Strange Pattern

[Chino46]

Of the last fourteen times I have opened an account with an online poker site and played limit holdem, twelve times I have killed the competition (three to five big bets per hour) for about two days. Then after a few days I start losing and I'm unable to ever win there again. The two times I didn't succeed from the start the site was identical to one I already played at except for the colors.

I don't understand how I can make three to five big bets per hour for a few days and then never win again. I mix up my play pretty good (not that anybody is noticing at the low limits).

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Smurph64]

Well this is all vague here we have no idea why you had this luck without some more information on your part.

I played at PS one a fortune, moved to UB lost a fortune but still hung around,...gradually won there again as well.

It's all variance if you play properly the results will come.

[marchron]

Something tells me you already have a theory. Let's hear it.

[DashBrannigan]

I was going to be level headed in my response and say normal natural variance... however just putting this out there.... doomswitch?

[drzen]

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I was going to be level headed in my response and say normal natural variance... however just putting this out there.... doomswitch?

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Please don't! There's a guy in rec.gambling.poker who posts about ten thousand words about how he was doomswitched every full moon.

Whenever I go on a downswing, I remind myself that I am about half as good as I think I am, and I think I'm sheet at poker.

[nofutures]

*grunch*

---> more hands please
The long run is pretty long you know.

I would suggest you check out this thread and do a few calculations: Link

[DashBrannigan]

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I was going to be level headed in my response and say normal natural variance... however just putting this out there.... doomswitch?

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Please don't! There's a guy in rec.gambling.poker who posts about ten thousand words about how he was doomswitched every full moon.

Whenever I go on a downswing, I remind myself that I am about half as good as I think I am, and I think I'm sheet at poker.

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Dude, it was supposed to be a bit tounge and cheek. Yes I know the doomswitch is a myth... or is it?

All hail the doomswtich.