what do you do when you feel that you're running bad

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over the last few weeks i've felt that i've been playing well and running decent too. this has led to huge upswing. however today i had a huge downswing which had a lot to do with the cards and also how I played after a couple tough hands. what do you guys normally do when you feel that you are running poorly? do you try and play through it or quit for the day?

[UptownExpress]

woops i misread this, if u just had 1 bad day that doesn't really mean anythign. don't worry bouit it.

[jerryf1914]

i have never run good for more than 1k hands at a time. i have been playing since last nov and i just don't [censored] get it

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woops i misread this, if u just had 1 bad day that doesn't really mean anythign. don't worry bouit it.



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not really worried about the bad day was just wondering how other people handle it. cuz i tried to play through it and it didnt work.

[Capitan23]

When im running poorly I look at the hands I lost with and decide whether I played it poorly or if it was just bad luck. If its bad luck I shake it off pretty easy and play again the next day. If I'm not sure if lucks to blame I post hands here. I'll eat, maybe nap, and then its go time again.

[UptownExpress]

take a break. read a book see a movie, etc.

[Ramana]

pron

[wildzer0]

I cut myself and cry. Or just quit for a while, review my hands and see if I can spot any places I could have lost less/won more. But usually just cut myself and cry.

[Kasane]

If I lose two buy ins I go on a breather for a while unless there was simply no question that I'm getting coolered (AA<KK, or set vs flush draw, set over set... not KK vs AK aipf type stuff) -- and even when I'm just getting coolered I take 15 mins and walk around, get food, watch some tv, browse bbv and nvg...

Anything, but I just step away unless there's a mega spewtard... then I'll stay in the game.

Getting away and looking for good tables when you come back is a good idea. Sometimes you're not matching up well with whoever is in front or behind you on a particular set of tables -- and not realizing it. A couple of good tags or lags behind you, nits in front and most of us are marginal winners on our A-game. Even the right moron on your left can make for a bad day.

4 buy-ins and I generally walk away for the day, period.

[blah-blah-blah]

thanx kasane that was the kind of response i was looking for.

[jessyj07]

I had a terrible day yesterday at the $50, down 4 stacks in my first 1000 hands or so and I moved down to the $25 and beat that for about 1000 hands and then moved back up today. My advice is drop down to regain the winners mentality or quit playing till the next day.

[florescent]

When Im running bad, I usually tilt, so I walk away and take a day without playing a hand. two or more if Ive lost 3 or more buy-ins and reevaluate my play. If I half my buy in but feel like Im running good, I just find another table to play on.

[Check_The_Nuts]

I generally quit my session. If I drop a few buyins at the start of a sessino though it almost never bothers me, and I find it infact motivates me to just play solid poker.

Also, I barely ever tilt now. The only time I've ever tilted is after 2 hrs+ of straight play late at night. That was mostly because some dude kept floating me and instead of adjusting I just let him.

[holdme]

nl600

[ChicagoPoker]

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nl600

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lol