The Seven Stud Forum & Freedom Of Speech

[Al Mirpuri]

Recently, I returned to playing seven stud after a break playing HE sitngos.

I suffered a big adverse downswing. I made a post to that effect and got some good replies and some not so good ones.

Early on, I got a private message from someone (who will remain anonymous) concerning a downswing they were suffering. It seemed strange to me that he/she would post this as private message and not in the thread itself. It would soon become apparent why.

As my downswing continued and the advice poured in via the threads it was clear that some people were downright abusive and negative. My own mistake was replying to these people in the language they used.

Andy B has asked me not to engage with these people and I trust he has also asked them to not engage with me. I hope he has penalized them in someway for their abusive posts.

These people can dish it out but not take it...

Advice for anyone suffering a downswing:

If you can beat the game and have been doing so against opponents that make obvious mistakes then stick in the game. Do not play angry, drunk or tired. However, you should look at the number of hands you are playing and how far you are going with them. Also, there is evidence that downswings can last over 30,000 to 40,000 hands (as put forward by posters)so a downswing lasting for a few hundred bets and a few thousands hands will just have to be tolerated. You will need to remember bigger downswings have occurred to better players. (We must not forget to be humble.)