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Some days we practically managed to dominate the opponents in a very natural way, and with the help of luck we won, but others we were nothing more than medium blinds and a near victory that suddenly turns into a defeat. Can anyone explain this? Is it normal to be like this?
 
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Some days we practically managed to dominate the opponents in a very natural way, and with the help of luck we won, but others we were nothing more than medium blinds and a near victory that suddenly turns into a defeat. Can anyone explain this? Is it normal to be like this?
That is so normal that it should be the text book definition of normal :p

Welcome to CC Rafael. Have a look around how everything works.
 
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Variance in Poker, especially in MTTs are extreme sometimes. And how sharp your brain is on a certain day depends on a lot of internal and external factors: sleep, diet, emotional state, etc.
 
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This is poker variance and will happen until your last day playing poker. You just need to find a way to adapt and don't let the bad days affect your mind.
 
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Variance will happen, all you can do is be properly rolled and not tilt.
 
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Yes---because shit happens
 
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Already a good banch of replies. Just to add my 50 cents:

- Already spent 8 bullets to qualify to Day 2 of Mystery Bounty $2.50 on ACR. That makes $20.00 spent without qualified for Day 2 (2 weeks remaining to increase this number, hehe)
- Today played Freeroll satty for $0.11 ticket, then won $0.55 ticket and after that $3.30 ticket to end up like Total Winner in the end:

Bw3
 
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I see aggressive bad players getting folks that know what they're doing to fold hands and they think they're "dominating" then another big stack comes to the table and they try all those silly moves on the other stack and they get booted out.

These folks that think they're "dominating" because they're up in chips and doing well when they're really playing very, very, really bad.

I don't need sharkscope to know what they are.

That's a famous illusion of poker especially nl games to give that image that folks are doing well when they're up.

Until you know the games and the numbers and strategies or have a long track record of results then I wouldn't assume to "dominate" a table.

A little picky post, I know, but not trying to be mean but to give folks something to think about.
 
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If you play every day, you'll get used to it over time. There are really days when everything comes in, days when nothing, and a combination of these. Nothing in life is predictable, not even what kind of day we have.
 
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In poker, as in life, perception is everything. Some players believe in luck and try to attract it in every possible way. Others believe in math and keep on grinding endlessly.Variance is good luck or bad luck in terms of mathematics. By calculating the variance, you can really see the impact of luck in a particular discipline.
 
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There are some good days and other days where they just hit you, you just have to keep going. salutes
 
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Patience, skills, luck and respect of your range can help to make a good run, but yo cant win all the time =, "the variance of Poker"
 
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You must take advantage of the good hand and win as much profit as possible.
Because luck turns from someone else and the most important thing is to benefit from it as much as possible.
 
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You should take a closer look at the dispersion which refers to the statistical concept of variance or the degree of variability in a player's results over a certain period of time or number of hands. Dispersion essentially measures how much a player's actual results deviate from their expected results. Poker is a game of both skill and luck. The cards you receive in any given hand are influenced by chance, but your decisions and strategies over the long run can have a significant impact on your overall success. Dispersion quantifies the swings and fluctuations that players experience due to this combination of skill and luck. Dispersion is particularly pronounced in tournament poker, where even skilled players can experience a series of unprofitable tournaments due to the large field sizes and the fact that only a small percentage of players cash in each tournament.
 
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today you'll win tomorrow you'll lose this is poker is variance just play every day and you'll win at a distance if you're a good player, sometimes you just have a bad day and you're tired from work or you don't sleep well or just tired so these days you can't let poker play like this and you'll be fine just know it
 
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In poker, there are days when you realize that things are going well, you arrive more in the final stretches, and days when it seems that everything is going wrong!.
this is due to the (variance) factor, poker is a long-term and medium-term game, so you must keep your decision-making profitable to have a sample whether it is good or not during that time.
in poker to be able to win good prizes and have spikes we will take badbets, giving beadbets is a very complex game!!.
Tip keep your +EV plays during the medium to long term and it will pay off. glglgl.
 
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Some days we practically managed to dominate the opponents in a very natural way, and with the help of luck we won, but others we were nothing more than medium blinds and a near victory that suddenly turns into a defeat. Can anyone explain this? Is it normal to be like this?
Well, it's called luck. Of course, a lot depends on luck, but not everything. But on some days, yes, you will dominate and beat your opponents' strong pocket pairs, and on other days you will lose to weaker hands with those strong pocket pairs. You have to take it for granted and accept the fact that you won't be able to win high spots in tournaments every day. Again, this is normal and natural in poker. :cool::sneaky:
 
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Every day and every tournament is not the same, every time it happens differently, that's why our balance varies up and down
 
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Variance in Poker, especially in MTTs are extreme sometimes. And how sharp your brain is on a certain day depends on a lot of internal and external factors: sleep, diet, emotional state, etc.
your comment is excellent friend. Sometimes I feel that coordinating all these factors is impossible and mentally exhausting, although sometimes I felt very close to achieving the goal.
 
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This is adequate, in poker the distance of the played tournaments and the correctness of your actions decide, in short, luck also affects here
 
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Luck may not always be on your side. Every player has good days and bad days. The main thing is just to stay patient, keep calm and follow bankroll management.
 
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Some days we practically managed to dominate the opponents in a very natural way, and with the help of luck we won, but others we were nothing more than medium blinds and a near victory that suddenly turns into a defeat. Can anyone explain this? Is it normal to be like this?
Very normal. We all have good days and bad, and good luck and bad.
 
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There are some good days and other days you just get beat up, you just have to keep going and keep trying.
 
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Some days we practically managed to dominate the opponents in a very natural way, and with the help of luck we won, but others we were nothing more than medium blinds and a near victory that suddenly turns into a defeat. Can anyone explain this? Is it normal to be like this?
Yes, it's called variation. Sometimes you have a good run, sometimes not. All poker players go through this
 
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