How many times have you felt in the worst card streak in history? that no matter how much you play well and put your money in the best hand, the cards just don't come out as they should ... or how many times do you decide to go all in pre flop with KK and your opponent pays immediately with AA? ... Well I think this has happened to all of us and not just once but several times, the question is ... what do you do to stay calm and focused when you are right in the middle of a very bad streak? ... apparently I am falling in one right now and I would like to read your advice or anecdotes .... Here he goes as I manage (if you can call him that) the bad streaks ... 1. I stop watching TV while I play (lol) 2. I stop using the semi-bluff so frequently. 3. When I go on tilt I prefer to run or go for a beer ... 4. I curse my luck !!! haha Comment ... Cheers

I never thought that I could get distracted by the TV, as I think about this you are right.
I do have a superstition when I go All In I need to light a cigarette 🤣🤣🤣

By the way, right now I have a losing streak, where an AA, KK, AK, has made it impossible for me to win with them, play as I play, All inn, passing, doubling or tripling the blind ..... to that point that I thought that pokerstars was cruel to me. There is no logic to how to play at pokerstars right now, to the point that I already consider that it is the same as playing a nickel swallow machine ... pure chance .... but I will not give up.

Hey bro!
Firs of all you have to let your bad beats go . You have to accept the reality of poker.
I got a question . Why do we always complain about the bad beats and forget about the times when we were lucky on the river?
You have to get rid of those thoughts and keeping your A game on the table.
You have to keep working in your mindset and your game.
Once you accept this, you will be able to control your emotions .

It happens to all of us. It is very good idea to mark key hands in every game and analyze them later hwne you are calm (even next day in some cases). This helps you to see if you played well and just got unlucky or you made a mistake which you could have avoided and fix this leak in your game. It is also very important to play with maximum focus on the game (not tired, not watching TV and definitely not drunk). If you think you played well and you are still in bad streak the only good solution is to take a break until you clear your mind and are ready to get back to the action.

Number 1 action you can take right now... is TAKE A BREAK!

Seriously... walk away for a few days and clear your mind. Then come back to it with a fresh start... maybe the downtime will let you be more patient and thus reducing your semi-bluff frequency as well as less playing from "pot-committed" positions.

It happens to everyone.. the only difference is how you react to long losing streaks.

Hi.
The best way to deal with the losing streak is to just take a break. A good rest will allow you to be more efficient and focused.
Good luck.

A negative band can only be changed in the positive. A moral and physical rest is necessary. Turn your attention to any other favorite hobby. Only when you have inner balance and a clear desire to play, then play without forcing events.

The distance will return...thus speak ))

Definitely a short break from poker won't hurt. Try to change your style of play if you always have a bad luck streak, it can help..

Swear to poker gods and start the next game. If it persists dangerously, take a short break, play lower stakes or even a new variant of poker.
I am in the middle of a serious downswing right now, I cannot even win when I am the 92% favourite...
I play very small stakes, free-rolls and when it gets too frustrating I go and play some chess. No luck there!

I happent to me meny Times..we need to take the time to relax and see what his wrong in the that hand...play safe to stay with money.

get out of poker a little and it will cool your head, and come back when you’re ready, it’s always right with me!

I learned that I can't push it. I used to have a break for a few days. I've tried to throw it behind me.

Originally Posted by carlosnuno

1. I stop watching TV while I play (lol) 2. I stop using the semi-bluff so frequently. 3. When I go on tilt I prefer to run or go for a beer ... 4. I curse my luck !!! haha Comment ... Cheers

Yes, turn off all distractions! Plug in your headphones and get a playlist ready instead. Wait until breaks for the commode or beer run!

For losing streaks, it's difficult to gauge whether you should change your style of play or stick to your guns. For me, I find myself making the same mistakes such as not raising pre-flop and letting the small blind limp or the big blind check with a weak hand that they end up flopping 2-pair with like a 3/8 or 2/7. These mistakes must be addressed so clean up your game where it needs, but overall, stick to your style of play.

Losing streaks, whether you look at it as losing hands v hands, or tournament entries, or cash game buy-ins, or whatever, is just part of the game and is something you can expect to happen.

I deal with it by just accepting this and understand that, as long as I'm getting my money in good majority of the time, I'm going to profit in the long run. Bad luck, bad runs, losing streaks, etc, are only temporary I'm you're making +ev decisions. I just have to wait it out.

