Peppinotom
Legend
Silver Level
I totally agree! What if you take your break and you miss you lucky streak? On the other hand, if you are tilted and can't manage to accept that bad streaks are just a natural part of the game, you should do something to make you feel better. Sometimes in the evening after a day of only bad stupid games ( today I lost e.g. 3 games in arow to 72s, 93o and 46o with my monsters) I just shut down poker and watch a movie or two, as I don't wanna see more of these stupid pokerplayers that just seem to show up to get me tilted .:hahaha:
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Unashamed88
Rock Star
Silver Level
When you got a bad run, you gotta take a look at your game.
Calling way to many 3 bets
Flatcalling to wide a range in early position
Playing to much out of position
Calling with bad odds
Giving away too good odds to villain
Ignoring your gut feeling
Not analyzing the hand right
Playing tired
Playing while watching tv or other stuff
Poor handling of bankroll management
Playing the right type of poker
Educate yourself even more, bring your A game up to speed
Loved everything you said except "Ignoring your gut feeling"
If you are going to play with true EV, using sound logic and knowledge of ranges and equity vs pot odds vs implied odds. You need to completely ignore "Your gut feeling" not endorse using your "gut feeling" so often a gut feeling leads to miss reads. And some people just have a spirit of fear about them that leads them to leaving alot of money behind on the felt. And for others it could be a spirit of arrogance causing them to consistently have a "gut feeling" there "good".
mariale_1990
Legend
Platinum Level
try to evaluate your tournaments, especially the plays in which you had problems, many times it is not just taking breaks, but to evaluate the plays that are presented to us, it also happens that when we lose an important play with a good hand that It can blind us a bit and we make more mistakes
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Vasilii813
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Message 6'
After the break it is necessary to adjust again to choose playing hands and so on. After the break I could not adjust and began to play cheap on four tables and few worked then I stopped read five book about poker to understand what I'm doing wrong. Three day read but then sat down, opened the tournament and the first time took 3rd place out of 360 people. Suggest after the break to read a little literature about online poker, there are many interesting things. Good luck!
After the break it is necessary to adjust again to choose playing hands and so on. After the break I could not adjust and began to play cheap on four tables and few worked then I stopped read five book about poker to understand what I'm doing wrong. Three day read but then sat down, opened the tournament and the first time took 3rd place out of 360 people. Suggest after the break to read a little literature about online poker, there are many interesting things. Good luck!
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Drogba_Legend
Enthusiast
Silver Level
What do you mean by break? Few hours? Day? Or longer? I mean, I would take a longer break if I'd running bad. Maybe a week or two. I would learn more about poker also.
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sibird
Rock Star
Silver Level
If there is a bad run, often it was suggested to take a break. Taking break really helps to overcome the bad run. But sometimes this formula doesn't work. Why? I think it depends on the quality of the break you are taking.
During break if you were thinking of bad run or poker or about the game then i am sure it won't work. Break is meant to relax your mind so that it may refresh itself. And that is possible only when you take your mind away from the tension of the game.
Best thing to do during break is enjoy something else and forget about the poker. After break you will feel the difference. Good luck.
During break if you were thinking of bad run or poker or about the game then i am sure it won't work. Break is meant to relax your mind so that it may refresh itself. And that is possible only when you take your mind away from the tension of the game.
Best thing to do during break is enjoy something else and forget about the poker. After break you will feel the difference. Good luck.
ironduke11
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think reading poker books or rather poker strategy helps meto refocus on what im trying to achieve and the thinking behind it
I think that actual play is done mostly on instinct and not much concrete thought
so if you preprogram yourself you avoid much of the tilt
internet play happens so relatively fast that it becomes more instinctual than thoughtful
going back to the fundamentals or revising the thinking behind what you do makes the difference for me
I think that actual play is done mostly on instinct and not much concrete thought
so if you preprogram yourself you avoid much of the tilt
internet play happens so relatively fast that it becomes more instinctual than thoughtful
going back to the fundamentals or revising the thinking behind what you do makes the difference for me
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God_Mode_On
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Running for for 6 months now
Hey fellahs,
I'm just so over my wits. I have been a winning poker player for almost 16 years now playing online.
However the past 6 months have been the worst in my entire career. It just won't stop!
I have reevaluated my game over and over and over up to the point where it just makes me so so tired. I can't find a leak which actually is good, but all I do know for sure is that I am losing pretty much all hands/all ins in crucial and non crucial spots in tournaments. (I'm a tournament player solely).
Not even just the flips (I now have lost 120 out of the last 157 to be exact), but the AK's against a worse ace, the overpairs against underpairs. When I do seem to have the luck on my side for once, catching my miracle card on the flop, the river brings the 2 outer to villain.
My flopped top top gets smashed by runner runner flush or straight. My 10BB shoves with AJ form the button into the blinds get called by AK or AQ over and over not finding the luck on my side not even once when I'm dominated.
I am a passionate player and always have been but the past weeks when I boot my PC to buyin again I'm thinking to myself: "Why am I doing this actually?"
Sorry for my whining ladies en gentlemen. But should I just take a break for a week or so...?
What do you guys do when running like horse shit for such an extended period?
Hey fellahs,
I'm just so over my wits. I have been a winning poker player for almost 16 years now playing online.
However the past 6 months have been the worst in my entire career. It just won't stop!
I have reevaluated my game over and over and over up to the point where it just makes me so so tired. I can't find a leak which actually is good, but all I do know for sure is that I am losing pretty much all hands/all ins in crucial and non crucial spots in tournaments. (I'm a tournament player solely).
Not even just the flips (I now have lost 120 out of the last 157 to be exact), but the AK's against a worse ace, the overpairs against underpairs. When I do seem to have the luck on my side for once, catching my miracle card on the flop, the river brings the 2 outer to villain.
My flopped top top gets smashed by runner runner flush or straight. My 10BB shoves with AJ form the button into the blinds get called by AK or AQ over and over not finding the luck on my side not even once when I'm dominated.
I am a passionate player and always have been but the past weeks when I boot my PC to buyin again I'm thinking to myself: "Why am I doing this actually?"
Sorry for my whining ladies en gentlemen. But should I just take a break for a week or so...?
What do you guys do when running like horse shit for such an extended period?
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mt2lhd
Rock Star
Silver Level
try to study your weak points and when you decided to play again start from lower stakes than ones you normally play.
a two week break would be nice for good come back and crushing the game
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63burner
Visionary
Bronze Level
Downturn despite playing your game, no tilt. Not playing
If you play poker, eventually, you hit a downturn.
If your overall play has been good, don't tilt. Bad runs happen all the time.
Had a day of tourneys lined up , friend called. I skipped the tourneys. By not playing, I felt refreshed, better connected. A complete break was exactly what I needed. A break of some sort may be beneficial for you and your poker game.
If you play poker, eventually, you hit a downturn.
If your overall play has been good, don't tilt. Bad runs happen all the time.
Had a day of tourneys lined up , friend called. I skipped the tourneys. By not playing, I felt refreshed, better connected. A complete break was exactly what I needed. A break of some sort may be beneficial for you and your poker game.
cidul
Enthusiast
Silver Level
What does it means to you 'running bad'? You need to analyze your game. I do believe your 'running bad' it is just you making wrong choices. If you ever think taking a break will help the cards coming different next time for you you will end up being in the same situation again and again like running in circle and asking yourself 'What am I doing wrong?'
jovan123
Enthusiast
Silver Level
If you continue to have a downswing I would definitely reccomend a week or longer off..get your head relaxed and possibly look back at some of your hands and see if you can see a pattern or reason for your results..do some due diligence about your play and the results can always change and will