Fear of losing with the monster.

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When I win big hands 2-3 times in a row, I'm afraid that I will then be given a monster (for example AA). Usually (in probability theory) it's time to lose. This usually happens. I have. I can not drop a good card. And I play on euphoria. I no longer control the process and I lose. Perhaps because of fear of losing, I play out my hand not so.
Does this happen only to me? Can not play hands and wait some time? And how are you?
 
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AA is not a monster hand.. It is just a premium preflop hand.. AA is just a over pair most of the time, easy you can fold postflop
 
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When I win big hands 2-3 times in a row, I'm afraid that I will then be given a monster (for example AA). Usually (in probability theory) it's time to lose. This usually happens. I have. I can not drop a good card. And I play on euphoria. I no longer control the process and I lose. Perhaps because of fear of losing, I play out my hand not so.
Does this happen only to me? Can not play hands and wait some time? And how are you?
I worry a little late in tournaments when stacks are not deep relative to blinds and I get something like QQ win with pre-flop raise then AA win with pre-flop raise then next hand dealt AK a premium starting hand but because the stacks are short and I just played two in a row without showdown I am always afraid I am going to get 3 or 4 calls in this spot and totally wiff flop.
 
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I can relate with the fear of losing after winning a few hands in a row. Needless to say you, we should play per hands one at a time, regardless if we previously won or lost.

If this calculation is true, that would mean that after losing 3-4 hands in a row, you should feel very comfortable shoving with 72 offsuit, because 'it's time to win'. But that's not the case, is it?
 
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If the relative stacks are so large that you aren't willing to get all-in, you need to leave the table. If you have 600xbb and the next biggest stack is only 100xbb, then there is no reason to get up. Personally, I have a high risk tolerance. I don't mind getting a 600xbb stack all-in, if I believe it is a +EV situation. If I ever feel like it would hurt too much to lose everything on the table, I have to get up. Scared play is bad play.
 
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happens to everyone .. there is no rule that says that AA should win, nor that KK always wins only losing to AA .. poker is like that, in the course of the game a 72s becomes a play show, (perfect) in a board 772 turn 7 .. We should not be afraid to play with good cards, they are the ones that earn more chips in the long run, the secret is knowing how to play with the right players. Avoid getting involved with many players so your chances increase in winning the pot.
 
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AA is not a monster hand.. It is just a premium preflop hand.. AA is just a over pair most of the time, easy you can fold postflop
The fact of the matter is that I can not fold.:(
 
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If this calculation is true, that would mean that after losing 3-4 hands in a row, you should feel very comfortable shoving with 72 offsuit, because 'it's time to win'. But that's not the case, is it?
On losing this rule for some reason does not spread out. You lose for a very long time.:D
 
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This is no time to lose, as the same situation is you lost three times in a row will not be now you will make.
 
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You can't play a hand expecting to lose just because you are "due." Same as you can't expect to win because you are due. Just as flipping a fair coin has the same expectation of hitting heads vs tails regardless of what came happened prior, you can't allow yourself to play differently if you just won. Keep playing each hand as optimally as possible and you will come out better than allowing fear to change your focus.
 
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I think it's a lot of mind games which we all play against ourselves. You can't be scared to play a hand you think is strong. If you play it and lose you look at why you lost and make better decisions next time. All about learning!
 
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try to stay positive,get the idea that your due to lose out of your mind,keep fear out of your decision making it will only cloud your judgement
 
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I take every hand as a seperate situation. I could have won the last four hands or lost them does not make a difference. I play every hand and situation on their merit. I cannot control luck so I do not try to control it.
 
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Past results have no effect of future performance. Over time your results will balance out, but this is not because running well for a few hands makes it any more or less likely that you’ll run well or badly over the next hands.
 
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With me, too, it happened. I came across pocket 99, which I won all-in. Then immediately issued a pocket 1010, with which I also won all-in. Then they immediately gave me pocket KK, with which I lost everything.
 
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With AA, try to get it in preflop all the time. After the flop you gotta be careful if you face aggression.

No shame in folding AA if you think there's a good chance you are beat.
 
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yes it very often happens when euphoria grabs you after doubling, but you can not do anything because the aces do not come often ...
 
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If you are afraid to loose, maybe better playing some other games, where you can not possibly loose? Something like Frenzy Farm maybe? Hahaha.. No offence, i'm just kidding! Now seriously about probabilities and stuff, i remember it been well written at Dan Harrington's book "Harrington on Holdem I" :icon_stud: Math stays math and it really doesn't matter if you have lost last 5 hands in a row, you still don't have more chances to win next hand because of that. No matter how superstitious do you thinking about it. The same thing is about winning hands. If you had a lucky streak and have won like 3 hands in a row, it doesn't really mean it gonna stay so and you will be winning next 5 hands too. Nor vice versa, because of lucky hands you just had, you have a higher chance now to loose your next AA hand. Seriously, such thoughts nothing more than just a superstitious bullshit. And no matter if you have euphoria because of winning or you are tilting because of loosing, my advice is - go to the bathroom and wash your face with a cold water or slap yourself on a cheek and concentrate again! :damnmate::coffee::stoned: The worst you can ever do in poker - to become emotional. If you still are, just close your client and take a break. :deal:And never be afraid of loosing again. Loosing is a part of game. A much bigger part of it, than winning actually. And therefor i think dealing with tilt is even more important skill, than trapping villains with a monster hand or collecting more value from your winning hands. :listen:
 
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I also sometimes when I win on AA two or three times in a row I'm afraid that later my cards may not play AA, and I try to play them aggressively so that there were less players in the hand and I had more chances to win = = but sometimes there are losses and I need Look at the situation on the table and decide how to play!
 
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lol i like jammer in early stage risk my entire chips to double up.lets say i won 3 time in a row like u say then i get AA. damn boy thats easy jam :D
 
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If I lose with AA or KK, I do not duel so much, it's just a matter of percentage, the chances of winning with those monsters are more.
 
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If you don’t like to fold maybe you need to start thinking of folding differently. Folding can never be a negative EV play but it can be neutral/positive. Just move onto the next hand and wait for the nuts!
 
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If you don’t like to fold maybe you need to start thinking of folding differently. Folding can never be a negative EV play but it can be neutral/positive. Just move onto the next hand and wait for the nuts!
I do not like to hang with nuts. The bottom line is that the nuts appear several times in a row. And can (should) lose. Like red and black in the roulette table. The more often one color falls out, the more likely it is that this time the other will fall out.
 
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