I'm currently working my out of a pretty crap run on i-poker, it took me 49000 hands to get back in black, finally got there yesterday, not a nice run, but i believe it has improved me as a player.
Last month including play on full tilt, i-poker and Sun MTTs and RB I made $8013 Total (but I finished the month -$1361 over 35,000 hands on i-poker, was 3500 down at my lowest point)
A lot of beats, then subtle tilt, then not playing so good, and sometimes real deep fustrated tilt, but i stop pretty quick and leave the tables when that big tilt hits.
On PokerEV when i run it now, i'm now $2725 down on expected allin winnings over the 49105 hands that i have played there.
But i'm honest with myself when i play and don't try to hide behind bad luck, i try to improve so the luck affects me less.
Yesterday i'm playing and this hand happened
Villian is 18/8 and thinks i'm a taglag (i'm running about 26/20 with an att to steal around 45 on this table) due to previous hands that he has seen over the last 50 to 70 hands, i've got a pretty good feel for his play and he thinks i'm always trying it.
iPoker No-Limit Texas Hold'em (NL200), $2.00 BB (6 handed)
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Button
($347)
Yup,Outdrawnagain
($402.9)
BB ($200)
MP2 ($431.5)
MP3 ($917.65)
CO ($218.45)
Yup,Outdrawnagain: Post SB $1.00
BB: Post BB $2.00
Preflop:
Yup,Outdrawnagain is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
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3 folds</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Suckoutking Raise $8</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Yup,Outdrawnagain Raise $24</font>
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1 folds</font>
Suckoutking Call $17
Flop:($52) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]<font color="#0030DD">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Yup,Outdrawnagain Bet $37</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Suckoutking Raise $100</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Yup,Outdrawnagain Raise $340.9</font>
<font color="#CC2222">Suckoutking Allin $222</font>
Turn:($751.9) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]<font color="#0030DD">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
River:($751.9) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]<font color="#0030DD">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Summary:
Suckoutking has A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Total pot $748.90 Rake $3.00
Suckoutking: wins $693.00
Yup,Outdrawnagain: wins $55.90
Sure its a bad beat again, but yesterday it didn't get to me,
i just got on with it , thought to myself thats exactly how i wanted the guy to call of his stack and all my previous play at the table which resulted in him doing that worked.
So yesterday i finished 873 up and back in black on the site [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
The main point i want to make, is when a down swing happens it will start off as bad luck, but be honest with yourself about when it starts to affect your game, and then work, work, work on it.