[Daniel Magix]

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Why do I feel so defeated and frustrated? I KNOW that bad nights will happen, and that in the long run, these jackasses pay me off

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That's the important part. Stop there.

What you're feeling is common and we've all felt it. It's really frustrating when you can't collect from the uberfish. But you have to shake it off and move on. One thing that i always do is look at my long-term winrate. You're still up $270.

Short-handed has a lot more variance than full-ring, so you better get used to the swings. 70BBs is nothing. You need to stiffen your resolve so that when the 300BBs downswings come, you can survive it emotionally.

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You're right, I do need to work on my ability to handle these swings. I feel that my knowledge of the game and playing ability are at a good level, but I am still new to having an actual bankroll and handling swings. I guess my emotions are going to be my toughest thing to handle. See the thing is though, I did not really tilt. I didn't stray from my normally winning style of play. With limit, micro in particular, there isn't a ton of room to get too cute and steal big pots. You basically have to make some legit hands at some point, in order to get the donks to pay you off and take in some big pots.

I'm just curious how short-handed has more variance than full-ring games? Not that I don't believe you, I just never really knew that, so I am wondering why it is.