Running bad for the first time

kevin_476 · 01-12-2007, 10:22 AM

He title pretty much explains it all. After joining FTR and with the very helpful knowledge of people here I was able to turn a good profit over the last 9000 hands. My bb/100 would range from around 4-7 depending on how I was running. I chalked that up to variance and figured hey this is not too bad.

Fast forward to the last couple of weeks. I cannot win a session. 13 out of my last 14 sessions have been in the red. I know I should not think of sessions individually but it wears on you when you come up big on a set and then your stack is slowly dwindled away. The thing is I am not making bad plays either. I think variance is just rearing its ugly head. I have started to get frustrated lately and have not been playing as much poker. Today on Bodog was ridiculous with all my quality hands running into sets, flushes etc. Hopefully this whole thing will clear up lately. I need to have patience and play through it.

It is real sad seeing that bb/100 way under 3 though.

Thanks for reading the rant, any feedback on advice to not go tilty and play my way through this would be appreciated.

BangTheBook · 01-12-2007, 11:59 AM

I find when I am running bad a day or two away from poker altogether is the best. Things tend to comeback around a great run followed by a bad one. But its how we limit the bad runs that makes us profitable over time. I think even if you dont think you are on tilt or pressing its there in the back of your mind. Times you would have called you dont, hands you would have played you mucked etc...

I think the only real suggestion I have is step away totally for the weekend. Recharge! And go back at it. Also when I tend to lose I stress on my bankroll as it goes down. I find it best to really not worry about it.

Hope this helps. I think this is one of the hardest things in poker to deal with as a player

logan_657 · 01-13-2007, 12:41 PM

You know what’s happening because you've said so yourself, and you know exactly not to let it tilt you.

Also you can take help of Poker calculators like Poker Pro 2006 I’ve been using for the last few days. Play the game based on decisions on each hand, and congratulate yourself for every decision that you made that was correct. It gave good results. Keep doing that until it swings ack in your favor and the decision brings the right outcome too.