patient. Sometimes you can do nothing more than be card dead. There is one tournament in particular that I've played for the last 4 weeks. The tournament only plays on Sunday, and I've been card dead all 4 weeks, with the exception of the one time I had Aces, went all-in, and lost to 57 offsuit.

I swear I had the same night tonight!!! lol I feel your pain

#21 15th September 2016, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by mbrenneman0

Yep, keep playing, do not widen your range, do not force spots.

Remember that luck has no memory and by that I mean your odds of being dealt a premium hand does not change from one hand to the next. Keep playing and be patient. Only stop playing if you find it difficult to stay patient. The belief that switching tables or taking a short break will end your cold streak is just superstition and a misunderstanding of varience.

This is a fact. Every new hand dealt has the same probability of being good or bad.
Just like every new flip of a coin has an equal chance of being Heads or Tails, no matter how many times in a row one has come up previously.

People also talk about long term probability evening out, which is also true.
Which then looks like a contradiction.
The fact still remains though that without a memory, the next hand or flip is still independent of the previous ones.

In real life though we know that variance, hot and cold streaks do exist. The problem we have is that we don't understand them and there is no explanation or solution.

As with other things in life we can't explain, we are tempted towards superstitions to make up for our lack of knowledge.
It might make us feel better or provide an illusion of having something we can do but it is unlikely to actually change anything.

It's like catching a cold, there is no cure, the best remedies can only ease the symptoms, while you ride it out.

#22 15th September 2016, 4:45 PM

Every player goes through these phases, it is a fact of poker. You just have to sit there patiently waiting for the streak to end. The other side of the coin is the winning streak .when you hit every flop, turn or river

#23 15th September 2016, 5:04 PM

yeah dont let it get to you play your game and wait for the good hands, but on the other hand dont be scared to get a little slutty with like 89 suited or 910 suited to try catch one of those rare but sweet situations which any player who knows you ouldent expect you to be holding

#24 20th September 2016, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by partyboy392

Keep folding... Then while seating at UTG1 you'll see queens and you'll push all in. At the same time some regular sitting in position will see kings and will call you. Then you'll probably break your monitor or injure your right fist. Your cursing and swearing will be heard within 2-3 blocks. That's my vision. It always happens like that.

+ 1

LOL

#25 20th September 2016, 8:16 AM

Keep playing and be patient, maybe can play more than one table at a time (so do not get bored ), but if you have nothing then folds

#26 20th September 2016, 3:04 PM

No cards is sad hehehehehe
Has to stay calm one hour will see something that you can develop your game through a bluff or whith the flop ... Calm and good luck
I'm very unlucky I stop playing.

#27 20th September 2016, 3:46 PM

You have to be patient and don't tilt.

#28 20th September 2016, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by John A

Yes.... get used to it. It's poker and it's going to happen.

Ohh, and eat oatmeal cookies.... that always helps.

I disagree, Oreos!

If you can even realize that you are getting impatient, which most of us won't, get up and do something else before you damage yourself.

#29 20th September 2016, 4:25 PM

If you are playing cash, why stay at the same table if you are card dead? Go to another one, and see if it changes. If not, I would play a low buy in MTT if you still want to play. That way you can only lose your buy in. If you lose that too, I would stop playing for the day. GL to you

#30 20th September 2016, 4:48 PM

Just ride it out and avoid overplaying marginal hands just because you have not been in a pot in a while.

#31 20th September 2016, 6:26 PM

You opponents doesnt know if you have good cards or not.. study your table. Sometimes is better to leave table. sometimes is better to bluff.

#32 20th September 2016, 10:08 PM

If we were perfect, the instant we thought we were card dead we would get up and walk away.

I am doing better at doing that, but nowhere near where I need to be.

Can only do that in ring games. In tourneys, when I think that, I have almost trained myself to go into deep patience mode. Where the concept changes a bit into trying to instantly realize I am getting impatient. At which point I bring up some other distraction, and while I lose some focus on the poker table, I gain back some of that lost patience. So often the cards never go good, and the feeling is that it was just another waste of time.

#33 21st September 2016, 4:51 AM

Sometimes you gotta ride it out. Just make sure to stay engaged in what is going on to keep learning about your opponents and look for a steal opportunity as you may get more respect when you do decide to play one. Just be careful someone doesn't just look you up because they think you got bored.

#34 21st September 2016, 5:28 AM

I stopped playing cash to focus on tournament play.
Just changing my game after being card dead and bad beat.
change up and focus.gl

#35 21st September 2016, 5:46 AM

Keep calm and be tighter

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