Week
Been on a pretty bad tear the past 2 weeks. Can’t seem to make a hand. When I do make a hand and get it all in against an opponent drawing very slim (2-4 outs), they keep hitting it on me for all the money. These kind of punches become hard to take when delivered in mass quantity with little to no breathing room from other hands, though it’s become so regular I don’t even flinch now when I drop a $400 pot I was 80% to win. I sit and continue to play. Unfortunately, most of those beats have followed by long dry spells and more frustration.
I’ve also made a couple of bad decisions in my last few sessions after taking beats and then staying at the table for hours without even so much as pairing, followed by a frustrated all-in toss off on a big draw that, of course, misses. I never seem to hit my outs the way they are so frequently hit on me. I need to redevelop the control to get up when I’m about even and am not making any hands and am pretty much on my way to destruction.
Perhaps it’s time for a break.
Tags: bad-play, cash-game-poker, handling-bad-beats, losing-streak
1 opinion for Week
Jereme
Dec 1, 2007 at 6:41 pm
I hear you brother. It is very frustrating when you are in a slump and even more so when you keep losing to insane odds.
I coped with it by doing a few different things:
1. Sit at the table and fold any and all hands for a couple hours. I read this in a book and it is actually very effective. Watch how the other seats are playing that night and then adjust your game accordingly once you do start playing. It will also give you a very tight table image if people see you folding for 1 or 2 hours straight and you can use that to your advantage. The money spent on blinds is not that expensive. But you have to lay down the Aces!
2. Get up and take a break every so often. And by break I mean extricate yourself from the table/room/casino. Go outside and enjoy the sky. Stop thinking about the bad beats. The game will be there when you get back.
3. Do the exact opposite of what you normally would do. I know that sounds silly but it has worked for me when i’m on the down slide. Play the strong hands weak and the weak hands strong.
4. Change tables. If you are at a casino. This isn’t an option at home games.
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