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08-08-2007, 10:34 AM
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How do you handle bad swings....
I have played poker for 5 years. Up until May of this year it was just for fun once in a while. Once May came around I started heading down to Atlantic City each weekend. Every weekend it seemed like I was making hundreds at the 1-2 game. I had won a few tournaments as well.
Fast forward to this past July. I entered the nightly 100K on Pokerstars and got first for around 28K. This was the bankroll boost that I needed. Since then I moved up in games. I won a few more thousand playing 2-5, 5-10, even some 10-20. I was pushing a 45K roll this past Sunday. Then all hell broke lose. I sat in 10-20 Monday and in 2 hours I lost 6 thousand dollars. 3 of them all in preflop with AA againt 99. Obviously, this happens and it didn't piss me off that much, but then something happened, I kept losing. I was playing scared money, and we all know scared = dead. Yesterday I deposited 2k and played some 5-10. I went up a quick 1100 in my morning session. That night I got greedy again and played some 10-20. I ended up going broke in a timespan of an hour. I was sick. I had just lost 8K in 2 days. Last night my friend staked me to play in the nightly hundred K. I finished in the money for a $200 dollar net win. Nothing special. The thing that sucks is that I lost another race with a PP against AQ. I just deposited 500 into my account. I'm going to move back down to 3-6 and get my game back. I've never had a bad swing like this, and need some advice on how to handle it psychologically. Thanks guys. 
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#2
08-08-2007, 10:36 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
suicide usually
edit: after reading the post i would say that your simply just running bad. Stay in your bankroll and you will be fine. or you could be cool and take a shot, but your not interested. i usually stick to about 15 BI for each level. GL
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08-08-2007, 10:36 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
i move up
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08-08-2007, 10:37 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
[ QUOTE ]
I just deposited 500 into my account. I'm going to move back down to 3-6 and get my game back. I've never had a bad swing like this, and need some advice on how to handle it psychologically. Thanks guys. [/ QUOTE ] Don't change a thing. Your BR management is close to perfect.
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08-08-2007, 10:37 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
masturbate alot
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08-08-2007, 10:38 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
Once you hit that initial series of losses, you need to stop playing. Yes, it sucks to lose money, but look at how much you won. Take a day or more off and then come back when you are ready.
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#9
08-08-2007, 10:40 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
im on a huge ds too tho. Im not playing for a couple days...
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08-08-2007, 10:45 AM
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Re: How do you handle bad swings....
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[ QUOTE ] I just deposited 500 into my account. I'm going to move back down to 3-6 and get my game back. I've never had a bad swing like this, and need some advice on how to handle it psychologically. Thanks guys. [/ QUOTE ] Don't change a thing. Your BR management is close to perfect. [/ QUOTE ] lol
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