So it will be companions, I agree in each and every one of your comments, but I certainly realize that online poker is extremely treacherous and difficult. I will be clear in live poker, where those streaks do not exist for me at least, it is won and lost, but there is no such regularity that miraculous game for others and where if it is true that knowledge and strategy plays a very important role. In online poker you learn the basics, but whoever wants to play live using online strategies, prepare for a bad streak for life. Online is luck, just luck, better times will come

Find something to focus on that's not poker related...take a break and breathe try not to scream or break anything I take 10 and go for a walk and try to realize this happens to all players and it will subside

I am in such losing streak now too. Frustrating as always. This has been lasting for a few days and I haven't been playing differently. Most (not all; I recognize I'm not playing perfectly) of my plays are correct, but the cards just don't help me. Plays I am obviously favored too - like 80% favorite and losing still - hard to accept those 20% times when they hit.

Luckily, I don't think I am tilting because of it (I take breaks and rest from poker etc.). However, that doesn't make losing much easier. I know it is part of the game and should balance eventually, but ugh. The wait.

Yeah I think I'll take tomorrow off. At least from the cash games. Maybe get into a freeroll or 2.
Lost fairly large pots today with pocket Q's and pocket J's. Went all in with an Ace high straight at one point and the person who called me also had the Ace so we split the pot. Just that type of day.

The result does not matter! The main thing is that you play correctly! Although this is easier said than accepted!

Take some time off playing or play freerolls and small buy in
games till you get back in the wining path.

How to deal with a losing streak ?

I change strategy, if I lose AA or KK I will enter with small cards, because others can lose with big cards

Originally Posted by costy1300

I change strategy, if I lose AA or KK I will enter with small cards, because others can lose with big cards

who fouls AA or KK without cards at the table?who does not pay an all inn?

Usually when I have good cards, and on the flop I don't get any favorable cards, I try to play more aggressively to get the rest of the people not to pay and get something back, and if it doesn't, buy back and play slowly.

it seems to me when registering for pokerstar they made me the label eternal loser

Some days it just goes against you. And when that's playing on your mind, you make more mistakes, because you think you need to change your strategy. Best to cut your losses and come back another day. Then you can concentrate on watching your TV programme!

Originally Posted by Maxmustdie

it seems to me when registering for pokerstar they made me the label eternal loser

I think they put me in that lot .... hahahahahaha ....... I have also thought ..... hahahahaha

You should research positive thinking a bit. Its not really that much applicable to the outside source like poker but it is to your mind. You can make better decisions when you re devoided of any distractions. When it comes to slumps they happen. Its just probability. But when you play how you re supossed to play it can be brought down to a minimum. You just need to push through it, maybe even get a short rest from poker

How rigged is PokerBros..it’s disgusting and makes you think you need to completely reevaluate everything you know about poker when it’s you getting screwed by the app..I don’t think it’s rigged for certain players I think it’s just rigged for action...it’s not even like it’s a maybe type of thing...it’s blatant and obvious I would just like some reassurance by other players who have played on this app...the only thing good about the app is my agent who is a stand up guy who gives great rakeback.....if it weren’t for him I would have deleted app long ago..please reply people

With the time passing by you will get use to it. That's it.
There is no need for distraction, you now the rules of the game and the first and only rule in poker is: There is no rules, its cards.
As soon you grow up faster, and accept that fact, better will be for you.
Now imagine you have 50M $ in your bank.
Go for a cash game at 1M $, having bad day and getting weak hands all the time.
You are losing 1M $, now the question is what next?
Let's try to win that back? This will be answer to I would say 80% maybe more from the "players".
This crucial thing separate "players" from "pro's".
In one day you might be go for another 1M and lose it that one too, because you are so tilted, you don't listen, don't see clear and only thing in your mind is how to get back the first one.
For 1 year with this kind of mind set up, you will be on the "looking for job" list.
So even sounds to hard for a player to quit when there is "no luck", that shouldn't be, because everybody in the game have some time with bad cards.
Remember poker can't be played only with AA, AK, JJ your job is to make 2 9 look like AK, now doing that requires a ton of learning, practicing etc.
They say: Poker is learned in 5 min and mastered lifetime. Please remember that.
Other time when you're on a bad session, just press the X button and you're done.
Having that problems in the past me personally.
When you wash up all your bankroll and stand up the other day you will know that you should been that person with strong and powerful word, but now its too late.
So be like yourself when you are truly that person.
What this mean? You're brain need to be in the Beta regime, when you have critical thinking about something and you are deeply analyse the information at the moment
Alpha regime drives you in craziness, fast- regrets decisions, which are adopted with high revolt and usually originate from rage.
I hope you understand something from this message. I would be satisfied if I'm able to help somebody.
Stay in good mood and health. Good "luck" at the tables too.

