MTCashman
Legend
Loyaler
Try not to let the bad beats bother you. As long as you're making good decisions and making the right moves then it's out of your control, all you can do is make the correct decisions when the time comes. If it starts to affect your decision making process just take a break for a few hours until you are refreshed. Good luck!
Jooseme
Rock Star
Silver Level
If you're having losing streaks more than winning, you may need to evaluate the limits you play. Otherwise, its all part of the variance. If you go on tilt during a session, I certainly suggest stepping away from the table for a period of time to cool off.
Pokerpoet2
Legend
Loyaler
Everyone go's through up and down swings when playing poker, It is all part of the game, If we could win every game we register in then everybody would out of work making money on Poker. (impossible)
bankroll Management is key to being a successful player, If you can control this then you do not have to win every game, I know players who can play well in a tournament but when it comes to heads up poker they suck! But they are still successful because of the number of places they get. Don't get stuck in the mindset that you are not a good player if you never win. If you can beat thousands of other players to finished 2nd in a big tourney then you are already a successful player.
When the fun Stops, STOP!
bankroll Management is key to being a successful player, If you can control this then you do not have to win every game, I know players who can play well in a tournament but when it comes to heads up poker they suck! But they are still successful because of the number of places they get. Don't get stuck in the mindset that you are not a good player if you never win. If you can beat thousands of other players to finished 2nd in a big tourney then you are already a successful player.
When the fun Stops, STOP!
U
UberPokerFan
Rock Star
Silver Level
It's really important to determine if your losing streak is due to poor play or variance. I'm amazed at the people who repeatedly make the same mistakes and are losing because of it. They might incorrectly think they are on a losing variance streak when they are in reality losing due to poor play.
As others have said, you have to review your hands and study training from experts to determine if your losing streak is due to poor play or variance. Studying will help you stop making mistakes and learn to play more hands. My technique for dealing with a variance downswing (besides continuous studying) is to play small buy-in tournaments and cash games until I get some wins. I feel that playing while in a downswing helps me learn to play more hands and will help my overall game; you can't depend on good cards all the time.
As others have said, you have to review your hands and study training from experts to determine if your losing streak is due to poor play or variance. Studying will help you stop making mistakes and learn to play more hands. My technique for dealing with a variance downswing (besides continuous studying) is to play small buy-in tournaments and cash games until I get some wins. I feel that playing while in a downswing helps me learn to play more hands and will help my overall game; you can't depend on good cards all the time.
Luvepoker
Lost in the twilight zone
Community Guide
This will come out really odd but loosing streaks can be a good thing for you. Now we dont ever really want to have them but they can be used as a opportunity to improve your game. Then it goes bad for me I will look over my game and play a bit less. The 1st think I look at and ask, am I really just having bad luck or is it something else. Many times its just a downturn but there have been many time it was a bad habit or more bad play that lead to this down turn, Its pretty amazing to see an error and fix it and start to win again. I also use this time to make improvements to my game. In 2009 I had a really bad year and nothing I did was fixing it. I decided to study some more. What I found was the game had been changing and I was not. It was not a downturn but other players improved and I did not. Instead of worrying about downturn use them to motivate you to become a better player.