Swings. . . WTF

TylerT · #1 10-30-2007, 05:45 AM

Are 7.5 BI swings normal? It's the first big loss I've had since I started trying to play (about 2 weeks) seriously. Am I defunct? WTF, does anyone have any advice? I read the forum a lot and I'm not an idiot, I just feel like I can't win. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

ToWW · #2 10-30-2007, 05:58 AM

40k+ breakeven swing is not uncommon for the very good players.

10 buyin swings are normal every 5-10k hands for good players.

Note that I'm talking about good players, it's very possible you are a loosing player (most likely) and obviously for loosing players it's not really a 'swing' but more natural results because they play bad and therefore are loosing [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

TylerT · #3 10-30-2007, 06:10 AM

40k hands and breaking even? Is that what you mean?

Also, in typical losing players' games, where are the biggest leaks found? I ask so that I might assess my game/look for similar leaks and maybe get help from others here at 2p2.

SDone · #4 10-30-2007, 07:42 AM

Here's a really helpful thread for finding leaks, and overall improving your game play.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=2#Post12714236
Swongs, they are one thing.
7.5 BI happens. It hurts, but it's normal.

allyasia · #5 11-05-2007, 12:01 PM

yes, it's normal
i currently on 6 buy in down swing for the past 10days.
10K Hand been played.
suckout after suckout, i have to stop the game many time, to avoid give out the tilt money.
go download the all-in luck calculator
and see if u are running cold or just play bad

raze · #6 11-05-2007, 05:10 PM

It probably means you just aren't that good, honestly. The closer you are to break-even (or losing player), the bigger and more frequent these bad stretches are.

If you're serious about improving, go through your database, get the 4 or 5 biggest pots you lost in this stretch, and post them here and we can go through them for leaks.