Woodbelly 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 And i'm not talking about the kind you get when you drink the water at Ron Mexico's house.I've been thinking. If you just quit poker for a while then come back will the bad run go away? Or, is it more mathmatical in that you have to play through it at some point or another for it to run it's course? I've never quit during a bad run, but I have taken time away, never noticed much difference. Link to post Share on other sites
dercampb 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Yeah, I usually just take a few weeks off and then go from there. More or less just to keep me from going crazy off of bad beats. Link to post Share on other sites
insano 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 The odds of you winning a hand doesn't change from any given hand to the next. How you play them does however, so whenever you feel like your ready to get back in and play then do so. Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny Lately 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 You can be losing because, a) you're getting bad cards or because, B) you're making bad decisions due to external factors. In situation a) Staying or going is not going to have any impact on the cards you are dealt. Its just superstition that tells you it will.In situation B) Time away may be +EV as you may come to terms with whatever negative external factors are causing you to make poor decisions.Crucially you need to remember that Situation a) often leads to situation B) Link to post Share on other sites
KappaKid83 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Only when I eat Mexican food.JEFFP.S. Sorry for not contributing to the thread, sheer boredom here at school Link to post Share on other sites
Woodbelly 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 I'm on a little bad run right now. Only for about a week. Been taking bad beats, can't think of too many wrong decisions that I've made. I've just been minimizing my losses by not playing much this past week. Link to post Share on other sites
zimmer4141 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Usually, bad runs happen when you take a few bad beats and then begin to play poorly, and you lose more, and construe this as bad luck. If you tilt easily, then take some time off. If you don't tilt much, then just play through it and it will even out. Link to post Share on other sites
Hyaku-Shiki 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Take a little time off. Don't leave and get rusty. I left for a good four months after half a year of runner runner bad beats. I can definately tell I'm not as good as I used to be. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Giovanni 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 rakeback helps a lot for me when im on a downswing. it calms me down knowing that im making some money even when im losing. Link to post Share on other sites
MarionSauce 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Yes. Because you won't tilt. Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyz 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 first determine if it is a bad run of cards or bad play. If its bad play, practice on software, reread your books etc until you figured out what you are doing wrong. If it is just a bad run then keep playing and it will end eventually. Pros post losses for weeks, months, even for a year. It happens thats why you have to play within your BR. just as a side note... when you are examining your play do you understand that when you are having a bad night( not hitting, losing on river etc) that people will play you different so you need to adjust your play accordingly. A lot of people will just put their head down and keep pounding away and that is a sure way to make your losses bigger. Link to post Share on other sites
AlohaBruce 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I've been running bad for about two weeks, but I think that I'm making correct decisions with bad results. Link to post Share on other sites
TheWynn 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I've been running bad for about two weeks, but I think that I'm making bad decisions because youre on tilt .Sorry, I corrected you're post. Take a break, man. That's what I usually do. It helps. Just in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
MJINK3 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 rakeback helps a lot for me when im on a downswing. it calms me down knowing that im making some money even when im losing.Oh great. Now the newbies are gonna wanna know what rakeback is. Link to post Share on other sites
mjb268 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Time away from poker only helps with the tilt factor. Link to post Share on other sites
NortonFan 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I have a stickit note that I put on my comp that says "Don't tilt dumbass" and it helps alot. I put it there about 5 months ago and its still there. Link to post Share on other sites
Woodbelly 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 I think my weeklong bad run has ended.http://www.pokerroom.com/games/tournament/?id=6732621I'm creativem2 Link to post Share on other sites
justblaze 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 I think my weeklong bad run has ended.http://www.pokerroom.com/games/tournament/?id=6732621I'm creativem2 weeklong? stfu. Link to post Share on other sites
Woodbelly 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 you love me Link to post Share on other sites
justblaze 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 you love me upon further investigation, stfu. Link to post Share on other sites
Woodbelly 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 you love me upon further investigation, stfu.Tough crowd tonight Link to post Share on other sites
justblaze 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 you love me upon further investigation, stfu.Tough crowd tonight im not tipping my waitress, either. Link to post Share on other sites
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