Longest run of bad luck?

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The drawing hands that never draw.

The folded draws that materialise.

The garbage hole cards that go on for hours.

The idiot lottery wheel loose players who luck out on the river.

How long can it be endured?
 
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Distance - a thing like that. Try to pause for a while. And do not play at least a day)
 
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This depends on the format -the more players and the deeper the format the more variance you can expect.

The other thing to consider is ability, if you have a very high roi your losing streaks will be shorter.
 
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I ran horrible for a good 5 months straight

I play TAG but also mix it up in certain situations.

I went on a run where I lost 9/10 hands flopping the nuts, every hand I flopped middle or top set I would get drawn out on, AA cracked by AK AQ AJ, flopping a set of acres and losing to runner runner flush from AK etc...

It was very tough to deal with

One night playing 2/5 nlhe at the hard Rock Tampa I flopped middle set of 10s and lost to 55, first time we both flopped a set and got it all in on the flop and 55 gets runner runner flush... About an hour later flopped set of tens vs set of 5s, all in on the turn and 5s hit quads on the river, this is a sick game we play
 
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Learn to make the most of it when things do go right and you'll still win.

If all you focus on is your bad luck you won't last long.

Good luck to you! :D
 
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this happens at all even in professional players,I personally struggle with this don't play poker and take a rest for a couple of days
 
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Sometimes I feel like my entire poker life is one long down swing =P!

I guess everyone tends to feel like that after a good run of bad beats.

I had a rather incredible occurrence a week or so ago... I was playing 4 MTT's and on each table at the same exact time i had 72o... I thought 'wow that is strange!'... Low and behold after correctly folding all 4 hands the next 4 hands to be dealt were exactly the same! Gotta love them odds!

Now its strange because i've NEVER had AKs dealt 2 hands in a row on 4 separate tables i'm playing but I'm still holding out hope =P!
 
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^That is funny because AK is without doubt my bogey hand.

It is a stone wall guaranteed loser for me.

I am terrified of AK after the number of times I have tried to play it by the book with confidence and got my ass handed to me!
 
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I dont know how long you can endure, but I can tell how long it can last.

2 MONTHS IN A ROW, each and every day... Man, that felt like the sky was falling down and apocalypse was witnessed.

My own experience. Not that article where I read one guy told the other guy.
 
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If you only expect to money 1 or 2 times every 10 to 15 games you play, your expectations will closer match reality.
 
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2 years here, well actually if you count the time till I finished paying of the alimony, :eek:. On the plus side I can deal with a long run of bad variance in my sleep. :)
 
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The problem with these moments is that you think that you are unlucky in the game more than others, but believe that I easily break this stereotype by watching the play of others. just understand that the variance is part of poker.
 
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Managed a better day by playing tight against a pair of loose donkeys and hitting them on a couple of two-pairs.

Got reamed on my bogey hand the AK even playing it tight.

Scored a pair of Ks on the flop. Loose Donkey2 scores a 2 pair on the river from garbage.
 
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This depends on the format -the more players and the deeper the format the more variance you can expect.

The other thing to consider is ability, if you have a very high roi your losing streaks will be shorter.
This.

It also depends on how much volume you put in.

A player that goes on a 20 MTT downswing but plays 10 MTTs a day will get over their run of bad luck faster than a player who also goes on a 20 MTT losing streak, but plays 2 MTTs a day.

While they both hit a downswing for 20 MTTs, the it took the 2nd player 5x as many days to get through it.
 
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AK is my bogey hand yet again....

This time I was holding KQ

KK turn up on the table for a set.

No flush or straight possible on the range, I can only get beat by an FH or.....

Yes... the villain has AK for the only possible better kicker

I HATE AK!!!!!
 
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The drawing hands that never draw.

The folded draws that materialise.

The garbage hole cards that go on for hours.

The idiot lottery wheel loose players who luck out on the river.

How long can it be endured?
Just understand that this stuff is totally out of your control.
Don't play until you get it out of your head.
 
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AK is my bogey hand yet again....

This time I was holding KQ

KK turn up on the table for a set.

No flush or straight possible on the range, I can only get beat by an FH or.....

Yes... the villain has AK for the only possible better kicker

I HATE AK!!!!!

Got my revenge with KKK tonight

This time I only had KT in the hole instead of KQ.

Again KK turns up on the table with zero straight or flush possible on the range by the river so FH is the only worry or a better kicker than a T

Again an aggressive player is raising big style at every round

I figure I cannot lose the same hand again...

Follow the villains big raises and this time it pays off as he is holding garbage.
 
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