Originally Posted by gravac

With the time passing by you will get use to it. That's it.
There is no need for distraction, you now the rules of the game and the first and only rule in poker is: There is no rules, its cards.
As soon you grow up faster, and accept that fact, better will be for you.
Now imagine you have 50M $ in your bank.
Go for a cash game at 1M $, having bad day and getting weak hands all the time.
You are losing 1M $, now the question is what next?
Let's try to win that back? This will be answer to I would say 80% maybe more from the "players".
This crucial thing separate "players" from "pro's".
In one day you might be go for another 1M and lose it that one too, because you are so tilted, you don't listen, don't see clear and only thing in your mind is how to get back the first one.
For 1 year with this kind of mind set up, you will be on the "looking for job" list.
So even sounds to hard for a player to quit when there is "no luck", that shouldn't be, because everybody in the game have some time with bad cards.
Remember poker can't be played only with AA, AK, JJ your job is to make 2 9 look like AK, now doing that requires a ton of learning, practicing etc.
They say: Poker is learned in 5 min and mastered lifetime. Please remember that.
Other time when you're on a bad session, just press the X button and you're done.
Having that problems in the past me personally.
When you wash up all your bankroll and stand up the other day you will know that you should been that person with strong and powerful word, but now its too late.
So be like yourself when you are truly that person.
What this mean? You're brain need to be in the Beta regime, when you have critical thinking about something and you are deeply analyse the information at the moment
Alpha regime drives you in craziness, fast- regrets decisions, which are adopted with high revolt and usually originate from rage.
I hope you understand something from this message. I would be satisfied if I'm able to help somebody.
Stay in good mood and health. Good "luck" at the tables too.

That's a fact and nice post. THX

What a good question, I usually stop playing for a while or else I play tournaments of less value than usual.
I also change tactics and play in other ways, sometimes it works for me.

Try to spend more time away from the table and looking at hands. I'll make note and go back too replay them. I'll even look at hands that wasn't played. Where I've folded in position or had questionable pot odds.

At some point there has to be acceptance regardless of the time away from the table. Hardest part to this game is doing everything absolutely correct without getting those results.

Originally Posted by carlosnuno

who fouls AA or KK without cards at the table?who does not pay an all inn?

I didn't say throw AA and KK, I just said play the little cars

It is really complicated this phase, if you are playing well and you are in this phase, you have nothing to do if you don't just play and study that the results will come, even if they take time. Now if you are reviewing your game and you are playing badly then you have to give more priority to your leaks and try to correct them as soon as possible, whether you are identifying your mistake yourself, asking someone for help, studying the specific error, because if you continue only unfortunately playing your chart will only go down. But if it's just a less bad losing sequence, volume and study that success turns, GL on the tables !!!

Something from the very beginning of 2020, I have been experiencing this streak of failure. Losses are permanent for any tactics of the game. I can no longer believe in a changing situation.

Originally Posted by vajavava

I happent to me meny Times..we need to take the time to relax and see what his wrong in the that hand...play safe to stay with money.

I agree, stop playing for 1, 2 days and then come back. you will see that those feelings of anger, frustration will disappear and you will feel light and proud of yourself for having had emotional maturity in that exit and your bankroll will thank you.

Studyyyyyyyyy!!!!!! Make sure you’re not making big mistakes that are generating more losses

Yes it happens, I just light a cigarette and brew a black coffee.

I try to step away until my spirit feels right again and confident instead of that negative mindset

The best way to deal with the losing streak is to just take a break. A good rest will allow you to be more efficient and focused.

I think the best way is to take a brake and do something different for a while. Then come back fresh and possitive.

Sometimes taking a break can be helpful. Whether it is 1 or 2 days or a week away from the game. Just look at what Phil Galfond did. If he doesn't take that long break hard to imagine he still comes back and wins.

When I feel that streak, I preffer to focus too much time studying, it make me feel much better and confident at the tables.

when i feel that streak i usually prefer to relax and go running after that i back stronger !

I play poker for more than 10 years and didn't had learn how to deal with a losing streak, but of all the things I done probably the best is take a break for 1-2 days (I use the take a break option of poker stars) to cool down your head.

Originally Posted by carlosnuno

How many times have you felt in the worst card streak in history? that no matter how much you play well and put your money in the best hand, the cards just don't come out as they should ... or how many times do you decide to go all in pre flop with KK and your opponent pays immediately with AA? ... Well I think this has happened to all of us and not just once but several times, the question is ... what do you do to stay calm and focused when you are right in the middle of a very bad streak? ... apparently I am falling in one right now and I would like to read your advice or anecdotes .... Here he goes as I manage (if you can call him that) the bad streaks ... 1. I stop watching TV while I play (lol) 2. I stop using the semi-bluff so frequently. 3. When I go on tilt I prefer to run or go for a beer ... 4. I curse my luck !!! haha Comment ... Cheers

If the entrance to the tournament is expensive, then, as usual, at the beginning the increase goes 2-3 times, and then the card just doesn’t go until the buy-in hits me. I just don’t know what to do in such a situation.

stop a little and think about other things